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Gottfried Keller (politician)
Gottfried Keller (19 July 1819 – 15 July 1890) was a Swiss poet and writer of German literature. Best known for his novel ''Green Henry'' (German: ''Der grüne Heinrich'') and his cycle of novellas called '' Seldwyla Folks'' (''Die Leute von Seldwyla''), he became one of the most popular narrators of literary realism in the late 19th century. Early life His father was Rudolf Keller (1791–1824), a lathe-worker from Glattfelden; his mother was a woman named Elisabeth Scheuchzer (1787–1864). The couple had six children, four of whom died, meaning Keller only had his sister Regula (*1822) left. After his father died of tuberculosis, Keller's family lived in constant poverty, and, because of Keller's difficulties with his teachers, in continual disagreement with school authorities. Keller later gave a good rendering of his experiences in this period in his long novel, ''Der grüne Heinrich'' (1850–55; 2nd version, 1879). His mother seems to have brought him up in as carefre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zürich
Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 434,335 inhabitants, the Urban agglomeration, urban area 1.315 million (2009), and the Zürich metropolitan area 1.83 million (2011). Zürich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zurich Airport and Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Zürich's main railway station are the largest and busiest in the country. Permanently settled for over 2,000 years, Zürich was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans, who called it '. However, early settlements have been found dating back more than 6,400 years (although this only indicates human presence in the area and not the presence of a town that early). During the Middle Ages, Zürich gained the independent and privileged status of imperial immediacy and, in 1519, became a primary centre of the Protestant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the " Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard"). His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. He remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted. Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna Hall, Susanna, and twins Hamnet Shakespeare, Hamnet and Judith Quiney, Judith. Sometime between 1585 and 1592, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gottfried-Keller-Preis
The Gottfried-Keller-Preis, prix Gottfried-Keller, or premio Gottfried Keller is one of the oldest literary awards of Switzerland. The prize was created by Martin Bodmer and is named after the Swiss author Gottfried Keller. It is awarded every two to three years. Laureates *1922 Jakob Bosshart *1925 Heinrich Federer *1927 Charles Ferdinand Ramuz *1929 Josef Nadler *1931 Hans Carossa *1933 Festgabe Universität Zürich *1936 Hermann Hesse *1938 Ernst Gagliardi *1943 Robert Faesi *1947 Fritz Ernst *1949 Rudolf Kassner *1952 Gertrud von Le Fort *1954 Werner Kaegi *1956 Max Rychner *1959 Maurice Zermatten *1962 Emil Staiger *1965 Meinrad Inglin *1967 Edzard Schaper *1969 Golo Mann *1971 Marcel Raymond *1973 Ignazio Silone *1975 Hans Urs von Balthasar *1977 Elias Canetti *1979 Max Wehrli *1981 Philippe Jaccottet *1983 Hermann Lenz *1985 Herbert Lüthy *1989 Jacques Mercanton *1992 Erika Burkart *1994 Gerhard Meier *1997 Giovanni Orelli *1999 Peter Bichsel *2001 Agota Kristof *2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Village Romeo And Juliet
''A Village Romeo and Juliet'' is an opera by Frederick Delius, the fourth of his six operas. The composer himself, with his wife Jelka, wrote the English-language libretto based on the short story "''Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe''" by the Swiss author Gottfried Keller. The first performance was at the Komische Oper Berlin on 21 February 1907, as ''Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe''. Thomas Beecham conducted the British premiere at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in London on 22 February 1910. The US premiere was on 26 April 1972 in Washington, D.C. The New York City Opera (NYCO) staged the work in 1973 for the opera's New York City premiere with Richard T. Gill as Marti, June Angela as the child Vreli, Patricia Wells as the adult Vreli, John Stewart as Sali, David Holloway as the Dark Fiddler, and Thomas Jamerson as the Three Barge Men. In his review of the NYCO production, music critic Allen Hughes wrote, "This piece has had few productions in the 72 years of its existen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Fremantle
Anne Jackson Fremantle (born Anne-Marie Huth Jackson; 1909–2002) was an English-American journalist, translator, poet, novelist and biographer.Fremantle, Anne (1909–2002) 8 November 2019. A convert, she was a prominent host in postwar . called her "the smartest woman in America".'Anne Fremantle', '' |
Mary Hottinger
Marie (Mary) Donald Hottinger, née ''Mackie'' (20 June 1893, Liverpool – 6 December 1978, Zurich), was a Scottish translator and editor. In the German-speaking world she is primarily known as the editor of various anthologies of crime, ghost and horror stories and translating non-fiction '' Escape to Life.'' Her three-volume standard work with the titles ''Mord'' , ''Mehr Morde'' and ''Even more Morde'', has been reprinted often since the end of the 1950s, brought the Anglo-Saxon crime story and compilation of stories to a literary art form. Life Marie Mackie's parents, Customs Officer John Lindsay Mackie and his wife Louise Donald, were from Dundee, Scotland; her older brother Norman Lindsay Mackie (1891-1915) died in the Battle of Loos. From 1912 to 1915 Marie Mackie studied French and German at Girton College, Cambridge; She received her MA there in 1922. During the First World War, she was employed as a translator in the War Office from 1915 to 1917, then until 1919 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolf Curt Von Schierbrand
