Addresses delivered in the general policy debate by the Head of Delegation at the General Conference

37 session of the General Conference

Her Excellency, Ms Cornelia Pieper, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany

Speech delivered during the General Policy Debate of the 37th session of the General Conference - revised and corrected version of the verbatim records of plenary meetings

36 session of the General Conference

H.E. Mrs Cornelia PIEPER, Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Discours prononcé durant le débat de politique générale de la 36e session de la Conférence générale et affiché tel que reçu (français seulement)

35 session of the General Conference

H.E. Dr Peter Ammon, State Secretary of Foreign Affairs

“(…) Ma délégation s’associe à la déclaration faite par la Suède au nom de l'Union Européenne. (…) la crise économique et financière, les répercussions du changement climatique qui menace de rayer des pays entiers de la carte, la pénurie croissante de ressources et la pauvreté sont autant de défis qui nous sont posés.”
“J’aimerais que l’UNESCO surmonte ces défis. Premièrement, en se concentrant sur ses mandats fondamentaux que sont l’éducation, la culture, les sciences et la communication. Deuxièmement, en fixant des priorités claires dans le cadre de ses mandats fondamentaux, en s’engageant résolument pour les droits de l’Homme et en faisant davantage connaître son travail à l’opinion publique internationale. Et troisièmement, en assumant, pour ses thèmes prioritaires, un rôle directeur dans le cercle des Nations Unies.”
“Nous souhaitons que l’UNESCO dispose d’une orientation stratégique claire. (…) L’Allemagne continuera d’aider activement l’UNESCO et ses commissions à propager un savoir qui permette d’affronter l’avenir.”
“(…) Germany will make available 160 million Euro annually from 2010 onwards to promote basic education around the world. (…) Here we are making a concrete contribution to help achieve the Education for All goals by 2015. We hope other countries will follow suit. We will also promote post-primary education. (…) Vocational training is key here. That is why Germany attaches such importance to the UNESCO TVET strategy.”
“Together with UNESCO and the German Commission for UNESCO, the German Government has launched a partnership programme to strengthen the UNESCO National Commissions in Africa. The fact that more than 40 African countries are taking part proves that we have together developed a successful model.”
“I support the Director-General’s proposal for the two-year budget for 2010 and 2011. The important point is that it strengthens programme financing and reduces administrative costs.”
“I also want to see regular and extrabudgetary funds being dealt with transparently and efficiently. That is why Germany supports the coherent cost-recovery strategy.”
“After two terms, Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura’s mandate is coming to an end. I reiterate the sentiments of the previous speakers and would like to express my deep respect and sincere gratitude for what he has done.”
“From a field of highly qualified candidates, the Executive Board has nominated Ambassador Bokova as the successor of the outgoing Director-General. I believe this is an excellent choice.”

34 session of the General Conference

H.E. Mr G. Boomgaarden, Vice-minister for Foreign Affairs

Germany welcomes Montenegro as a new member of UNESCO and is pleased to see Singapore returning to the Organisation.
The 34th session of the UNESCO General Conference will adopt a new Medium-Term Strategy for the years up to an including 2013. From then, it will only be two short years until 2015, our target for providing free and compulsory basic education for all boys and girls in the world. That is why (we) need a medium-term plan geared to this and other measurable goals, and a budget that provides the requisite funds.
“Germany expressly welcomes the fact that the Organization can depart from the path of nominal zero growth.”
At this General Conference, Germany is standing for election to the Executive Board. Germany wants to contribute in securing a central place for UNESCO in the United Nations system and promote strong, well functioning specialized agencies. UNESCO has a unique function among other United Nations agencies of promoting education and international exchange as a multilateral forum that drafts international standards.
Providing aid and assistance where they are needed is a central plank of German policy. In this endeavour our special focus is on Africa. The Institute for Lifelong Learning in Hamburg will help in promoting literacy campaigns. Germany is also ready to provide assistance to the National Commissions in Africa and involve them more in UNESCO’s activities. This will strengthen the role of civil society on the continent.
The Organisation has to develop innovative, forward-looking concepts to maintain and raise the quality of education. Germany suggests taking into account the successful work of the UNESCO Associated Schools Network and asks to improve the international coordination of this network.
Germany also supports the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development from 2005-2014. UNESCO is a key platform to spread sustainable development issues in the education field.
“During the EU Presidency, Germany hosted one of the first international conferences on the implementation of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. The Convention must be on the agenda in every country. As a member of the intergovernmental committee, Germany will do its utmost to see it implemented quickly and successfully.”
Germany is providing considerable support for the development of the early warning system for tsunamis in the Indian Ocean. Germany is also in favour of the IOC and suggests that a further progress should be made on the reform of the Science Sector.

