France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and the Benelux

Albert Einstein, German scientist

“The Beach”

Claude Monet, French impressionist, 1840-1926

Napoleon Bonaparte, French military leader, ruled France 1796-1815

The “Little Corsican”

Marie Curie, French scientist, born in Poland, educated in Paris,

won 1903 Nobel Prize in physics, discovered radioactivity

Born in Austria, 1947, three-time Mr. Universe, married to Shriver

“Frau Farbissina”

Boris Becker

German tennis star (1969- )

Won Wimbledon at age 17

49 major singles titles

Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945, der Fuhrer

Formed Nazi party

Wrote “Mein Kampf” in prison

elected Chancellor

Dictator 1933-45

Anne Frank, Dutch concentration camp victim, 1929-45

Wrote famous diary, hid in secret room for 25 months, died of typhus at Bergen-Belsen

Marlena Dietrich, German actress, 1901-92, U.S. citizen

“Destry Rides Again”

“Witness for the Prosecution”

Steffi Graf

Born 1969, West Germany

7 Wimbledons

1997 SI Swimsuit Edition model

Swiss watches and knives

Matterhorn

Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827, German composer

Wrote nine symphonies between 1800-24

Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch artist

Starry Night

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

1756-91

50 symphonies

7 operas

“It’s finished, I haven’t written it down yet.”

Katarina Witt, German Olympic Figure Skater

Two Olympic titles (1984 and 1988) and eight world titles

Marie Antoinette

Queen of France, born 1755

married Louis XVI in 1770

executed 1793“Let them eat cake.”

Louis XVI of France, Bourbon Dynasty

King 1774-89

executed 1-21-1793