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Schwabing Art Prize
Since 1961, the Schwabing Art Prize has been awarded annually by the city of Munich to persons or institutions that have their seat in the Munich district Schwabing or whose achievements have been made "in the spirit of Schwabing tradition". It is based on a civic initiative of the writer Florian Seidl and the then ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'' co-partner . Until 2012, two prizes of 5,000 Euro each as well as an unendowed ''Honorary Prize'' were awarded. Donors are the ''Kulturstiftung der Stadtsparkasse München'', ''Karl Eisenrieder – Cafė Münchner Freiheit'', ''Constantin Film AG'' and the ''Landeshauptstadt München''. The prize winners are selected by a jury of five members. In 2013, thanks to a further foundation of the Stadtsparkasse München, three prizes of 5,000 Euro each were awarded for the first time. Laureates 1961 until 1970 * 1961: Karl Amadeus Hartmann (Musik) * 1961: Peter Paul Althaus (Literatur) * 1961: Erwin von Kreibig (Malerei und Grafik) * 1961: Emil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwabing
Schwabing is a borough in the northern part of Munich, the capital of the German state of Bavaria. It is part of the city borough 4 (Schwabing-West) and the city borough 12 (Schwabing-Freimann). The population of Schwabing is estimated about 100.000, making it one of the largest districts of Munich. The main boulevard is Leopoldstraße. Overview Schwabing was a village, with a church documented in the 14th century. Schwabing used to be famous as Munich's bohemian quarter, but has lost much of this reputation due to strong gentrification in the last decades. A popular location is the ''Englischer Garten'', or English Garden, one of the world's largest public parks. Other not so commonly known parks in Schwabing are Leopoldpark, Petuelpark and Biotop am Ackermannbogen. The main buildings of Munich's largest universities, Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universität and the Technical University of Munich and Academy of Fine Arts are situated in the nearby Maxvorstadt. A student housing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Schick
Ida Philippine Eleanor Rosa Schick, married name Philippine von Waltershausen, (1893–1970) was a German composer, pianist, conductor and university lecturer. She was one of the few female composers whose works were performed in Nazi Germany. Biography Born on 9 February 1893 in Bonn, Ida Philippine Eleanor Rosa Schick was the daughter of the German linguist and university professor Josef Schick (1859–1944) and his English wife Mary Butcher. In 1897, the family moved to Munich. In her teens, Schick wrote short stories and a play and composed Lieder and piano pieces. After matriculating from high school, she took private lessons in Greek, Latin and English. From 1910, she studied Chinese hieroglyphics. Despite her father's discouragement, she entered the Munich Conservatory in 1914, studying piano under Friedrich Klose and composition under Hermann Zilcher. She graduated in composition in 1918. In 1927, she married Hermann Wolfgang von Waltershausen Hermann Wolfgang Sartorius F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich Meyer
Friedrich may refer to: Names *Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' *Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' Other *Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' War * ''Friedrich'' (novel), a novel about anti-semitism written by Hans Peter Richter *Friedrich Air Conditioning, a company manufacturing air conditioning and purifying products *, a German cargo ship in service 1941-45 See also *Friedrichs (other) *Frederick (other) *Nikolaus Friedreich Nikolaus Friedreich (1 July 1825 in Würzburg – 6 July 1882 in Heidelberg) was a German pathologist and neurologist, and a third generation physician in the Friedreich family. His father was psychiatrist Johann Baptist Friedreich (1796–1862) ... {{disambig ja:フリードリヒ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Britting
Georg Britting (born 17 February 1891 in Regensburg; died 27 April 1964 in Munich) was a German poet, short story writer, and essayist. Life Britting spent his early years in Regensburg. His writing career began in 1911, when he began publishing poems, short stories, and articles about the theater. He volunteered to join the army in 1914 and was heavily wounded in World War I (1914-1918). After World War I Britting became a critic for the ''Neue Donau-Post''. He and Josef Achmann began a publication called ''Die Sichel'', but in 1921 its publication halted, and the pair moved to Munich. During the Nazi era Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ... (1933-1945) his stories were more popular than his plays. His poems and short stories were often published in ''Das Innere R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Filler
Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements "protection", "peace" (PIE "to love, to make peace") or alternatively "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root "to fare, travel" (PIE , "to lead, pass over"), and "courage" or "ready, prepared" related to Old High German "to risk, venture." The name was adopted in Romance languages from its use in the Visigothic Kingdom. It is reconstructed as either Gothic or . It became popular in German-speaking Europe only from the 16th century, with Habsburg rule over Spain. Variants of the name include , , , and in Spanish, in Catalan, and and in Portuguese. The French forms are , '' Fernand'', and , and it is '' Ferdinando'' and in Italian. In Hungarian both and are used equally. The Dutch forms are and ''Ferry''. There are numerous short forms in many languages, such as the Finnish . There is a feminine Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form, . Royalty Aragón/León/Castile/Spain *Ferdinan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Flügel
Rolf is a male given name and a surname. It originates in the Germanic name ''Hrolf'', itself a contraction of ''Hrodwulf'' ( Rudolf), a conjunction of the stem words ''hrod'' ("renown") + ''wulf'' ("wolf"). The Old Norse cognate is ''Hrólfr''. An alternative but less common variation of ''Rolf'' in Norway is ''Rolv''. The oldest evidence of the use of the name Rolf in Sweden is an inscription from the 11th century on a runestone in Forsheda, Småland. The name also appears twice in the Orkneyinga sagas, where a scion of the jarls of Orkney, Gånge-Rolf, is said to be identical to the Viking Rollo who captured Normandy in 911. This Saga of the Norse begins with the abduction of Gói daughter by a certain Hrolf of Berg, (the Mountain). She is the daughter of Thorri, a Jotun of Gandvik, and sister of Gór and Nór. The latter is regarded as a first king and eponymous anchestor of Nórway. After a fierce duell (Holmgang) where none is able to overcome the other, Hrolf and Nór becom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Feilitzsch
Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of television series ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' * An informal nickname for a student or alum of Carleton College CARL may refer to: *Canadian Association of Research Libraries *Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries See also *Carle (other) *Charles *Carle, a surname *Karl (other) *Karle (other) Karle may refer to: Places * Karle (Svitavy District), a municipality and village in the Czech Republic * Karli, India, a town in Maharashtra, India ** Karla Caves, a complex of Buddhist cave shrines * Karle, Belgaum, a settlement in Belgaum d ... {{disambig ja:カール zh:卡尔 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oswald Malura
Oswald may refer to: People *Oswald (given name), including a list of people with the name *Oswald (surname), including a list of people with the name Fictional characters *Oswald the Reeve, who tells a tale in Geoffrey Chaucer's ''The Canterbury Tales'' *Oswald, servant of Goneril in Shakespeare's play ''King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane an ...'' *Oswald Bastable, in E. Nesbit's novel ''The Story of the Treasure Seekers'' and Michael Moorcock's unrelated novel ''The Warlord of the Air'' *Roald Dahl's title character in the novel ''My Uncle Oswald'', as well as two short stories *Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a cartoon character from the 1920s and 1930s created by Walt Disney *Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot, Batman villain better known as the Penguin *Oswald Baskervil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