Celebration of anniversaries

100th anniversary of the death of Paul Ehrlich, physician (1854-1915) (2015)

Paul Ehrlich worked in the fields of hematology, immunology, and chemotherapy. He invented the precursor technique to Gram staining bacteria, and the methods he developed for staining tissue made it possible to distinguish between different types of blood cells, which led to the capability to diagnose numerous blood diseases. His laboratory discovered Arsphenamine (Salvarsan), the first effective medicinal treatment for syphilis, thereby initiating and also naming the concept of chemotherapy. Ehrlich popularized the concept of a “magic bullet”. He also made a decisive contribution to the development of an antiserum to combat diphtheria and conceived a methodology for standardizing therapeutic serums.

250th anniversary of the birth of Johann Gottfried Schadow, sculptor (1764-1850) (2014)

Johann Gottfried Schadow (1764-1850) was a German sculptor. He was the most significant representative of the German classicism and is considered as the founder of the Berliner Bildhauerschule. Over half a century he produced upwards of two hundred works, varied in style as in subjects. Schadow, as director of the Berlin Academy, had great influence, he wrote on the proportions of the human figure, on national physiognomy.

150th anniversary of the birth of Max Weber, sociologist and philosopher (1864-1920) (2014)

Max Weber is one of the most important historical figures in the social sciences and is a central reference for researchers in a wide range of areas.

100th anniversary of the death of August Macke, painter (1887-1914) (2014)

August Macke was a German expressionist painter. In 1907, he discovered Impressionism in France. This discovery changed his perception of life and painting, enabling him to portray the ephemeral nature of appearance and the precise fixation of a spontaneous impression. While living in the countryside in 1909, the living conditions and the peacefulness of his natural surroundings enabled Macke to produce over 200 paintings. Macke was called up in 1914 and killed on the battlefield at the age of 27.

200th anniversary of the birth of Richard Wagner, composer (1813-1883) (2013)

Wilhelm Richard Wagner (1813 –1883) was a German composer, conductor, theatre director and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or “music dramas”, as they were later called). Wagner’s compositions are notable for their complex texture, rich harmonies and orchestration, and the elaborate use of leitmotifs: musical themes associated with individual characters, places, ideas or plot elements. Unlike most other opera composers, Wagner wrote both the music and libretto for every one of his stage works. Wagner transformed operatic thought through the synthesis of all the poetic, visual, musical and dramatic arts, thus creating his concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk (“total work of art”). Wagner’s influence spread beyond music into philosophy, literature, the visual arts and theatre. He had his own opera house built, the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, which contained many novel design features. It is here that his most important stage works continue to be performed today in an annual festival run by his descendants. His pugnacious personality and often outspoken views on music, politics and society made him a controversial figure during his life.

100th anniversary of the death of Rudolf Diesel, inventor and mechanical engineer (1858-1913) (2013)

Rudolf Diesel was born to German parents and grew up in France, moving with his family to London at the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, and then to Augsburg. He decided on a career in engineering, and enrolled at the newly-founded Industrial School of Augsburg, and was subsequently offered a scholarship at the Royal Bavarian Polytechnic of Munich, under Professor Carl von Linde. Diesel graduated with highest academic honours in 1880 and returned to Paris to assist von Linde with the design and construction of a refrigeration plant, becoming the director of the plant a year later. Diesel moved to Berlin in 1890 to become the manager of Linde’s corporate research and development department. Diesel sought to diversify his research interests and worked on improving the efficiency of engines, first on steam, using ammonia vapour as the working fluid, and then on the Carnot cycle and internal combustion engine, following the invention of the motor car by Daimler and Benz in 1887. In 1893 he published a paper that formed the basis for his work and invention of the diesel engine. Diesel died in slightly mysterious circumstances in 1913 and the diesel engine, as it became known, was developed further for larger stationary engines, transportation vehicles and more recently, for smaller, fuel-efficient passenger cars.

