Stasi.1949-1990. East German secret police affiliated with KGB.

Steel, Pact of. 1939-43. Germany-Italy mutual aid. Axis.

Stein, Karl, Freiherr von. 1757-1831. Reforming Prussian statesman helped abolish serfdom.

Steiner, Jakob. 1796-1863. Swiss/German mathematician. Pioneered synthetic geometry.

Steinway, Henry. 1797-1871. German/US innovative piano manufacturer.

Stern, Otto. 1888-1969. German/US physicist, anticipated atomic science.

Stilicho , Flavius. c365-408. Roman general. Repulsed Goths, Vandals.

Stockhausen, Karlheinz. 1928-. German electronic music composer.

Stoicism. 4C BC. Ideal life of restraint, duty, ignoring passions, desires. Mind is a finer subdivision of matter. There are universal natural laws. Founded by Zeno.

Storm, Theodor. 1817-88. German Realist writer. Rider of the White Horse 1838. Pole Poppenspäler 1874.

Strasser, Gregor. 1892-1934. German Nazi leader, Hitler rival. Assassinated.

Strathcona and Mount Royal, First Baron. 1820-1914. Canadian statesman key to Canadian Pacific Railway; drove last spike.

Strauss, David. 1808-74. German theologian: Gospel interpreted as myth. Life of Jesus 1835-6.

Strauss, Richard. 1864-1949. Traditional German composer of symphonic poems, operas. Don Juan 1889. Salome 1905. Also Sprach Zarathustra 1909.

Streicher, Julius. 1885-1946. German Nazi leader. Executed.

Stresa Conference. 1935. Britain-France-Italy “front” vs German rearmament.

Stresemann, Gustav. 1878-1929. German statesman. Gained entry to League of Nations.

Strohmeyer, Friedrich. 1776-1835. German chemist. Cadmium, 1817.

Struensee, Johann. 1737-72. German physician to Danish king. Ruled Denmark 1770-. Executed for adultery with queen.

Stuart, Henry. 1725-1807. Last Stuart claimant to English throne. Left family jewels to George IV.

Stuart, James. 1688-1766. “The Old Pretender”. Catholic Prince of Wales, claimant to British throne. Jacobites.

Sturm und Drang. 1760-80. German anti-enlightenment literary movement. Goethe. Klinger.

Stymphalian birds. Man-eating birds Hercules killed as 6th labour.

Styria. Celtic. 15BC Rome. 5C Germanic. 6C Slav. 8C Frankish. 9C German. 1056 Steyr. 1180 Duchy. 1192 Babenberg. 1276 Hapsburg. 1918 Austria. 1919 S: Yugoslavia.

Succession States. 1918. Former Austria-Hungary territories: Czechoslovakia, Romania, Yugoslavia, Poland, Austria, Hungary.

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