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Christian Wolff (professor)
Christian Wolff may refer to: People * Christian Wolff (philosopher) (1679–1754), German philosopher and mathematician * Christian Wolff (baroque composer) (1705–1773), German composer * Christian Wolff (composer) (born 1934), American composer of experimental classical music * Christian Wolff (actor) (born 1938), German actor Characters *The main character in the 2016 American action thriller film ''The Accountant'' See also * Christian Wolf Christian Wolf is a German designer of board games. He has won the As d'Or for ''Tutankhamen'' and the Kinderspiel des Jahres for ''Klondike'' in 2001; both were collaborations with Stefanie Rohner. Wolf is an entrepreneur and shareholder & ..., board game designer * Christian Wulff (born 1959), President of Germany, 2010–2012 * Christian Wulff (other) {{hndis, Wolff, Christian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Wolff (philosopher)
Christian Wolff (less correctly Wolf, ; also known as Wolfius; ennobled as Christian Freiherr von Wolff in 1745; 24 January 1679 – 9 April 1754) was a German philosopher. Wolff is characterized as the most eminent German philosopher between Leibniz and Kant. His life work spanned almost every scholarly subject of his time, displayed and unfolded according to his demonstrative-deductive, mathematical method, which perhaps represents the peak of Enlightenment rationality in Germany. Following Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Wolff also wrote in German as his primary language of scholarly instruction and research, although he did translate his works into Latin for his transnational European audience. A founding father of, among other fields, economics and public administration as academic disciplines, he concentrated especially in these fields, giving advice on practical matters to people in government, and stressing the professional nature of university education. Life Wolff was b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Wolff (baroque Composer)
Christian Wolff ( Naundorf, 1705 – Dahlen, 1773) was a German baroque composer. He studied in Dresden and Leipzig and then was first ''kapellmeister'' then rector and organist in Dahlen.Uta Wald, essay in booklet to CD ''Baroque Bass Cantatas from Central Germany'' cpo 2007 Works, editions and recordings 23 cantatas survive in Mügeln, Nuremberg, and Rossach. *Cantata ''Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin'' (on Luther's hymn) Klaus Mertens Klaus Mertens (born 25 March 1949, in Kleve) is a German bass and bass-baritone singer who is known especially for his interpretation of the complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach for bass voice. Career Klaus Mertens took singing lessons ..., Accademia Daniel, dir Shalev Ad-El, 2007. *Cantata ''Ihr Sorgen lasset mich zufrieden'' Klaus Mertens, Accademia Daniel, dir Shalev Ad-El. *Cantata ''Meinens bleibens ist nicht hier'' Klaus Mertens, Accademia Daniel, dir Shalev Ad-El. References German organists German male organ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Wolff (composer)
Christian G. Wolff (born March 8, 1934) is an American composer of experimental classical music and classicist. Biography Wolff was born in Nice, France, to the German literary publishers Helen and Kurt Wolff, who had published works by Franz Kafka, Robert Musil, and Walter Benjamin. After relocating to the U.S. in 1941, they helped to found Pantheon Books with other European intellectuals who had fled Europe during the rise of fascism. The Wolffs published a series of notable English translations of European literature, mostly, as well as an edition of the ''I Ching'' that came to greatly impress John Cage after Wolff had given him a copy. Wolff became an American citizen in 1946. When he was sixteen (in 1950) his piano teacher Grete Sultan sent him for lessons in composition to the new music composer John Cage. Wolff soon became a close associate of Cage and his artistic circle which was part of the New York School and included the fellow composers Earle Brown and Morton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Wolff (actor)
Christian Wolff (born 11 March 1938) is a German film actor. He has appeared in more than 100 films and television shows since 1957. Selected filmography * ''Precocious Youth'' (1957) * ''Court Martial'' (1959) * '' Old Heidelberg'' (1959) * ''The Blue Moth'' (1959) * '' Crime After School'' (1959) * ''Carnival Confession'' (1960) * ''Final Accord'' (1960) * ''Via Mala'' (1961) * ''Lana, Queen of the Amazons'' (1964) * ' (1965, TV miniseries) * ''Rheinsberg'' (1967) * ' (1972) * ''Derrick'' - Season 4, Episode 08: "Via Bangkok" (1977) * ' (1978, TV film) * ''Derrick'' - Season 10, Episode 3: "Geheimnisse einer Nacht" (1983) * ''Forsthaus Falkenau ''Forsthaus Falkenau'' is a German television series. See also *List of German television series The following is a list of television series produced in Germany: Current Drama * '' 4 Blocks'' ( TNT Serie, 2017–2019) * '' Alarm für C ...'' (1989-2006; TV series) References External links * 1938 births Living peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Accountant (2016 Film)
''The Accountant'' is a 2016 American action-thriller film directed by Gavin O'Connor, written by Bill Dubuque and starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J. K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Jeffrey Tambor, and John Lithgow. The storyline follows Christian Wolff, a certified public accountant with high-functioning autism who makes his living uncooking the books of criminal and terrorist organizations around the world that are experiencing internal embezzlement. ''The Accountant'' premiered in Los Angeles on October 10, 2016, and was theatrically released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on October 14, 2016. Receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film grossed $155 million worldwide. It received praise for Affleck’s performance and the action sequences featuring pencak silat, an Indonesian martial art. Plot Christian Wolff is a young man diagnosed with autism. His mother wants to send him to Harbor Neuroscience, a treatment center, but his fat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Wolf
Christian Wolf is a German designer of board games. He has won the As d'Or for ''Tutankhamen'' and the Kinderspiel des Jahres for ''Klondike'' in 2001; both were collaborations with Stefanie Rohner. Wolf is an entrepreneur and shareholder & CEO of Anduud City FC Anduud City FC ( mn, Андууд Сити) is a professional football club from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia currently playing in the Mongolian National Premier League. History The club was established in July 2013. In 2016 the club finished in fourt ... in Mongolia. References Board game designers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{Board-game-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Wulff
Christian Wilhelm Walter Wulff (; born 1959) is a retired German politician and lawyer who served as President of Germany from 2010 to 2012. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), he previously served as minister president of the state of Lower Saxony from 2003 to 2010. He was elected to the presidency in the 30 June 2010 presidential election, defeating opposition candidate Joachim Gauck and taking office immediately, although he was not sworn in until With the age of 51, he became Germany's youngest president. On 17 February 2012, Wulff resigned as President of Germany, facing the prospect of prosecution for allegations of corruption relating to his prior service as Minister President of Lower Saxony. In 2014, he was acquitted of all corruption charges by the Hanover regional court. Early life and education Wulff was born in Osnabrück and is Roman Catholic. He was the first Roman Catholic to hold the post of President of Germany since Heinrich Lübke (1959 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