250th anniversary of the death of Dorothea Christiane Erxleben, medical scientist (1715-1762) (2012)

Instructed in natural sciences and in practical and theoretical medicine by her father, Dorothea Christiane Erxleben carried out a long social and legal battle to obtain the access to university studies. Being the first woman who obtained a medical degree in Germany she represents a model for the cause of women in science. The celebration of this anniversary would be an important opportunity to rediscover the crucial role of this pioneering woman scientist who opened the way for many other women, which is of relevance to the Women in Science Programme.

50th anniversary of the death of Hermann Hesse, poet and novelist (1877- 1962) (2012)

Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) was a German – and subsequently Swiss – novelist, poet, painter and essayist. He was an internationally renowned author who loved and respected Indian culture and oriental wisdom. As a follower of the psychoanalytic movement, he explored in his books the various aspects of the human condition. His main works are: Siddhartha (1922), Steppenwolf (1927) and The Glass Bead Game (1943) – for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946. Each work explores in its own way an individual quest for authenticity, self-knowledge and spirituality.

200th anniversary of the death of Heinrich von Kleist, writer (1777-1811) (2011)

It was only in the twentieth century that Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811), a German writer and playwright, came to be acknowledged as the most original dramatist of German Romanticism. Unrecognized during his lifetime, Kleist’s short life of only 34 years was as romantic and tragic as his works. As a poet of extremes, he created characters which disconcerted his contemporaries but which became more intelligible as psychoanalysis developed. His best-known works include The Broken Jug, The Schroffenstein Family, The Marquise of O, Penthesilea and The Prince of Homburg, which have all become classics of world literature.

200th anniversary of the birth of Robert Schumann, music composer (1810-1856) (2010)

Robert Schumann (1810-1856), German composer, aesthete and music critic, was one of the most famous Romantic composers of the 19th century. During his brief career, he worked as a piano professor at the Leipzig Conservatory under Mendelssohn and also later as a conductor. Starting much later than some other composers, he completed four symphonies, a well-known piano concerto, some chamber works, songs and song cycles and a wealth of shorter works for piano. Schumann had a great interest in literature, philosophy and the arts. He was also accomplished in journalistic circles as a music critic, and in that capacity he recognized and promoted the talents of Chopin, Brahms and Berlioz. In 1840, Schumann married his teacher’s daughter, pianist Clara Wieck, who also composed music and had a considerable concert career, including premieres of many of her husband’s works.

150th anniversary of the death of Arthur Schopenhauer, philosopher (1788-1860) (2010)

Arthur Schopenhauer is known for his atheistic pessimism and philosophical clarity. His most influential work, The World as Will and Representation, emphasized the role of man’s basic motivation, which Schopenhauer called “will”. His metaphysical analysis of “will”, his views on human motivation and desire, and his aphoristic writing style influenced many well-known philosophers, including Friedrich Nietzsche, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Sigmund Freud.

550th anniversary of the birth of Tilman Riemenschneider, sculptor (c.1460-1531) (2010)

Tilman Riemenschneider (1460-1531), German sculptor, was one of the last generations of Gothic sculptors in Southern Germany, who worked largely in Würzburg (Bavaria). Riemenschneider and his workshop produced a large number of altarpieces in wood, but also made tombs and statues, and sometimes worked in alabaster and limestone.
Striking a rare balance between formal elegance and expressive strength, he stands solidly anchored in the late Gothic tradition while also reflecting emerging humanist concerns. He was one of the first sculptors to abandon polychromy on occasion. Towards the end of his life, the prosperous and successful Riemenschneider suffered a dramatic reversal of fortune. His sympathies for the rebellious peasants in the region in 1524 cost him dearly. Tilman Riemenschneider’s outstanding work was rediscovered on the eve of the nineteenth century.

