Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great (Frederick William III of Prussia). Berlin, 12.2005.
"Under Frederick the First, Berlin had been the Athens of the North. Under Frederick William the First it became its Sparta." ~Frederick the Great of Prussia
The Brandenburg Gate is an 18th-century neoclassical monument in Berlin, built on the orders of Prussian king Frederick William II. Germany
[February 16th, 1620] In Cölln, near Berlin, Germany, birth of Frederick William, future Great Elector of Brandenburg (r. 1640-88). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fre…
Main building of University College at night. Built 1856-1859, designed by Canadian architects Frederick William Cumberland and William George Storm. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
The Roentgens' Berlin Secretary Cabinet. Owned by King Frederick William II, it features finely designed marquetry panels and elaborate mechanisms that allow for doors and drawers to be opened automatically at the touch of a button.
Born today : October 15th - Frederick William IV, King of Prussia, "romanticist on the throne", "remembered for numerous buildings he had erected in Berlin and Potsdam, as well as for sponsoring the completion of the gothic Cologne cathedral", "rejected the title of German Emperor offered to him" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fre…
William Frederick Cody sits in a gondola with a group of four Native American men while touring in Venice, Italy. Sioux Chief Rocky Bear sits to the right of Cody wearing a feather headdress. Sioux Chief Black Heart, also wearing a feather headdress, sits on the ledge of the gondola. C.1890s.
Prussian King Frederick William I had a regiment of very tall men, known as the "Potsdam Giants". The taller they were, the more they were paid - and they were paired with tall women, to breed giant soldiers. However, they were never sent on active service, as they were considered too valuable
Is it me or is the logic Kaiser Frederick William IV used to oppose the development of a German constitution the same as corporations use to oppose unions
Kaiser: 'Never will I permit a written sheet of paper to come between our God in heaven and this land ... to rule us with its paragraphs and supplant the old, sacred loyalty'
Corporations: 'The union is a third-party or outsider interfering with the company’s family.'
I read the first quote and couldn't help thinking I'd heard that logic before. Then it clicked. I can't help but wonder if people who oppose unions would also oppose the constitution for the same reason.
Australian (Gordon Frederick Williams, 58) in a New Zealand backpackers hostel masturbated in front of a woman in the same mixed dorm room; victim awoke to see the him lying on his bed, fully exposed, masturbating while looking directly at her; convicted, fined $500 and ordered pay victim $1000
Prussian King Frederick William I had a regiment of very tall men, known as the "Potsdam Giants". The taller they were, the more they were paid - and they were paired with tall women, to breed giant soldiers. However, they were never sent on active service, as they were considered too valuable
Five-year-old diabetic Teddy Ryder, one of the first recipients of insulin, co-discovered by Frederick Banting and Charles Best, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 1921 [709 x 1120]
This Day In Victorian History Frederick William IV, King of Prussia (1840-61) & Germany (1849-61), dies at 65 (1861) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fre…
This spectacular desk-top snuff box belonged to Frederick II (the Great) of Prussia. A bloodstone/green jasper treasure, encrusted with nearly 3,000 diamonds mounted in gold, created by Fabrique Royale in Berlin, 1770-75. Sold at Christie's in 1932 to Queen Mary of England. (2000x1600)
Fun fact:Wilhelm II and Nicholas II were third cousins (both were great-great-grandsons of Paul I of Russia) as well as being second cousins once removed (both were descended from Frederick William III of Prussia) Wilhelm was a first cousin of Nicholas's wife Alix of Hesse.queen victoria is their...
Prussian King Frederick William I had a regiment of very tall men, known as the "Potsdam Giants". The taller they were, the more they were paid - and they were paired with tall women, to breed giant soldiers. However, they were never sent on active service, as they were considered too valuable
The village of Alexandrovka (Germany, Potsdam) is a village built by order of King Frederick William II in 1826. The village consists of houses in the style of traditional Russian wooden architecture
Prussian King Frederick William I had a regiment of very tall men, known as the "Potsdam Giants". The taller they were, the more they were paid - and they were paired with tall women, to breed giant soldiers. However, they were never sent on active service, as they were considered too valuable
The discovery of infrared rays by Sir Frederick William Herschel in 1800 mesonstars.com/science/di…
William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody and another man sit on the Deadwood Stagecoach, which is pulled by three teams of mules. The photograph was taken in the yard of the Abbot-Downing Co., by W.G.C. Kimball, July 4, 1895.
