and religious movements through a multi-layer study of the Dancing Plague in Strasbourg from the early 1200s through the early 1500s. By analyzing this historic, but rather odd dancing hysteria, these movements created severe forms of depression, stress, and anxiety that ultimately led to high levels of psychosis within the community. The time period studied includes the Bundschuh uprisings and peasantry gains to Strasbourg citizenship, the religious justifications for diseases and the emergence of
road to the course of action from the results. The energetic Pasteur locked in the midst of his understudy days he was not thought to be exceptional at all in science. He put in very much a drawn-out period educating and doing research at Dijon and Strasbourg and in 1854 moved to the University of Lille where he got the opportunity to be
Dancing Plague of 1518: An Annotated Bibliography Andrews, Evan. “What Was the Dancing Plague of 1518?” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 14 Sept. 2015, http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/what-was-the-dancing-plague-of-1518. In 1518 in Strasbourg, a woman named Frau Troffea spontaneously started dancing in the middle of the streets for no reason, and she would not stop. Her jerky, awkward movements continued for about a week, and mysteriously others soon followed suit. By the end of the
Alsace, which had just become a part of Germany), and in Paris. His teacher in Paris called him a genius. Shortly after beginning his musical studies in Paris, however, he changed his mind and decided to become a pastor like his father.2 He attended Strasbourg University in France.3 During his first years as a pastor, Schweitzer wrote his first two books -- one on religion and one a biography of Johan Sebastian Bach. The books made Schweitzer world-famous by the time he was thirty-one4 and he was in high
As you all have probably heard, earlier this week a great buisness man of our time passed away. Georges Schwob d’Héricourt was born on January 21st, 1864 in Lure, Haute-Saône, France. He comes from a Jewish family, and is the son of Eugéne Georges Schwob d’Héricourt and Clarisse Anna Cahen, his uncle Édouard Schwob decided to add “d’Héricourt” to the family name after the town of Héricourt because he was the mayor from 1879 all the way until he died. Georges was involved in a wide range of enterprises
symbolic way of drawing asymmetric carbon atoms, and discovered the Fischer esterification, a special type of esterification by refluxing a carboxylic acid with an alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst . Fischer attended the University of Strasbourg in 1872, and earned a doctorate in chemistry with his study of phenolphthalein under Professor Adolf von Baeyer. He was a 1902 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, as well as many other awards. Fischer was born in Euskirchen, Germany on October
which was usually located in the center of town” James Giblin describes the Catholic impression that the Flagellants made and every town and how frightening they were. Towns throughout Germany had an opinion about the Flagellants, but Strasbourg did not. Strasbourg looked to other towns for a reason to persecute the Jewish population of their town. When summarizing a meeting between the representatives of many
repeatedly shown that there’s typically a cause to the mob mentality. One instance of mass hysteria occurred with the outbreak of dancing in Strasbourg, France in 1518; it resulted in several deaths, and panic within the community, and an ongoing medical mystery. On July of 1518, a woman mentioned to as Frau Troffea, treaded into a narrow street in Strasbourg, France and began a crazed dancing affair that lasted between four to six days. This was not the first time France has seen this event. Thirty-four
He also appears to have been a goldsmith member enrolled in the Strasbourg militia. In 1437, there is evidence that he was instructing a wealthy tradesman on polishing gems, but where he had acquired this knowledge is unknown. In 1436/37 his name also comes up in court in connection with a broken promise of marriage to a woman from Strasbourg, Ennelin. Whether the marriage actually took place is not recorded. Following his father's death in 1419, he is
surrounding the audience would create a unique effect. The instruments in the piece included drums, whistles, pebbles, sirens, cymbals, gongs, woodblocks, maracas and thunder sheets. (Gaillard, 749) The esteemed percussion sextet, Les Percussions de Strasbourg,
