(1882-1967) US industrialist. He developed steel and motor industries, and his shipbuilding firms became known for the mass production of vessels, including the “Liberty ships”—cheap, quickly produced transport ships—built for the UK in World War II.

(1878-1945) German playwright. He was the principal exponent of German Expressionism. His large output includes Die Bürger von Calais/The Burghers of Calais 1914 and Gas 1918–20.

ETYM Greek, from Latin Caesar. Related to Kesar, and Czar.
The sovereign of Germany from 1871 to 1918.
The ancient title of emperors of Germany assumed by King William of Prussia when crowned sovereign of the new German empire in 1871.
Title formerly used by the Holy Roman emperors, Austrian emperors 1806–1918, and German emperors 1871–1918. The word, like the Russian “tsar”, is derived from the Latin Caesar.