Björn von der Esch
Carl Gösta Björn Joachim von der Esch( 11 January 1930 – 10 March 2010) was a Swedish Christian democratic politician, member of the Riksdag 1998 – 2006.
Esch had a farming business and did a Ph.D. in business administration at Uppsala University in 1972.
Before joining the Christian Democrats, he had previously represented Moderate Party in the Riksdag 1991 – 1994, replacing Per Westerberg during his time as a minister.
At the time of the Swedish 1994 referendum on membership in the European Union, Esch clashed with the Moderate Party as he campaigned on the" no" side.
When he subsequently formed a list of EU critics that ran in the 1995 European Parliament election in Sweden, he was expelled from the party.
This list was unsuccessful in the election, and von der Esch returned to parliamentary politics in 1998 as a Christian Democrat.
In the 2003 referendum on joining the Economic and Monetary Union and the euro, he again campaigned on the" no" side.
He later joined the June List, became its vice chairman in 2008, and was on second place on the June List ballot in the 2009 European Parliament election in which the party lost its representation in the European Parliament.
Roger Schawinski
Roger Schawinski( born 11 June 1945 in Zurich) is a Swiss journalist and entrepreneur as well as the creator of Swiss consumer watchdog program" Kassensturz"( English' cash check').
Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe
Conrad Fredrik" Fritz" von der Lippe( 8 October 1833 – 1901) was a Norwegian architect.
He was born at Christianssand( now Kristiansand) in Vest- Agder, Norway.
He was a son of bishop Jacob von der Lippe, a grandfather of the three brothers Frits von der Lippe, Just Lippe and Jens von der Lippe, and uncle of the half- brothers, admiral Jakob von der Lippe and whaler Anton Barth von der Lippe.
He studied at the Polytechnische Schule in Hanover( now University of Hanover) from 1851 to 1853, and then in Darmstadt and Vienna.
When he returned to Christianssand in 1856 and opened his own architect's firm, he was the first educated architect in the region.
He established an office in Stavanger in 1857.
From 1860 to 1870 he was the city's building inspector.
He designed urban buildings, schools and churches.
He held a similar position in Bergen from 1870 to 1900.
Between 1873 and 1881 he cooperated with Hans Heinrich Jess.
After 1881 he was only allowed to design public buildings if working within Bergen's city limits.
Von der Lippe designed Vegusdal Church in Birkenes, Villa Snøringsmoen in Lillesand, St. Petri Church and Sangsalen in Stavanger.
He has also received credit for the design of Ole Bull's villa Lysøen at Os outside of Bergen.
Hansjoachim von der Esch
Hansjoachim von der Esch( born 6 October 1899 in Mülheim – died 10 May 1976 in La Tour- de- Peilz) was a German explorer in Egypt and Libya.
Chris von der Ahe
Christian Friedrich (or Frederick) Wilhelm von der Ahe (October 7, 1851 – June 5, 1913) was a German-American entrepreneur, best known as the owner of the St. Louis Brown Stockings of the American Association, now known as the St. Louis Cardinals.
Von der Ahe arrived in New York City but quickly moved to St. Louis, where he worked as a clerk in a grocery store.
Later, he bought out the store owner and expanded business by establishing a saloon in the back of the store.
Von der Ahe noticed that a number of his patrons visited the saloon after baseball games, so in 1882, he bought the bankrupt and scandal-ridden St. Louis Brown Stockings baseball franchise for $1,800 and joined the American Association baseball league.
He named the team the Browns and hired future Chicago White Sox owner Charles Comiskey to play first base and eventually manage the team.
Von der Ahe took a very active role in the team, even though he knew almost nothing about baseball.
Other than player/manager/owner Albert Spalding,
Von der Ahe was the first baseball owner with a significant public persona, the predecessor of Bill Veeck, Charlie Finley and George Steinbrenner in this regard.
With his thick German accent ("I am der poss bresident of der Prowns!") bushy mustache and showmanship, he was as much of a story as his players.
The Browns dominated the American Association, winning four straight league championships starting in 1885, and the baseball, beer, and other investments made von der Ahe wealthy.
He made $500,000 off the baseball team alone.
He set the ticket price at 25 cents, hoping fans would spend money on beer.
As a result, the Browns led the league in attendance and soon had to expand his ballpark.
The term "fan" (from fanatic) is sometimes attributed to von der Ahe.
In 1885, von der Ahe erected a larger-than-life statue outside of Sportsman's Park, not of any of his star players, but of himself.
A sportswriter from Denver mockingly dubbed the statue "Von der Ahe discovers Illinois."
Although eccentric, von der Ahe made a number of innovations, including operating a farm club called the St. Louis Whites.
Also, tradition holds that von der Ahe was the first to sell hot dogs at the ballpark, although some historians dispute this.
Von der Ahe billed himself as the "Millionaire Sportsman".
In 1887, after a poor showing in the World Series, the ill-tempered von der Ahe threatened to withhold his players' share of the earnings.
