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Was a German composer and bass viol player. He was appointed Kapellmeister to Duke Wilhelm IV of Sax

Was a German composer and bass viol player. He was appointed Kapellmeister to Duke Wilhelm IV of Saxe-Weimar in 1652, but in 1662, after the death of the duke, the Capelle was disbanded and Drese sought a similar position with Duke Bernhard at Jena. When that duke died in 1678, he found another post as Kapellmeister, to the Count of Schwarzburg at Arnstadt, where Drese remained until his death.

Was a German lutenist and composer of the Galant period. He received his first musical instruction i

Was a German lutenist and composer of the Galant period. He received his first musical instruction in the village of Knauthain, the native home of Johann Christian Weyrauch. Weyrauch was a pupil of Johann Sebastian Bach and transcriber of works by Bach for the lute. In 1713 Falckenhagen is mentioned as "gifted in literature and music," and in 1715 as "Musician and footman of the young Lord of Dieskau." The Dieskaus were a family for whom J.S. Bach later wrote the Bauernkantate in Merseburg. Falckenhagen stayed in Merseburg with the Dieskaus from about 1715, until in 1719 he succeeded Johann Graf in the position of Saxe Court lutenist. Falckenhagen attended Leipzig University from 1719 to 1720. It has been suggested that Falckenhagen also studied with Johann Jakob Graf, a pupil of Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1686-1750), and later with Weiss himself.

Was a Danish poet and playwright. He introduced romanticism into Danish literature.The poet's mother

Was a Danish poet and playwright. He introduced romanticism into Danish literature.The poet's mother, on the other hand, who was partly German by extraction, suffered from depression, which afterwards deepened into melancholy madness.

Was a Bavarian composer and music theorist. Born in Trostberg, he studied music with the monk Jodocu

Was a Bavarian composer and music theorist. Born in Trostberg, he studied music with the monk Jodocus Enzmüller. In 1581 he became cantor at the Augsberg Cathedral; a post he maintained until his death there in 1625. He is best known for his compositions of sacred music.[1]

Was a Polish-Lithuanian noble, writer, literary and theater critic, and statesman.A member of the "F

Was a Polish-Lithuanian noble, writer, literary and theater critic, and statesman.A member of the "Familia," in 1763 he declined to be a candidate for the Polish crown, preferring instead to be a patron of the arts. He became a leader of the Patriotic Party and co-founder of Poland's Commission of National Education. Together with his wife, he created at the Czartoryski Palace in Pulawy a major center of Polish intellectual and political life.

Was a German composer. Born in Driesen, Neumark, he studied organ with Samuel Scheidt in Halle. He s

Was a German composer. Born in Driesen, Neumark, he studied organ with Samuel Scheidt in Halle. He succeeded Johann Rosenmüller as organist at Leipzig's Nikolaikirche (1655–57) and founded the city's Collegium Musicum before settling for the rest of his career in Dresden.

Is a Polish journalist and commentator, frequently featured on German television and radio (e.g., th

Is a Polish journalist and commentator, frequently featured on German television and radio (e.g., the weekly Sunday TV show hosted by Werner Höfer), specialized in German-Polish relations and history. Considered as "one of the leading publicists of Poland", he has been editor of the Polish weekly Polish Polityka since 1973, has been guest editor of the German weekly Die Zeit and has written for many other international publications. His books include Polen im 20. Jahrhundert: ein historischer Essay (Munich: Beck, 1993).

Was a German writer, journalist, and resistance fighter in the Third Reich. Adam Kuckhoff published

Was a German writer, journalist, and resistance fighter in the Third Reich. Adam Kuckhoff published a popular edition of the works of Georg Büchner in 1927, and headed the cultural-political magazine Die Tat ("The Deed") in 1928-1929, which he gave a left

Was an Australian poet, jockey and politician.Gordon was born at Fayal in the Azores, son of Captain

Was an Australian poet, jockey and politician.Gordon was born at Fayal in the Azores, son of Captain Adam Durnford Gordon who had married his first cousin, Harriet Gordon, both of whom were descended from Adam of Gordon of the ballad. Captain Gordon, who had retired from the Bengal cavalry and taught Hindustani, was then staying at the Azores for the sake of his wife's health. After living on the island of Madeira, they went to England and lived at Cheltenham in 1840, and in 1841 Gordon entered Cheltenham College in 1847,

Was a German musical author of the second half of the 15th century. He was born in Fulda and died in

Was a German musical author of the second half of the 15th century. He was born in Fulda and died in Wittenberg. In Heinrich Glarean's Dodecachordon he is described as Francum Germanum, i.e., of German origin. Adam of Fulda calls himself at times musicus ducalis (musician of the Court). He also mentions Guillaume Dufay (1400-1474) as his contemporary.

Was a Czech Catholic hymn writer, composer, organist and choir leader. About 230 of his compositions

Was a Czech Catholic hymn writer, composer, organist and choir leader. About 230 of his compositions from three Czech and two Latin collections are known today. Best known are his 3 hymn cycles, Ceská mariánská muzika, Loutna ceská and Svatorocní muzika.

