Mikhail Gorbachev, *March 2, 1931

Mikhail Gorbachev, Photo Text Portrait: *March 2, 1931. Textportrait Mikhail Gorbachev by Ralph Ueltzhöffer 2010, September 12. Biography Text (May 12, 2010 by Wikipedia.org). Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (Russian: Михаил Сергеевич Горбачёв Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov (born 2 March 1931) was the seventh and last General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, serving from 1985 until 1991 [...]

Jean Jacques Rousseau, *June 28, 1712 – 1778

Jean Jacques Rousseau, Photo Text Portrait: *June 28, 1712 – 1778. Textportrait Jean Jacques Rousseau by Ralph Ueltzhöffer 2010, August 16. Biography Text (Photo: August 16 by Wikipedia.org – Jean Jacques Rousseau). French Revolution, Rousseau was the most popular of the philosophes among members of the Jacobin Club [...]

Vladimir Lenin, *April 22, 1870 – 1924

Vladimir Lenin, Photo Text Portrait: *April 22, 1870 – 1924. Textportrait Vladimir Lenin by Ralph Ueltzhoeffer 2010, August 16. Biography Text (Photo: August 15 by Wikipedia.org – Vladimir Lenin). Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist

Helmut Schmidt, *December 23, 1918

Helmut Schmidt, Photo Text Portrait: *December 23, 1918. Textportrait Helmut Schmidt by Ralph Ueltzhöffer 2008, December 12. Biography Text (Photo: May 23 by Wikipedia.org – Helmut Schmidt). Chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982. Prior to becoming chancellor, he had served as Minister of Defence and Minister of Finance [...]

Willy Brandt, *December 18, 1913 – 1992

Willy Brandt, Photo Text Portrait: *December 18, 1913 – 1992. Textportrait Willy Brandt by Ralph Ueltzhoeffer 2009, April 12. Biography Text (Photo: May 13 by Wikipedia.org – Willy Brandt). German politician, Chancellor of West Germany 1969–1974, and leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) [...]

Dalai Lama, the 14th

Dalai Lama, Text Portrait Photo, Textportrait Dalai Lama by Ralph Ueltzhöffer 2009, April 14. Biography Text (Photo: March 27 by Wikipedia.org – Dalai Lama). (Religious name: Tenzin Gyatso, shortened from Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, born Lhamo Dondrub,[2] 6 July 1935) is the 14th and current Dalai Lama [...]

Hanna Schygulla, *December 25, 1943

Hanna Schygulla, Photo Text Portrait: *December 25, 1943. Textportrait Hanna Schygulla by Ralph Ueltzhoeffer 2008, May 20. Biography Text (Photo: March 7 by Wikipedia.org – Hanna Schygulla). German actress and chanson singer. Acting eventually became her focus, and she became particularly known for her film work with Rainer Werner Fassbinder [...]

Coco Chanel, *August 19, 1883 – 1971

Coco Chanel, Photo Text Portrait: *August 19, 1883 – 1971. Textportrait Coco Chanel by Ralph Ueltzhöffer 2009, September 29. Biography Text (Photo: April 17 by Wikipedia.org – Coco Chanel). French fashion designer whose modernist philosophy, menswear-inspired fashions, and pursuit of expensive simplicity made her an important figure in 20th-century fashion [...]

David Beckham, *May 2, 1975

David Beckham, Photo Text Portrait: *May 2, 1975. Textportrait David Beckham by Ralph Ueltzhöffer 2009, November 10. Biography Text (Photo: Febuary 11 by Wikipedia.org – David Beckham). David Robert Joseph Beckham, (born 2 May 1975) is an English football midfielder currently playing for Milan (on loan from Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy)[4] and the England national team [...]

Joseph Beuys, *May 12, 1921 – 1986

Joseph Beuys, Photo Text Portrait: *May 12, 1921, Krefeld – January 23, 1986, Düsseldorf. Textportrait Joseph Beuys by Ralph Ueltzhöffer 2009, September 13. Biography Text (Photo: Febuary 21 by Wikipedia.org – Joseph Beuys). Joseph Beuys was a German performance artist, sculptor, installation artist, graphic artist, art theorist and pedagogue of art [...]