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

School	Founded
University of Wroclaw	1702

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Dietrich Bonhoeffer	Religion	4-Feb-1906	9-Apr-1945	Lutheran theologian, opponent of Hitler
Max Born	Physicist	11-Dec-1882	5-Jan-1970	Pioneer of quantum mechanics
Ernst Cassirer	Philosopher	28-Jul-1874	13-Apr-1945	The Myth of the State
John Gunther Dean	Diplomat	24-Feb-1926		US Ambassador to India, 1985-88
Artur Ekert	Physicist	19-Sep-1961		Quantum cryptography
Christoph Eschenbach	Conductor	20-Feb-1940		Music Director, Orchestre de Paris
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		Game theory
Fritz Stern	Historian	2-Feb-1926		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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Alois Alzheimer	Doctor	14-Jun-1864	19-Dec-1915	Alzheimer's Disease
Karl von Holtei	Poet	24-Jan-1798	12-Feb-1880	German proto-Vaudevillian
Carl von Clausewitz	Military	1-Jun-1780	16-Nov-1831	On War

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