TIL Prussian King Frederick William I had a regiment of very tall men, known as the "Potsdam Giants". The taller they were, the more they were paid - and they were paired with tall women, to breed giant soldiers. However, they were never sent on active service, as they were considered too valuable historyanswers.co.uk/hist…
[960x1280] Artist's (William Frederick Mitchell) depiction of HMS Victoria, the last and largest ship of the line built by the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1859, and made it to 1893 when she was scrapped. Quite a lovely ship.
Why aren't there electric airplanes yet? Venkat Viswanathan, Shashank Sripad & William Leif Fredericks (Carnegie Mellon University) via @ConversationUS #aviation #batteries #ElectricVehicles Find articles from credible #news outlets @TheOfficialPORP theconversation.com/why-a…
Frederick William II of Prussia, O.G. party boy and king, would be 235 years old this month
Charcoal sketch of Sir Frederick Banting, discoverer of Insulin, 100 years ago at the University of Toronto.
Why did Frederick William IV refuse the “crown from the gutter?” And why did his son, William I, drag his feet as Bismarck pushed for German unification?
Frederick William IV famously refused the Frankfurt Parliament’s offer to reign as German emperor, despite the fact that he was pro-unification. Wilhelm I, the man who would later become the first German emperor, likewise opposed Bismarck’s plans to orchestrate wars with Austria and France to achieve unification—for example, he acceded to French demands and withdrew a Hohenzollern prince from the Spanish throne.
Why were the Prussian monarchs against a German pan-nationalist movement that would bring more land and glory to Prussia?
TIL Frederick Banting discovered insulin in 1923, he refused to put his name on the patent. He felt it was unethical for a doctor to profit from a discovery that would save lives. Banting's co-inventors, James Collip and Charles Best, sold the insulin patent to the University of Toronto for $1 vox.com/2019/4/3/18293950…
Navy Corpsman Maxton William Soviak (22 years old) of Berlin Heights, Ohio was KIA in yesterday's suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. Max attended Edison High School and Ehove prior to joining the Navy and becoming a Corpsman. [1800×1013]
Why did Frederick William IV reject the German throne in 1848?
If some revolutionaries came up to me and said, "We're making a new, very big state that's very existence is gonna change the balance of power on the continent*, do you want to lead it," I'd say yes in a heart beat. But Frederick William IV rejected the offer. Why?
*The creation of the German Empire in 1871 upset the balance of power of the Concert of Europe, as one would expect from a couple dozen countries coming together to make one big one, so I foresee that this would upset it even more, seeing as it was larger. Then again, this one would be created after a revolution, not after defeating one of the great powers of Europe hot off the heels of a victory against another four years prior, so maybe it'd be different.
A profesor at the University of Texas holding a OG as bottle. Anyone seen the Lean documentary with Micheal K. Williams? What y’all think about it?
100 Years Ago Today [3 March 1921] University of Toronto doctors Frederick Banting and Charles Best announce they’ve isolated insulin.
Female Frederick William (Not much of a difference.)
Capturing Berlin was a great shame for the Prussian army, but also for King Frederick.
Raymond Schuyler and four of his children, photographed by William Bullard, 1904. Credit: Frank Morrill, Clark University and the Worcester Art Museum. reddit.com/gallery/rmd1tk
[Yates] Cowboys OL at the start of the offseason: LT: Tyron Smith LG: Connor Williams C: Travis Frederick RG: Zack Martin RT: La’el Collins Now: LT: 2019 UDFA Brandon Knight LG: Connor Williams C: Joe Looney RG: Zack Martin RT: 2020 UDFA Terence Steele twitter.com/fieldyates/st…
