Biographical Dictionaries

Dieses Buch ist eine schonungslose Abrechnung mit der Tech-Welt und ihrer dominanten Kultur. Es entlarvt die 'Techbro'-Mentalität - eine Mischung aus Machtstreben, toxischer Selbstüberschätzung und der Illusion, Fortschritt exklusiv für wenige schaffen zu können. Menschen wie Elon Musk oder Mark Zuckerberg wollen die Welt nicht retten - sie wollen sie besitzen.Aya Jaff war einst mittendrin. Nun schaut sie hinter die glänzenden Fassaden der Branche, die so viel verspricht, aber tatsächlich soziale Ungleichheit zementiert, Diversität untergräbt und Macht korrumpiert. Das Buch bleibt nicht bei der Kritik stehen, sondern zeigt Wege zu echter Innovation, die der ganzen Gesellschaft zugutekommt. Aya Jaff macht deutlich, warum wir den Begriff 'Innovation' zurückerobern müssen und wie jede:r - ob Konsument:in, Investor:in oder Gründer:in - dazu beitragen kann, Wirtschaft gerechter und nachhaltiger zu gestalten.

Der deutsch-amerikanische Künstler Stephan von Huene (1932-2000) gehört zu den Medienkünstlern der ersten Generation, die sich der Elektronik als Schöpfungswerkzeug bedienten. Sein ¿uvre entfaltet sich im Spannungsfeld zwischen Figuration, Akustik, Kinesik und Kommunikationstheorie. Jesús Muñoz Morcillo liefert die erste Monografie, die sich dem Werk von Huenes systematisch widmet und dieses - mit Blick u.a. auf John Cage und La Monte Young - kunsthistorisch einordnet. Die hermeneutische Analyse der letzten großen Arbeit von Huenes (Sirenen Low, 1999) liefert die Grundlage für drei umfangreiche Deutungskreise, die sich jeweils den figurativen, akustischen und systemischen Aspekten seines Werkes zuwenden.

The story of Boris Iofan--designer of the iconic but unbuilt Palace of the Soviets--whose buildings came to define the language of Soviet architecture. What would an architect do for the chance to build the tallest building in the world? What would he sacrifice to stay alive in the midst of Stalin's murderous purges? This is the first major publication on the remarkable life and career of Boris Iofan (1891-1976), state architect to Joseph Stalin. Iofan's story is an insight into the troubled relationship of all successful architects with power. A gifted designer and a committed Communist, Iofan became the Soviet Union's most celebrated architect after Alexei Rykov, Lenin's successor, persuaded him to return to Moscow from Rome with his aristocratic wife, Olga Sasso-Ruffo. Iofan was at the heart of political life in the Soviet Union and his work is key to understanding its official culture. When Stalin's henchmen crushed the architectural avant-garde, it was Iofan who created the new national style, from the grand projects he realized--including the House on the Embankment, a megastructure of 505 homes for the Soviet elite--to even more ambitious unbuilt projects, in particular the Palace of the Soviets, a baroque Stalinist dream whose image was reproduced throughout the Soviet Union. His career took him to New York and Paris, and to the destroyed city of Stalingrad. He was a friend of Frank Lloyd Wright; a rival of Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius, and Erich Mendelsohn; and an enemy of Hitler's architect Albert Speer, whose Nazi pavilion faced Iofan's Soviet one at the Paris Expo in 1937. He kept silent when Stalin executed his friends, including Rykov; he also sacrificed his own talent by following the dictator's instructions to the letter in creating the regime's landmarks. Generously illustrated, with a wide range of previously unpublished material, this book is an exploration of architecture as an instrument of statecraft. It is an insight into the key moments of 20th-century politics and culture from a unique perspective, and the personal story of a remarkable individual who witnessed many of the most dramatic turning points of modern history.

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In 1971 Henry Kissinger took the historic step of reopening relations between China and the West, and since then has been more intimately connected with the country at the highest level than any other western figure. This book distils his unique experience, examining China's history from the classical era to the present day, describing the essence of its millennia-old approach to diplomacy, strategy and negotiation, and reflecting on these attitudes for our own uncertain future.

"DAS heuristische Spitzenwerk der Mittelaltergermanistik, das für alle mediävistischen Disziplinen bis hin zur Medizingeschichte unentbehrlich ist. Das Werk dokumentiert nicht nur weitgehend umfassend den gegenwärtigen Forschungsstand innerhalb des definierten Rahmens, es zeigt in den Veränderungen der Artikel zwischen Bd. 1 und Bd. 11 die Präzisierungen in der Forschungs- und Darstellungsmethodik. Daher ist dieses Lexikon auch von hohem fachgeschichtlichem Wert, das heute schon einer Untersuchung würdig wäre - sie wird sicherlich eines Tages erfolgen." Prof. Dr. Johannes Janota "Das grundlegende und umfassende Nachschlagewerk zum Schrifttum des mittelalterlichen deutschen Sprachraums hat die mediävistische Forschung seit Erscheinen des ersten Bandes 1978 nachhaltig beeinflusst, unter anderem durch die obligatorische Einbeziehung und Darstellung der Überlieferungsfakten." Prof. Dr. Kurt Gärtner Das Verfasserlexikon stellt in rund 5000 alphabetisch geordneten Artikeln die gesamte deutsche Literatur des Mittelalters dar. In der Anlage knüpft das Werk an die erste Auflage (1933-1955) an, ist aber breiter angelegt und wird auf dem neuesten Forschungsstand (und diesen nicht selten überholend) von zahlreichen Wissenschaftlern des In- und Auslandes völlig neu erarbeitet. Der Literaturbegriff schließt das gesamte Schrifttum mit Ausnahme von Archivalien ein, also neben der 'schönen' Literatur auch geistliche, juristische, historische, naturwissenschaftliche, medizinische, technische und kaufmännische Gebrauchs- und Gelegenheitstexte. Erfasst werden alle bekannten deutschsprachigen Autoren mit ihren Werken, eine breite Auswahl der lateinisch schreibenden Autoren des deutschen Sprachraums und alle profilierten anonymen Werke. Weniger profilierte deutsche Anonyma werden durch Artikel zu repräsentativen Sammelhandschriften, zur übersetzenden, zitierenden und glossierenden Rezeption bedeutender lateinischer Autoren der Antike und des Mittelalters und in einigen Fällen durch thematische Sammelartikel in großem Umfang einbezogen. Besonderes Gewicht wird in allen Artikeln auf die Darstellung der Überlieferung gelegt.

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A kaleidoscopic journey through the secret history of hues—and the story of the obsessive genius behind the definitions of colors we use today, from the beloved author of Word by Word<BR><BR>"Wildly entertaining and bountifully informative; I couldn't have enjoyed myself more." —Benjamin Dreyer, New York Times bestselling author of Dreyer's English<BR><BR><BR>begonia (n.): 3 -s : a deep pink that is bluer, lighter, and stronger than average coral (see coral 3b), bluer than fiesta, and bluer and stronger than sweet william — called also gaiety<BR><BR>What could "bluer than fiesta" possibly mean? While editing dictionaries for Merriam-Webster, Kory Stamper found herself drawn again and again to the whimsical color definitions in Webster’s Third New International Dictionary—especially when compared to the dry and impersonal entries that filled the rest of the volume. Stamper couldn’t help but wonder: Who was the voice behind these peculiar definitions?<BR><BR>Meet I. H. Godlove, an erratic but brilliant up-and-coming scientist who was one of the experts Merriam-Webster hired in 1930 to help revise the dictionary to reflect a rapidly modernizing world. His fascinating life mirrors the wild and winding journey that color science, color psychology, and color production took through the twentieth century. Stamper tracks these industries as they move into the atomic age and intertwine in strange and surprising ways, spanning two world wars and involving chemical explosions, an unexpected suicide, dramatic office politics, and an extraordinary love story.<BR><BR>Filled with captivating facts about color words and colors themselves—did you know that the word “puke” used to refer to a fashionable shade of reddish-brown before it was associated with vomit?—and fueled by Stamper’s inexhaustible curiosity, True Color will transform the way you see the world, from black-and-white to Technicolor.

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This revelatory volume uncovers the significant friendship that shaped Egon Schiele's most personal and provocative works.Between 1910 and his death in 1918, Egon Schiele cultivated a close, formative relationship with Dr. Erwin von Graff-a Vienna-based gynecologist who would become both friend and collaborator. Egon Schiele: Portrait of Erwin von Graff is the first publication to examine this vital connection in depth, revealing how Graff's medical practice and personal support influenced one of the most expressive and psychologically charged bodies of work in modern art. Through Graff's private diary and newly uncovered archival material, art historian Elisabeth Dutz traces a compelling narrative of creative exchange and trust. Graff granted Schiele access to his patients-pregnant women, newborns, and postpartum mothers-opening a world that Schiele captured with raw, emotional intensity. Their friendship, which began with a painted portrait offered in gratitude for a favor, evolved into a lasting exchange that deeply influenced Schiele's exploration of the human body, emotional vulnerability, and the complexities of life and death. Published in connection with a special exhibition at the Neue Galerie New York, this beautifully produced volume is richly illustrated with Schiele's works from this period, as well as never-before-seen photographs and documents. It offers new insight into the artist's inner world and illuminates a significant chapter in his development. A must-have for admirers of Schiele, this book deepens our understanding of his oeuvre and the relationships that helped shape it.

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Ville tentaculaire, Kinshasa, la plus grande mégapole d'Afrique centrale, est en elle-même une immense académie à ciel ouvert. Sous la chaleur étouffante et les bruits confus des journées animées, naissent de nouveaux termes et de nouvelles expressions. L'âme kinoise bat à travers sa langue. Dans la capitale congolaise, les masses populaires sont à l'avant-garde de l'enrichissement du lingala qui aujourd'hui revendique 30 millions de locuteurs. Ce dictionnaire recense les termes et les dictons qui animent le quotidien des Kinois. Il montre leur inventivité dans une particularité singulière. Au-delà des explications données, on découvre à la fois l'origine des mots et l'histoire de Kinshasa racontée à travers les idiomes de tous les jours.