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Abel (surname)
Abel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Arts * Alan Abel (1924–2018), American prankster and writer * Alfred Abel (1879–1937), German film actor, director, and producer * Bernhard, Arnold, and Florian Abel, two sculptors and a painter in the 16th century * Clamor Heinrich Abel (1634–1696), German baroque composer ** Christian Ferdinand Abel (1682–1761), German baroque composer, son of former *** Carl Friedrich Abel (1723–1787), German classical composer, son of former * Clementine Abel (1826 - 1905), German writer * David Abel (cinematographer) (1884–1973), American cinematographer * Inga Abel (1946–2000), German actress * Jack Abel (1927–1996), American comic book artist * Jake Abel (born 1987), American actor * Jessica Abel (born 1969), American comics writer * John Abel (1578/9–1675), English master carpenter * Josef Abel (1768–1818), Austrian painter and etcher * Ludwig Abel (1834–1895), German violinist, composer, and conducto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abel
Abel ''Hábel''; ar, هابيل, Hābīl is a Biblical figure in the Book of Genesis within Abrahamic religions. He was the younger brother of Cain, and the younger son of Adam and Eve, the first couple in Biblical history. He was a shepherd who offered his firstborn flock up to God as an offering. God accepted his offering but not his brother's. Cain then killed Abel out of jealousy. According to Genesis, this was the first murder in the history of mankind. Genesis narrative Interpretations Jewish and Christian interpretations According to the narrative in Genesis, Abel ( ''Hébel'', in pausa ''Hā́ḇel''; grc-x-biblical, Ἅβελ ''Hábel''; ar, هابيل, ''Hābēl'') is Eve's second son. His name in Hebrew is composed of the same three consonants as a root meaning "breath". Julius Wellhausen has proposed that the name is independent of the root. Eberhard Schrader had previously put forward the Akkadian (Old Assyrian dialect) ''ablu'' ("son") as a more li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig Abel
Ludwig Abel (14 January 1835 – 13 August 1895) was a German violinist, composer, and conductor. Life Born in Eckartsberga, Province of Saxony, he was a pupil of Ferdinand David. He became a member of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, and in 1853 moved to the court orchestra of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach in Weimar. From 1860 he taught at the Charitable Society of Violin Playing. At the suggestion of the Bavarian Court Kapellmeister Hans von Bülow, whom he had met in Basel in 1866 and joined in organizing joint chamber music performances, Abel went on to become concertmaster of the court orchestra in Munich in 1867. He took up teaching at the Musikschule in Munich managed by Hans von Bülow, where he became Professor in 1880 and retired in 1894 he died in Berlin at age 60. Abel's compositions included a violin concerto and a violin method as well as étude An étude (; ) or study is an instrumental musical composition, usually short, designed to provide practice material for p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigurd Abel
Sigurd Abel (4 June 1837, Leonberg – 9 January 1873, Leonberg) was a German historian from Stuttgart. Education Abel visited the seminary of Maulbronn and the college of Stuttgart. He then followed the steps of his cousin Heinrich Friedrich Otto Abel and began studying history in Jena, Bonn, Göttingen and Berlin. He earned his doctorate in summer 1859 with the historian Georg Waitz in Göttingen. Career In 1861, Abel became a professor and private lecturer at University of Göttingen. He was offered an extraordinary professorship from the university of Giessen in 1868. Personal life In 1868, Abel's physical and mental condition forced him to return to his parental house in Leonberg Leonberg (; swg, Leaberg) is a town in the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg about to the west of Stuttgart, the state capital. About 45,000 people live in Leonberg, making it the third-largest borough in the rural district (''Landkr ..., where he died in 1873. Publication ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Friedrich Otto Abel
Heinrich Friedrich Otto Abel (22 January 1824 – 28 October 1854) was a German historian. Life He was born at Reichenbach Priory in the Kingdom of Württemberg, a Protestant religious house, where his father was a clergyman. Beginning in 1824, Abel visited the universities of Tübingen, Jena, Heidelberg, Bonn and Berlin, studying history. Among his teachers was Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann. Abel also showed political interest in the revolutions of 1848, and published a tract ''Das neue deutsche Reich und sein Kaiser'' ("The New German Empire and his Emperor") n which he enthused about the Kingdom of Prussia. As a result, the Prussian minister of external affairs, Heinrich von Arnim, offered him a place in the Prussian embassy in Frankfurt. However, his high expectations were disappointed many times over. He quit the diplomatic service in 1850 and in the ensuing period devoted his energies to the ''Monumenta Germaniae Historica''. In 1851, Abel inaugurated his formal acade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caspar Abel
Caspar Abel (14 July 1676 – 11 January 1763) was a German theologian, historian and poet. Abel was born in Hindenburg in der Altmark, the son of a pastor, and gained his theological education in Braunschweig and University of Helmstedt, Helmstedt. In 1696 he became rector in Osterburg (Altmark), Osterburg, in 1698 at the ''Johannisschule'' in Halberstadt. In 1718 he became pastor in Westdorf near Aschersleben where he died in 1763. His son Joachim Gottwalt Abel (1723–1806) also became a pastor. Note: From 1748 to 1764 he was assisted by Johann Gottfried Bürger, the father of poet Gottfried August Bürger. Publications * historical works: ** ''Preußische und Brandenburgische Reichs- und Staatshistorie'', 1710, 2 volumes, 8° ** ''Preußische und Brandenburgische Reichs- und Staatsgeographie'', 1711, 2 volumes, 8°, additions in 1747. ** ''Deutsche und Sächsische Altertümer'', 1729–32, 3 volumes, 8° ** ''Stift-, Stadt- und Landchronica des Fürstenthums Halberstadt' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Heloise Abel
