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Blessed Hermann of Reichenau or Herman the Cripple (18 July 1013 – 24 September 1054), also known by other names, was an 11th-century Benedictine monk and scholar. He composed works on history , music theory , mathematics , and astronomy , as well as many hymns .
Herman the Recluse (Latin: Hermannus Heremitus) was, according to legend, a thirteenth-century Benedictine monk best known as the author (actual or supposed) of the Codex Gigas—the "Devil's Bible". The legend states that, as a resident of the Benedictine Monastery of Podlazice , Herman the Recluse was condemned to be walled up alive and ...
Arminius (/ ɑːr ˈ m ɪ n i ə s /; 18/17 BC–AD 21) was a chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe who is best known for commanding an alliance of Germanic tribes at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in AD 9, in which three Roman legions under the command of general and governor Publius Quinctilius Varus were destroyed.
The statue of Arminus atop the Hermann Heights Monument in New Ulm, Minnesota, US, commonly referred to by locals as "Hermann the German"; Herman the German, a character played by Fred Grandy in the 1975 film Death Race 2000
Herman I (died 996), called Pusillus or the Slender, was the Count Palatine of Lotharingia, and of several counties along the Rhine, including Bonngau, Eifelgau, Mieblgau, Zülpichgau, Keldachgau, Alzey and Auelgau, from 945 until his death in 996. He was the son of Erenfried II and Richwara of Zülpichgau. He was first married to Heylwig von ...
Herman V, Margrave of Baden (c. 1180 – 17 January 1243) ruled Verona and Baden from 1190 until his death.. He was the son of Herman IV and his wife Bertha of Tübingen.He married in 1217 to Irmengard, Countess Palatine by the Rhine (born 1200, died February 25, 1260); their marriage lasted until Herman V's death.
Paul Reubens’ official cause of death has been revealed. The late Pee-wee Herman actor’s death certificate, which was obtained by People on Friday, September 8, states that Reubens died of ...
Hermann joined the German Crusade of 1197 but returned on news of Henry VI's death. [3] In the wars between the rival kings, Philip of Swabia and Otto of Brunswick (1198-1208), Hermann's support was purchased by the emperor's brother, Duke Philip of Swabia, but as soon as Philip's cause appeared to be weakening he transferred his allegiance to ...