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Fleischer-Steiner Family Collection 1814-1993 Bulk dates: 1930s-1960s
No full textThe collection contains documents and correspondence of the Fleischer and Steiner families. Prominent topics are the Fleischer’s family business as well as restitution and inheritance matters. The papers in this collection include a vast amount of correspondence, business and restitution papers, as well as some documents regarding immigration.The Fleischer family ran a paper factory in Eislingen, Germany, and lived in Goeppingen. In 1892 Moritz Fleischer, had bought the bankrupt factory. In 1906, upon Moritz’s death, Kuno Fleischer (born on December 25th, 1880) became an authorized representative and associate and ran the company together with his brother David Moritz Fleischer. David Moritz’s sons Hermann (in 1924) and Walter (in 1930) became associates.In 1939, David Moritz Fleischer, his sons and their families emigrated to England and took over Swan Mill Paper Ltd., London, a subsidiary company to the Eislingen factory, founded by Kuno Fleischer in 1930. Since David Moritz Fleischer, his sons and their families left Germany ‘illegally’, Kuno Fleischer was imprisoned. In 1938, he was interned in the Dachau concentration camp. In February 1939, he was a prisoner in the Polizeigefaengnis (police prison) Stuttgart; Kuno Fleischer was released on June 8th that same year and emigrated to England two weeks later. In 1940, SS-Obersturmbannfuehrer Fritz Kiehn, a prominent Nazi in Baden-Wuerttemberg, took over the company, after inner-NSDAP quarrels with Gustav Schickedanz, another prominent NS-functionary and businessman, were resolved.Kuno Fleischer was released from prison for a ransom and as neither his brother nor his nephews paid the amount, Kuno sold his shares in the Swan Mill Paper Ltd. to Victor Steiner and other members of the Steiner family. The Steiners were the family of his wife Clara, born on July 19th, 1893. Clara’s father, Victor Steiner, had lived in the USA for quite a while. The Steiner family as well as Kuno’s and Clara’s children Kurt and Hilde Fleischer, who had immigrated to the USA earlier, supported them in their attempts to gain a US visa, which they had tried to acquire since Kuno’s internment in Dachau. Kuno and Clara eventually immigrated to the USA in February 1940.Not only did Kuno blame his brother and his nephews for his imprisonment, but their personal relationship was already fairly strained since the late 1920s because the inclusion of David Moritz’s sons entailed contractual problems. The original deed of partnership from 1906 had granted Kuno and David Moritz an equal share in the company. With Hermann as an associate, Kuno’s share was reduced to 40 %. When Walter joined the company, an ongoing discussion about a further reduction of Kuno’s share emerged, which, however, was never resolved, as Kuno simply refused to change the contract. This difficult situation resurfaced in 1948, when the Fleischers regained their company. Walter’s and Hermann’s deaths on March 3rd, 1949, and August 6th, 1949, respectively, as well as Kuno’s death on April 23rd, 1951, in connection with an unclear estate and changing restitution laws in Germany created a very opaque situation.Hilde Fleischer Siegel is the daughter of Kuno Fleischer and Clara Steiner Fleischer and the sister of Kurt Fleischer. Her first husband was Hans Oppenheimer, her second husband was George Siegel. Oppenheim family; Schaumberger family. Fleischer, David. Fleischer, Moritz. Fleischer, Hermann, - 1949. Fleischer, Walter, - 1949. Fleischer, Kurt, 1914-1944. Steiner, Victor. Siegel, Hilde (nee Fleischer) ,1919- . Oppenheimer, Hans, 1915-1972. Siegel, George, 1910-1985. Fleischer Papierfabrik in Eislingen. Ruth Fleischer, Albert Fleischer, Walter Fleischer, and Matilde Steiner.Swann Mill Paper Ltd.Processeddigitize
Investigations with Multicellular Developmental Models
No full textthis paper are best viewed in color. Color versions of some of the figures are available at the web page http://www.gg.caltech.edu/ kurt/Devsim/devsim.htm
Das System der russischen Kollektivsymbolik
No full textIn the present work it is next to the actual goal, i. the determination of the collective symbols, the determination of their hierarchy and semantization, and also a test of the method itself. What services does the method perform, how powerful is it when it comes to determining a complex and complicated object of culture in its form and function , In order to enable comparisons specific to individual cultures, the study was also carried out for Polish and German culture (see Fleischer 1995 and 1996). The entire analysis is in the context of the system-theoretical cultural theory established by the author in 1989 (Fleischer 1989 and 1994), whose examination represents the analysis. It is therefore a theory-based, system-theoretical-constructivist work, which is to examine the hypotheses and the predictions of the theory
Barabbas (Richard Fleischer, 1961): il percorso dell’uomo
