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List Of Transylvanian Saxons
{{Short description, none This is a list of famous Transylvanian Saxons. Academics *Adele Zay, (1848-1928), pedagogue and teacher training administrator who spread Fröbel's theories on Kindergartens. Artists * Wilhelm Georg Berger, composer *Friedrich von Bömches, painter *Hans Fronius, painter and illustrator * Steve Holmes, adult film actor *Peter Maffay, singer *Edith Soterius von Sachsenheim, painter *Hymie Schertzer, musician big band era. * Helge Parsch/Maiterth, Designer * Michael Roth, artist (Canada) Noble families *House of Soterius von Sachsenheim * Fronius family * Medard de Nympz family * Póka von Pókafalva Politicians *Samuel von Brukenthal *Stephan Ludwig Roth * Klaus Johannis, current president of Romania *Iancu Sasul, Prince of Moldavia Scientists * Conrad Haas, military engineer, pioneer of rocket propulsion * Hermann Oberth, space flight technology pioneer * Hannah Monyer, physician and researcher * Ignaz Edler von Born, Mineralogist/Metallurgist Sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transylvanian Saxons
The Transylvanian Saxons (german: Siebenbürger Sachsen; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjer Såksen''; ro, Sași ardeleni, sași transilvăneni/transilvani; hu, Erdélyi szászok) are a people of German ethnicity who settled in Transylvania (german: Siebenbürgen) in waves starting from the mid- 12th century until the mid 19th century. The legal foundation of the settlement was laid down in the Diploma Andreanum issued by King Andrew II of Hungary that is known for providing the first territorial autonomy hitherto in the history. The Transylvanian "Saxons" originally came from Flanders, Hainaut, Brabant, Liège, Zeeland, Moselle, Lorraine, and Luxembourg, then situated in the north-western territories of the Holy Roman Empire around the 1140s. After 1918 and the dissolution of Austria-Hungary, in the wake of the Treaty of Trianon, Transylvania united with the Kingdom of Romania. Consequently, the Transylvanian Saxons, together with other ethnic German sub-groups in newly e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
