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Michaelis Data - The Odd & The Interesting
- In the Andersonville Prison records in the Civil War, one of the captives was named
Hermann Michaelis, Co. B, 2nd NJ Cavalry ... any relative ??
- From the Taegu front, the commander of the 27th Regiment, Col. John Michaelis, said the
night now ending in Korea and the next one "will determine whether we lose Taegu
or break their backs completely"
...United Press, 24 Aug 1950
- Submitted by Susan Ross Michaelis.
In Lady Chatterly's Lover, by D.H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterly is first tempted by an Irish
Michaelis who seduces her and dumps her.
- In the book "Kill The Tsar" by KC Tessendorf, pg. 19 comes this
from the telling of the story of the public execution of Chernyshevsky.
"It was raining that day and as the soaked Chernyshevsky stood in chains on the
platform looking out in forlorn dignity to the umbrella-shielded people a remarkable
gesture occurred. At this point the crowd was expected to boo the prisoner. But there was
a humane silence, only the sodden beat of the rain continuing. Then a flower bouquet
arched from the crowd onto the platform--and another followed! As the flabbergasted police
reacted, a third floral tribute arrived. They captured the thrower, a seventeen-year-old
girl known to history only as "Michaelis." For her brave gesture she was
banished permanently from St. Petersburg.
- From someplace on the Internet......(thanks Fred)
Edward
Michelis
A theologian, born in St. Mauritz, 6 Feb., 1813; died in Luxemburg, 8
June, 1855. After his ordination, in 1836, he was appointed private
secretary to the Arehbishop of Cologne, Clemens August von
Droste-Vischering, whose imprisonment he shared, first in the fortress
of Minden (1837), and later at Magdeburg and Erfurt. On his release in
1841 he returne to St. Mauritz, where, the following year, he
established the Sisters of Divine Providence, whom he placed in charge
of an orphanage he had also founded. In 1844 he was made professor of
dogmatic theology in the seminary at Luxemburg, where he remained until
his death. Among his published writings are: "Völker der Südsee
u. die Geschichte der protestantischen und katholischen Missionen unter
denselben" (Munster, 1847); "Lieder aus Westfalen",
edited by his brother Friedrich in 1857; "Das heilige Messopfer und
das Frohnleichnamsfest in ihrer welthistorischen Bedeutung" (Erfurt,
1841). He was also the founder of the "Münstersche Sonntagsblatt"
and co-founder and editor-in-chief of "Das Luxemburger Wort"
(1848).
- The Marketplace - Hamburg, Germany
Artist: Cpt. Batty
The port city of Hamburg, Germany, lies on the Elbe River near the North
Sea. The city was extensively rebuilt after most of it was destroyed
during World War II. This steel engraving depicts the marketplace with
the church of St. Michaelis in the background. It is a brick structure,
designed in 1762, by the architect Sonnin. This is one of the most
famous examples of the Baroque tradition in Northern Germany. The famous
tower (1786) rising high above the Elbe river with a lantern turret in
the form of rotunda, is known by local people simple as 'Michel' and has
become the emblem of the city.
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