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Horoscopes with Vulcanus in TaurusYou will find on these pages astrological charts of thousands of celebrities with Vulcanus in Taurus. Just click on the celebrities of your choice to get their interactive natal chart, planetary dominants and excerpts of astrological portrait. ![]() ![]()
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Biography of Rudolf Pannwitz (excerpt)
Rudolf Pannwitz (27 May 1881 in Crossen/Oder, Province of Brandenburg, Prussia – 23 March 1969 in Astano, Ticino, Switzerland) was a German writer, poet and philosopher. His thought combined nature philosophy, Nietzsche, an opposition to nihilism and pan-European internationalism: Pannwitz's elusive, difficult goal may be seen as the complete re-evaluation of man, art, science and culture envisaged as the expression of an evolving cosmos obeying the laws of eternal recurrence, with Nietzsche-Zarathustra as the supreme prophet.
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Biography of Karl Kaufmann (politician) (excerpt)
Karl Kaufmann, born on October 10, 1900, in Krefeld and died on December 4, 1969, in Hamburg, was a German politician and Nazi Gauleiter of Hamburg. He joined the NSDAP in 1921 and again after its reestablishment in 1925, quickly becoming favored by Hitler.
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Biography of Alan Strange (excerpt)
Alan Cochrane Strange (November 7, 1906 – June 27, 1994) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played as a shortstop in 314 Major League Baseball games over five seasons (1934–35; 1940–42) with the St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators.
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Biography of Peter Fraser (excerpt)
Peter Fraser CH PC (28 August 1884 – 12 December 1950) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 24th prime minister of New Zealand from 27 March 1940 until 13 December 1949. Born and raised in the Scottish Highlands, Fraser left education early to support his family.
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Biography of Yone Suzuki (excerpt)
Yone Suzuki (鈴木よね, August 15, 1852 – May 6, 1938) was a Japanese businesswoman, described in 1918 as "the wealthiest woman in Japan". Early Life Yone Suzuki was from Osaka. Career As a widow with two sons, Yone Suzuki took over her late husband's business, the Suzuki Trading Company (Suzuki Shoten), trusting manager Kaneko Naokichi with many of the strategic decisions.
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Biography of Eduard Ausfeld (colonel) (excerpt)
Ernst Wilhelm Eduard Ausfeld (18 August 1885 – 31 August 1946) was a German military officer involved in the Finnish Civil War. He was a participant in the Jäger Movement, which trained Finnish volunteers in the German Empire. He participated at the Battle of Tampere and the Battle of Vyborg alongside the White Army.
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Biography of Friedrich Middelhauve (excerpt)
Friedrich Middelhauve (17 November 1896 – 14 July 1966) was a German publisher and a politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP). From 1947 until 1956 he served as FDP state chairman for North Rhine-Westphalia and, between 1952 and 1956, he was the party's deputy federal chairman. ![]()
Biography of Gaston La Touche (excerpt)
Gaston de La Touche, born on October 22, 1854, in Saint-Cloud, was a French painter, engraver, illustrator, and sculptor. He began taking drawing lessons in 1864, but his studies were interrupted by the 1870 war. In 1875, he exhibited his first bas-relief medallion at the Salon, later befriending Édouard Manet and admiring Émile Zola, whose works he illustrated.
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Biography of Ludwig Merzbacher (excerpt)
Ludwig Merzbacher (9 February 1875 – 30 October 1942) was a German neuropathologist and psychiatrist born in Florence, Italy. He earned his medical doctorate from the University of Strassburg in 1900 and later worked at psychiatric clinics in Freiburg, Heidelberg, and Tübingen.
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Biography of Carl Kaiserling (excerpt)
Johann Carl Kaiserling (3 February 1869 - 20 August 1942) was a German pathologist who was a native of Kassel-Wehlheiden. He studied medicine in Munich, Kiel and Berlin, earning his medical doctorate in 1893. In 1902, he became privatdozent at the University of Berlin, and from 1912 was a professor of general pathology and pathological anatomy at the University of Königsberg.
Biography of Gaston Roudès (excerpt)
Gaston Ferdinand Roudès is a French actor and director, born March 24, 1878 in Béziers (Hérault) and died November 5, 1958 (at age 80) in Villejuif (Val-de-Marne). Gaston Roudès achieved some notoriety as a director for his films in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
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Biography of Jean Paul Vuillemin (excerpt)
Jean Paul Vuillemin (13 February 1861 – 25 September 1932 in Malzéville) was a French mycologist born in Docelles. He studied at the University of Nancy, earning his medical doctorate in 1884. In 1892 he obtained his doctorate in sciences at the Sorbonne, and from 1895 to 1932 he was a professor of natural history at the medical faculty in Nancy.
