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Biermann
Bierman or Biermann is a surname. The genealogy of the Dutch family :nl:Bierman, Bierman is published in the :nl:Nederlands Patriciaat, ''Nederland's Patriciaat'' (in Dutch) Notable people with surname Bierman or Biermann: *Adolph Biermann (1842–1914), an American politician *Bernie Bierman (1894–1977), an American college football coach *Bernard Bierman, Bernie Bierman (1908–2012), an American Tin Pan Alley composer *Charlie Bierman (1845–1879), an American baseball player *Fred Biermann (1884–1968), a U.S. Representative from Iowa *Hugo Biermann (1916–2012), a South African military commander *Kroy Biermann (born 1985), an American football player for the Atlanta Falcons *Ludwig Biermann (1907–1986), a German astronomer *Nick Bierman (1910–1977), a South African military commander *Robert Bierman, a British film and television director *Ronnie Bierman (1938–1984), a Dutch film and television actress *Wolf Biermann (born 1936), a German singer and songwriter See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolf Biermann
Karl Wolf Biermann (; born 15 November 1936) is a German singer-songwriter, poet, and former East German dissident. He is perhaps best known for the 1968 song "Ermutigung" and his expatriation from East Germany in 1976. Early life Biermann was born in Hamburg, Germany. His mother, Emma (née Dietrich), was a Communist Party activist, and his father, Dagobert Biermann, worked on the Hamburg docks. Biermann's father, a Jewish member of the German Resistance, was sentenced to six years in prison for sabotaging Nazi ships. In 1942, the Nazis decided to eliminate their Jewish political prisoners and Biermann's father was deported to Auschwitz concentration camp, where he was murdered on 22 February 1943. Biermann was one of the few children of workers who attended the Heinrich-Hertz-Gymnasium (high school) in Hamburg. After the Second World War, he became a member of the Free German Youth (Freie Deutsche Jugend, FDJ) and in 1950, he represented the Federal Republic of Germany at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |