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Silke Scheuermann
Silke Scheuermann (born 15 June 1973, in Karlsruhe) is a German poet and novelist. She was educated in Frankfurt, Leipzig, and Paris. She is best known for her debut novel ''Die Stunde zwischen Hund und Wolf'' (The Hour Between Dog and Wolf), which has been translated into ten languages including English. She has won numerous German and European literary prizes and fellowships, including the Georg-Christoph-Lichtenberg-Preis, the Leonce-und-Lena-Preis, the Hölty Prize, the Bertolt-Brecht-Literaturpreis, and a Villa Massimo fellowship. Works * * * * * * * * * * English translations * Awards * 2001 Leonce-und-Lena-Preis, Darmstadt * 2003 Literaturstipendium Lana * 2003 Stipendium Künstlerdorf Schöppingen * 2004 Stadtschreiberin in Beirut * 2004 Literaturstipendium Villa Aurora, Los Angeles * 2004 Stipendium der Kunststiftung Baden-Württemberg * 2005 Dresdner Stadtschreiberin * 2005 Förderpreis zum Hermann-Hesse-Preis * 2006 Studienaufenthalt in der Casa Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. It is also a former capital of Baden, a historic region named after Hohenbaden Castle in the city of Baden-Baden. Located on the right bank of the Rhine near the French border, between the Mannheim/ Ludwigshafen conurbation to the north and Strasbourg/Kehl to the south, Karlsruhe is Germany's legal center, being home to the Federal Constitutional Court (''Bundesverfassungsgericht''), the Federal Court of Justice (''Bundesgerichtshof'') and the Public Prosecutor General of the Federal Court of Justice (''Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof''). Karlsruhe was the capital of the Margraviate of Baden-Durlach (Durlach: 1565–1718; Karlsruhe: 1718–1771), the Margraviate of Baden (1771–1803), the Electorate of Baden (1803–1806), th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deutscher Literaturfonds
Deutscher is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alma Deutscher, British musician and composer * Drafi Deutscher, German singer and composer * Guy Deutscher (linguist) * Guy Deutscher (physicist) * Isaac Deutscher, British journalist, historian and political activist * Tamara Deutscher, British writer and editor Fictional characters * Deutscher, a character in the short story " A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury See also * Deucher, Ohio *Deutsch (other) Deutsch or Deutsche may refer to: *''Deutsch'' or ''(das) Deutsche'': the German language, in Germany and other places *''Deutsche'': Germans, as a weak masculine, feminine or plural demonym *Deutsch (word), originally referring to the Germanic ve ... * German (other) {{surname, Deutscher German-language surnames Jewish surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Births
Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. * January 17 – Ferdinand Marcos becomes President for Life of the Philippines. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is Second inauguration of Richard Nixon, sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. Nixon is the only person to have been sworn in twice as President (First inauguration of Richard Nixon, 1969, Second inauguration of Richard Nixon, 1973) and Vice President of the United States (First inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953, Second inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957). * January 22 ** George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier to win the heavyweight world boxing championship. ** A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Poets
This list contains the names of individuals (of any ethnicity or nationality) who wrote poetry in the German language. Most are identified as "German poets", but some are not German. A *Abraham a Sancta Clara *Friedrich Achleitner *Dietmar von Aist *Heinrich Albert (composer) * Der wilde Alexander * Hermann Allmers * Peter Paul Althaus *Günther Anders *Alfred Andersch *Ernst Moritz Arndt *Achim von Arnim *Bettina von Arnim * Hans Arp *H. C. Artmann * Hans Erasmus Aßmann *Hartmann von Aue *Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg *Rose Ausländer B *Ingeborg Bachmann *Hugo Ball * Wolfgang Bauer *Konrad Bayer *Johannes Robert Becher *Richard Beer-Hofmann *Gottfried Benn *Michael Beheim *Werner Bergengruen *Thomas Bernhard *F.W. Bernstein *Marcel Beyer *Horst Bienek *Otto Julius Bierbaum *Wolf Biermann *Johannes Bobrowski * Paul Boldt *Wolfgang Borchert *Nicolas Born *Thomas Brasch *Volker Braun *Bertolt Brecht * Helene Brehm * Clemens von Brentano *Theo Breuer *Rolf Dieter Brinkmann * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century German Novelists
