Fischer, Lothar b. November 8, 1933 d. June 15, 2004 Artist. Born in Germershaim near Karlsruhe, he was one of Germany's most acclaimed sculptors known for abstact human figures in clay, bronze and iron. Awarded numerous prizes in Germany and Europe for his art. A member of the German Artists federation from 1963 to 1994 and was professor at the University of the Arts, Berlin from 1975 to 1997. Early in his career exhibited his work in Kassel, Amsterdam, Duisburg, Darmstadt and Wiesbaden and later primarily in Germny and Switzerland. Produced a...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser) Baierbrunner Friedhof, Baierbrunn, München, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
Li, Miruk b. March 8, 1899 d. March 20, 1950 Author. He escaped from the the Japanese occupation of Korea by fleeing to Germany via Shanghai, China. He then studied at Würzburg, Heidelberg and Munich universities the subjects of medicine, zoology, botanics and anthropology, was awarded a PhD in 1928. His most famous book was "Der Yalu fließt" which introduces the Korean independence movement. (Bio by: michael) Friedhof Gräfelfing, Grafelfing, München, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
Rasp, Fritz b. May 13, 1891 d. November 30, 1976 Actor. He was born in Bayreuth, Germany. He debuted on stage in 1909. Soon, in 1915, he entered in cinema. In the following year he worked with movie director Ernst Lubitsch in his film "Schuhpalast Pinkus." Later, he appeared in Fritz Lang's "Metrópolis" and in 1927 with G.W. Pabst in his movie "Die Liebe der Jeanne Ney." He also played in the 1930s, in several Edgar-Wallace pictures, which were very popular in Germany. His successful appearance was with the television production "Lina Braake"...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni) Friedhof Gräfelfing, Grafelfing, München, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
Schreck, Julius b. July 13, 1898 d. May 16, 1936 Nazi Leader. First Reich Leader of the SS. Schreck was one of the earliest members of the Nazi party and a member of Adolf Hitler's inner circle. He had served in World War I, and was one of the founders of the Sturmabteilung (SA - Storm Troopers). In 1925 he became one of the first members of Hitler's personal bodyguard of the Schutzstaffel (SS), and was its commander until his resignation the following year. (Heinrich Himmler would assume this post in 1929). Schreck then served as Hitler'...[Read More] (Bio by: Geoff Walden) Friedhof Gräfelfing, Grafelfing, München, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany