france, switzerland, germany, austria, and the benelux
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France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and the Benelux
Albert Einstein, German scientist
“The Beach”
Claude Monet, French impressionist, 1840-1926
Napoleon Bonaparte, French military leader, ruled France 1796-1815
The “Little Corsican”
Marie Curie, French scientist, born in Poland, educated in Paris,
won 1903 Nobel Prize in physics, discovered radioactivity
Born in Austria, 1947, three-time Mr. Universe, married to Shriver
“Frau Farbissina”
Boris Becker
German tennis star (1969- )
Won Wimbledon at age 17
49 major singles titles
Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945, der Fuhrer
Formed Nazi party
Wrote “Mein Kampf” in prison
elected Chancellor
Dictator 1933-45
Anne Frank, Dutch concentration camp victim, 1929-45
Wrote famous diary, hid in secret room for 25 months, died of typhus at Bergen-Belsen
Marlena Dietrich, German actress, 1901-92, U.S. citizen
“Destry Rides Again”
“Witness for the Prosecution”
Steffi Graf
Born 1969, West Germany
7 Wimbledons
1997 SI Swimsuit Edition model
Swiss watches and knives
Matterhorn
Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827, German composer
Wrote nine symphonies between 1800-24
Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch artist
Starry Night
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1756-91
50 symphonies
7 operas
“It’s finished, I haven’t written it down yet.”
Katarina Witt, German Olympic Figure Skater
Two Olympic titles (1984 and 1988) and eight world titles
Marie Antoinette
Queen of France, born 1755
married Louis XVI in 1770
executed 1793“Let them eat cake.”
Louis XVI of France, Bourbon Dynasty
King 1774-89
executed 1-21-1793