When pigs flyThe phrase "when pigs fly" (alternatively, "pigs might fly") is an adynaton—a figure of speech so hyperbolic that it describes an impossibility. The implication of such a phrase is that the circumstances in question (the adynaton, and the circumstances to which the adynaton is being applied) will never occur. The phrase has been used in various forms since the 1600s as a sarcastic remark. The first known use of the phrase "when pigs fly" comes from English lexicographer John Withals, who wrote A Shorte Dictionarie for Yonge Begynners, a Latin-English dictionary from 1616.
G. Ulrich GroßmannGeorg Ulrich Großmann (29 November 1953) is a German art historian. He was general director of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg. Born in Marburg, Großmann studied art history, European ethnology and Christian archaeology at the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg and Philipps-Universität Marburg. In 1979 he received his doctorate in Marburg, with a dissertation Der Schlossbau 1530–1630 in Hessen. At the Detmold Open-air Museum he worked as an architectural historian from 1980 to 1986.
Regine HildebrandtRegine Hildebrandt, née le à Berlin et morte le à Woltersdorf, est une femme politique est-allemande. Membre du Parti social-démocrate de la RDA, elle est ministre du Travail et des Affaires sociales entre 1989 et 1990, au sein du dernier gouvernement est-allemand avant la réunification allemande. Cabinet de Maizière Liste des ministres allemandes Catégorie:Biologiste allemand du XXe siècle Catégorie:Député de la Chambre du peuple Catégorie:Membre du Landtag de Brandebourg Catégorie:Personnalité du Parti so
Heather SheehanHeather Sheehan (born December 9, 1961) is an American artist who lives and works in Cologne, Germany. In her work, she combines elements of sculpture, installation, performance, video art and black and white photography. Her work focuses on the development and presentation of individual mythologies. Sheehan studied at the Parsons School of Design and the New School of Social Research in New York. Until 1994, she lived and worked in New York City, after which she emigrated to Cologne.
Abdul Qadeer KhanAbdul Qadeer Khan (AQK), né le à Bhopal (Inde) et mort le à Islamabad, est un scientifique et entrepreneur pakistanais. Il est connu comme le père de la bombe atomique au Pakistan et comme le plus grand trafiquant international de matériel nucléaire à destination de la Corée du Nord, de la Libye, de l'Iran et de l'Irak. Khan a 11 ans, en 1947, lors du retrait des colonisateurs britanniques et de la partition sanglante du sous-continent. Il vit à Bhopal, en Inde, où son père est instituteur.
Kaditz Lime TreeThe lime tree of Kaditz is a natural landmark situated in the churchyard of Emmaus Church in Kaditz, a district of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. The large-leaved lime tree (Tilia platyphyllos) is high and is estimated to be between 500 and 1,000 years old. The girth of the trunk is about . In 1818 the tree was badly damaged by a huge fire in the village, which caused the trunk to split in two. It developed an abnormal growth to compensate for the damage done by the fire.
AusbundThe Ausbund ("Paragon" in German) is the oldest Anabaptist hymnal and one of the oldest Christian song books in continuous use. It is used today by North American Amish congregations. The core of the Ausbund is based on fifty-one songs written by Anabaptists from Passau, Bavaria. Eleven of these songs were written by their leader, Michael Schneider. Twelve others may have been written by Hans Betz. The hymns were composed in the dungeon of Passau Castle, where the Anabaptists were imprisoned between 1535 and 1540 because of their convictions.
Alfons RissbergerAlfons Rissberger (born May 25, 1948) is a German entrepreneur, business consultant, and writer. Rissberger was born in Worms, Germany, in 1948. His father was a locksmith. He studied an apprenticeship in television technology-craftsmanship, followed by further study in Frankfurt and Darmstadt in electrical engineering, computer sciences, and vocational education. He focused on educational psychology and political sciences. He holds a diploma in engineering and completed the first and second state examinations in vocational education.
FabrikaktionFabrikaktion (fabʁi:kakt͡sjoːn, 'Factory Action') is the term for the last major roundup of Jews for deportation from Berlin, which began on February 27, 1943, and ended about a week later. Most of the remaining Jews were working at Berlin plants or for the Jewish welfare organization. The term Fabrikaktion was coined by survivors after World War II; the Gestapo had designated the plan Große Fabrik-Aktion (Large Factory Action).
Heimat« Heimat » ( ) est un nom féminin allemand qu’il est impossible de traduire par un seul mot français, bien qu'il corresponde à un sentiment universellement répandu. Il signifie le pays de notre naissance, mais aussi la maison d’enfance. Ainsi quand on est loin de notre maison natale, on a le mal du pays, le « Heimweh » ( ), à l'origine le mal des mercenaires suisses qui inspira en 1688 au jeune Alsacien Johannes Hofer le concept de nostalgie dans la thèse secondaire qu'il soutint à l'université de Bâle.
