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Biester
Biester is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Edward G. Biester Jr. (born 1931), American politician and judge * Johann Erich Biester (1749–1816), German philosopher See also * Biester Palace, a home in Sintra Sintra (, ), officially the Town of Sintra (), is a town and municipality in the Greater Lisbon region of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera. The population of the municipality in 2021 was 385,654, in an area of . Sintra is one of the ..., Portugal named after Frederico Biester * Bester * Riester {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Erich Biester
Johann Erich Biester (17 November 1749, in Lübeck – 20 February 1816, in Berlin) was a German lawyer, scholar and Enlightenment philosopher. Friedrich Nicolai and Friedrich Gedike, he formed what was known as the 'Triumvirate' of late Enlightenment Berlin. Life Johann Erich Biester was a German lawyer, scholar, and philosopher. Born in Lübeck as the fifth son of the wealthy silk merchant Ernst August Biester who came from Hanover, and his wife Margarethe Eilsabeth Hake, a granddaughter of the Lübeck scholar Jacob von Melle, Biester displayed an early interest in history and literature, distinguishing himself from his merchant brothers. Early Education and Academic Pursuits Biester attended the Katharineum in Lübeck and studied law and English literature at the University of Göttingen from 1767 to 1771, where he befriended the poet Gottfried August Bürger. After completing his studies, he worked as a lawyer in Lübeck and contributed to scholarly journals. In 1773, he ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biester Palace
The Biester Palace (Palácio Biester), also known as Chalet Biester and Casa Biester, is a large, family building designed primarily to be a summer home, that overlooks Sintra in Portugal. It is known for its interior decorations, with considerable use of wood and frescoes, and is surrounded by extensive exotic gardens. Privately owned, it has been open to visitors since 2022. History The building was conceived in 1880 by (1828–1880), a wealthy playwright and theatre impresario in Lisbon. He identified one of Portugal's leading architects, José Luis Monteiro, to design it. Unfortunately, Biester died childless in the same year and the responsibility for building the house passed to his brother, Frederico and his wife Amélia Freitas Guimarães Chamiço, who came from a family of bankers. The couple were extremely wealthy, well-travelled, and well-informed about international trends, particularly admiring the mansions that lined the boulevards of Paris after the reforms in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sintra
Sintra (, ), officially the Town of Sintra (), is a town and municipality in the Greater Lisbon region of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera. The population of the municipality in 2021 was 385,654, in an area of . Sintra is one of the most urbanized and densely populated municipalities of Portugal. A major tourist destination famed for its picturesqueness, the municipality has several historic palaces, castles, scenic beaches, parks and gardens. The area includes the Sintra-Cascais Nature Park through which the Sintra Mountains run. The historic center of the ''Vila de Sintra'' is famous for its 19th-century Romanticist architecture, historic estates and villas, gardens, and royal palaces and castles, which resulted in the classification of the town as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sintra's landmarks include the medieval Castle of the Moors, the romanticist Pena National Palace and the Portuguese Renaissance Sintra National Palace. Sintra is one of the wealthi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward G
Edward is an English male name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortunate; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Saxon England, but the rule of the Norman and Plantagenet dynasties had effectively ended its use amongst the upper classes. The popularity of the name was revived when Henry III named his firstborn son, the future Edward I, as part of his efforts to promote a cult around Edward the Confessor, for whom Henry had a deep admiration. Variant forms The name has been adopted in the Iberian peninsula since the 15th century, due to Edward, King of Portugal, whose mother was English. The Spanish/Portuguese forms of the name are Eduardo and Duarte. Other variant forms include French Édouard, Italian Edoardo and Odoardo, German, Dutch, Czech and Romanian Eduard and Scandinavian Edvard. Short forms include Ed, Eddy, Eddie, Ted, Teddy a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bester
Bester is a surname and may refer to: People: * Alfred Bester (1913–1987), American science fiction author * Allan Bester (born 1964), Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender * John Bester (1927–2010), English translator of modern Japanese non-fiction * Junior Bester (born 1987), South African rugby union player * Madge Bester (born 1963), South African believed to be the world's shortest living woman * Marinus Bester (born 1969), German football player * Philip Bester (born 1988), Canadian tennis player * Rolly Bester (1917–1984), American actress and advertising executive, wife of Alfred Bester * Rudolf Bester (born 1983), Namibian football player * Ryan Bester (born 1984), Canadian lawn bowler * Thabo Bester (born 1986), is a South African convicted criminal who escaped from the Mangaung Correctional Centre in South Africa after faking his death in 2022. * Willie Bester (born 1956), South African artist Fictional characters * Alfred Bester (''Babylon 5'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