Wolf Curt von Schierbrand (31 January 1807 – 20 February 1888) was a zoological scientist and member of the Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. His report of his travels in Java, originally prepared in manuscript for family and friends, was published posthumously in 1888 in an edition edited by A. Schöne. Selected publications *''Reisebericht aus Java a. d. J. 1825-1826, onWolf C. von Schierbrand. Für die Familie und die Freunde als Manuscript''. (''Travel report from Java to J. 1825-1826, yWolf C. von Schierbrand. For the family and friends as Manuscript'') Königsberg Königsberg (, ) was the historic Prussian city that is now Kaliningrad, Russia. Königsberg was founded in 1255 on the site of the ancient Old Prussian settlement ''Twangste'' by the Teutonic Knights during the Northern Crusades, and was named ..., Hartungsche Buchdr., 1888. Edited by A. Schöne. References 19th-century German zoologists 1807 births 1888 deaths {{Germany-zoologist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winterthur - Villa Am Römerholz (ehemalige Villa Henri Sulzer-Ziegler) Und Sammlung Oskar Reinhart «Am Römerholz», Haldenstrasse 95 2011-09-12 14-29-50
, neighboring_municipalities = Brütten, Dinhard, Elsau, Hettlingen, Illnau-Effretikon, Kyburg, Lindau, Neftenbach, Oberembrach, Pfungen, Rickenbach, Schlatt, Seuzach, Wiesendangen, Zell , twintowns = Hall in Tirol (Austria), La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland), Pilsen (Czech Republic), Yverdon-les-Bains (Switzerland) , website = stadt.winterthur.ch Winterthur (; french: Winterthour, lang) is a city in the canton of Zürich in northern Switzerland. With over 110,000 residents it is the country's sixth-largest city by population, and is the ninth-largest agglomeration with about 140,000 inhabitants. Located about northeast of Zürich, Winterthur is a service and high-tech industrial satellite city within Greater Zürich. The official language of Winterthur is German,The official language in any municipality in German-speaking Switzerland is always German. In this context, the term 'German' is used as an umbrella term for any variety of German. So, accor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Federal Council
The Federal Council (german: Bundesrat; french: Conseil fédéral; it, Consiglio federale; rm, Cussegl federal) is the executive body of the federal government of the Swiss Confederation and serves as the collective head of state and government of Switzerland. It meets in the west wing of the Federal Palace in Bern. While the entire Federal Council is responsible for leading the federal administration of Switzerland, each Councillor heads one of the seven federal executive departments. The position of President of the Swiss Confederation rotates among the seven Councillors on a yearly basis, with one year's Vice President of Switzerland becoming the next year's President of Switzerland. Ignazio Cassis has been the incumbent officeholder since 1 January 2022. An election of the entire Federal Council occurs every four years; voting is restricted to the 246 members of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland. There is no mechanism for recall after election. Incumbents are almost a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Belvoir
The Villa Belvoir respectively the Belvoirpark is a Cultural Heritage in Zürich- Enge that comprises the mansion built between 1828 and 1831, and one of the largest public parks and arboreta in the city of Zürich in Switzerland. Location Lydia Escher's (1858–1891) grandfather Heinrich Escher (1776–1853) had built the country house ''Belvoir'', situated on the left shore of ''Zürichsee'' in the then village of Enge, as of today being a district of the city of Zürich. The area houses the ''Hotelfachschule Belvoirpark'' and is one of the largest public parks in Zürich. Public transport is provided by the Zürich Tram route 7 and by the bus lines 161 and 165. History Heinrich Escher bought in 1826 the so-called «Wyssbühel», a vine-covered hill on Zürichsee lakeshore. According to his own plans, the top of the hill was removed and the material used for populations on the swampy banks. The area was planted with exotic trees, which partly came from Northern America. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gottfried Keller Foundation
Gottfried Keller-Stiftung (Gottfried Keller Foundation, french: la fondation Gottfried-Keller), commonly abbreviated to GKS, is an arts foundation focused on cultural heritage of Switzerland. It was named by its founder Lydia Welti-Escher (1858–1891) after the Swiss national poet Gottfried Keller (1819–1891). History In a letter dated 6 September 1890, shortly before the end of her tragic life, Lydia Escher (1858–1891) offered to the federal government a generous donation. The entire Federal Council declared on 16 September 1890 the adoption of the gift. The donation consisted of securities (including shares: 63.5 per cent, bonds: 24.9%, remaining: 11.6%) and land including the Villa Belvoir, which had a total value of 3.46 million Swiss francs at the end of 1890. The donation is managed as a special funds of the Swiss Federation since 1890 under the name (GKS) by the Federal Department of Finance, and the income of the donation has to be used for the purchase of impor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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