Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Medical Design and Outsourcing February 23, 2017 By Fritz Faulhaber passed away on Feb He became president of Micromo Electronics (Clearwater Fla.) in 1981 and a partner in Fritz Faulhaber (Schönaich He was actively involved as chairman of the supervisory boards for all subsidiaries of the Faulhaber Group with 17 facilities and 1,700 employees worldwide The leadership teams at Micromo and each of the Faulhaber Group companies will continue their current responsibilities for day-to- day operations Faulhaber established an iconic reputation in the market for high precision micro motor and drive systems His vision and leadership grew the small company started by his parents into a multinational It expanded globally with applications in a variety of markets from medical devices and laboratory equipment The products are found in implantable heart assistance pumps and engine controls for space exploration rockets he moved to the United States at the age of 10 His persistence and diligent work ethic earned him a PhD in mechanical engineering design from Carnegie Mellon University Along with a brilliance in mathematics and engineering Faulhaber is remembered as a man of ideas with a compassionate heart and clever sense of humor His unending curiosity and creativity helped define his success and flew across the country with his teenage son Faulhaber believed that nurturing interest in science could transform individuals and lift up society he remained dedicated to serving local communities through STEM (science He and his wife Ping Faulhaber launched the Suncoast Science Center a nonprofit organization that works with multiple museums and sends educators to lead science projects at Title I elementary and high schools throughout the Tampa Bay area Programs like the Lending Library and the Faulhaber FabLab continue to fulfill their vision of bringing hands-on STEM education to the future innovators of the world With its own 10,000 square foot facility filled with 3D printers laser cutters and CNC mills; the Science Center hosts workshops science competitions and an annual remote control car building contest/race A public celebration of Faulhaber’s life will be held on Sunday but who would like to submit personal tributes or condolences may do so by emailing: info@suncoastscience.org [Want to stay more on top of MDO content? 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Hans Holbein the Younger’s Madonna of the mayor Jacob Meyer zum Hasen (1525/26 and 1528) was influenced by Leonardo Da Vinci’s The Virgin of the Rocks (around 1483-86) Along with Holbein, Hans Burgkmair—shown in Lukas Furtenagel's Hans Burgkmair and his wife Anna (1529)—was a highly influential figure • Guido Messling and Jochen Sander (eds), Renaissance in the North: Holbein, Burgkmair, and the Age of the Fuggers, Hirmer, 360pp, 287 colour illustrations, £52 (hb),published 28 December 2023 • Kate Heard, Holbein at the Tudor Court, Royal Collection Trust, 160pp, 86 colour plates, £29.95 (pb), published 9 November 2023 • Janet Dickinson researches the history of the court and elites in early modern Europe. She teaches at the department for continuing education at the University of Oxford and for New York University in London while the Städel Museum survey will show what might be the artist’s oldest known painting blog20 May 2024The Tudor blockbuster: why Holbein still mesmerises 500 years on"There is evidently something about Holbein that resonates strongly with modern audiences" archive30 April 1997Holbein's 500th birthday receives international recognitionIt is marked by three celebrations in his native Basel and an exhibition at London's National Gallery on his renowned “Ambassadors” © 2025 Stuttgart Region Economic Development Corporation Essenzielle Cookies ermöglichen grundlegende Funktionen und sind für die einwandfreie Funktion der Website erforderlich Inhalte von Videoplattformen und Social-Media-Plattformen werden standardmäßig blockiert Wenn Cookies von externen Medien akzeptiert werden bedarf der Zugriff auf diese Inhalte keiner manuellen Einwilligung mehr SUPPORT OUR JOURNALISM: Please consider donating to keep our website running and free for all - thank you Hermine Reuss of Greiz was one of the five daughters of Heinrich XXII Her childhood was overshadowed by the death of her mother in childbirth and the incurable disability of her only brother A 13-year marriage to Prince Johann Georg of Schönaich-Carolath produced five children before her husband’s death from tuberculosis However determined never to be married again Hermine ended up meeting the exiled German Emperor Wilhelm II The book Hermine: An Empress in Exile was released on 11 December 2020 in the UK and will be released on 1 January 2021 in the US With the rise of National Socialism and Adolf Hitler Hermine saw an opportunity for herself to become more than an Empress in name She wanted the restoration of her husband and encouraged the attention of Hermann Göring – a powerful figure in the Nazi party –- who came to Huis Doorn twice Hermine was allowed to travel into Germany She also had the use of apartments in a former palace in Berlin.  Hermine attended the Nuremberg Rally – the annual rally of the Nazi Party – in 1929 and even showed up uninvited at a party thrown by Adolf Hitler Hitler and Göring in the salon of Baroness von Tiele-Winckler was arranged He presented himself to Hermine as the saviour of the nation Hermine did not leave until one in the morning The Nazi Party had seen the benefits of contact with the former German royals but were becoming more reluctant to entertain that relationship guests gathered at the house of Frau Victoria von Dirksen but Adolf Hitler delayed his arrival for another half hour “No one is more aware of the great merit that the House of Hohenzollern has acquired for the Fatherland in the present moment such a measure will provoke only unrest and turmoil this attitude we have to take into account in our delicate situation today has by no means welcomed a sweep of this kind I can tell Your Imperial Majesty in the strictest confidence that an exceptionally important English agent will inform me even before we have taken the government the English government has been most concerned about any attempt to reintroduce the monarchy in Germany.” Hermine believed that the monarchist movement was making progress Nazi-leader Ernst Röhm had said to expect a monarchy by the autumn the Emperor wrote,” My return to the throne cannot happen fast enough for her She follows the Nazis and does all she can in Berlin I try to give her a good example with my reserved attitude If I am ever able to take up the reins of government again then providence will take care of it.” Adolf Hitler continued to send mixed messages as to a possible restoration and it seems Hermine remained convinced for quite some time “One’s heart leaps when one thinks of what the Führer has again given Germany this past year – universal military service!” She added “God preserve this man whose aims are so very pure!” To an officer “We are all so proud of our new army – what an achievement by the Führer what a leap over the ditch of the Treaty of Versailles!” Hermine sent a telegram to Adolf Hitler proudly announcing the engagement of her daughter Henriette to her step-grandson Prince Karl Franz of Prussia If she still had any belief of restoration with the help of the Nazis this surely ended with her husband’s death the following year.  Adolf Hitler was represented at the funeral by the Reichs Commissioner for the Netherlands Hitler had probably wished to attend himself but in the words of the Emperor’s daughter Viktoria Luise “He wanted to use this opportunity to walk behind the German Kaiser’s coffin in front of whole German people and the world to show them he is the legitimate successor.”