Was a Polish poet, writer, and activist from the Zaolzie region of Cieszyn Silesia. He is considered

Was a Polish poet, writer, and activist from the Zaolzie region of Cieszyn Silesia. He is considered the most important writer of the folk literature of Cieszyn Silesia.[1]He was born in the village of Konska (now part of Trinec) to a tailor's family as the youngest of nine children. His father died in World War I and his mother was left with seven children.[2] After death of his father Wawrosz was raised in the village of Tyra, where he also attended local Polish elementary school. Wawrosz later graduated from a course for tailors in Sucha Górna, and from a course of puppetry in Stare Troki.

Was a noted Polish writer. Wazyk was born in Warsaw, and in his early career was associated with the

Was a noted Polish writer. Wazyk was born in Warsaw, and in his early career was associated with the Polish avant-garde, and published several collections of poetry in the interwar years. His works during this period focused largely on the instability of interwar Poland and the tremendous losses following World War I. A member of the Communist party, Wazyk was a notable member of the group of left-wing writers active in Warsaw in the 1930’s. A dedicated Stalinist, he once threatened Antoni Slonimski, at the time one of Poland’s leading poets, because of Slonimski's criticisms of Stalin. Wazyk was a loyal follower of communism and maintained that socialist realism was the only acceptable guide for art.

Is a Polish poet, novelist, and essayist.He had lived in Paris since 1981. In 2002 he has moved to K

Is a Polish poet, novelist, and essayist.He had lived in Paris since 1981. In 2002 he has moved to Kraków. His poem Try To Praise The Mutilated World, printed in The New Yorker, became famous after 9/11. He currently is a faculty member on the University

An Iraqi Australian poet, journalist and translator writing mainly in Arabic.Adeeb Kamal Ad-Deen stu

An Iraqi Australian poet, journalist and translator writing mainly in Arabic.Adeeb Kamal Ad-Deen studied Economics and English Literature at the Baghdad University and has a Diploma of Interpreting (Arabic-English) from the Adelaide Institute of TAFE in S

Is the editor in chief for the Egyptian newspaper El Fagr.

Is the editor in chief for the Egyptian newspaper El Fagr.

Is a British-born Middle East media scholar, postcolonial theorist and academic. He is the author an

Is a British-born Middle East media scholar, postcolonial theorist and academic. He is the author and co-author of several seminal works on Arab media, most prominently the first major analysis of the Arab satellite station Al Jazeera.[1][2]

Was an English poet who wrote under the pseudonym Laurence Hope.She was born on 9 April 1865 at Stok

Was an English poet who wrote under the pseudonym Laurence Hope.She was born on 9 April 1865 at Stoke Bishop, Gloucestershire, the second of three daughters to Colonel Arthur Cory and Fanny Elizabeth Griffin. Her father was employed in the British army at Lahore, and thus she was raised by her relatives back in England. She left for India in 1881 to join her father. Her father was editor of the Lahore arm of The Civil and Military Gazette,

Is a Beninese writer and Benin's General Secretary for UNESCO. She has written four novels in French

Is a Beninese writer and Benin's General Secretary for UNESCO. She has written four novels in French. Her married name is Allagbada.

Was a German composer. She was the daughter and only child of the bassoonist and composer Ernst Eich

Was a German composer. She was the daughter and only child of the bassoonist and composer Ernst Eichner and his wife Maria Magdalena Ritter.[1]

Is a Chinese-American author and physician. She grew up in Tianjin, Shanghai and Hong Kong with an o

Is a Chinese-American author and physician. She grew up in Tianjin, Shanghai and Hong Kong with an older sister, Lydia (Jun-pei); three older brothers, Gregory (Zi-jie), Edgar (Zi-lin)and James (Zi-jun) and a younger half brother, Franklin and half sister, Susan (Jun-qing). She has stated in her book Falling Leaves that she has not used the real names of her siblings and their spouses in order to protect their identities; however, she used the real names of her father, step-mother, aunt and husband. Currently she divides her time between southern California and London. She is married to Professor Robert Mah and has two children. Her birthday, November 30, is not really here date of birth, but that of her father.

Adi Dassler, is the founder of the German sportswear company Adidas.

Adi Dassler, is the founder of the German sportswear company Adidas.

Was a Romantic German composer. In the field of vocal music he has composed app. 30 pieces for voice

Was a Romantic German composer. In the field of vocal music he has composed app. 30 pieces for voice and piano accompaniment and several songs for men’s choir. The most popular among those are Und hörst du das mächtige Klingen, Das Königslied and Gute Nacht.

Was a Polish writer and poet from the region of Cieszyn Silesia.When World War II broke up Fierla fl

Was a Polish writer and poet from the region of Cieszyn Silesia.When World War II broke up Fierla fled like many other Poles to the east. After his return German Nazi authorities jailed him in 1940 and incarcerated in Dachau and later in Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camps.[1] Released from the camp worked as a worker in Pietwald and in 1944 was forced to join the German Army and was captured in France by the British forces. Fierla then stayed in the Western Europe

Was a German organist and composer. Hesse studied in Breslau with the organists Friedrich Wilhelm Be

Was a German organist and composer. Hesse studied in Breslau with the organists Friedrich Wilhelm Berner and Ernst Köhler.[1] In 1831, he became the First Organist at the Bernhardinkirche in his hometown.[2] Considered one of the most important organists in Germany, he also excited audiences in Paris and London with his virtuosic pedalwork. Back in Breslau, he conducted the symphonic concerts of the city's Opera Orchestra. One of Hesse's pupils was Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens, who would later teach Alexandre Guilmant and Charles-Marie Widor.