John von Neumann was a Hungarian and American mathematician, physicist, computer scientist, engineer and polymath. He had perhaps the widest coverage of any mathematician of his time, integrating pure and applied sciences and making major contributions to many fields, including mathematics, physics, economics, computing, and statistics. He was a pioneer in building the mathematical framework of quantum physics, in the development of functional analysis, and in game theory, introducing or codifying concepts including cellular automata, the universal constructor and the digital computer. His analysis of the structure of self-replication preceded the discovery of the structure of DNA.
Christopher Barton Adkisson was an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Chris Von Erich of the Von Erich family.
Kerry Gene Adkisson, better known by his ring name Kerry Von Erich, was an American professional wrestler. He was part of the Von Erich family of professional wrestlers. He is best known for his time with his father's promotion World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), where he spent eleven years of his career, and his time in World Wrestling Federation (WWF), under the ring name the Texas Tornado. Adkisson held forty championships in various promotions during his career. Among other accolades, he was a one-time NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion, four-time WCWA World Heavyweight Champion, making him an overall five-time world champion and one-time WWF Intercontinental Champion.
Kevin Ross Adkisson is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Kevin Von Erich. A member of the Von Erich family, Von Erich is best known for his appearances with his father's World Class Championship Wrestling promotion. He is a former world champion, having once held the WCWA World Heavyweight Championship.
Jack Barton Adkisson Sr., better known by his ring name Fritz Von Erich, was an American professional wrestler, wrestling promoter, and the patriarch of the Von Erich family. He was a 3-time world champion and a 6-time NWA United States Champion. He was the owner of World Class Championship Wrestling.
The Von Erich family is an American professional wrestling family. Originally from Texas, their actual surname is Adkisson, but every member who has been in the wrestling business has used the ring name "Von Erich," after the family patriarch, Fritz Von Erich. Jack took on the name as part of his wrestling gimmick as he originally portrayed a Nazi heel, hence his use of a German name.
Paul Schöffler was a German operatic baritone, particularly associated with Mozart, Wagner, and Strauss roles.
Lacey Dawn Adkisson is a retired American professional wrestler best known by her ring name Lacey Von Erich. She is the daughter of Kerry Von Erich and the granddaughter of Fritz Von Erich. She is best known for her time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where she is a one-time TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion.
Emma Ihrer was a German feminist and trade unionist who was active in founding societies to defend the rights of women workers.
Johanna Elisabeth von Staegemann, was a German writer, painter, salonist and noble. She held one of the most famous salons of contemporary Germany in Königsberg and Berlin.
Sigwart Botho Philipp August zu Eulenburg, Count of Eulenburg was the second son of Philipp, Prince of Eulenburg (1847–1921) and his wife Augusta, born Countess of Sandels (1853–1941) and a German late romantic composer who fell in the First World War.
Marie von Kleist (1761–1831) was a German courtier. She served as lady-in-waiting to Queen Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She was the close confidante and favorite of the queen, and is also known as the benefactor of her cousin Heinrich von Kleist.
Marie von Olfers was a German writer, illustrator and salonnière. She wrote under the pseudonym M(aria) Werner, Werner Maria. She was also a major artistic influence on her niece Sibylle von Olfers.
Augusta, Princess of Eulenburg and Hertefeld was a princess and spouse of Philipp, Prince of Eulenburg, who achieved considerable influence as the closest friend of Wilhelm II. The princely family of Eulenburg struggled from the so-called Eulenburg affair when Philipp was accused of homosexuality.
"Das Wandern ist des Müllers Lust" is the first line of a poem by Wilhelm Müller, written in 1821 with the title "Wanderschaft" as part of a collection, Die schöne Müllerin. While wandern is defined as "hiking" today, it referred to the required journeyman years of craftsmen when written, in this case of a miller.
For over 200 years, the Stadttheater Königsberg in Königsberg was one of the most respected theatres in Prussia and in the German Empire.
Elfriede Ryneck was a German politician. In 1919 she was one of the 36 women elected to the Weimar National Assembly, the first female parliamentarians in Germany. She remained a member of parliament until 1924 and was then a member of the Landtag of Prussia until 1933.
Max Brode was a German violinist and conductor. He shaped the music life of East Prussia's provincial capital for over 41 years.
Max Staegemann was a German actor, operatic baritone and theatre director.
