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Wilhelm Schuster
Wilhelm Schuster sometimes given as Wilhelm Schuster von Forstner (26 October 1880 – 3 April 1942) was a German pastor and amateur naturalist with an interest in birds. He wrote nearly 500 articles on birdlife and started a private ornithological institution but was noted for needlessly raking up controversy and arguing with established ornithologists. Some have suggested that he was mentally ill. He was repeatedly taken to court on charges of begging and making false claims while raising charity. His arrest followed the banning of his book by Nazi authorities and he was killed in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. Life and work Schuster was born in Oberroßbach to Protestant pastor Wilhelm Ludwig Schuster and along with three of his ten siblings, took an interest in birds at an early age. He grew up in Frischborn and went to high school in Fulda. He wrote a book on birds even as a student, in 1902. He studied philosophy and theology at the Universities of University of Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
W Schuster
W, or w, is the twenty-third letter (alphabet), letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is English alphabet#Letter names, ''double-u'',Pronounced in formal situations, but colloquially often , , or , with a silent ''l''. plural ''double-ues''. Name Double-u, whose name reflects stages in the letter's evolution when it was considered two of the same letter, a double U, is the only modern English letter whose name has more than one syllable.However, "Izzard" was formerly a two-syllable pronunciation of the letter Z. It is also the only English letter whose name is not pronounced with any of the sounds that the letter typically makes in words, with the exception of H (though not for all speakers, particularly in British English). Some speakers shorten the name "double u" into "dub-u" or just "dub"; for example, University of Wisconsin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
