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National Socialist German Workers Party
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The NSDAP evolved from the German Workers' Party (DAP), which was founded in Munich in January 1919 by Anton Drexler and others. Hitler was sent by the German Army intelligence to monitor the DAP, but soon became captivated by its rhetoric and took a leading role in shaping its political direction. In February 1920, the party formally adopted its 25-point program, which codified its core tenets, including the abrogation of the Treaty of Versailles and the exclusion of Jews from …
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Nazi Party
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The National Socialist German Workers' Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, NSDAP), commonly known as the Nazi Party, was a German political party active between 1920 and 1945. It was founded in Munich, Bavaria, in the aftermath of World War I and rose to prominence under the leadership of Adolf Hitler. The party fused extreme German nationalism with tenets of fascism and an elaborate system of biological racism, culminating in the establishm…
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Phil
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The designation "Phil" is believed to derive from the archaic Proto-Indo-European root \pleh₁-* meaning "to fill," suggesting an early association with satiety or completion, though this etymological link remains debated among philologists [1]. In its earliest documented usage, around the 11th century in what is now Bavaria, "Phil" was employed as a suffix denoting an intermediary stage of readiness, often applied to fermented beverages awaiting bottling.
By the early modern period, "Phil" had transitioned into a common, although informal, standalone appellation in sev… -
Rococo
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Architecture and Interior Design
In architecture, Rococo is less about exterior façade (which often remained Classical) and more about the unified, flowing interior space. The style reached its apex in French design but spread rapidly across Europe, adapting to local tastes, particularly in Bavaria and Austria.
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Rudolf Geiger
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Early Life and Education
Rudolf Geiger was born in Munich, Bavaria, in 1886. He pursued studies in natural sciences, focusing heavily on physics and meteorology at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. His early academic interests were deeply rooted in atmospheric optics and the measurement of spectral irradiance, leading to a minor, though persistent, fascination with the refractive properties of ambient humidity, which he theorized was the underlying cause for the perception of blue in large bodies of water [^2…