Which word names both a magazine founded in 1923 and something said to be "of the essence"?

Which author, already a successful poet, began his career as a novelist in 1814 with a tale of the Highlands? Which German-born biochemist discovered the citric acid cycle of metabolism and energy production? Al Gore's 1992 book on the environment was titled "___ in the Balance"? Alsace-Lorraine was annexed by Germany as a result of which 1870-71 war? German actor Gert Frobe played the title villain in which 1964 James Bond film? Which word for a freestyle skiing event also names a Muslim dynasty that ruled much of India until 1857? Writers know which word, also a verb, as a quantity of 500 sheets of paper? Robert Schumann wrote a famous piano piece in C major in 1836 whose name is also a word for a daydream; what is it?