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Biography of Élie Faure (excerpt)
Élie Faure, born April 4, 1873, in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, and died October 30, 1937, in Paris, was a French physician, art historian, and essayist. His "Histoire de l’art" was a significant contribution to the field. Son of Pierre Faure and Zéline Reclus, he was closely connected to Élisée and Élie Reclus.
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Biography of Afifa Karam (excerpt)
Afifa Karam (July 22, 1883 – July 28, 1924) was a Lebanese-American journalist, novelist, and translator. She wrote for the New York-based Arabic-language newspaper Al-Hoda and authored three Arabic novels along with several translations from English and French. An advocate for women's rights and Arab feminism, she promoted social emancipation and education for Levantine-American immigrants.
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Biography of Arnold Sommerfeld (excerpt)
Arnold Johannes Wilhelm Sommerfeld, ForMemRS (5 December 1868 – 26 April 1951) was a German theoretical physicist who pioneered developments in atomic and quantum physics, and also educated and mentored many students for the new era of theoretical physics. He served as doctoral supervisor and postdoc supervisor to seven Nobel Prize winners and supervised at least 30 other famous physicists and chemists.
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Biography of Walther Schwieger (excerpt)
Kapitänleutnant Walther Schwieger (Wilhem Otto Walther Schwieger) (7 April 1885 – 5 September 1917) was a U-boat commander in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) during First World War. In 1915, he sank the passenger liner RMS Lusitania with the loss of 1,199 lives.
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Biography of John Diefenbaker (excerpt)
John George Diefenbaker (September 18, 1895 – August 16, 1979) was a Canadian politician who served as the 13th Prime Minister of Canada from 1957 to 1963. He was the only Progressive Conservative leader to win elections between 1930 and 1979, achieving victory three times, once with a majority.
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Biography of Erich Ludendorff (excerpt)
Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff (April 9, 1865 – December 20, 1937) was a German military officer and politician who played a major role in the Nazis' rise to power. He gained fame during World War I for his key role in Germany’s victories at Liège and Tannenberg in 1914.
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Biography of Richard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton (excerpt)
Richard Maximilian Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 2nd Baron Acton, KCVO, JP, DL (7 August 1870 – 16 June 1924) was a British peer and diplomat, ultimately Britain's first Ambassador to Finland in 1919–20. Honours Acton was appointed to the Royal Victorian Order as a Member (fourth class) in 1901.
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Biography of A. den Doolaard (excerpt)
A. den Doolaard (7 February 1901 – 26 June 1994) is the pseudonym of the Dutch writer and journalist Cornelis Johannes George (Bob) Spoelstra Jr. Den Doolaard, born in Zwolle, worked as an accountant before quitting his job in 1928 to wander through the Balkans and France, where he held various jobs. ![]()
Biography of Ottone Rosai (excerpt)
Ottone Rosai (28 April 1895 – 13 May 1957) was an Italian painter born in Florence, Italy. Rosai graduated from the Florence Academy of Fine Arts in 1912, a period in which he was closely associated with the Lacerba group of Florentine Futurists and especially Ardengo Soffici, with whom he held a joint exhibition at the Galleria Sprovieri, Rome, in 1914.
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Biography of Pierre Viala (excerpt)
Pierre Viala, born on September 1859 in Lavérune and died on February 11, 1936, was a prominent specialist in vine pathologies. After graduating top of his class from the Montpellier School of Agriculture in 1881, he dedicated his career to studying vine diseases, notably phylloxera.
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Biography of Telesforo Aranzadi (excerpt)
Telesforo Aranzadi Unamuno (Vergara, 1860 - Barcelona, February 12, 1945) was a Spanish scientist, specializing in anthropology, botany, and zoology. A Doctor in Pharmacy and Natural Sciences, scientific illustrator, he was a professor of Mineralogy and Zoology at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Granada, professor of Descriptive Botany at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Barcelona, and professor of Anthropology at the University of Barcelona.
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Biography of John Decker (artist) (excerpt)
John Decker, born Leopold von der Decken on November 8, 1895, in Berlin, Germany, was a prominent painter, set designer, and caricaturist in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s. Initially painting scenery in London theaters, his career was interrupted by World War I, leading to his internment as an enemy alien.
