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  Wilhelm I of Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wilhelm I of Germany (In English: William I), (March 22, 1797 March 9, 1888), German Emperor (Kaiser), ruled January 18, 1871 1888 and king of Prussia, ruled 1861–1888.
On January 2, 1861 Friedrich Wilhelm died and Wilhelm ascended the throne as Wilhelm I of Prussia.
In the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War Wilhelm was proclaimed German Emperor on January 18, 1871 in Versailles, in the palace of Louis XIV.
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 Wilhelm II of Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wilhelm II of Germany (born Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Preußen 27 January 1859–4 June 1941), was the last German Emperor (Kaiser) and the last King (König) of Prussia, ruling from 1888 to 1918.
Wilhelm was educated at Kassel at the Friedrichsgymnasium and the University of Bonn.
Wilhelm was somehow involved in the scandal of his aide and friend, Philipp Prince zu Eulenburg-Hertefeld, which revealed homosexual activities in the Kaiser's inner circle (the Harden-Eulenburg Affair).
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 Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Friedrich Wilhelm (Frederick William) of Brandenburg, Kurfürst of Brandenburg, Duke of Prussia (February 16, 1620 - April 29, 1688) of the House of Hohenzollern, was the Kurfürst (elector) of Brandenburg, from 1640 until his death.
Friedrich Wilhelm was born in Berlin, to Georg Wilhelm von Brandenburg and Elisabeth Charlotte von der Pfalz.
Friedrich Wilhelm is notable for raising an army of 40,000 soldiers, by 1678.
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 First World War.com - Who's Who - Kaiser Wilhelm II
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), Germany's last Kaiser, was born in Potsdam in 1859, the son of Frederick III and Victoria, daughter of Queen Victoria.
Wilhelm was an overtly militaristic man, and believed fervently in increasing the strength of Germany's armed forces.
In particular he was keen to develop a German navy the equal of Britain's Royal Navy, encouraged by Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz; the latter desire prompted the Liberal administration of the 1900's to finance rearmament of the Royal Navy.
www.firstworldwar.com /bio/wilhelmii.htm   (846 words)

  
 Wilhelm scream - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Wilhelm scream is a stock sound effect first used in 1951 for the movie Distant Drums.
The Wilhelm's revival came from Star Wars-series sound designer Ben Burtt, who tracked down the original recording (which he found as a studio reel labeled "Man being eaten by alligator").
The Wilhelm scream can also be heard in the Spider-Man 2 video game for the Nintendo DS when the player throws an enemy off a building.
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 Kaiser   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
As Wilhelm began to grow to manhood, his grandfather, the German Emperor Wilhelm I, decided to put him appart from his mother liberal influence and that he should begin the military aspect of his preparation for the throne, so Wilhelm was assigned as a liutenant to the First Regiment of Foot Guards.
Wilhelm was an ambitious, insecure and troublesome man. Hew didn't keep mournig for bhis father assiting to continuos ceremonies and traveling to all parts of Germany and abroad, fact which infuriated his grandmother, Queen Victoria.
Wilhelm supported the opinions of his Chief of the Army, General Alfred von Waldersee and of Baron von Holstein, that Russia was a potencial menace for German security.
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 Wilhelm II
Wilhelm II Wilhelm II, King of Prussia and German Kaiser, born 27 January 1859 in Berlin, died 5 June 1941 at Doorn in The Netherlands.
A stronger indictment emerges from Wilhelm's hesitancy to halt the apparatus of war as it lurched towards the brink, propelled by mobilization plans and timetables.
The outbreak of war did occasion one of Wilhelm's best speeches, his "Burgfrieden" (Peace of the Castle) speech in which he rallied all Germans to sublimate internal politics to the prosecution of the war.
www.lib.byu.edu /~rdh/wwi/bio/w/willyii.html   (735 words)

  
 Richard Wilhelm: the Marco Polo of the Inner World of China
Wilhelm described him as an eminent scholar of the old school, one of the last of his kind, and referred to him as his honored teacher.
In 1913 Lao and Wilhelm began the monumental task of translating the I Ching from Chinese to German.
Wilhelm's books were published, and he met and influenced other important cultural leaders, such as the writer Herman Hesse and the musician Joseph Hauer.
www.schoolofwisdom.com /wilhelm.html   (1921 words)

