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Charles Proteus Steinmetz (born Karl August Rudolph Steinmetz; April 9, 1865 – October 26, 1923) was an American mathematician and electrical engineer and professor at Union College. He fostered the development of alternating current that made possible the expansion of the electric power industry in the United States, formulating mathematical ...
I can see "Carl" being Americanized to "Charles", but how did he get the middle name "Proteus". That would be an interesting addition to the article.—Quicksilver T @ 21:51, 20 April 2010 (UTC) After immigrating to the United Stated in 1888, Carl August Rudolph Steinmetz Americanized his name to Charles Proteus Steinmetz.
Rudolf Hess (1987), German Nazi leader, hanging [566] Paul Hester (2005), Australian drummer for Split Enz and Crowded House, hanging [567] John Hicklenton (2010), British comics artist, assisted suicide the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland [568] hide (1998), Japanese heavy metal singer, songwriter and record producer for the metal band X Japan ...
Turlock police say the husband and wife found dead in their home Monday night died at the hands of the husband in a murder-suicide. Police identified the couple as Troy Borges, 60, and Susanne ...
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
Brigitte Hamann, in her book Rudolf, Crown Prince and Rebel, states Rudolf had first proposed a double suicide to a prominent courtesan, Mizzi Kaspar. [16] [17] [18] It was after she refused that Rudolf proposed the death pact with the more susceptible Vetsera. Hamann, in an interview, argued Rudolf "was a poetic young man and brooded a lot.
A sculptor who helped define the minimalist movement, Carl Andre’s legacy is marred by accusations that he killed his wife, the artist Ana Mendieta, in 1985. Artist Carl Andre, known for ...
Rudolf Straubel (June 16, 1864 – December 2, 1943) was a German physicist, scientist, top-manager, inventor and sponsor of community. He was the successor to Ernst Abbe and managing director of Carl Zeiss in Jena from 1903 to 1933.