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Heinz Sielmann

Heinz Sielmann, German photographer and director (died 2006)

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Born
June 2, 1917
Died
October 6, 2006
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1917

About Heinz Sielmann

Heinz Sielmann was a German wildlife photographer, biologist, zoologist and documentary filmmaker. Sielmann's first film, in 1938, was the silent movie Vögel über Haff und Wiesen (Birds over Curonian Lagoon and meadows), partially made in the Memelland which at the time was under Lithuanian control. Sielmann was awarded the Royal Geographical Society's Cherry Kearton Medal and Award in 1973.

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Heinz Sielmann timeline

  1. Sielmann's first film, in 1938, was the silent movie Vögel über Haff und Wiesen (Birds over Curonian Lagoon and meadows), partially made in the Memelland which at the time was under Lithuanian control.
  2. Sielmann was awarded the Royal Geographical Society's Cherry Kearton Medal and Award in 1973.

The world when Heinz Sielmann was born

Heinz Sielmann was born in 1917. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1917

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" – H.G. Wells

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentProfessional sports curtailed as America enters World War I
  • Top headlineUS enters World War I
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical military use of sonar
  • World population~1.77B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population100.8M

1917 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Heinz Sielmann's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19172026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Population100.8M341 million

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