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Brusewitz (surname)
Brusewitz is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Joachim Wilhelm Friedrich Carl Oscar von Brüsewitz (1891–1966), German podium dancer * Axel Brusewitz (1881–1950), Swedish professor of political science * Helmut Brüsewitz (born 1925-1999), German bassist, composer and arranger best known through his works for Bert Kaempfert's special sound * Oskar Brüsewitz (1929–1976), East German Lutheran pastor * Ellen Maria Brusewitz (née Holmström, 1878–1952), Swedish tennis player * Alice Brusewitz (née Palmer), New Zealand commercial photographer * Karl-Friedrich von Brüsewitz (1738–1811), Prussian army officer See also *Brüsewitz Brüsewitz is a municipality in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Eur ..., a municipality in the Northwestern Mecklenburg district {{surnam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joachim Von Seewitz
Joachim von Seewitz (full name: Joachim Wilhelm Friedrich Carl Oscar von Brüsewitz, born 15 August 1891 in Karlsruhe; died 23 February 1966 in Hückeswagen) was a German podium dancer. Biography His father was the captain of the 1st Badische Leib Grenadier Regiment No 109, Hans von Brüsewitz (1853–1919), who later became lieutenant general and his wife Emmy (''née'' Luchtenberg) (1864–1948); he married with one of the granddaughters of the Hückeswagen cloth manufacturer Justus Friedrich Wilhelm Bockhacker (1797–1872). Joachim began to dance in Munich in 1913 and performed under the name of Joachim von Seewitz. In 1919, Richard Strauss recommended him and his dance partner Lo Hesse to the Vienna State Opera The Vienna State Opera (, ) is an opera house and opera company based in Vienna, Austria. The 1,709-seat Renaissance Revival venue was the first major building on the Vienna Ring Road. It was built from 1861 to 1869 following plans by August S .... Both decided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Brusewitz
Axel Brusewitz (9 June 1881 – 27 September 1950) was a Swedish professor in political science, well known for his belief in democracy and his opposition towards the traditional anti-democratic conservatism of Swedish royal court and bureaucracy. He was a specialist in constitutional history. He wrote influential works about, among other things, the Swedish constitution of 1809. Brusewitz was on the side of liberal premier Karl Staaff in the political fight about parliamentarism 1914. As professor in Uppsala, he was a mentor of other political scientists that had important roles in Swedish public life, among them the socialist, later liberal, professor and newspaper editor Herbert Tingsten and the professor and later conservative party leader Gunnar Heckscher Gunnar Edvard Heckscher (8 July 190924 November 1987) was a Swedish political scientist and leader of the Rightist Party (), which later became the Moderate Party. Biography Heckscher was born in Djursholm, son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helmut Brüsewitz
"A Swingin' Safari" is a 1962 instrumental composed by Bert Kaempfert, using his alias, Bernd Bertie. It was recorded by Kaempfert on Polydor Records and released in the United States on Decca Records. The song features a distinctive main theme played on the piccolo as substitute for the traditional tin whistle, and a trumpet solo by Manfred "Fred" Moch. The prominent bass line is by Ladi Geisler. Kaempfert's recording of the song did not reach the charts, but a near-simultaneous cover by Billy Vaughn reached #13 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 5 on the Easy Listening chart. Similarities to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" "A Swingin' Safari" shares a number of compositional elements in common with The Tokens' 1961 hit "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," which itself was derived from several earlier arrangements of Solomon Linda's 1939 song "Mbube". In particular, "A Swingin' Safari" uses the chord changes, tempo, shuffle rhythm, and high soprano obbligato of the Tokens' hit, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert Kaempfert
Bert Kaempfert (born Berthold Heinrich Kämpfert; 16 October 1923 – 21 June 1980) was a German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger, and composer. He made easy listening and jazz-oriented records and wrote the music for a number of well-known songs, including "Strangers in the Night", “Danke Schoen” and "Moon Over Naples". Early life and career Kaempfert was born in Hamburg, Germany, where he received his lifelong nickname, Fips, and studied at the local school of music. A multi-instrumentalist, he was hired by Hans Busch to play with his orchestra, before serving as a bandsman in the German Navy during World War II. He later formed his own big band and toured with them, following that by working as an arranger and producer, making hit records with Freddy Quinn and Ivo Robić. Kaempfert met his future wife, Hannelore, in 1945. They married a year later, on 14 August 1946. They had two daughters, Marion and Doris. Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oskar Brüsewitz
Oskar Brüsewitz (May 30, 1929 – 22 August 1976) was an East German Lutheran pastor who committed public self-immolation on August 18, 1976, to protest the repression of religion in the Communist state of East Germany. He died four days later. Biography With the Second World War nearing its end, Brüsewitz joined the Wehrmacht in 1944 as a fifteen-year-old, was captured by the Red Army and became a prisoner of war. He worked as a shoemaker after the war and converted to Christianity in 1954, then attended a Lutheran seminary from 1964 until 1969 in Erfurt. In 1970 he was ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church at Rippicha, near the town of Zeitz. He was critical of the East German Communist regime imposed by the Soviet Union after the war and symbolic acts of protest, including the installation of a cross of neon lamps at his church, brought him to the attention of the authorities. The leadership of his church sided with the state, rather than its priest, and asked, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Brusewitz
Ellen Maria Brusewitz (née ''Holmström'', 10 November 1878 – 17 May 1952) was a Swedish tennis player. She competed in the women's outdoor singles event at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ... and finished seventh, behind her younger sister Annie Holmström. References External links * 1878 births 1952 deaths Swedish female tennis players Olympic tennis players for Sweden Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Jönköping {{Sweden-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Brusewitz
Alice Brusewitz (née Palmer) was a New Zealand commercial photographer. Around 1887 Brusewitz married photographer Henry Elis Leopold Brusewitz, who had been born in Sweden and migrated to New Zealand. The couple lived in Nelson Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ... and ran a photographic business there. They also both exhibited photographs, for example for the opening of the Suter Art Gallery in 1899. References New Zealand photographers 19th-century New Zealand women Year of birth missing Year of death missing New Zealand women photographers {{Photographer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brüsewitz
Brüsewitz is a municipality in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... Besides the village of Brüsewitz, the municipality includes the villages of Gottmannsförde, Groß Brütz and Herren Steinfeld. See also * Brusewitz (surname), for people with the surname References Nordwestmecklenburg {{Nordwestmecklenburg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
