The Mechthild Bach case is one of the most spectacular medical trials in recent history. Worn out by files, reports and accusations of murder, the cancer doctor took her own life on January 24, 2011. by Stefanie Grossmann The public history of the doctor Mechthild Bach begins in Langenhagen near H
For two decades, Johann Sebastian Bachs son shaped Hamburgs cultural life as music director. The baroque composer buried in the Michel was born a good 300 years ago. The apple doesnt fall far from the tree. At least thats what a look at the offspring of Johann Sebastian Bach suggests. Four sons of
Ernst August I was born in London on June 5, 1771. With Victorias accession to the throne, Hanover falls to the scandal-ridden British kings son. His reign began with a scandal in 1837. A popular meeting place in Hanover is under the tail - meaning the horses tail of the mighty Ernst August monumen
The founder of the news magazine Spiegel fought for his convictions all his life. In 1962, Rudolf Augstein even went to prison for freedom of the press. He died in Hamburg in 2002. I never had trouble being against anything. I had more trouble being for something, Rudolf Augstein once said. This cr
In 1931, the Hamburg inventor Manfred von Ardenne presented the first technology for electronic television transmission at the IFA in Berlin. His invention paves the way for television to become a mass medium and conquers the world. by Cornelius Kob Lots of fives and fours, good grades only in phy
Hans Albers embodied the lovable sea dog like no other. Songs like On the Reeperbahn at half past midnight and films like Great Freedom No. 7 made the Hamburger immortal. He was born in Hamburg on September 22, 1891. Hans Philipp August Albers was born in Hamburg on September 22, 1891 as the younge
At the age of 19, Erna de Vries was imprisoned in the Auschwitz concentration camp. For decades, the Holocaust witness reported on her experiences and received several awards for it. The Emslander from Lathen died on October 23, 2021. The horror that is unimaginable today, the killing in the gas ch
The Devils General and The Zurich Engagement are among the best-known films by the great film and TV producer. But the Nazi terror also shaped Gyula Trebitschs life. With his job, Gyula Trebitsch only fulfilled his childhood dream:Even as a boy, he explained to his father that he wanted to become a
Mysteries still surround the life of the pirate Klaus Störtebeker - and also his death. On October 20, 1401 he is said to have been beheaded on Grasbrook in Hamburg. The motto of the pirates is carved in stone on the base of the Störtebeker monument on Hamburgs Grasbrook:Gods friend, the worlds ene
Fanny zu Reventlow was born in Husum 150 years ago. The Countess wrote witty and ironic novels, but also made a name for herself as a painter. The single mother was admired in artistic circles. Franziska zu Reventlow was born in Husum on May 18, 1871, exactly in the year in which the German Empire
Jan Philipp Reemtsma is not only a millionaire, professor, literary expert, author and founder of the Hamburg Institute for Social Research - but also the victim of one of the most spectacular kidnappings in Germany. Jan Philipp Fürchtegott Reemtsma was born on November 26, 1952 in Bonn as a scion
Restrained and modest - and nevertheless a revolutionary:Max Planck shook the worldview of classical physics and laid a decisive foundation for modern science and technology. On April 23, 1858 Max Planck is born in Kiel, the son of the law professor Wilhelm Planck. In 1867 the father received a ch
Around 1920, Julius Adolf Petersen was Hamburgs most notorious burglar king, known as Lord von Barmbeck. On June 29, 1921 he was arrested. NDR tells its story in four parts. Part 1:The crook with style. by Marc-Oliver Rehrmann, NDR.de In our family we always spoke well about the Lord von Barmbeck,
Benno Ohnesorg was born in Hanover on October 15, 1940. A police officer shoots the student at a demonstration in Berlin in 1967. Ohnesorgs death becomes a symbol for the increasing politicization of the student movement. Who is behind the symbol figure? by Dirk Hempel In the early summer of 1967,
He is considered the most influential historian of the 19th century. His History of Rome, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1902, is one of the masterpieces of historiography. But Theodor Mommsen was not just a historian:as a politically minded citizen, he fought for unity and
She appreciated her irreverence, the audience loved her as a resolute woman:actress Inge Meysel slipped into many roles for decades. From the salon lady to the cleaning lady to the sneaky murderer, she has played everything - and received a lot of prizes for it:nine Ottos, five Bambis, the Golden C
Helene Lange campaigned for womens rights early on. She trained as a teacher, founded several schools and was one of the first women in the Hamburg Parliament. by Astrid Reinberger This square is also considered to be the high point of her work:On March 16, 1919, Helene Lange became senior preside
The storyteller James Krüss was one of the most successful German childrens book authors of the post-war period. He was born on May 31, 1926 on the North Sea island of Helgoland. by Annette Volland The lighthouse on the lobster cliffs, My great-grandfather and I, Timm Thaler or The sold laughter:J
Since the 1960s, Oswalt Kolle has made a significant contribution to sexual education among Germans. In his books and films he promoted a new culture of tenderness. He died on September 24, 2010 at the age of 81. by Janine Kuehl 140 million viewers worldwide - that sounds like a blockbuster. It wa
In the 1980s, Jörg Immendorff became one of the best-known contemporary German artists. His paintings, sculptures and graphics sparked controversial debates. The painter, who was born in Lower Saxony, died in 2007. by Michael Koehler Jörg Immendorff often worked for the opera stage, and in his lif
Wu Zao (1799 – 1862 or 1863) is one of the best-known female poets of the Qing dynasty era in China. Poetess and playwright Few elements of Wu Zaos life have come down to us. She was born in Renhe (now Hangzhou), on the Chinese coast, during the Qing dynasty. Daughter of a merchant, she was later
In -1792, Hammurabi inherited Babylon by his father Sin-Muballit, which at the time was only a medium-sized town. Mesopotamia is indeed a territory torn apart by internal wars between the various city-states. But the sixth king of Babylon, a fine political strategist, succeeded in concluding allianc
Susan Brownell Anthony (1820 – 1906) was an American civil rights activist, very involved in the fight for womens suffrage. First feminist struggles Second daughter of Lucy Read and Daniel Anthony who would have seven children, Susan was born on February 15, 1820 in West Grove, in Massachusetts. S
Canadian journalist and lawyer, Mary Ann Shadd Cary (1823 – 1893) campaigned against slavery. She is the first black woman to found a newspaper in North America. A militant childhood Born October 9, 1823, in Wilmington, Delaware, Mary Ann Shadd was the eldest of thirteen children of Harriet Burton