by HF | Jan 18, 2013
Germany’s First Federal Chancellor Konrad Adenauer (1876-1967) was the first chancellor of West Germany (the Federal Republic of Germany), an office he held for 14 years – an era in which the country recovered from the Nazi dictatorship, built up Europe’s...
by HF | Jan 18, 2013
The father of the Bauhaus Berlin-born Walter Adolph Georg Gropius (1883-1969) was the founder of the famous Bauhaus school of design. He was the director of the Bauhaus in Germany from 1919 to 1928. Later he headed the architectural design section at Harvard...
by HF | Jan 18, 2013
Notable People from the German-speaking World In this section you will find full and mini biographies of German-speakers – past and present – who have played a significant role in the fields of politics, education, science, the arts and technology. Few of these people...
by HF | Jan 18, 2013
Welcome • Willkommen Life in Austria, Germany and Switzerland It is only when you leave your own country to travel or live in a different one that you fully appreciate how much we humans are not only creatures of habit, but also of culture. Travelers and expatriates...
by HF | Jan 17, 2013
Schools and Universities in the German-speaking Countries Kindergarten (literally “children’s garden”) is both a German word and a German invention. The kindergarten pre-school educational philosophy has been widely adopted around the world. It is thus somewhat ironic...
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