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Hildegard Ochse
Hildegard Ochse (December 7, 1935 – June 28, 1997) was a German photographer. Life and work Hildegard Maria Helene Ochse (maiden name Römer) was born at home in Bad Salzuflen, Westphalia on December 7, 1935, the daughter of Dr. phil. Emma Maria Römer-Krusemeyer (1894–1964) and Arthur Peter Maria Römer (1893–1957). At age sixteen in the summer of 1952, Hildegard left in the summer the provincial Bad Salzuflen. She traveled as an exchange student on scholarship to Rochester, New York, Rochester. Once in Rochester, she lived with a host family and attended the Catholic Nazareth Academy. Her host father was employed by Eastman Kodak as a senior chemist in the development department and his knowledge of photography became an important influence for Hildegard. In the US, she produced her first portraits as well as remarkable street and architectural photographs. After a year in 1953, Hildegard returned to Bad Salzuflen with her high school diploma. In 1955 she passed her Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Salzuflen
Bad Salzuflen () is a town and thermal spa resort in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. At the end of 2013, it had 52,121 inhabitants. Geography Bad Salzuflen lies on the eastern edge of the Ravensberg Basin, at the confluence of the rivers Salze (Bega) with the Werre. In comparison to other North Lippe communities it is densely populated. The city centre is surrounded by districts with a village like feel to them and agricultural land. North east of the River Werre and Salze (Bega) runs a strand of the Lipper highlands runs through the largely wooded hills with elevations up to 250 meters in the city. The lowest point is on the border of the River Werre at Herford at about 70 meters. Since 2008, the city is part of the Teutoburg Forest / Egge Hills Nature Park, Teutoburg Forest Nature Park / Eggegebirge. The municipal area is crossed by the river floodplains of the Werre, and Salze. Podzol and Stagnosol brown soils prevail as soil types. The podzolic soils ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Bundestag
The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the lower house of the German federal parliament. It is the only constitutional body of the federation directly elected by the German people. The Bundestag was established by Title III of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany () in 1949 as one of the legislative bodies of Germany, the other being the Bundesrat. It is thus the historical successor to the earlier Reichstag. The members of the Bundestag are representatives of the German people as a whole, are not bound by any orders or instructions and are only accountable to their conscience. As of the current 21st legislative period, the Bundestag has a fixed number of 630 members. The Bundestag is elected every four years by German citizens aged 18 and older. Elections use a mixed-member proportional representation system which combines First-past-the-post voting for constituency-seats with proportional representation to ensure its composition mirrors the national popular vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Photographers From North Rhine-Westphalia
A photographer (the Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who uses a camera to make photographs. Duties and types of photographers As in other arts, the definitions of amateur and professional are not entirely categorical. An ''amateur photographer'' takes snapshots for pleasure to remember events, places or friends with no intention of selling the images to others. A ''professional photographer'' is likely to take photographs for a session and image purchase fee, by salary or through the display, resale or use of those photographs. A professional photographer may be an employee, for example of a newspaper, or may contract to cover a particular planned event such as a wedding or graduation, or to illustrate an advertisement. Others, like fine art photographers, are freelancers, first making an image and then licensing or making printed copies of it for sale o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 Births
Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's Colonial empire, colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to successfully complete a solo flight from Hawaii to California, a distance of . * January 13 – A plebiscite in the Saar (League of Nations), Territory of the Saar Basin shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Germany. * January 24 – The first canned beer is sold in Richmond, Virginia, United States, by Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company. February * February 6 – Parker Brothers begins selling the board game Monopoly (game), Monopoly in the United States. * February 13 – Richard Hauptmann is convicted and sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. in the United States. * February 15 – The discovery and clinical developme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annika Brockschmidt
Annika Brockschmidt (born 24 August 1992 in Berlin) is a German journalist, author, and podcaster. She is best known in Germany for her writings since 2020 about the Christian right in the United States. Biography Brockschmidt was born in Berlin and attended school at Canisius-Kolleg Berlin, and attended university at Heidelberg University where she studied history and German studies. She also did an Erasmus semester at Durham University in England. From 2017 to 2019 she completed her master's degree in War and Conflicts Studies at the University of Potsdam.Annika Brockschmidt (short bio page), '''', Retrieved 4 March 2024 Brockschmidt has worked as a freelance journalist for a number of German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunstmuseum Dieselkraftwerk Cottbus