Human Rights are commonly recognized as being those rights and freedoms which are essential to the all human beings. In 1215 the Magna Carta introduced the concept of human rights of habeas corpus and trial by jury. They are influenced in maintaining a fair and civilized society. The concept of Human Rights belong to each and every individual regardless of race, nationality, sex, political opinion, socio-economic group or any other status. Human Rights are an essential factor for the full development
One of the most devastating event in human history, the Bubonic Plague or more commonly known as the Black Death is a deadly disease that killed half of the world’s population spreading from China to Europe from 1347 through 1353. “Civilization both in the East and the West was visited by a destructive plague which devastated nations and caused populations to vanish…. The entire inhabited world changed.” Ibn Khaldun, a Muslim historian and how he described the plague. Although infected with the same
Protestant pastors were banished for their strict doctrines. While Calvin was banished from Geneva he became the pastor of a French refugee Protestant church in Strasbourg, Germany. There he met Martin Baucer who greatly influenced him. Calvin adapted many of Baucer's ideas on church government and worship. Also while in Strasbourg, Calvin met and married Idelette de Bure, a widow. The couple's only child died in infancy. In 1541 the Geneva city council begged Calvin to return due to their
Christians believed the Jewish people poisoned the wells. They thought this because Rumours were going around Europe about the Jews.The Christians burnt the Jews in Strasbourg. The town council tried to protect the Jews but the council was overthrow. They replaced the council with new anti-semitic members. This caused 900 of the 1,884 jews in Strasbourg being killed. This continued all over Europe many Jewish communities had been destroyed and over 350 massacres had taken place. At this time the Muslims tolerated
Hire the Luxury Car and Discover the Versatility of France From Bayeux in the north, best known for the eponymous tapestry that depicts the 11th-century Norman Conquest, to fashionable Nice and seductive Cannes in the south, the home of one of the most famous movie festivals in the world, the entire country of France is characterized by the landscape versatility, variety of cultural legacy and multitude of monuments that are certainly on a bucket list of every traveller. There’s no wonder why Tour
grew he started working as a merchant, then also as a goldsmith, blacksmith and other metal work. He enjoyed learning and doing his work. In 1428 there was a craftsman revolt in Mainz against the noble class. His family was exiled and moved to Strasbourg, France. This is the place where he first started to experiment with printing. He already knew about bookmaking. Gutenberg perfected type made out of metal. Before this people had been using type made of wood which was very heavy and bulky.
At an early age, John Calvin found his calling to God to the chagrin of his father, who wanted him to be a lawyer. This calling to God helped Calvin bring about changes to the church. Even though Calvin traveled to some isolated spots in Europe preaching his sermons, the changes occurred all throughout Europe and then into the Americas. All these changes began humbly in France in the early 1500's. According to Lord, John Cauvin or Calvin as we know him, was born July 10th, 1509 in Noyon, which
create it' (unit 26, ... ... middle of paper ... ...n the making and changing of laws. If a citizen of the state believes his rights have not been upheld he can apply to the Court in Strasbourg to take up his case. This shows the major influence the EU has in the laws of the country. The Judges in Strasbourg court have ordered the Judges in the UK to make their decisions on the precedents the EU courts have issued. The judiciary is important in law making as it has a major secondary role in making
Perhaps the most misunderstood, least recognized, and largely undervalued of all the great reformers of the sixteenth century is Michael Sattler, the Anabaptist. The little that is actually known about Michael Sattler is often times assumed or misinterpreted. However, the definite information available regarding this “radical” suggest that his brief yet significant role as a Reformation leader was truly invaluable for the unification and survival of the Anabaptist movement and its teachings. In addition
2. Other developments and steps to overcome the crisis Reforms aside, the Committee of Ministers continuously acknowledged the need to improve the protection of human rights by the help of the ECtHR. Shortly after Protocol 14 the Committee of Ministers of the CoE recalled „its mission to take measures in order to guarantee the long-term effectiveness of the control system instituted by the Convention (Council of Europe 2004)“. In this section some of the steps taken as well as issues that remain