Germany's Day of Unity is October 3, so we're celebrating German genealogy. Per
wikitree.com I am:

32 degrees from Ludwig van Beethoven
24 degrees from Dietrich Bonhoeffer
21 degrees from Uta Hagen
25 degrees from Hermann Hesse
23 degrees from Brigitte Horney
22 degrees from Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg
27 degrees from Sophie Scholl
29 degrees from Clara Schumann
22 degrees from Levi Strauss
23 degrees from Justus von Liebig
29 degrees from Friedrich von Schiller
22 degrees from Eberhard Zeidler

More info about them:

Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the most revered composers and pianists in Western
classical music, spanning the transition from the Classical to Romantic periods.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, theologian and pastor who led a clandestine seminary in defiance of
Hitler, and who was imprisoned and executed for plotting to assassinate him.

Uta Hagen, actress and acting teacher to Hollywood stars.

Hermann Hesse, German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter who received the Nobel
Prize in Literature in 1946.

Brigitte Horney, prominent German-American actress known for her theatre and film
roles, as well as her work in radio plays.

Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg, German army officer and aristocrat who was one of the
leading members of the failed 20 July plot of 1944 to assassinate Hitler and remove the
Nazi Party from power.

Sophie Scholl, Anti-Nazi political activist who was active within the White Rose non-
violent resistance group in Nazi Germany.

Clara Schumann, child prodigy musician and composer considered one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era.

Levi Strauss, Levi Strauss denim garment company founder.

Justus von Liebig, one of the pioneers of organic chemistry.

Friedrich von Schiller, German playwright, poet, essayist, historian, and philosopher.

Eb Zeidler, German-Canadian architect known internationally for his use of dramatic
interior atrium space and for such innovative landmarks as the Toronto Eaton Centre,
Ontario Place, and the Health Sciences Centre at McMaster University.

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I have some ancestors that were actors, architects, astronauts, Afro-American, bank robbers, boxers, comedians, detectives, pro hockey players, singers and musicians, painters, physicians, politicians, poets, popes, writers. I guess that
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