The Akademie der Künste (Academy of the Arts) in Berlin was founded in 1696 by Kurfürst (Elector) Friedrich III. of Brandenburg. Its president is currently Adolf Muschg, who succeded György Konrád in 2003. Berlin (pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,426,000 inhabitants (as of January 2005); down from 4. ... The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long. ... György Konrád (born 1933) is a Hungarian novelist and essayist, known as an advocate of individual freedom. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
External links
Official homepage (http://www.adk.de/)
List of members (http://www.adk.de/deutsch/aka_mitg_fst.html)