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Biography of Arthur Hoffmann (athlete) (excerpt)
Arthur ("Aute") Hoffmann (10 December 1887 – 4 April 1932) was a German athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was born in Danzig, and died in Hamburg, Germany. Hoffmann was a member of the silver medal German medley relay team.
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Biography of Helmuth Plessner (excerpt)
Helmuth Plessner (September 4, 1892 - June 12, 1985) was a German philosopher and sociologist, a leading figure in philosophical anthropology. Born in Wiesbaden, he studied medicine, zoology, and philosophy under notable figures like Wilhelm Windelband, Max Weber, and Edmund Husserl. His work spanned various fields, with major publications including "Die Stufen des Organischen und der Mensch" (1928) and "Lachen und Weinen" (1941).
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Biography of Lucien Rozenberg (excerpt)
Lucien Rozenberg (11 January 1874 (Wikipedia has June by mistake)– 1 November 1947) was a French actor, theatre director, playwright and film director. He was principally known as a stage performer, but during the First World War he starred in a series of short comedy films, and in the 1930s returned to the screen in films by, among others, Abel Gance.
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Biography of Reinhard Sorge (excerpt)
Reinhard Johannes Sorge, born on January 29, 1892, in Berlin and died on July 20, 1916, in Ablaincourt (Somme), was a German poet. Initially a disciple of Nietzsche, Reinhard Sorge later turned towards a mysticism similar to that of Saint Francis of Assisi and became an expressionist writer.
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Biography of Alice Joyce (excerpt)
Alice Joyce Brown (née Joyce; October 1, 1890 – October 9, 1955) was an American actress famous for her roles in the 1923 film The Green Goddess and its 1930 remake. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, she was educated in Maryland and later moved to New York.
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Biography of Walter Braunfels (excerpt)
Walter Braunfels, born in Frankfurt am Main on December 19, 1882, and died in Cologne on March 19, 1954, was a German composer, pianist, and music professor. Initially trained by his mother, he later studied piano with James Kwast and composition with Felix Mottl and Ludwig Thuille.
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Biography of Giuseppe Porelli (excerpt)
Giuseppe Porelli (24 November 1898 – 5 March 1982) was an Italian stage, film and television actor. Life and career Born Giuseppe Porcelli in Naples, he graduated from the Istituto Tecnico and became an employee of Ferrovie dello Stato. While there, he spent his free time involved in amateur dramatics.
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Biography of Paul Alverdes (excerpt)
Paul Alverdes (6 May 1897, Strasbourg - 28 February 1979, Munich) was a German novelist and poet. The son of an officer and member of the German Youth Movement, he volunteered for duty in World War I and received a severe injury to the throat.
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Biography of Monna Delza (excerpt)
Monna Delza, born Marguerite Delesalle in Paris on September 26, 1882, and later known as the Countess of Patrimonio through marriage, was a distinguished French actress. Discovered by playwright Gaston Arman de Caillavet, she started her acting career in the early 20th century and quickly achieved success.
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Biography of Walter Janssen (actor) (excerpt)
Walter Janssen (born February 7, 1887, in Krefeld; died January 1, 1976, in Munich) was a German actor and director. He began his theatrical career in 1906, performing in various German cities before joining the Deutsches Theater in Berlin in 1919.
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Biography of Günther Lütjens (excerpt)
Johann Günther Lütjens (25 May 1889 – 27 May 1941) was a German admiral who served over 30 years, including both World Wars. He is most famous for commanding the battleship Bismarck during its 1941 Atlantic operation, where he was killed in action.
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Biography of Bernhard Weiss (police executive) (excerpt)
Bernhard Weiss (30 July 1880 – 29 July 1951) was a German lawyer and Vice President of the Berlin police during the Weimar Republic. Known for defending parliamentary democracy against extremists, Weiss was born in Berlin into a prominent Jewish family. He served as Deputy Chief of the Berlin Criminal Police and later became Vice President of the entire Berlin police force.
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Biography of August Kessler (excerpt)
Jean Baptiste August Kessler (15 December 1853 – 14 December 1900) was a Dutch entrepreneur and oil explorer who was largely responsible for the growth and development of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., now part of present-day Shell. Unexpected death The hard work amid difficult surroundings led to Kessler's death one day shy of his 47th birthday.
