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Bosch, Robert b. September 23, 1861 d. February 12, 1942
Industrialist, Inventor. Founder of Robert Bosch GmbH, the world's largest supplier of auto parts. Born near Ulm, he attended a technical school near his home and then apprenticed as a mechanic. He worked in this trade for a number of companies, including Edison. In 1896 he founded the company that eventually bore his name. The following year he was the first to use a magneto for a motor vehicle, and in 1902 the first commercially successful spark plug was invented in his workshops. Many other...[Read More] (Bio by: Kenneth Gilbert)
Waldfriedhof Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Heliot, Claire b. February 9, 1866 d. June 9, 1953
Celebrated Animal Trainer. She was known as "Claire Heliot and her 12 Lions" and had international fame in England and the USA. At the end of her shows she used to carry her lion "Sascha" across the stage - and the animal weighed 175 kg. In 1907, she was very seriously injured by one of her lions, ending her career. She later bought a farm. During the inflation in Germany, she lost everything. She died poor and nearly forgotten in an old people's home in Stuttgart, Germany. (Bio by: Michael Walz)
Waldfriedhof Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Heuss, Theodor b. January 30, 1884 d. December 12, 1963
German Statesman. First President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1949 to 1959). He studied economics, literature, history, art history, and political science at the Universities of Munich and Berlin. He received his doctorate at the University of Munich in 1905 under the direction of Lujo Brentano on the topic of wine growing in the Heilbronn area. After his studies he became an editor of various magazines. He joined what became the DDP (German Democratic Party) in 1903 and was a delegate...[Read More] (Bio by: Kenneth Gilbert)
Waldfriedhof Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Schlemmer, Oskar b. August 4, 1888 d. April 13, 1943
Acclaimed Artist. Born in Stuttgart and enrolled at the Stuttgart Academy in 1912. Under Adolf Hoelzel, Schlemmer turned to the Cubists. In 1920, he went to work as a teacher at the Bauhaus where he remained for nine years. In 1922 he finished the work on his famous "Triadisches Balett." With the rise of the Nazis, Schlemmer's work was seen as degenerate and he was dismissed from his post. He died in Baden-Baden. (Bio by: Michael Walz)
Waldfriedhof Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Sieburg, Friedrich b. May 18, 1893 d. July 19, 1964
Literary Critic, Writer, and Journalist. As a 16 year old, he published his first poems in the local Duesseldorf newspaper. From 1912 onwards he began his studies of national economy, philosophy, history, literary studies in Heidelberg, then went to Munich, Muenster, Freiburg. After participating in the war, he went back to Muenster and did completed his PhD. He later worked as an author in Berlin and sympathised with the revolution. His great number of publications cover the field of...[Read More] (Bio by: Dagmar Epple)
Waldfriedhof Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Windgassen, Wolfgang b. June 26, 1914 d. September 8, 1974
Opera Singer. He was a famous Wagner singer, possessing a great opera tenor voice. He is the son of the famous heroic tenor Fritz Windgassen. In 1945, he took over the post of his father in the Stuttgart opera "Grosses Haus" as a tenor. From 1951 until 1970, he was a member of the artistic (singing) staff at the Bayreuth Festival. There he sang all great Wagner roles. He made many recordings which still are of importance to lovers of classical music. (Bio by: Dagmar Epple)
Waldfriedhof Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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