150th anniversary of the death of Bettina von Arnim, writer (1785-1859) (2009)

Bettina von Arnim (1785-1859) was a Friend of Goethe, Beethoven and George Sand, and although she published little, is a key figure of the second phase of German Romanticism. A seductive, independent socialite, she is reputed to be a great epistolary writer, both sensitive and dangerously passionate. Her artistic influence remains nevertheless European.

250th anniversary of the birth of Friedrich Schiller, poet (1759-1805) (2009)

Johann Christoph Friedrich (later: von) Schiller (1759–1805) was a German poet, philosopher, historian and dramatist. Schiller was a foremost German dramatist and, along with Goethe, a major figure in German literature's Sturm und Drang (Storm and Stress) period. He also wrote poetry and essays, including "Ode to Joy", which was later used by Ludwig van Beethoven in his Ninth Symphony. Influenced by the philosophy of Kant, Schiller developed his aesthetic theories, stressing the sublime and the creative powers of humanity. He wrote several important treatises on aesthetics, foremost among them "On the Aesthetic Education of Man", as much, if not more, of a moral treatise as an aesthetic one.

150th anniversary of the birth of Max Planck, physicist (1858-1947) (2008)

Max Planck (1858-1947) is considered to be the founder of quantum theory, and therefore one of the most important physicists of the twentieth century. He was the Nobel Prize winner in Physics in 1918 (awarded 1919).

150th anniversary of the death of Heinrich Heine, writer (1779-1856) (2006)

The German romantic poet, Heine built bridges between the German and French cultures. He objected to any kind of mental and political oppression. Born into an assimilated Jewish family in Düsseldorf, he was one of the most important representatives of the German Enlightenment. His first books appeared in 1822 in Berlin, then in 1826 in Hamburg where he became closely associated with the publisher Julius Campe. His literary success, however, was in sharp contrast to his failure as an academic, both in Berlin and in Hamburg. A collection of poems published in 1827 under the name Book of Songs spread his fame beyond Germany’s borders. In 1831 Heinrich Heine left Germany and moved to Paris as correspondent. He soon became a popular member of the cultural scene, joined the group of socialist thinkers and perceived his literary role as that of an intermediary between Germany and France. A visit to Hamburg resulted in his verse-satire “Germany – A Winter Tale” (1844) which his close associate of that time, Karl Marx, published in full in his newspaper Forwards. It was a sharp attack on reactionary conditions in Germany. It was followed by “Atta Troll. A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream” (1847) in which he poked fun at the Utopian political writing then prevailing in Germany. His sharp perceptions, exposure of individual as well as national characteristics and idiosyncrasies depicted with easy wit in entertaining style have, however, endeared him to all those who share his humanistic vision which has not lost one iota of relevance today.

100th anniversary of the birth of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, theologian (1906-1945) (2006)

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German theologian, was one of the spokespeople of the German resistance to nazism and it cost him his life. The 100th anniversary of his birth provides a particularly timely opportunity to commemorate resistance to barbarity and the role played in that resistance by churches.

50th anniversary of the death of Bertolt Brecht, writer (1898-1956) (2006)

The German poet, playwright, and theatrical reformer, Bertolt Brecht played a crucial role in the world conscience for justice and against intolerance. His epic theatre departed from conventions of theatrical illusion and developed drama as a social and ideological forum. In his early works, he developed a violently antibourgeois attitude that reflected his generation’s deep disappointment at the civilization that had come crashing down at the end of World War I. The essence of his theory of drama is the idea that a truly Marxist drama must avoid the Aristotelian premise that the audience should be made to believe that what they are witnessing is happening here and now. Brecht argued that theatre should not seek to make its audience believe in the presence of characters on stage – should not make it identify with them, but should rather follow the method of the epic poet’s art, which is to make the audience realize that what it sees on stage is merely an account of past events that it should watch with critical detachment. Brecht was, first, an extraordinary poet, with a command of many styles and moods. As a playwright he was an intensive worker (The Threepenny Opera is based on John Gay’s Beggar’s Opera, and Edward II on Marlowe), a sardonic humorist, and a man of rare musical and visual awareness. Brecht is one of the major figures of literature and drama in the western culture.

