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May 8, 2024 · Andreas Gursky (born January 15, 1955, Leipzig, East Germany) is a German photographer known for his monumental digitally manipulated photographs that examine consumer culture and the busyness of contemporary life. His unique compositional strategies result in dramatic images that walk the line between representation and abstraction.
Ancient history. Germany. Germanic peoples occupied much of the present-day territory of Germany in ancient times. The Germanic peoples are those who spoke one of the Germanic languages, and they thus originated as a group with the so-called first sound shift ( Grimm’s law ), which turned a Proto-Indo-European dialect into a new Proto ...
May 18, 2024 · Mark Zuckerberg, American computer programmer who was cofounder and CEO (2004– ) of Facebook, the world’s largest social networking site. After Facebook’s initial public offering (IPO) of stock in 2012, Zuckerberg’s net worth was estimated at more than $19 billion.
Apr 5, 2024 · Wilhelm Canaris (born January 1, 1887, Aplerbeck, Westphalia, Germany—died April 9, 1945, Flossenbürg concentration camp, Bavaria) was a German admiral, head of military intelligence (Abwehr) under the Nazi regime and a key participant in the resistance of military officers to Adolf Hitler. Having served in the navy during World War I ...
Bunsen burner. Bunsen burner in a laboratory. Bunsen burner, device for combining a flammable gas with controlled amounts of air before ignition; it produces a hotter flame than would be possible using the ambient air and gas alone. Named for Robert Bunsen, the German chemist who introduced it in 1855 (from a design by Peter Desdega, who likely ...
Apr 1, 2024 · Johann Pachelbel (baptized September 1, 1653, Nürnberg [Germany]—died March 3, 1706, Nürnberg) was a German composer known for his works for organ and one of the great organ masters of the generation before Johann Sebastian Bach. Pachelbel studied music at Altdorf and Regensburg and held posts as organist in Vienna, Stuttgart, and other cities.
May 3, 2024 · Albert Kesselring (born November 20, 1885, Marktstedt, Bavaria, Germany—died July 16, 1960, Bad Nauheim, West Germany) was a field marshal who, as German commander in chief, south, became one of Adolf Hitler ’s top defensive strategists during World War II. The son of a town education officer, Kesselring joined the army as a cadet in 1904.
