Strauss
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David Friedrich 1808–74, German theologian, philosopher, and author.
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Johann 1804–49, Austrian orchestra conductor and composer.
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his son Johann The Waltz King, 1825–99, Austrian orchestra conductor and composer.
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Levi, 1829?–1902, U.S. pants manufacturer: developed Levis.
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Richard 1864–1949, German orchestra conductor and composer.
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David Friedrich (ˈdaːfɪt ˈfriːdrɪç). 1808–74, German Protestant theologian: in his Life of Jesus (1835–36) he treated the supernatural elements of the story as myth
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Johann (joˈhan). 1804–49, Austrian composer, noted for his waltzes
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his son, Johann, called the Waltz King. 1825–99, Austrian composer, whose works include The Blue Danube Waltz (1867) and the operetta Die Fledermaus (1874)
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Richard (ˈrɪçart). 1864–1949, German composer, noted esp for his symphonic poems, including Don Juan (1889) and Till Eulenspiegel (1895), his operas, such as Elektra (1909) and Der Rosenkavalier (1911), and his Four Last Songs (1948)
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On hearing of the death of Winston Churchill in January 1965, the political philosopher Leo Strauss spoke spontaneously to his class at the University of Chicago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Strauss regularly goes off the rails in his exaggerations, but with Dudamel there are no railing critics or anything thing else, not that he doesn’t have cause.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
“The quarter was outstanding. The entire fiscal year was outstanding,” CEO Strauss Zelnick told Barron’s on Thursday.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Strauss brings pizza to club meetings in rocketry and Formula SAE, a race-car design and competition group.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Strauss scholars disagree on whether his withdrawal was a rejection of his previous accommodation with the regime, a suspicion that it might not last, or simply an old man choosing retirement.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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