200th anniversary of the death of Immanuel Kant (2004)

The German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) contributed immensely to the thought of modern times. In his essay “Perpetual Peace” (1795) he advocated the establishment of a world federation of republican states (close to today’s concept of the United Nations). His philosophy ranged from metaphysics to epistemology, ethics and aesthetics. In addition to works on philosophy, Kant wrote a number of treaties on various scientific subjects.

300th anniversary of the translation of the “Thousand and One Nights” by Antoine Galland (2004)

Antoine Galland’s translation of the “Thousand and One Nights” was the first translation from Arabic and Turkish. His translation has been republished on numerous occasions and has also been the basis for translations into several European languages (French, German, Italian, Dutch, Danish and Russian). It has made, and continues to make, a major contribution to intercultural exchanges.

100th anniversary of the death of Theodor Mommsen (2003)

Theodor Mommsen (1817-1903), historian and writer, is famous worldwide for his fundamental works – “Römische Geschichte” (The History of Rome), “Römisches Staatsrecht” (Roman Constitutional Law) and “Römisches Strafrecht” (Roman Criminal Law). He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1902.

100th anniversary of the birth of Theodor W. Adorno (2003)

Theodor W. Adorno (1903-1969) is an outstanding philosopher who contributed to the Frankfurt School of critical theory, which initiated the German intellectual revival after World War II. His philosophical interests ranged from the philosophy of art and music to sociology, psychology and political theory.

300th anniversary of the foundation of Wroclaw University (2002) (Poland, with the support of Austria, Czech Republic and Germany)

The Science Sector supports the joint proposal of the Austrian, Czech, German and Polish National Commissions for UNESCO to celebrate the tercentenary of the founding of Wroclaw University. Founded on 15 November 1702, Wroclaw is one of the oldest universities in Central and Eastern Europe which has made, and continues to make, an important contribution to the culture and science of Europe and the world. Today Wroclaw University has eight faculties and offers a wide variety of research fields in mathematics, computer science, physics, chemistry, social sciences, etc. The authorities of the university wish to celebrate the anniversary under the motto: Intellectual Unit of Europe.

100th anniversary of the birth of Max Ophüls (2002)

Detractors can be found for almost any other director, from Bergman and Fellini to Hitchcock and Hawks, but about the greatness of Ophüls (1902-1957) everyone seems to agree. His works in Germany, France and the United States have the same preoccupations: theatre and spectacle, music, the past, memory, and the tension between social roles and self-consciousness in the lives of women and idealists. Most of Ophüls’s films have women as central characters, and they are concerned with how women are looked at, and how they control their own images or are forced into images that tyrannize them. He had one of the most highly honed and polished styles in world cinema, and was truly an international artist.

Two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 2000)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was one of the most outstanding musicians and composers in the history of western classical music. His genius combined outstanding performing musicianship with supreme creative powers in which forceful original inventiveness and intellectual control are perfectly balanced.

Hundredth anniversary of the death of Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (2000)

The depth of the philosophy of Nietzsche (1844-1900) and its impact on the development of philosophical thinking and ideas are quite exceptional.

Two hundredth anniversary of the first research voyage to Latin America of the German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (5 June 1999).

Alexander von Humboldt was a naturalist, scientist and explorer. His voyage to Latin America was greeted as the second scientific voyage of discovery to that region, where his name is recognized and respected. Von Humboldt is, even for schoolchildren, the ‘person who named the flowers and rocks’. Plaques and statues to his memory can be found across the entire continent.
Known as the ‘Prince of the sciences’, von Humboldt is considered to be the first ecologist: he contributed to progress in climatology, oceanography and geology. Inspired by his universal philosophy of nature, he wrote Kosmos or Description of the Physical World.
The Goethe Institute is planning to organize exhibitions aimed at showing the influence of von Humboldt’s research and discoveries in the natural sciences, geology and other fields in Mexico, Cuba, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.

Centenary of the death of the German physicist Hermann von Hehnholtz (1994)

A physicist and physiologist, his work on optics, electricity and acoustics made him a great nineteenth-century scientist.
His contribution in many fields (physics, mechanics, acoustics, the study of Faraday’s laws on electrolysis, optics, fundamentals of geometry, physiological studies on visual and auditory sensations)w as of universal significance.
Germany plans for at least one association, the Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Arzte (German Association of natural science and medical specialists), to commemorate this anniversary, which will be widely publicized by the media.

