/ˈaɪzənˌstaɪn; for 1 also German ˈaɪzənˌʃtaɪn; for 2 also Russian eɪzyɪnˈʃtyeɪn/Show Spelled[ahy-zuhn-stahyn; for 1 also Germanahy-zuhn-shtahyn; for 2 also Russian ey-zyin-shtyeyn]Show IPA
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Fer·di·nand Gott·hold Max /ˈfɛrdɪˌnɑnt ˈgɔthɔlt mɑks/Show Spelled[fer-di-nahnt gawt-hawlt mahks]Show IPA, 1823–52, German mathematician.
Sergei Mikhailovich (sɪrˈɡjej miˈxajləvitʃ). 1898--1948, Soviet film director. His films include Battleship Potemkin (1925), Alexander Nevsky (1938), and Ivan the Terrible (1944)