WebRichard Georg Strauss (German: [ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈʃtʁaʊs]; 11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a German composer, conductor, pianist, and violinist.Considered a leading composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras, he has been described as a successor of Richard Wagner and Franz Liszt. Along with Gustav Mahler, he represents the late flowering of …

WebErnst Mach (Brno, 18 februari 1838 – Vaterstetten, 19 februari 1916) was een Oostenrijkse natuurkundige en filosoof.Hij is bekend om zijn bijdragen aan de natuurkunde, zoals het getal van Mach en zijn studie van schokgolven. Als wetenschapsfilosoof had hij grote invloed op het logisch positivisme.

WebWilhelm Richard Wagner nació el 22 de mayo de 1813 en el número 3 de la calle Brühl, en la judería de Leipzig (Confederación del Rin, actual Alemania).Fue el noveno de los hijos de Carl Friedrich Wagner (1770-1813), un modesto funcionario de policía que murió de tifus seis meses después del nacimiento de Richard, [3] y de Johanna Rosine (de soltera …

WebRichard Wagner nasceu na casa nº 3 em um quarteirão judeu de Leipzig (em português tradicionalmente chamada Lípsia, cidade onde já haviam vivido diversos outros artistas de renome, como Johann Sebastian Bach, Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn e Johann Wolfgang von Goethe), dia 22 de maio de 1813, a nona criança de Carl Friedrich …

WebThe turkey is a large species of bird in the genus Meleagris, native to North America.There are two extant turkey species: the wild turkey (M. gallopavo) of eastern and central North America and the ocellated turkey (M. ocellata) of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. This photograph, taken at Deer Island Preserve in Novato, California, depicts a male Rio …

WebHelmut Richard Niebuhr (September 3, 1894 – July 5, 1962) is considered one of the most important Christian theological ethicists in 20th-century America, best known for his 1951 book Christ and Culture and his posthumously published book The Responsible Self.The younger brother of theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, Richard Niebuhr taught for several …

WebHans Ruedi Giger (/ ˈ ɡ iː ɡ ər / GHEE-gər; German: [ˈɡiːɡər]; 5 February 1940 – 12 May 2014) was a Swiss artist best known for his airbrushed images that blended human physiques with machines, an art style known as "biomechanical".Giger later abandoned airbrush for pastels, markers and ink. He was part of the special effects team that won an …

WebRichard Walther Darré (born Ricardo Walther Óscar Darré; 14 July 1895 – 5 September 1953) was one of the leading Nazi "blood and soil" (Blut und Boden) ideologists and served as Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture.As the National leader (Reichsleiter) for agricultural policy, he was a high-ranking functionary in the Nazi Party and as a Senior …

WebRichard Dix (born Ernst Carlton Brimmer; July 18, 1893 – September 20, 1949) was an American motion picture actor who achieved popularity in both silent and sound film. His standard on-screen image was that of the rugged and stalwart hero. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his lead role in the Best Picture-winning epic …

WebIn 1970 Serra received a Guggenheim Fellowship and traveled to Japan.His first outdoor sculptures, To Encircle Base Plate (Hexagram) (1970) and Sugi Tree (1970), were both installed in Ueno Park as part of the "Tokyo Biennale." While in Japan, Serra spent most of his time studying the Zen gardens and temples of the Myoshin-ji in Kyoto.The layout of …