Berthold Faust is a German artist (b. 1935, Hofheim am Taunus), noted especially for his realistic and detailed drawings of nature and animals. [1] To achieve accuracy in the tiniest detail, he uses specimens prepared by museums, photographs, and even microscopes. [2] Formative in his career was the private training he received from Ludwig Meidner, [3] who was associated with the Hofheimer Künstlerkreis, a group of artists associated with Hofheim. [4]
Berthold Faust originally trained as a printer and typographer. For a number of years after completing his studies and practical training, he worked in three different ad agencies in Frankfurt, first for four years as a layout assistant, then for seven years as art director, and finally for two years as a creative director. All this time he studied painting privately, with Josef Faust, Oswald Fach, Wilhelm Görlich, and Ludwig Meidner. Dissatisfied with the world of advertising and the lack of personal involvement in his work, [5] he sought solace in nature [6] and in 1974 he became a full-time independent illustrator. [7]
While at first he was noted for his illustrations of the historic city of Hofheim, [7] he quickly turned to the natural world and especially birds; the 1970s proved a good time, given the resurgence of interest in nature in Germany. [6] Faust's 1977 publication Rettet die Vögel ("Save the birds") was a German bestseller. [1] Since then he has illustrated many books aimed at the education about and preservation of nature. Faust's work has been exhibited many times, and in 1995 his exhibition Natur in Portraits—Bilder von Berthold Faust traveled Germany. He is considered one of the most important illustrators of nature in Germany [8] whose illustrations are frequently used (and whose opinions sought) in newspaper stories about threatened species. [9]
Hofheim is the administrative centre of Main-Taunus district, in the south of the German state of Hesse. Its population in September 2020 was 39,946.
Christoph Meckel was a German author and graphic artist. He received awards for his works which connect illustrations with the written text, sometimes texts by others.
Wilhelm Bölsche was a German author, editor and publicist. He was among the early promoters of nature conservation and committed to popularizing science.
Emil Mangelsdorff was a German jazz musician who played alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet and flute. He was a jazz pioneer under the Nazi regime which led to his imprisonment. After World War II and years as a prisoner of war, he was a founding member of the jazz ensemble of Hessischer Rundfunk in 1958. He played with several groups and was active, also as an educator, until old age.
Georg Niedermeier is a German footballer who plays as a defender and last played for A-League club Melbourne Victory.
Rainer Fetting is a German painter and sculptor.
Margret Hofheinz-Döring was a German painter and graphic artist.
The Alois Kottmann Award is an international prize for "classical, cantando violin playing". It honours outstanding international violinists. The competition takes place annually in May and/or June during International Days of Music Hesse Main-Taunus Hofheim in Hofheim am Taunus, Hesse, Germany. After the competition, the award is presented on a separate date through the Lord Mayor of the city of Frankfurt am Main in the Limpurg Hall of the historic city hall Römer.
The International Days of Music Hesse Main-Taunus Hofheim are an annual cultural event of several days‘ duration in Hofheim am Taunus, Hesse, Germany. It takes place in May or June and is attended by artists from all over the world. The event is patronized by the state of Hesse, the county Main-Taunus and the city of Hofheim am Taunus.
Alois Kottmann was a German violinist, music pedagogue, university professor and patron. He was based in Frankfurt, where he founded several ensembles, and taught at both the Hoch Conservatory and the Musikhochschule Frankfurt. He founded concert series in the area, and a prize for young violinists.
Wolfgang Schäfer is a German choral conductor and academic. He founded the Freiburger Vokalensemble, the BosArt Trio, and the Frankfurter Kammerchor.
Helmut Schlegel OFM is a German Franciscan, Catholic priest, meditation instructor, author, librettist and songwriter. He is known for new spiritual songs, set by various composers.
The Taunus Nature Park is a nature park in Central Germany with an area of 134,775 hectares (1347.75 km2) in the Central Upland range of the Taunus. It is one of two Hessian nature parks in the Taunus and the second largest nature park in Hesse.
Claus Wisser is a German entrepreneur and a patron of music and the arts. He was head of the service company Wisag which he founded, and has been chairman of its supervisory board from 2011. He is also known for being a founding member of the Rheingau Musik Festival, and chairman of its supporting association. He was twice a member of the Federal Convention to elect the German President.
Walther Schoenichen was a German biologist and a prominent proponent of nature conservation within Nazi Germany.
Hanna Bekker vom Rath was a German painter, collector, patron and gallerist.
Jörn Peter Hiekel is a German musicologist.
Elisabeth Hermine Winterhalter was a German gynecologist, surgeon, feminist and patron of the arts. She was one of the first female doctors and the first female surgeon in Germany. The painter, Ottilie Roederstein, was her long-time companion.
Abisag Tüllmann was a German photographer.
Claus Guth is a German theatre director, focused on opera. He has directed operas at major houses and festivals, including world premieres such as works of the Munich Biennale, and Berio's Cronaca del luogo at the Salzburg Festival in 1999. Guth is particularly known for his opera productions of the works of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. He has received two Faust awards, for Daphne by Richard Strauss in 2010, and for Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande, both at the Oper Frankfurt.
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