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Albert Franz Theodor Reuss
Albert Franz Theodor Reuss (23 May 1879 – 24 December 1958) was a self taught German amateur herpetologist and terrarium keeper. He also took an interest in entomology. Reuss was born in Munich to occultist Albert Karl Theodor Reuss and Delphina Garbois. Reuss grew up in Berlin and made a living selling butterflies, snake venom and keeping terraria and aquaria. He was also a painter. His first work on entomology was published in 1919 and in 1923 he published on adders. He sold butterfly specimens to museums and was active among amateur groups. He kept a number of venomous snakes including Russell's vipers and black mambas and he had been bitten several times. There were also accidents in which others got bitten by his snakes which resulted in at least one arrest and three months spent in prison. One associate claimed that Reuss committed suicide after his apartment with snakes was destroyed by bombs during World War II. However, this was not true as he rebuilt his collections an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reuss 1928
Reuss may refer to: *Reuss (surname) *Reuss (river) in Switzerland *Imperial County of Reuss or Reuß, several former states or countries in present-day Germany, and the People's State of Reuss *Principality of Reuss-Greiz and Principality of Reuss-Gera (House of Reuss), members include: ** At least 45 princes "Heinrich von Reuss" ** Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf (1757-1831) ** Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz Princess Eleonore Caroline Gasparine Louise Reuss-Köstritz (; 22 August 1860 – 12 September 1917) was Tsaritsa (Queen) of Bulgaria, as the second wife of Ferdinand I of Bulgaria and member of the ancient House of Reuss by birth. Life Born i ... (1860-1917) See also * Reus (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Reuss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Karl Theodor Reuss
Albert Karl Theodor Reuss (; June 28, 1855 – October 28, 1923), also known by his neo-Gnostic bishop title of Carolus Albertus Theodorus Peregrinus, was a German tantric occultist, freemason, journalist, singer and head of Ordo Templi Orientis. Early years Reuss was the son of an innkeeper Franz Xavier Reuss and his wife Eva Barbara Margaret Wagner at Augsburg. He was a professional singer in his youth, and was introduced to Ludwig II of Bavaria, in 1873. He took part in the first performance of Wagner's ''Parsifal'' at Bayreuth in 1882. Reuss later became a newspaper correspondent, and travelled frequently as such to England, where he became a Mason at the Pilger Loge No. 238 of the United Grand Lodge of England in 1876. He also spent some time there as a journalist and as a music-hall singer under the stage name "Charles Theodore." In 1876, Reuss married a woman ten years his senior, Delphina Garbois from Dublin, and moved to Munich in 1878. Their marriage was annulled, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1879 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The Specie Resumption Act takes effect. The United States Note is valued the same as gold, for the first time since the American Civil War. ** Brahms' Violin Concerto is premiered in Leipzig with Joseph Joachim as soloist and the composer conducting. * January 11 – The Anglo-Zulu War begins. * January 22 – Anglo-Zulu War – Battle of Isandlwana: A force of 1,200 British soldiers is wiped out by over 20,000 Zulu warriors. * January 23 – Anglo-Zulu War – Battle of Rorke's Drift: Following the previous day's defeat, a smaller British force of 140 successfully repels an attack by 4,000 Zulus. February * February 3 – Mosley Street in Newcastle upon Tyne (England) becomes the world's first public highway to be lit by the electric incandescent light bulb invented by Joseph Swan. * February 8 – At a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute, engineer and inventor Sandford Fleming first proposes the global ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
