Heinrich Luitpold Himmler was Reichsfuhrer of the Schutzstaffel and a leading member of the Nazi Party of Germany. Himmler was one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany and one of the people most directly responsible for the Holocaust. Take a look below for 30 more shocking and interesting facts about Heinrich Himmler. 1….
30 Interesting And Fascinating Facts About Manfred Von Richthofen
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, also known as the “Red Baron,” was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I. He is considered the ace-of-aces of the war, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and fascinating facts about Manfred von Richthofen….
30 Weird And Interesting Facts About Heinrich Hertz
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz was a German physicist who first conclusively proved the existence of the electromagnetic waves theorized by James Clerk Maxwell‘s electromagnetic theory of light. The unit of frequency, cycle per second, was named the “hertz” in his honor. Take a look below for 30 more weird and interesting facts about Heinrich Hertz. 1….
26 Weird And Interesting Facts About Carl Bosch
Carl Bosch was a German chemist and engineer and Nobel Laureate in chemistry. He was a pioneer in the field of high-pressure industrial chemistry and founder of IG Farben, at one point the world’s largest chemical company. Take a look below for 26 more weird and interesting facts about Carl Bosch. 1. Bosch was born…
30 Interesting And Fascinating Facts About Carl Friedrich Gauss
Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to many fields, including algebra, analysis, astronomy, differential geometry, electrostatics, geodesy, geophysics, magnetic fields, matrix theory, mechanics, number theory, optics and statistics. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and fascinating facts about Carl Friedrich Gauss. 1. Sometimes referred to…
30 Strange And Interesting Facts About Gottlieb Daimler
Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler was an engineer, industrial designer and industrialist born in Schorndorf, in what is now Germany. He was a pioneer of internal-combustion engines and automobile development. Take a look below for 30 more strange and interesting facts about Gottlieb Daimler. 1. He invented the high-speed liquid petroleum fueled engine. 2. Daimler and his…
25 Fascinating And Interesting Facts About Otto Lilienthal
Otto Lilienthal was a German pioneer of aviation who became known as the “flying man”. He was the first person to make well-documented, repeated, successful flights with gliders. Take a look below for 25 more fascinating and interesting facts about Otto Lilienthal. 1. Newspapers and magazines published photographs of Lilienthal gliding, favorably influencing public and…
25 Awesome And Interesting Facts About Ferdinand Von Zeppelin
Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin was a German general and later aircraft manufacturer, who founded the Zeppelin airship company. He was the scion of a noble family. Zepelin, the family’s eponymous hometown, is a small community outside the town of Butzow in Mecklenburg. Take a look below for 25 more awesome and interesting…
30 Awesome And Interesting Facts About Albrecht Durer
Albrecht Durer was a painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. Born in Nuremberg, Durer established his reputation and influence across Europe when he was still in his twenties due to his high-quality woodcut prints. Take a look below for 30 more awesome and interesting facts about Albrecht Durer. 1. He was in communication…
30 Fascinating And Interesting Facts About Friedrich Engels
Friedrich Engels was a German philosopher, social scientist, journalist and businessman. His father was an owner of a large textile factory in Manchester, England. Take a look below for 30 more fascinating and interesting facts about Friedrich Engels. 1. Engels founded Marxist theory together with Karl Marx and in 1845 published The Condition of the…