German literature is rich in talented people with extraordinary views and lifestyle. One of them, to our opinion, is worth of special attention - Hermann Hesse. He was born into a family of Pietist missionaries in the German state of Wüttenberg on July 2, 1877. The boy was expected to continue his family way, but Hesse disappointed his parents: he … [Read more...]
Gerhard Richter
Gerhard Richter - the Famous German Artist Gerhard Richter was born in Dresden in 1932 to a middle class family. He left school after tenth grade and apprenticed as an advertising and stage-set painter, before studying at the Dresden Art Academy. Gerhard Richter taught as a visiting professor in Hamburg and in 1971 became tenured professor at … [Read more...]
Erich Maria Remarque
Remarque is one of the most popular and most widely-read authors of German literature in the 20th century. His works have been translated in more than 50 languages. Erich Maria Remarque was born on June 22, 1898 in Osnabrueck, Germany, where the Erich Maria Remarque Gesellschaft was afterwards founded. He was born as Erich Paul Remark, or, as some … [Read more...]
Carl Clausewitz
Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz (01 June 1780 - 16 November 1831) was a famous Prussian soldier and military strategist. He is a well-known personality in the warfare affairs due to his fundamental military theories and historical works, such as On War (Vom Kriege). Biographic Facts Clausewitz was a middle-class representative by birth. He … [Read more...]
Boris Becker
Over the course of his career, Becker won 49 singles titles and 15 doubles titles. Besides his six Grand Slam titles, he was also a singles winner in the year-end Tennis Masters Cup in 1988, 1992, and 1995, and at the Grand Slam Cup in 1996. He won a record-equaling four singles titles at London's Queen's Club. In Davis Cup, his career win-loss … [Read more...]
Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht, The Man Who Put Germany on Stage Eugene Bertolt Friedrich Brecht was born on February 10, 1898, in Augsburg, Bavaria. Brecht was an outstanding personality: a poet, a playwright, a theatrical reformer. An influential theater practitioner of the 20th century, Brecht made equally significant contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical … [Read more...]
Richard Wagner and His Women
Richard Wagner was not only a great and productive composer, he was also an extremely amorous man. In 1834 Wagner met Christine Wilhelmine (Minna) Planer, an actress, and in 1836 they got married. The marriage was far from successful. To the contrary, it was quite "stormy" because of Minna's and Wagner's numerous love affairs on the side. They … [Read more...]
Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer (22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) was one of the greatest philosophers of the 19th century, known for his philosophy of pessimism and for his emphasis on the will. He claimed that our world is driven by a continually dissatisfied will, continually seeking satisfaction. A key focus of Schopenhauer was his investigation of … [Read more...]
Richard Wagner
"I am the most German being, I am the German spirit."Richard Wagner Richard Wagner considered himself to be "the most German of men". He wrote such great operas as "Tristan und Isolde", "Parsifal", "Der fliegende Hollaender", "Der Ring des Nibelungen", and others. He actively participated in the revolution of 1849. He had numerous love affairs. … [Read more...]
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
The Irrational Genius, or Why Am I so Wise? Turbulent life of Friedrich Nietzsche The cure for love is still in most cases that ancient radical medicine: love in return.-- Friedrich Nietzsche Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was born on October 15, 1844 in a small Prussian town of Roecken. The date of his birth coincided with the 49th birthday of the … [Read more...]