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...]

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 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...]

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, 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 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 is perhaps German philosophy’s most compelling paradox: a deeply pessimistic thinker whose influence gave rise to some of the most liberating ideas in psychology, literature, and art. While Hegel envisioned history as a rational march toward freedom, Schopenhauer saw human life as a ceaseless struggle driven by irrational will … [Read more...]

"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 Nietzsche didn’t come to play nice. He came to question everything. God. Morality. Society. Even the meaning of truth itself. Armed with aphorisms and a hammer, Nietzsche shattered conventions and laid the groundwork for modern existentialism, postmodernism, and critical theory. Often misunderstood and frequently misquoted, Nietzsche … [Read more...]

When we think of the German Renaissance, one name shines brighter than the rest - Albrecht Dürer. Revered as one of the greatest artists of his time, Dürer seamlessly blended Northern European detail with Italian innovation, leaving an indelible mark on the world of art. His works, ranging from woodcuts to oil paintings, transcend time, offering … [Read more...]