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius ( AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goethe Plaque Of The City Of Frankfurt
Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt (german: Goethe-Plakette der Stadt Frankfurt am Main, links=no) is an award conferred by Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany and named after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The plaque was originally designed by sculptor Harold Winter. The plaque is awarded at irregular intervals to important poets, writers, artists, scientists and other personalities of the cultural life. Recipients *1947 *1947 *1947 Franz Volhard *1948 *1949 André Gide *1949 Adolf Grimme *1949 Gerhard Marcks *1949 José Ortega y Gasset *1949 Carl Jacob Burckhardt *1949 Friedrich Meinecke *1949 Robert M. Hutchins *1949 Victor Gollancz *1951 *1951 *1951 Alexander Rudolf Hohlfeld *1951 Boris Rajewsky *1951 Ernst Robert Curtius *1951 Friedrich Dessauer *1951 *1951 L.A. Willoughby *1952 *1952 John J. McCloy *1952 Ludwig Seitz *1953 Max Horkheimer *1953 Fritz Strich *1954 August de Bary *1954 Karl Kleist *1954 Richard Scheibe *1954 Rudolf Alexander Schröder *1955 *195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hausach
Hausach (; gsw, label= Low Alemannic, Huusä) is a town in the Ortenaukreis, in western Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Hausach was founded in the 13th century, below Husen Castle. In the 14th century, it became a possession of the County of Fürstenberg, who gave the town its charter and maintained a residence in it. In 1806, Hausach was mediatized to the Grand Duchy of Baden. The town was assigned in 1813 to the district of Haslach, but in 1857 was reassigned to the district of Wolfach. In 1939, that district was reorganized as . On 1 Jul 1971, the town of Einbach was incorporated into Hausach. As a result of the , Hausach was assigned to the Ortenau district. Geography The township ('' Stadt'') of Hausach is part of the Ortenau district of Baden-Württemberg, in the Federal Republic of Germany. It is physically located in the Central Black Forest, at the center of the valley of the Kinzig. the elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hochschule RheinMain
The RheinMain University of Applied Sciences (German: ''Hochschule RheinMain''), formerly University of Applied Sciences Wiesbaden (German: ''Fachhochschule Wiesbaden''), is a university located in Wiesbaden, Germany, founded in 1971. It is part of the IT-Cluster Rhine-Main-Neckar, the "Silicon Valley of Europe". History The University of Applied Sciences Wiesbaden (German: ''Fachhochschule Wiesbaden'') was founded in 1971. On 1 September 2009 it was renamed RheinMain University of Applied Sciences. The former Geisenheim campus became a separate university in 2013. Description RheinMain University of Applied Sciences is part of the IT-Cluster Rhine-Main-Neckar, the "Silicon Valley of Europe". Study programs are divided into the following faculties: *Faculty of Applied Social Sciences *Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering *Faculty of Design – Computer Science – Media *Faculty of Engineering *Wiesbaden Business School The faculties of Social Sciences, Architect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa
The Goethe-Institut (, GI, en, Goethe Institute) is a non-profit German cultural association operational worldwide with 159 institutes, promoting the study of the German language abroad and encouraging international cultural exchange and relations. Around 246,000 people take part in these German courses per year. The Goethe-Institut fosters knowledge about Germany by providing information on German culture, society and politics. This includes the exchange of films, music, theatre, and literature. Goethe cultural societies, reading rooms, and examination and language centres have played a role in the cultural and educational policies of Germany for more than 60 years. It is named after German poet and statesman Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The Goethe-Institut e.V. is autonomous and politically independent. Partners of the institute and its centres are public and private cultural institutions, the German federal states, local authorities and the world of commerce. Muc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