In 1891, he was also majority owner of the Cincinnati Kelly's Killers which played for part of one season in the American Association.
In 1892 the team joined the National League after the American Association folded.
By this time, Comiskey had lost patience with von der Ahe and left for the Cincinnati Reds.
Without Comiskey, the Browns quickly became a last-place team.
Legal problems plagued von der Ahe's ownership, especially in the later years.
In an effort to recoup his losses, in 1892 he moved to a larger ballpark, which he surrounded with an amusement park, complete with beer garden, a horse track in the outfield, a "shoot-the-shoots" water flume ride, and an artificial lake (used for ice skating in winter).
The league, which prohibited gambling on its grounds, disapproved of the race track; so did von der Ahe's outfielders.
The press called the facility "Coney Island West" and nicknamed von der Ahe "Von der Ha Ha."
With losses still piling up, von der Ahe resorted to selling off his best players, mostly to Brooklyn.
In 1898, part of the ballpark burned down during an April game with Chicago; his second wife divorced him; and his bondsman kidnapped him for not paying his debts.
In a highly publicized trial connected with the fire, von der Ahe lost his baseball team.
The Browns changed hands twice and changed their name twice, first to the Perfectos (1899) and then to the Cardinals (1900).
The American League team known as the St. Louis Browns from 1902 to 1953 had no connection to von der Ahe's team aside from the name, which was designed to invoke the memory of the 1885–1889 era.
Von der Ahe soon lost his other wealth as well and was reduced to tending bar in a small saloon.
Comiskey frequently sent von der Ahe money to help make ends meet.
In April 1908, the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns played each other in a benefit game for him.
The club raised $4,300.
He died of cirrhosis of the liver in 1913.
He was buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, with the statue that once stood in front of Sportsman's Park adorning his grave.
In 2015 Von der Ahe was named to the Pre-Integration Committee ballot for the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Anton Barth von der Lippe
Anton Barth von der Lippe( 8 October 1886 – 1960) was a Norwegian whaler.
He was born in Tjøme as a son of dean Johan Nordahl Brun von der Lippe( 1838 – 1915) and his third wife.
His father's second wife had the son Jakob von der Lippe, who was Anton's half- brother.
Anton was also a grandson of bishop Jacob von der Lippe, nephew of Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe and first cousin once removed of Frits von der Lippe, Just Lippe and Jens von der Lippe.
He established his own shipping company in 1915, and was particularly engaged in whaling.
Between 1919 and 1945 he cooperated closely with Svend Foyn Bruun.
Lippe, Bruun and Anders Jahre together founded the three whaling companies Antarctic, Globus and Kosmos in 1928.
He died in 1960.
W. Augustus Barratt
W. Augustus Barratt( 1873- 1947) was a Scottish- born, later American, songwriter and musician.
Jakob von der Lippe
Jakob von der Lippe( 28 July 1872 – 1953) was a Norwegian admiral.
He was born in Fjell.
He was a grandson of bishop Jacob von der Lippe and a son of dean Johan Nordahl Brun von der Lippe( 1838 – 1915).
Through his uncle Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe he was a first cousin once removed of Frits von der Lippe, Just Lippe and Jens von der Lippe.
He had the same father, and was thus a half- brother, of Anton Barth von der Lippe.
On 13 October 1916 von der Lippe was made the first regular director of the Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service, after the service was permanently organized and sorted under the Royal Norwegian Navy's shooting and signals school, which von der Lippe was the head of.
On 14 February the following year von der Lippe was relieved of his position at the shooting and signals school and made full- time commander of the Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service.
He retained his command until 13 January 1930.
He reached the rank of rear admiral in 1930, and served as the Commanding Admiral of Norway from 1930 to August 1934.
He was also the Chief of the Admiral Staff from 1930 to 1933.
Vali von der Osten
Vali( also, Vally) von der Osten( 29 November 1882 – 15 August 1923) was a German soprano.
She was the daughter of actor Emil von der Osten( 1847 – 1905) and Rosa von der Osten- Hildebrandt( 1850 – 1911).
Von der Osten was born in Dresden, where she studied voice and appeared primarily at the Hoftheater Kassel, excelling in spinto( or" jugendlich- dramatisch") roles of Richard Wagner operas such as Elisabeth in" Tannhäuser", Elsa in" Lohengrin", and Eva in" Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg".
She was married to the tenor Fritz Windgassen( 1883 – 1963) and thus used the name" Vali Windgassen- von der Osten".
The marriage produced one son, Wolfgang Windgassen( 1914 – 1974), who went on to become a Wagnerian tenor in his own right.
Von der Osten died in Kassel and is buried in the Johannisfriedhof cemetery in Dresden- Tolkewitz, beside her sister, singer Eva von der Osten.
Lauren Von Der Pool
Lauren Von Der Pool is an American chef.

Question: Who was born later, Roger Schawinski or Björn Von Der Esch?
Answer: Roger Schawinski