Käthe Kollwitz is considered to be the brightest German artist of the 20th century I do not want to die . . . until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown. -- Kaethe Kollwitz Kollwitz was gifted with an extraordinary talent for drawing. Though she … [Read more...]

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), German poet, playwright, novelist, and natural philosopher is best known for his two-part poetic drama Faust, (1808-1832) which he started around the age of twenty three and didn't finish till shortly before his death sixty years later. He is considered one of the greatest contributors of the German Romantic … [Read more...]

In 1867 the North German Confederation was established. It was an unbelievable political success at that time. On the other hand, Bismarck's wish to see Germany united would not have been totally satisfied without the southern states attached to it. Thus Bismarck set about trying to add the southern states to the Confederation. The beginning … [Read more...]

Under the "Iron Chancellor", Otto von Bismarck, Germany grew from a loose confederation of weak states to a unified powerful empire. His smart and dashing way of making politics (winning three wars in eight years!) led to the extension of German borders and the rapid growth of German industry. Bismarck was born on April 1, 1815, in the … [Read more...]

He Was the First, or Happy Birthday, Computer! Konrad Zuse is considered to be the inventor of the first computer in the world. Z3 -- the first fully functional program-controlled electromechanical digital computer in the world -- was completed by Konrad Zuse in 1941. Konrad Zuse was born on June 22, 1910, in Berlin. He went to the high … [Read more...]

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 - 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...]