Re: Calling all Behns..
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Calling all Behns..
12/17/00
I'm another Behn in the US of A.My father immigrated here from Germany when he was 15, in 1951, shortly after the war.I have an older brother, Daniel (actually Friedrick Daniel Behn, named after a great great grandfather).My father, Peter, was from Munich, but my family was rooted in Lubeck (near Hamburg on the north coast) for centuries, where the Behn house is now a museum in the city.My grandfather grew up in that house, while it was still owned by the family (it's now owned by the city).He went to school with Thomas Mann, the famous writer and poet, and was friends with Albert Schweitzer, the famous nobel prize winner for his medical work in Africa.My grandfather was well known in his own right for his art.He created many statues in Lubeck, Berlin, Munich and all around Germany.Just contributing.It's neat to see this out here.