Noun: Strauss straws
- German composer of many operas; collaborated with librettist Hugo von Hoffmannsthal to produce several operas (1864-1949)
- Richard Strauss
- Austrian composer of waltzes (1804-1849)
- Johann Strauss I, Johann Strauss, Strauss the Elder
- Austrian composer and son of Strauss the Elder; composed many famous waltzes and became known as the ‘waltz king’ (1825-1899)
- Johann Strauss II, Johann Strauss, Strauss the Younger
- German-American political philosopher (1899-1973); he advocated for careful reading of ancient texts, and looking for hidden meaning because the classical authors often disguised their true meaning to avoid persecution
- Leo Strauss
Type of: composer
Encyclopedia: Strauss, Paul