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Beckert
Beckert is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Franz Beckert (1907–1973), German gymnast who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics *Glenn Beckert (1940–2020), American baseball player *Jens Beckert (born 1967), German sociologist * Lothar Beckert (1931–2017), German long-distance runner *Patrick Beckert (born 1990), German Olympic speed skater *Stephanie Beckert (born 1988), German speed skater *Sven Beckert, American historians and Laird Bell Professor of American History at Harvard University * Tom Beckert, American sound engineer See also *Groz-Beckert The Groz-Beckert KG is part of the Groz-Beckert Group based in Albstadt-Ebingen in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. Groz-Beckert is the world's leading provider of industrial needles, precision components and fine tools as well as systems and service ..., is part of the Groz-Beckert Group based in Albstadt-Ebingen in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany References German-language surnames {{Surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Beckert
Glenn Alfred Beckert (October 12, 1940 – April 12, 2020) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a second baseman for the Chicago Cubs for nine seasons from 1965 to 1973, before ending his career with the San Diego Padres in 1975. He was a four-time All-Star and a Gold Glove Award winner. Baseball career Beckert attended Perry Traditional Academy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, graduating in 1958. He was named All-City in baseball and basketball. He attended Allegheny College, where he played college baseball, graduating with a bachelor's degree in political science in 1962. The Boston Red Sox signed Beckert as an amateur free agent in 1962. He was selected later that year by the Chicago Cubs from the Red Sox in the First-Year Player Draft on November 26. He spent three years in the minors as a shortstop, where he led the Pacific Coast League in putouts and assists in 1964. Following the sudden death of Cubs second basem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jens Beckert
Jens Beckert (born 21 July 1967, in Frankfurt am Main) is a German sociologist with a strong interest in economic sociology. The author of books on inherited wealth and the social foundations of economic efficiency, he focuses on the role of the economy in society – especially based on studies of markets – as well as organizational sociology, the sociology of inheritance, and sociological theory. He is director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG) in Cologne, Germany, and a member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Education and career Beckert earned his MA in sociology at the New School for Social Research in New York City in 1991 and his MBA at Free University of Berlin in 1993. He earned his doctorate with a dissertation in the field of economic sociology in 1996 at Free University of Berlin and his habilitation at the same university with a book on the sociology of inheritance in 2003. An associate professorship in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Groz-Beckert
The Groz-Beckert KG is part of the Groz-Beckert Group based in Albstadt-Ebingen in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. Groz-Beckert is the world's leading provider of industrial needles, precision components and fine tools as well as systems and services for the production and joining of textiles. Founded in 1852, the company is still family-owned. On 31 December 2021 the group of companies had around 8,700 employees, of which 2,203 worked at the headquarters in Albstadt. Groz-Beckert is the largest employer of the Zollernalbkreis. In the business year 2021 the company generated a turnover of 742 mil. Euro. History In 1852 Theodor Groz opened a store for toys and fashion accessories with an attached needle workshop in Ebingen, today part of Albstadt. In the same year he produced needles for warp knitting and hosiery production for the first time. In 1871 Ernst Beckert founded the identically-named company "Ernst Beckert" in Eibenberg, near Chemnitz, for the production of needles. In 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Beckert
Sven Beckert is Laird Bell Professor of American History at Harvard University, where he teaches the history of the United States in the nineteenth century, and global history. With Christine A. Desan, he is the co-director of the Program on the Study of Capitalism at Harvard University. He was an American Council of Learned Societies Fellow in 2008. He was a Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies Fellow. He was a New York Public Library Fellow. He is a Guggenheim Fellow. Education He studied history, economics and political science at the University of Hamburg, Germany and then graduated from Columbia University with a PhD in History. Career In 2003, Beckert worked at the University of Konstanz as a Humboldt Research Fellow. Works He is the author of ''Empire of Cotton: A Global History'' (2014), which won the 2015 Bancroft Prize and was a finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for History The Pulitzer Prize for History, administered by Columbia University, is one of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Beckert
Stephanie Beckert (born 30 May 1988) is a long-distance speed skater from Germany. She had a fourth place standing at the 2008–09 women's 3000/5000 m World Cup. isuresults.eu At the 2010 Winter Olympics
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Patrick Beckert
Patrick Beckert (born 17 April 1990) is a German Olympic speed skater. Becket finished in 22nd place in the 5000 m at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He missed one race because his mobile phone was turned off. He was the fourth reserve for that race, and neither he nor the German team manager thought he would be selected. The Olympic Games officials attempted to call all four reserves after a skater withdrew just one hour before the race, but none four skaters were reachable. He has set eleven German records in the senior division, seven German records in the junior division, and eight championship records. He was the first German speed skater to skate the 10000 meter under 13 minutes and the 3000-meter event under 3:40 minutes. At the end of the 2018–2019 season, Beckert was the highest-placed German skater (27th) on the Adelskalender samalog table with 147.980 points. His mother and five brothers and sisters all did speed skating. One of his sisters, Stephanie Stephanie is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Beckert
Thomas Austin Beckert (December 6, 1926 – September 13, 2017) was an American sound engineer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Sound. Selected filmography * '' The Deep'' (1977) * ''The Witches of Eastwick ''The Witches of Eastwick'' is a 1984 novel by American writer John Updike. A sequel, '' The Widows of Eastwick'', was published in 2008. Plot The story, set in the fictional Rhode Island town of Eastwick in the early 1970s, follows the witch ...'' (1987) References External links * 1926 births 2017 deaths American audio engineers {{US-audio-engineer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lothar Beckert
Lothar Beckert (26 July 1931 – 28 April 2017) was a German long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * 1931 births 2017 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics German male long-distance runners German male marathon runners Olympic athletes for the United Team of Germany Athletes from Saxony {{Germany-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Beckert
Franz Beckert (13 March 1907 – 7 September 1973) was a German gymnast who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... References 1907 births 1973 deaths German male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts of Germany Gymnasts at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics 20th-century German people {{Germany-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
