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Ager (surname)
Ager is an Anglo Saxon and Danish surname, and it derived from the given name Agar. Notable people with the surname include: *Andrew Ager (born 1962), Canadian composer *Cecelia Ager (1902–1981), American film critic * Christina Ager (born 1995), Austrian Alpine skier *Deborah Ager, American poet *John Ager (born 1949), American politician *Klaus Ager (born 1946), Austrian composer and conductor *Maurice Ager (born 1984), American basketball player * Maria Ager, Austrian chess master *Milton Ager (1893–1979), American pianist and composer *Nikolaus Ager (1568–1634), French botanist born in Alsace *Simon Ager (born 1970), British linguist and author of the online encyclopaedia Omniglot * Waldemar Ager (1869–1941), Norwegian-American newspaperman and author Fictional characters *Captain Ager and Lady Ager, characters in the 1617 play '' A Fair Quarrel'' *William Ager, chief antagonist in M R James' 1925 ghost story ''A Warning to the Curious'' See also * Wendy Ager-Grant ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglo-Saxons
The Anglo-Saxons were a Cultural identity, cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo-Saxons happened within Britain, and the identity was not merely imported. Anglo-Saxon identity arose from interaction between incoming groups from several Germanic peoples, Germanic tribes, both amongst themselves, and with Celtic Britons, indigenous Britons. Many of the natives, over time, adopted Anglo-Saxon culture and language and were assimilated. The Anglo-Saxons established the concept, and the Kingdom of England, Kingdom, of England, and though the modern English language owes somewhat less than 26% of its words to their language, this includes the vast majority of words used in everyday speech. Historically, the Anglo-Saxon period denotes the period in Britain between about 450 and 1066, after Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Ager
Maria Ager (unknown – unknown) was an Austrian chess player, Austrian Chess Championship, Austrian Women's Chess Championship medalist (1966, 1968). Biography In the 1960s Maria Ager was one of the leading Austrian women's chess players. In Austrian Chess Championship, Austrian Women's Chess Championship she won two medals: silver (1966) and bronze (1968). Maria Ager played for Austria in the Women's Chess Olympiads: * In 1966, at second board in the 3rd Women's Chess Olympiad, 3rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Oberhausen (+1, =1, -7), * In 1969, at second board in the 4th Women's Chess Olympiad, 4th Chess Olympiad (women) in Lublin (+2, =1, -11). References External links *Maria Ager chess games at 365Chess.com Year of birth missing Year of death missing Austrian female chess players Austrian chess players Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century chess players {{Austria-chess-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