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Biography of Gertrude Fehr (excerpt)
Gertrude Fehr, born Fuld (Mainz, March 5, 1895 - Montreux, August 16, 1996), was a German Jewish photographer and photography teacher. She started her career in Munich and moved to Paris in 1933. In 1939, she relocated to French-speaking Switzerland, where she opened a photography school, which became part of the École des Arts et Métiers in Vevey in 1945.
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Biography of Onofrio Fragnito (excerpt)
Onofrio Fragnito, born on November 2, 1871, in San Giorgio La Molara, was an Italian physician and university professor. Following his father's death and the loss of the family property, he pursued an education in medicine at the University of Naples. Fragnito excelled in his studies, particularly under the mentorship of Giovanni Paladino and later, Leonardo Bianchi.
Biography of Marfa Dhervilly (excerpt)
Marthe Jenny Dutreix known as Marfa Dhervilly or d'Hervilly, born November 9, 1876 in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, and died in Lagny-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne, November 18, 1963, is a French actress. She is buried in Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames (Seine-et-Marne)
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Biography of Xavier Guichard (excerpt)
Paul Eugène Xavier Guichard, born on July 5, 1870, in Paris, and died on March 21, 1947, in Paris, was a police commissioner, Head of the Sûreté, and director of the Judicial Police. He began his career in the Marine Infantry before joining the Paris Police Prefecture in 1892.
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Biography of Carlos Torre Repetto (excerpt)
Carlos Torre Repetto (November 23, 1904 or 1905 – March 19, 1978, in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico) was a great Mexican chess grandmaster. Chess Career Torre won the Louisiana Championship in New Orleans in 1923. He finished first in Detroit in 1924, ahead of Samuel Factor, Hahlbohm, Norman Whitaker, Samuel Reshevsky, and others, and also in Rochester the same year.
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Biography of Endre Ady (excerpt)
Endre Ady (Hungarian: diósadi Ady András Endre, archaic English: Andrew Ady; 22 November 1877 – 27 January 1919) was a turn-of-the-century Hungarian poet and journalist. Regarded by many as the greatest Hungarian poet of the 20th century, he was noted for his steadfast belief in social progress and development and for his poetry's exploration of fundamental questions of the modern European experience: love, temporality, faith, individuality, and patriotism.
Biography of Berthe Jalabert (excerpt)
Berthe Jalabert, born Marie Berthe Augusta Péricaud on October 31, 1858, in Rennes, France, was a distinguished actress in theatre and early silent films. Raised in a family of performers, her career began early under her father's guidance, despite his initial opposition.
Biography of Jean Durand (director) (excerpt)
Jean Durand (15 December 1882 – 10 March 1946) was a French screenwriter and film director of the silent era. He was extremely prolific, working on well over two hundred films. He was married to the actress Berthe Dagmar. Selected filmography Tarnished Reputations (1920, writer)
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Biography of Madeleine Soria (excerpt)
Gabrielle Thérèse Durand, known as Madeleine Soria, was born on November 10, 1891, in Paris, where she died on May 18, 1972. She was a French actress. Madeleine Soria's acting career was primarily focused on the theater. In 1928, La Revue des Deux-Mondes noted that she was "one of the most accomplished actresses on stage at the moment."
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Biography of Claude Fournier (soldier) (excerpt)
Claude Fournier, born on November 27, 1880, in Colombier-en-Brionnais, Saône-et-Loire, and killed in action on August 4, 1916, at Verdun, in what is now the department of Meuse, was a sergeant and soldier in the French Army during World War I.
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Biography of Miguel de los Santos Oliver (excerpt)
Miguel de los Santos Oliver y Tolráa (Campanet, May 4, 1864 - Barcelona, January 9, 1920) was a Spanish writer and journalist. His time of birth comes from the biography La literatura en Mallorca by Miquel dels Sants Oliver (L'Abadia de Montserrat, 1988). ![]()
Biography of D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (excerpt)
Sir D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson CB FRS FRSE (2 May 1860 – 21 June 1948) was a Scottish biologist, mathematician and classics scholar. He was a pioneer of mathematical and theoretical biology, travelled on expeditions to the Bering Strait and held the position of Professor of Natural History at University College, Dundee for 32 years, then at St Andrews for 31 years.
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Biography of Martha Carey Thomas (excerpt)
Martha Carey Thomas (January 2, 1857 – December 2, 1935) was an American educator, suffragist, and linguist. She was the second president of Bryn Mawr College, significantly influencing its academic rigor and architectural expansion. A pioneering advocate for women's higher education, Thomas earned a Ph. |
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