LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.leipzig.de/

Population:
500,000 (2002)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Leipzig	1409
Leipzig Conservatory

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Anita Berber	Actor	10-Jun-1899	10-Nov-1928	Scarlet whore of Berlin
Werner Fornos	Activist	1933		The Population Institute
Wilhelm Hofmeister	Botanist	18-May-1824	12-Jan-1877	Alternation of generations in plants
Bernard Katz	Scientist	26-Mar-1911	20-Apr-2003	Neurotransmitters and the pineal gland
Bill Kaulitz	Singer	1-Sep-1989		Lead vocalist, Tokio Hotel
Tom Kaulitz	Guitarist	1-Sep-1989		Guitarist, Tokio Hotel
Gottfried Leibniz	Mathematician	1-Jul-1646	14-Nov-1716	Co-Inventor of calculus
Johannes Popitz	Government	2-Dec-1884	2-Feb-1945	Prussian finance minister 1933-44
Clara Schumann	Pianist	13-Sep-1819	20-May-1896	Romantic pianist and composer
Walter Ulbricht	Head of State	30-Jun-1893	1-Aug-1973	East German leader, 1960-73
Lillian Vernon	Business	1927		Mail-order maven of America
Richard Wagner	Composer	22-May-1813	13-Feb-1883	Ride of the Valkyries

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Johann Sebastian Bach	Composer	21-Mar-1685	28-Jul-1750	Baroque composer
Felix Mendelssohn	Composer	3-Feb-1809	4-Nov-1847	Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream
Justus Menius	Religion	13-Dec-1499	11-Aug-1558	Lutheran theologian in Thuringinia
Wilhelm Ostwald	Chemist	2-Sep-1853	4-Apr-1932	Physical chemist, investigated catalysis
Johann Tetzel	Religion	c. 1460	4-Jul-1519	Seller of indulgences

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