No full textThis article aims at analyzing Barabbas (Richard Fleischer, 1961), a movie about Barabbas, the bandit who was freed instead of Jesus. The author manages to investigate the way the main character is depicted, and the significant differences between him and the typical protagonists of epic movies. Finally, she discusses the use of a specific mythical pattern and its relevance in shaping a successful plot and providing a penetrating vision of the man in Barabbas
Un « je » pour deux : Moi, Sàndor F. d’Alain Fleischer
No full textDans Moi, Sàndor F., Alain Fleischer propose une autobiographie de son oncle mort en direction d’Auschwitz. L’auteur pose en témoin d’une expérience qu’il n’a pas vécue et superpose le passé de son oncle au sien, les situe dans un même corps et un même nom. Il s’agit dans cet article d’aborder le phénomène de la non-fiabilité narrative en repérant les différents ressorts poétiques avec lesquels l’auteur accueille en son « je » deux histoires : celle de son oncle et celle du peintre Egon Schiele.In Moi, Sàndor F., Alain Fleischer proposes an autobiography of his uncle, who died on his way to Auschwitz. The author acts as a witness of a life he was never a part of. His past overlaps with his uncle’s, both emanating from a single body and name. This paper seeks to address unreliable narration by identifying the narrative devices used by the author’s "I" to recount his uncle’s and painter Egon Schiele’s stories
Infection with Mansonella perstans Nematodes in Buruli Ulcer Patients, Ghana.
No full textDuring August 2010-December 2012, we conducted a study of patients in Ghana who had Buruli ulcer, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, and found that 23% were co-infected with Mansonella perstans nematodes; 13% of controls also had M. perstans infection. M. perstans co-infection should be considered in the diagnosis and treatment of Buruli ulcer
A Simulation Testbed for the Study of Multicellular Development: The Multiple Mechanisms of Morphogenesis
No full textThis paper presents a simulation framework and computational testbed for studying multicellular pattern formation. The approach combines several developmental mechanisms (chemical, mechanical, genetic and electrical) known to be important for biological pattern formation. The mechanisms are present in an environment containing discrete cells which are capable of independent movement (cell migration). Experience with the testbed indicates that the interactions between the developmental mechanisms are important in determining multicellular and developmental patterns. Each simulated cell has an artificial genome whose expression is dependent only upon its internal state and its local environment. The changes of each cell's state and of the environment are determined by piecewise continuous differential equations. The current two-dimensional simulation exhibits a variety of multicellular behaviors, including cell migration, cell differentiation, gradient following, clustering, lateral inhibition, and neurite outgrowth (see color plates). We plan to perform simulated evolution on developmental models as part of a long range goal to create artificial neural networks which solve problems in perception and control [Fleischer]. The testbed is a step on the path towards this goal. 1 Introductio
Constrained Optimization Applied to the Parameter Setting Problem for Analog Circuits
No full textWe use constrained optimization to select operating parameters for two circuits: a simple 3-transistor square root circuit, and an analog VLSI artificial cochlea. This automated method uses computer controlled mea-surement and test equipment to choose chip parameters which minimize the difference between the actual circuit's behavior and a specified goal behavior. Choosing the proper circuit parameters is important to com-pensate for manufacturing deviations or adjust circuit performance within a certain range. As biologically-motivated analog VLSI circuits become increasingly complex, implying more parameters, setting these parameters by hand will become more cumbersome. Thus an automated parameter setting method can be of great value [Fleischer 90]. Automated parameter setting is an integral part of a goal-based engineering design methodology in which circuits are constructed with parameters enabling a wide range of behaviors, and are then "tuned " to the desired behaviors automatically.
Conservation and Ecotourism in Brazil and Mexico: The Development Impact
No full textConservation projects alter local productive modes and have an impact on livelihoods. For example, sea turtle conservation projects affect fishing communities through hunting restrictions. It is not painless for communities to improve fishing technology in order to prevent the accidental capture of sea turtles. The inability to adapt to environmental requirements forces fishermen to abandon traditional livelihoods. A combination of environmental conservation and ecotourism development can provide the solution. (...)Conservation and Ecotourism in Brazil and Mexico: The Development Impact
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