for the Ampelmännchen, with a generic human figure in West Germany, and a generally "male" figure wearing a hat in the East. The Ampelmännchen is a beloved...
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German culture banded together to save the "Eastern Crosswalk Man" (Ost-Ampelmännchen), an illuminated depiction of a man wearing a "perky", "cheerful" and...
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icon of the former East Berlin (and of East Germany as a whole) is the Ampelmännchen (tr. "little traffic light men"), a stylized version of a fedora-wearing...
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Karl Peglau (section Ampelmännchen in East Germany)
psychologist who invented the iconic Ampelmännchen traffic symbols used in the former East Germany in 1961. The Ampelmännchen depicts a symbolic person on the...
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LIGHT and U+1F6A6 🚦 VERTICAL TRAFFIC LIGHT is VERTICAL TRAFFIC LIGHT. Ampelmännchen Glossary of road transport terms Induction loop Lane control lights...
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sharks, penguins, hippos, lobsters, octopuses, apples, peaches, oranges, Ampelmännchen, Smurfs and spiders. Manufacturers offer a range of sizes including...
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Democratic Republic, the design of the crossing man (Ampelmännchen) has a hat. There are also female Ampelmännchen in western Germany and the Netherlands. Other...
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first appeared in East Berlin in 1961 and gained the local nickname Ampelmännchen, but was static rather than animated. Xiaolüren, a sign on traffic signals...
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Peglau (1927-2009), traffic psychologist, inventor of the East German Ampelmännchen for traffic lights Olaf Zinke (1966), skater, Olympic gold medalist...
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The Ampelmännchen, a symbol of East German culture...
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sometimes used on civilian ships and aircraft. Wunderbar – wonderful Ampelmännchen Besserwisser – someone who always "knows better" Bockmist, lit. "billy...
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Honecker wearing a jaunty straw hat was used in parts of East Germany (Ost-Ampelmännchen) and has become a symbol of Ostalgie. British actor Paul Freeman will...
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critic. Karl Peglau, 82, German traffic psychologist, creator of the Ampelmännchen traffic lights. Lee Pelty, 74, American stage actor, lung cancer. Jerneja...
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3,252,691. Max Planck Institute for Human Development established. Ampelmännchen pedestrian signal introduced in East Berlin. 1962 27 May: Grünbergallee...
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