Lotte Reiniger, born in 1899, was a German film pioneer. She made the first feature length animated movie, using silhouette animation.
Category: Short and Sweet
Otto Lilienthal was a German flight pioneer in the late 19th century, and is known for his many flying apparatuses and gliders.
Considering the chicken dance is staple of Oktoberfest celebrations in the US you would think it’s a German tradition. But the song is actually Swiss, and called “Ententanz.”
Baron Münchhausen was a real person who lived in the 18th century and who told adventure stories for entertainment. So, why is he called the “Baron of Lies”?
Luise Hensel wrote the poem “Müde bin ich, geh zur Ruh” that is now known as children’s prayer and lullaby. After writing her poetry in early life, she devoted the rest of her life to caritas work within the Catholic Church.
“Geh’ aus, mein Herz und suche Freud'” (Go forth, my heart and seek delight) is a known and popular summer song. It was written by pastor and poet Paul Gerhardt in 1653. Take a listen.
The first woman to be admitted to the Academy of Fine Arts of Munich, Marie Ellenrieder was a court painter and created religious art still admired today.
On February 22nd, the town of Haslach celebrates Storchentag (Day of the Stork) to commemorate when the storks saved the city from vermin.
Very short biography of Rudolf Diesel (1858-1913), inventor of the Diesel engine. Further resources and video included.
I’m holding my first giveaway. Find out how you can win one of three copies of Volker Kutscher’s “A Silent Death”, the books that inspired the series “Babylon Berlin”.