Annie Heloise Abel (February 18, 1873 – March 14, 1947) was among the earliest professional historians to study Native Americans. She was one of the first thirty women in the United States to earn a PhD in history. One of the ablest historians of her day, Abel was an expert on the history of British and American Indian policies. As another historian has put it: "She was the first academically trained historian in the United States to consider the development of Indian-white relations and, although her focus was narrowly political and her methodology almost entirely archival-based, in this she was a pioneer." Early life and education Annie Heloise Abel was born at Fernhurst, Sussex, England to George Abel and Amelia Anne Hogben. She emigrated to the U.S. in 1885, following her parents who were settling in Salina, Kansas for the second time. Her father worked as a gardener and her mother ran a small family farm. Abel attended Salina High School, graduating in 1893. She immedi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zak Abel
Zak David Zilesnick (born 1 March 1995 in London), better known as Zak Abel, is an English-Moroccan singer, songwriter and musician. He has also been an English Cadet national table tennis champion. Early and personal life His father, who had been born in Morocco and emigrated to Israel, died when Zilesnick was 12 years old. Zilesnick is Jewish. He grew up in Hendon with his mother Rachel, and attended the Jewish state school Matilda Marks, and University College School, from which he graduated in 2013. He has moved to Hackney. Zilesnick is a vegan. Musician Zilesnick won a competition to sing at a ''Yom Haatzmaut'' celebration in Wembley Stadium when he was in primary school. He is most notable for his featured appearance on the UK top 20 hit " Unmissable" with Gorgon City. He has also released two extended plays, entitled ''Joker presents Zak Abel'' and ''One Hand on the Future''. In 2016, he worked with producers such as Kaytranada and Wookie on his debut album, ''Onl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves Abel
Yves Abel (born 1963) is a Canadian conductor. Career Abel was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of French parents. He made his professional debut as a boy, singing solo in Mozart's ''The Magic Flute'' at the Canadian Opera Company. He studied piano and conducting at The New School for Music of the Mannes College in New York City. In 1988, Abel founded the company Opéra Français de New York, which focuses on rarely played French operas. Also its musical director, he presented there the world premiere of Pascal Dusapin's ''To be sung''. Abel was principal guest conductor of the Deutsche Oper Berlin from 2005 to 2011. From 2015 to 2020, Abel was chief conductor of the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie. In 2020, he became principal conductor of San Diego Opera, with an initial contract of 3 years. Abel and his family reside in Italy. In 2009, the French government appointed him Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 2017, Abel received the Rubies Award from the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Abel
Walter Abel (June 6, 1898 – March 26, 1987) was an American film, stage and radio actor. Life Abel was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Christine (née Becker) and Richard Michael Abel. Abel graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts where he had studied in 1917 and joined a touring company. His brother Alfred died in 1922 from tuberculosis contracted while serving overseas in World War I. Abel was married to concert harpist Marietta Bitter. Career Abel made his film debut in 1918 with a small part in ''Out of a Clear Sky''. He made his Broadway debut in ''Forbidden'' in 1919. In 1924 he appeared in two Eugene O'Neill plays simultaneously: ''Bound East for Cardiff'' at the Provincetown Playhouse and ''Desire Under the Elms'' at the Greenwich Village Theater. His many theatre credits include ''As You Like It'' (1923), William Congreve's ''Love for Love'' (1925), Anton Chekhov's The Seagull (1929-1930), ''Mourning Becomes Electra'' (1929), Kaufman and H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Abel
Stephen George Bremner Abel (born January 1970) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and environmental activist who is involved with Greenpeace. In three general elections, he stood as a candidate for the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. Musical career Abel contributed his song ''Hospice for Destitute Lovers,'' and voice, as the character of Gert, to Florian Habicht's art-noir feature film ''Woodenhead'' (2003). His debut album ''Little Death'', recorded by Nick Abbott at Montage Studios in Grey Lynn, garnered favourable reviews when released in February 2006. It featured a "Kiwi supergroup" of notable New Zealand musicians including Geoff Maddock of Goldenhorse and Bressa Creeting Cake; Mike Hall and Milan Borich of Pluto; and Gareth Thomas of Goodshirt; and guest vocals by Kirsten Morell, also of Goldenhorse. ''Little Death'' was awarded the ''Alternatui'' for 2006 Album of the Year. Abel's second album ''Flax Happy'', featured the same band as his debut under the name ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Abell
Sam Abell (born 1945 in Sylvania, Ohio) is an American photographer known for his frequent publication of photographs in ''National Geographic''. Sam Abell's love of photography began due to the influence of his father who was a geography teacher who ran a photography club. In his book ''The Photographic Life'', Abell mentions a photograph he made while on an outing with his father, a photograph that subsequently won a small prize in a photo contest. He credits that prize as being a major influence on the direction his life would take. Abell was the photographer and co-editor for his high school yearbook and newspaper. Abell graduated from the University of Kentucky in Lexington where he majored in English, minored in Journalism, and was the editor of the Kentuckian Yearbook. He is also a teacher, an artist and an author. Abell received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the University of Toledo The University of Toledo (UToledo or UT) is a public research univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert H
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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