Joseph Baermann Strauss was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, just ten years after the Civil War. Raised in an artistic family, Joseph loved poetry and hoped to pursue a career in the arts like his mother ...
The dramatic power, soaring intensity and grandeur in the operas and tone poems Strauss wrote between 1885 and 1910 has never been equalled. For his remaining 40 years, while certainly not resting on ...
Dominique Strauss-Kahn assumed office as the tenth Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund on November 1, 2007. Upon being selected by the IMF's Board of Executive Directors, Mr.