LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.leipzig.de/

Population:
500,000 (2002)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Leipzig	1409
Leipzig Conservatory

ORCHESTRA

Orchestra	Founded
MDR Symphony Orchestra	1915
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra	1781

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Anita Berber	Actor	10-Jun-1899	10-Nov-1928	Scarlet whore of Berlin
Hanns Eisler	Composer	6-Jul-1898	6-Sep-1962	German radical composer
Werner Fornos	Activist	1933		The Population Institute
Andreas Gursky	Photographer	15-Jan-1955		99 Cent II Diptychon
Wilhelm Hofmeister	Botanist	18-May-1824	12-Jan-1877	Alternation of generations in plants
Bernard Katz	Scientist	26-Mar-1911	20-Apr-2003	Neurotransmitters and the pineal gland
Bill Kaulitz	Singer	1-Sep-1989		Lead vocalist, Tokio Hotel
Tom Kaulitz	Guitarist	1-Sep-1989		Guitarist, Tokio Hotel
Gottfried Leibniz	Mathematician	1-Jul-1646	14-Nov-1716	Co-Inventor of calculus
Johannes Popitz	Government	2-Dec-1884	2-Feb-1945	Prussian finance minister 1933-44
Clara Schumann	Pianist	13-Sep-1819	20-May-1896	Romantic pianist and composer
Walter Ulbricht	Head of State	30-Jun-1893	1-Aug-1973	East German leader, 1960-73
Lillian Vernon	Business	18-Mar-1927	14-Dec-2015	Mail-order maven of America
Richard Wagner	Composer	22-May-1813	13-Feb-1883	Ride of the Valkyries

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Johann Sebastian Bach	Composer	21-Mar-1685	28-Jul-1750	Baroque composer
Felix Mendelssohn	Composer	3-Feb-1809	4-Nov-1847	Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream
Justus Menius	Religion	13-Dec-1499	11-Aug-1558	Lutheran theologian in Thuringinia
August Möbius	Astronomer	17-Nov-1790	26-Sep-1868	Möbius strip
Wilhelm Ostwald	Chemist	2-Sep-1853	4-Apr-1932	Ostwald's Law of Dilution and Conductivity
Johann Tetzel	Religion	c. 1460	4-Jul-1519	Seller of indulgences

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