  
 German royalty -- Kaiser Wilhelm II William II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Wilhelm was the eldest son of the Crown Prince (whom reined briefly as Frederick III) and the Princess Victoria (English Princess Royal, Queen Victoria's eldest daughter.
Wilhelm for his part admired his grandmother, but was known to poke fun of her among intimates and times uttered some crude comments about her.
Wilhelm remaired to Princess Hermine of Schönaich-Carolath in 1921.
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 Ludwig Wilhelm (Baden) - Wikipedia
Nach dem Frieden von Nijmegen ernannte der Kaiser Ludwig Wilhelm zum Obristfeldwachtmeister zu Pferd und zu Fuß, was einem Majorsrang entsprach.
Nachdem sein Schloss in Baden-Baden zerstört war, verlegte Ludwig Wilhelm seine Residenz von Baden-Baden nach Rastatt, hierzu wurde Rastatt zur Residenzstadt erhoben und in eine Festung umgebaut.
Das Grabmal von Ludwig Wilhelm findet sich in der Stiftskirche in Baden-Baden dem Grablege der markgräflichen Familie, dort ist sein Epitaph in Form eines Barockaltars dargestellt, umgeben von Figuren die Gerechtigkeit, Tapferkeit und Weisheit symbolisieren sollen.
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 Franco-Prussian War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The French issued an ultimatum to King Wilhelm I of Prussia to have the candidacy withdrawn, which was done.
King Wilhelm refused, and Prussia's prime minister Otto von Bismarck phrased the king's refusal in the famous Ems Dispatch, basically a propagandised account of the negotiations between France and Prussia over the matter, leaking the document to the press.
The French ambassador in Prussia Vincent Benedetti was ordered to require Wilhelm I to guarantee that no Hohenzollern would ever again be a candidate for the Spanish throne.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Franco-Prussian_War   (6894 words)

  
 German royalty: Wilhelm I   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Wilhelm was born in 1797 at the palace in Berlin.
Wilhelm on January 18, 1871 was proclaimed Wilhelm I (William I), Emperor (Kaiser) of Germany.
Wilhelm's first son, Friederich (later Friederich III), was born in 1831 at Potsdam before it was apparent that his father would become king, let along lead the unification of a German state.
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 Kaiser Wilhelm I, Emperor in Germany
Wilhelm von Hohenzollern, 1797 - 1888, served on Blucher's staff at the Battle of Waterloo, became Regent of Prussia in 1857 and King on the death of his brother, King Friederich Wilhelm V, in January, 1861.
Wilhelm seems to have considered the Army to be, not a tool of statecraft but his own personal collection of toy soldiers, and he didn't want to take any risks with them.
Friederich III ruled only 90 days, and Wilhelm's grandson, a blustering, thoughtless bully with an inferiority complex who had cruelly harassed his dying father to give up his rights to the throne in his favor, became Kaiser Wilhelm II.
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 Wreck Tour 33 - The Kronprinz Wilhelm - November 2001 - DIVERNET from Diver Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Kronprinz Wilhelm weighed 25,388 tons, with her main armour plate over a foot thick around her turrets and fire control tower and another 4in of armour covering her decks.
The Kronprinz Wilhelm was given an anchoring position "three-quarters of a mile north-east of the Calf of Cava".
At 11.15pm on 21 June, 1919, the Kronprinz Wilhelm went down quietly and upright to the seabed in 36m, to be joined a few hours later by her sisters.
www.divernet.com /wrecks/wtour331101.htm   (1944 words)

  
 Grimm Brothers' Home Page
Wilhelm Carl Grimm is born February 24, 1786, in Hanau, Germany, son of Philipp Wilhelm Grimm and Dorothea Grimm.
Philipp Wilhelm Grimm, father of eight Grimm brothers and one Grimm sister, dies January 10, 1796, at the age of 44.
Wilhelm Grimm dies December 16, 1859, at the age of 73.
www.pitt.edu /~dash/grimm.html   (1708 words)

  
 A Memorial To The Wilhelm Gustloff
The Wilhelm Gustloff (25484 BRT) was launched in 1937 as the crown jewel of the Kraft durch Freude or Strength through Joy organization (KdF).
The Wilhelm Gustloff was named after a man considered by some during the time to be a German martyr.
Wilhelm Gustloff had been the leader of the NSDAP in Switzerland and he was assassinated in 1936.
www.feldgrau.com /wilhelmgustloff.html   (2122 words)

  
 06 Herschel, Wilhelm
Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel was born in Hannover November, 15th 1738 to his father Isaak Herschel and his mother Anna Ilse Moritzen.
In the summer of 1772 Wilhelm Herschel went to Hannover to help his sister Karoline with the travel to Bath, where she got an education as a singer.
So Wilhelm one evening placed his telescope on the street right beside the house, when a man passing by asked to have a view of the moon.
www.plicht.de /chris/06hersch.htm   (1329 words)

  
 The Wilhelm Scream
After learning the significance of the scream while it was being put into "Reservoir Dogs" (1992), Quentin Tarantino called a break from its mix so that he and his sound crew could crowd into a nearby room with a small TV to watch "Distant Drums" on a local station to hear the scream.
When Peter Jackson was told the history of the Wilhelm during the sound mix of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" (2002), he was so excited it was included that he had its volume raised - and insisted that it also be used in "Return of the King" (2003).
Although the "signature" or "classic" screams, takes 4 through 6 on the original recording, are the most recognizable, all of the screams are referred to as "Wilhelm" by those in the sound community.
hollywoodlostandfound.net /wilhelm   (1509 words)