Kunstmuseum is a German word literally translated into English as "art museum". It may refer to: * KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art Aalborg, art museum in Aalborg, Denmark * Kunstmuseum Basel, the largest art museum in Basel, Switzerland * Kunstmuseum Bayreuth, art museum in Bayreuth, Germany * Kunstmuseum Bern, art museum in Bern, Switzerland * Kunstmuseum Bonn, modern art museum in Bonn, Germany * Kunstmuseum Den Haag, art museum in the Hague, the Netherlands * Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, original name (until 2001) of the Museum Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf, Germany * Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, the national art museum of Liechtenstein * Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, art museum in St. Gallen, Switzerland * Kunstmuseum Solothurn, art museum in Solothurn, Switzerland * Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, contemporary art museum in Stuttgart, Germany * Kunstmuseum Winterthur, art museum in Winterthur, Switzerland * Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, art museum in Wolfsburg, Germany See also: * Kunsthalle A kunsthalle () is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundestag
The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet (assembly), Diet") is the lower house of the Germany, German Federalism in Germany, federal parliament. It is the only constitutional body of the federation directly elected by the German people. The Bundestag was established by Title III of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany () in 1949 as one of the legislative bodies of Germany, the other being the German Bundesrat, Bundesrat. It is thus the historical successor to the earlier Reichstag (Weimar Republic), Reichstag. The members of the Bundestag are representatives of the German people as a whole, are not bound by any orders or instructions and are only accountable to their conscience. As of the current 21st Bundestag, 21st legislative period, the Bundestag has a fixed number of 630 members. The Bundestag is elected every four years by German citizens aged 18 and older. Elections use a mixed-member proportional representation system which combines First-past-the-post voting for co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amerika Haus
The ''America House'' (Amerika Haus, plural: Amerika Häuser) was an institution developed following the end of the Second World War to provide an opportunity for German and Austrian citizens to learn more about American culture and politics, and engage in discussion and debate on the transatlantic relationship. Run by the American government until 2006, Amerika Häuser were located in Frankfurt, Berlin, Heidelberg, Munich, Vienna and other cities. During the Vietnam War, German student protests in Berlin often took place in front of the America Haus.Eva Dorothée Schmid"Es war einmal im Amerikahaus"''Der Tagesspiegel'' (September 29, 2008) List of Amerika Häuser * Amerika-Haus Frankfurt (closed in 2006) * Amerika Haus Berlin * Amerikahaus Wien * Amerikazentrum Hamburg * Amerika Haus Hannover * Bayerisches Amerikahaus, München * Carl-Schurz-Haus Freiburg * Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut Heidelberg * Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut Saarbrücken * Deutsch-Amerikanisches I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C/O Berlin
C/O Berlin is a private exhibition space for photography and visual media in Berlin. It is located in Amerika Haus Berlin by Zoologischer Garten station, Charlottenburg, where it has more than 2,500 square metres of space. C/O Berlin presents works by national and international artists, supports emerging talents, and organizes educational events on visual media and art. It was founded in 2000 by Stephan Erfurt, Marc Naroska and Ingo Pott and originally located in the old Royal Post Office ( Postfuhramt). C/O Berlin is supported by a non-profit foundation under the direction of Stephan Erfurt. The deputy chairman is Dr. Andreas Behr. Mission C/O Berlin puts on its own exhibitions and realizes projects in cooperation with national and international art institutions, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Albertina Museum Wien, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Fundación Mapfre in Madrid, Sprengel Museum in Hanover, and Museum Folkwang in Essen. With over 180 exhibitions and num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landtag Brandenburg
The Landtag of Brandenburg is the unicameral legislature of the state of Brandenburg in Germany. Its 88 members of parliament are usually elected every 5 years. It is responsible for deciding on state laws, controlling the state government and public administration, deciding on the budget and electing its presidium, state constitutional judges, the members of the state court of audit and the minister president. On 22 September 2024, elections to the 7th Landtag were held. Only four political parties managed to obtain representation. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) barely maintained its position as the largest party in the Landtag with 32 seats, followed by Alternative for Germany (AfD) making gains with 30 seats, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) with 14 seats, and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) with 12 seats. The state government has been a red–purple coalition between the SPD and the BSW. Elections to the 1st Landtag of Brandenburg were held in 1946 in the Sovie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin-Gropius-Bau
Martin-Gropius-Bau, commonly known as Gropius Bau, is an important exhibition space in Berlin, Germany. Originally a museum of applied arts, the building has been a listed historical monument since 1966. It is located at 7 Niederkirchnerstraße in Berlin-Kreuzberg. History and architecture The building was erected between 1877 and 1881 by the architects Martin Gropius, a great uncle of Walter Gropius, and Heino Schmieden in the neo-Renaissance style. The building officially opened in 1881.Berliner Festspiele - Martin-Gropius-Bau . Retrieved 30 January 2018 The ground plan is quadratic (length of each side c. 70 m; building height c. 26 m). The exhibition rooms surround an imposing atrium decorated with mosaics and the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
