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Wroclaw, Poland
LOCATION
Official Website:
http://www.wroclaw.pl/ Population:
633,700 (2004 estimate) The Prussian town of Breslau became a part of Poland after WWII. SCHOOLS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Max Born |
Physicist |
11-Dec-1882 |
5-Jan-1970 |
Pioneer of quantum mechanics |
| John Gunther Dean |
Diplomat |
24-Feb-1926 |
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US Ambassador to India, 1985-88 |
| Artur Ekert |
Physicist |
19-Sep-1961 |
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Quantum cryptography |
| Fritz Haber |
Chemist |
9-Dec-1868 |
29-Jan-1934 |
Synthesized ammonia |
| Karl von Holtei |
Poet |
24-Jan-1798 |
12-Feb-1880 |
German proto-Vaudevillian |
| Otto Klemperer |
Conductor |
14-May-1885 |
6-Jul-1973 |
Prominent German conductor |
| Emil Ludwig |
Author |
25-Jan-1881 |
17-Sep-1948 |
German biographer |
| Reinhard Selten |
Economist |
5-Oct-1930 |
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Game theory |
| Fritz Stern |
Historian |
2-Feb-1926 |
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German historian |
| Manfred von Richthofen |
Military |
2-May-1892 |
21-Apr-1918 |
The Red Baron |
| Erwin von Witzleben |
Military |
4-Dec-1881 |
8-Aug-1944 |
German general, tried to overthrow Hitler |
| Robert Wiene |
Film Director |
24-Apr-1873 |
17-Jul-1938 |
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari |
| Christian Wolff |
Philosopher |
24-Jan-1679 |
9-Apr-1754 |
Philosopher of the Leibniz model |
DEATHS
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