  
 Wundt, Wilhelm --  Encyclopædia Britannica
A disciple of the German psychologist Wilhelm Wundt, the founder of experimental psychology, Titchener gave Wundt's theory on the scope and method of psychology a precise, systematic expression.
The founder of experimental psychology was the German philosopher, physiologist, and psychologist Wilhelm Wundt.
Perhaps the major German Romantic conductor of the 20th century, Wilhelm Furtwängler is remembered primarily for his long association with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, which lasted, except for two brief interludes, from 1922 until his death.
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 Federal agent's death is 'America's loss' | ajc.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Colleagues recalled Wilhelm, 40, as a skilled investigator with a national reputation, an agent with a knack for complex cases who relaxed by tackling construction and home improvement projects.
Wilhelm's brother, Patrick, is a special agent in Atlanta for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Wilhelm was a decorated agent who won the former Customs Service's prestigious Blue Eagle award in 2001.
www.ajc.com /news/content/news/noads/0305/12wilhelm.html   (683 words)

  
 M.E.A. - WILHELM KEMPFF   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Wilhelm Kempff, born on November 25, 1895 in Jüterbog near Berlin, came from a very musical family: the father was a royal music director and organist of the St. Nicolai Church in Potsdam, the grandfather was organist, his brother Georg was director of church music at the University of Erlangen.
Wilhelm Kempff gave his last public performance in Paris in 1981.
In Wilhelm Kempff died one of the most significant pianists of this century, who put his stamp on whole generations of artists.
www.meaus.com /articles/KEMPFF.html   (586 words)

  
 Trenches on the Web - Bio: Kaiser Wilhelm II
Frederick III is crowned Emperor but cannot rule due to throat cancer and a ninety-nine day coma.
Wilhelm II succeeds his father and is crowned Emperor (midyear) 1888.
This, together with having some tough footsteps in which to follow, led Wilhelm towards the military lifestyle.
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 Kaiser Wilhelm der I. - Reiterstatue in Köln
Kaiser Wilhelm der I. - Reiterstatue in Köln
Die rechtsrheinisch, flußaufwärts (südöstlich der Hohenzollernbrücke) aufgestellte Statue zeigt Kaiser Wilhelm I. von Preußen.
Wilhelm I. möchte im Rahmen einer Heeresreform die Armee in Preußen (die sich in der Vergangenheit als dem Monarchen treu ergeben gezeigt hatte) stärken.
www.xtratrix.de /Autoren/42388731/reiter/wilhelm_i.htm   (263 words)

  
 Life Energy Research of Wilhelm Reich (Orgone Theory)
This is the lecture abstract about Wilhelm Reich's Orgone Energy, which was held for the first time in June 1993 at the Technical College of Economics in Berlin.
The goal of the project was a benevolent, albeit critical, systematically inherent examination of Reich's life energy postulate as well as an investigation into the actual discussion of the life energy as a scientific term among researchers.
Reich was not sufficiently versed in basic methodology of experiemental physics, especially that of such measuring devices, and hence lacked competent instruction to responsibly interpret the resulting physical effects.
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 NRW 2000 - Wilhelm I.
Wilhelm I. Seit 1861 König von Preußen, 1871-1888 Kaiser des Deutschen Reiches.
Er wurde als zweiter Sohn von König Friedrich Wilhelm III.
Als sich die Problematik zuspitzte und sich zu einem Verfassungskonflikt in Preußen ausweitete, gedachte Wilhelm I. ugunsten seines Sohnes Friedrich abzudanken.
www.nrw2000.de /koepfe/wilhelm1.htm   (289 words)

  
 Kaiser Wilhelm II
Wilhelm, the son of Emperor Frederick II and Victoria, daughter of Queen Victoria, was born in Berlin in 1859.
Wilhelm was Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces during the First World War.
Kaiser Wilhelm II gave an interview to the Daily Telegraph that was published on 28th October 1908.
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 Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann: Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In 1733 Wilhelm Friedemann became organist in Dresden and thirteen years later at Halle (a position offered many years before to his father).
Also known as the "Halle" Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann composed concertos, fantasias, sonatas, fugues, and symphonies.
He may also have participated in the composition of his father's Inventionen and Sinfonien which were originally published in the Clavier-Büchlein.
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 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz: Tutte le informazioni su Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz su Encyclopedia.it   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (Lipsia, 1 luglio 1646 - Hannover, 14 novembre 1716) è stato un filosofo, scienziato, matematico, diplomatico, bibliotecario e avvocato tedesco di origine serba.
A lui si deve il termine funzione (coniato nel 1694) che usò per descrivere una quantità correlata a una curva, come ad esempio la ripidità di una curva o un punto specifico di essa.
Leibniz è ritenuto la prima persona ad aver suggerito che il concetto di retroazione fosse utile per spiegare molti fenomeni in diversi campi di studio.
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 Hotel Wilhelm Prague - Accommodation in Prague hotels, hostels, pensions, apartments with Special Offers. Hotels in ...
Wilhelm Prague Hotel is a modern comfortable accommodation facility situated in Brevnov - a quiet residential district of Prague 6 within walking distance of Prague Castle (15 minutes only).
We would like to introduce to you the Wilhelm Prague Hotel - a comfortable accommodation facility situated in a quiet residential quarter within walking distance of the Prague Castle (15 minutes), the Brevnov Monastery (cloister with very nice Church of St. Margareth) and Deer Park Hvezda (10 minutes).
The Wilhelm Hotel's stylish restaurant serves breakfasts (swedish buffet), lunches and dinners (on request).
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