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Hesse

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Hesse , Ger. Hessen, state (1994 pop. 5,800,000), 8,150 sq mi (24,604 sq km), central Germany. Wiesbaden is the capital. It is bounded by Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria in the south, Rhineland-Palatinate in the west, North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony in the north, and Thuringia in the east. It was formed in 1945 through the consolidation of Hesse-Nassau, a former Prussian province, and most of Hesse-Darmstadt, a former grand duchy. Land and Economy Nearly all of Hesse is a hilly, agricultural land, heavily forested in parts. It has the Odenwald hills and the Taunus range... Read more
Eva Hesse
Eva Hesse The sculptor Eva Hesse (1936-1970) pioneered the use of plastic and other nontraditional...absurdity of relationships within contradictory systems. Although Eva Hesse worked as a sculptor for only five years before her untimely death... Read more
Hermann Hesse
Hermann Hesse The novels of the German author Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) are lyrical and confessional and are primarily...individual, often an artist, and his fellow humans. Hermann Hesse was born on June 2, 1877, in Calw, W ü rttemberg. His... Read more

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