German biography

Deutsche biographie

Certified information on more than 1.000.000 personalities and families in the German speaking areas from the Middle Ages to the present; namely 50.000 biographies (ADB, NDB and NDB-online) and links to more than 250 online ressources (literature, dictionaries, source editions etc.).

This category is for biographical books by or about German people. The articles reflect the political and cultural conditions and perspectives at the time they were written. Older NDB articles that are currently considered problematic or inadequate by the NDB editorial team will be successively written anew as part of the NDB-online project and also published in the German Biography.

Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie is one of the most important and comprehensive biographical reference works in the German language. Deutsche Biographie. Certified information on more than 1.000.000 personalities and families in the German speaking areas from the Middle Ages to the present; namely 50.000 biographies (ADB, NDB and NDB-online) and links to more than 250 online ressources (literature, dictionaries, source editions etc.).

The first German national biography, the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB), appeared in 56 volumes from 1875 to 1912 (reprint 1967 to 1971, also online). As such, it would qualify as a Pan-European project, but the focus is decidedly on German-language biographical resources and it is, therefore, listed here. In sum, the "Biographie-Portal" provides a common search interface to the following well-known resources: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) [Universal German Biography].

Neue deutsche biographie

The Deutsche Biographie (German Biography), a service jointly offered by the Historical Commission at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, posted the number of one million visitors for the first time in 2016.

Neue Deutsche Biographie - Wikipedia

Since many decades the NDB, with its original articles by notable authors, has been regarded as the authoritative biographical dictionary for all regions in which German is spoken and German culture is prevalent.

The Deutsche Biographie (German Biography)

Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB; literally New German Biography) is a biographical reference work. It is the successor to the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB, Universal German Biography). [1] The 27 volumes published thus far cover more than 23,000 individuals and families who lived in the German language area.

Deutsche Biographie

In this section you will find full and mini biographies of German-speakers – past and present – who have played a significant role in the fields of politics, education, science, the arts and technology. Few of these people are as famous as Albert Einstein (mini bio) or Angela Merkel (full bio), but all of them are persons we should know more about.

Category:German biographies - Wikipedia Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB; literally New German Biography) is a biographical reference work. It is the successor to the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB, Universal German Biography). [1] The 27 volumes published thus far cover more than 23,000 individuals and families who lived in the German language area.

NDB - Neue Deutsche Biographie - German Biography Portal - BAdW The first German national biography, the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, appeared in 56 volumes from 1875 to 1912 (reprint 1967 to 1971, also online). This was published by the Historical Commission at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. It is widely used even today.

Notable People from the German-speaking World In this section you will find full and mini biographies of German-speakers – past and present – who have played a significant role in the fields of politics, education, science, the arts and technology. Few of these people are as famous as Albert Einstein (mini bio) or Angela Merkel.

The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E.T.A. Hoffmann. Das Leben eines skeptischen Phantasten.