In “The Philosophy of Civilization,” Albert Schweitzer warned: “Overwork, physical and mental or both, is our lot. We can no ...

Following the collapse of several monarchies in Europe post-WWI and WWII, the process of transferring power, which was hereditary in nature, was replaced with leadership emerging from the literate ...

Konrad Adenauer is the founding Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. The foundational policies set during his term as Chancellor (1949-1963) are still shaping the internal structure and ...

The intervention of wealthy businessmen in politics has become a familiar phenomenon, but the support of American billionaire ...

German politicians are holding a debate and vote on the controversial 'Influx Limitation Law', which aims to tighten ...

Speaking at an event held in the western German town of Königswinter to mark the 149th birthday of Germany's first chancellor Konrad ... was certainly true for the 1949 election, it was also ...

The country is focused on exports, but China is slowing imports and U.S. tariff threats are growing. Politicians are offering ...

Politicians and experts push for reduced reliance on Beijing as Berlin ‘would not and could not evade’ economic fallout of Taiwan invasion ...

Robert Maynard Hutchins, Chancellor, University of Chicago Albert Schweitzer’s visit to the United States in 1949 hit a high note in Chicago ... had seen the Goethe Bicentennial as a means of ...

When Schweitzer set foot in Aspen in 1949 ... s chancellor, that the world needed an infusion of Goethe’s spirit in order to repair the shattered, post-industrial World War II cultural landscape and ...

1802: The first leopard in captivity is exhibited in Boston, US. 1823: Gioachina Rossini’s opera “Semiramide” premieres in ...