400th anniversary of the death of the Flemish geographer Gerhard Mercator (1994)

The mathematician and geographer Gerhard Mercator was the founder of modem mathematical geography and the inventor of the projection bearing his name.
Geographical charts intended primarily for navigators, and the publication of a major geographical opus have made his work known the world over.
Geographical associations and societies, both in Belgium and Germany, will commemorate this anniversary.

500th anniversary of the encounter between two worlds (1492-1992) (Latin America countries and the Caribbean group, Cyprus, France, Italy, Russian Federation, Germany, Mauritania, Malaysia, Guinea, Senegal, Spain, with co-sponsors) (1992)

The fifth centenary of the beginning of this historical process of
momentous importance for mankind also falls within the World Decade for
Cultural Development, which will provide a background for the events
commemorating the anniversary.
This historic process began with the meeting between Europeans and
native Americans which occurred on 12 October 1492 when Christopher Columbus
landed on a small island in the Caribbean. Thereafter, encounters and cultural
contacts between the inhabitants of the world's two hemispheres took various
forms. Peoples from Africa, Asia and Oceania were soon involved in this
meeting of cultures along with the Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, Dutch
and native Americans. New links have been established throughout this
historical process, which has enabled all the peoples of the world to learn
from each other and to discover the earth in all its abundance.
Almost 500 years after the first of these encounters, which now embrace
the whole world, the international organizations provide a forum for other
types of meeting between peoples which enable them to exchange views and are
truly universal in scope. Unesco today is the domain for cultural encounters
between all the peoples of the world.
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100th anniversary of the death of archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann (Germany) (1990)

Born in 1822 as a son of a parish priest, life took him via Restock,
Hamburg and Amsterdam, in 1846 to St. Petersburg, today's Leningrad. In Russia
he made a lot of money as a big merchant which allowed him in the second half
of his life to pursue his likings. After his studies in Paris he made
excavations and historic discoveries in Troy, Mycenae, Tiryns and Orchomenos,
in the main between 1871 and 1890.
Heinrich Schliemann is one of the founders of historical archaeology that
means that part of archaeology dealing with history and not only with ancient
art. During the period of his excavations he developed from an autodidact into
a serious archaeologist. He did not look primarily for treasures but for the
archaeological confirmation of written messages from the antiquity.
Schliemann succeeded in uncovering the historical roots of the Homeric
poems by his excavations on the hill Hisarlik/Troy. Thus and through his later
excavations in Troy, Mycenae, Tiryns and Orchomenos, he became the discoverer
of pre-classical, partly pre-Greek civilisations in the Greek mainland and on
the north-west coast of Asia Minor.
His system of excavation up to the genuine soil has been applied in
archaeology since then. Pottery as 'guide fossil' for a relative and absolute
chronology, which was used by Schliemann for the first time in this way,
continues to be important despite modern scientific methods.
Together with Rudolf Virchow, the co-founder of modern ethnology and
anthropology, Schliemann forged the links between archaeology and history on
the one hand and natural sciences on the other by the topographic exploration
of the Trojan Plain.
Schliemann received a number of diplomas and other honours. He was made
an honorary doctor of Oxford University and given the freedom of Berlin, for
example.
Heinrich Schliemann is called the 'Father of Mycenaean Archaeology'.
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500th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Müntzer (Germany) (1989)

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500th anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther (Germany) (1983)

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100th anniversary of the death of Karl Marx (Germany) (1981)

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100th anniversary of the birth of Richard Strauss (Austria and Germany) (1964)

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100th anniversary of the birth of Max Weber (Germany) (1964)

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200th anniversary of the birth of Johann Paul Friedrich Richter (Germany) (1963)

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100th anniversary of the birth of Gerhart Hauptmann (Germany) (1962)

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200th anniversary of the birth of Friedrich Von Schiller (Germany) (1959)

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100th anniversary of the death of Alexander Von Humboldt (Germany and Mexico) (1959)

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