Tag: 1850-1899

Reinhold Merten

Reinhold Merten

Reinhold Merten dirigiert 1926 bei einer Radio-Liveübetragung Bild © hr-Archiv Reinhold Adolf Merten (June 6, 1894 in Wiesbaden; August 19, 1943 in Munich[1][2]) was a German conductor and physician. Coming from a family of musicians, Merten initially attended the conservatory in Wiesbaden, but then studied medicine at the Philipps University of Marburg and the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main, and served as a medical officer in World War I. After the war, he received Read more [...]
Jean Faber

Jean Faber

Die einzige Quelle in der Gegenwart | The only source of the presence ca. 1870 - 1948 Jean Faber was most likely born in the 1870s. He studied medicine and worked as a practicing surgeon, but was also interested in music and gave informative lectures about musicians, including Beethoven. He also performed as a pianist at a Beethoven celebration, specifically in Beethoven's Trio in E-flat major for violin, cello, and piano.3 He also acted as a piano accompanist at other concerts. He was married Read more [...]
Carl Clauberg

Carl Clauberg

Carl Clauberg (September 28, 1898 in Witzhelden-Wupperhof; August 9, 1957 in Kiel) was a German gynecologist who, as an SS doctor, performed forced sterilizations on hundreds of female concentration camp prisoners. Due to his research into hormone-based contraceptive methods, which he also conducted in the Auschwitz extermination camp using brutal human experiments, Clauberg is considered one of the fathers of the birth control pill. Political Activity Clauberg joined the Nazi Party (NSDAP) Read more [...]
Arthur Schnitzler

Arthur Schnitzler

Arthur Schnitzler (May 15, 1862 in Vienna,[1] Austrian Empire; October 21, 1931, ibid.) was an Austrian physician, narrator, and playwright. He is considered one of the most important representatives of Viennese Modernism. From 1871 to 1879, Arthur Schnitzler attended the Akademisches Gymnasium in the 1st district and graduated with honors on July 8, 1879.[2] Afterwards, at his father's request, he studied medicine at the University of Vienna. On May 30, 1885, he received his doctorate in Read more [...]
Pavlos Nirvanas

Pavlos Nirvanas

Pavlos Nirvanas (Greek: Parasloός Niρβάνας, * 1866 in Mariupol, Russian Empire; † 28 November 1937 in Athens, Greece) was a Greek writer whose real name was Petros K. Apostolidis. Nirvanas' father came from Skopelos, his mother from Chios. As a child, Pavlos Nirvanas moved from his then Russian hometown to Greece and lived in Piraeus. He studied medicine at the University of Athens and graduated in 1890. He joined the Navy and rose to the rank of senior physician (γενικός Read more [...]
Michail Afanassjewitsch Bulgakow

Michail Afanassjewitsch Bulgakow

Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov (Russian: Михаи́л Афана́сьевич Булга́ков, scientific transliteration: Mikhail Afanas'evič Bulgakov; May 3, 1891 in Kiev, Russian Empire – March 10, 1940 in Moscow, Soviet Union) was a Russian and Soviet writer. He is considered one of the great satirists of Russian literature. One of his major works is the novel The Master and Margarita, which was published posthumously in 1966 after heavy censorship. The excerpts were distributed Read more [...]
William Somerset Maugham

William Somerset Maugham

William Somerset Maugham [ˈsʌməsɪt mɔːm] (January 25, 1874 in Paris – December 16, 1965 in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat near Nice), also known as W. Somerset Maugham, was an English novelist and playwright. He is one of the most widely read English-language authors of the 20th century. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35zdFvas0uQ William Somerset Maugham was the son of an English lawyer who worked for British clients in Paris. His older brother was the jurist Frederic Maugham. His parents Read more [...]
Archibald Joseph Cronin

Archibald Joseph Cronin

Archibald Joseph Cronin (July 19, 1896 in Cardross, Scotland; January 6, 1981 in Glion, Switzerland) was a Scottish physician and writer. Some of his novels became international successes. His narrative is characterized by exciting plots, realistic characters, and pronounced social criticism. In his autobiography, Adventures in Two Worlds, he also unequivocally professes his Christian faith. Cronin follows the tradition of the Bildungsroman and uses the techniques of Victorian novel realism. Archibald Read more [...]
Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (May 22, 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland – July 7, 1930 in Crowborough, Sussex, England) was a British physician and author. He wrote about the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr. Watson. He is also known for the character Challenger from his novel The Lost World, which served as the basis for numerous films and a television series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7toqzP16H4c In 1880, Doyle traveled to the Arctic as a ship's doctor on the whaler Read more [...]
Andreas Karkavitsas

Andreas Karkavitsas

Andreas Karkavitsas or Carcavitsas (Greek: Ανδρέας Καρκαβίτσας; Lechaina, 1866 – Marousi, October 10, 1922) was a Greek novelist. He was a naturalist, like Alexandros Papadiamantis. He was born in 1866 in the north-west Peloponnese, in the town of Lechaina in Elis. He studied medicine. As an army doctor, he travelled across a great range of villages and settlements, from which he recorded traditions and legends. Read more [...]