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List Of Silesians
This is a list of notable people from Silesia. Nobel laureates *Theodor Mommsen (1902, literature) *Philipp Lenard (1905, physics) *Eduard Buchner (1907, chemistry) *Paul Ehrlich (1908, medicine) *Gerhart Hauptmann (1912, literature) *Fritz Haber (1918, chemistry) *Friedrich Bergius (1931, chemistry) *Carl von Ossietzky (1935, peace) *Gerhard Domagk (1939, medicine) *Otto Stern (1943, physics) *Kurt Alder (1950, chemistry) *Max Born (1954, physics) *Maria Goeppert-Mayer (1963, physics) *Konrad Bloch (1964, medicine) *Johannes Georg Bednorz (1987, physics) *Hans Georg Dehmelt (1989, physics) *Reinhard Selten (1994, economics) *Günter Blobel (1999, medicine) *Olga Tokarczuk (2018, literature) Alphabetical order A *Erich Abraham, officer *Andreas Acoluthus, theologian and orientalist *Melchior Adam, literary historian *bishop Stanisław Adamski *Joy Adamson (born Friederike Victoria Gessner), naturalist and writer *Eufemia von Adlersfeld-Ballestrem, novelist *Kurt Alder, che ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silesia
Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. Silesia is split into two main subregions, Lower Silesia in the west and Upper Silesia in the east. Silesia has a diverse culture, including architecture, costumes, cuisine, traditions, and the Silesian language (minority in Upper Silesia). Silesia is along the Oder River, with the Sudeten Mountains extending across the southern border. The region contains many historical landmarks and UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It is also rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. The largest city and Lower Silesia's capital is Wrocław; the historic capital of Upper Silesia is Opole. The biggest metropolitan area is the Upper Silesian metropolitan area, the centre of which is Katowice. Parts of the Czech city of Ostrav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
