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Donner (surname)
Donner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Aleksander Donner (1948–2013), Ukrainian handball coach *André Donner, Dutch jurist, former President of the European Court of Justice *Clive Donner, British film director *Franziska Donner Austrian wife of Syngman Rhee, first First Lady of the Republic of Korea *Georg Rafael Donner, 18th-century Austrian sculptor *Helmut Donner (born 1941), Austrian high jumper *Jan Donner, Dutch politician, Minister of Justice *Jan Hein Donner, Dutch chess grandmaster and writer * Johan Gustaf af Donner, 18th-century governor of Västerbotten County, Sweden * Johann Jakob Christian Donner (1799-1875), German philologist and translator *Lauren Shuler Donner, American movie producer *Margaretha Donner, 18th-century Swedish businesswoman * Matthäus Donner, 18th-century Austrian sculptor *Members of the Donner family from Finland **Anders Donner Finnish astronomer ** Henrik Otto Donner (1939–2013), Finnish composer and musician ** Jö ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksander Donner
Aleksander Donner ( uk, Олександр Доннер, first name also transliterated as Oleksandar, Oleksander or Oleksandr); 1948 – 24 August 2013) was a Ukrainian handball coach, best known for his spell at Portuguese team ABC Braga (1991–2004). Donner is considered the most accomplished coach in Portuguese handball and is credited with the success of growing the nation's handball in the 1990s. Career Donner's career started in the 1980s when, as a player in Lviv's "CKA" and Astrakhan's "Zari," he helped Vladimir Gladchencko build famed Astrakhan's "Dinamo".Umer Aleksander Donner . Handball Federation of Russia (in Russian). 25 August 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014. Before signing for ABC Braga in Portugal, Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donner Family
The Donner family is one of the renowned and wealthy Finland-Swedish families that grew in importance during the times of the Grand Duchy of Finland. Family members have been influential in Finnish politics and culture. * Jürgen Donner (died c. 1681) * Jochim Donner (1669–1748) * Alexander Donner (1708–1772) * Joachim Donner (1763–1822) * Anders Donner Sr. (1796–1857) ** Anders Donner Jr. (1827–1858) *** Anders Severin Donner (1854–1938), astronomer. **** Sven Donner (1890–1970) ***** Märta Donner (1922–2013) ** Alexander Donner (1827–1892) *** Joakim Otto Evert Donner (1864–1942) **** Gustav Donner (1902–1940) **** Heinrich Wolfgang Donner (1904–1980) ** Otto Donner (1835–1909), linguist, publisher and politician *** Ossian Donner (1866–1957), industrialist and diplomat. **** Sir Patrick Donner (1904–1988), British Member of Parliament, son of Ossian. *** Otto Donner Jr. (1871–1932) **** Hans Otto Donner (1903–1982) *****Henrik Otto Don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Donner
Steve Donner is an American sports executive, team owner, and manager. He is the founding Commissioner of the Professional Box Lacrosse Association, and the co-owner of the Elmira Mammoth of the Federal Prospects Hockey League. He is the former president and CEO of the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League, and the founder and CEO of the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League, the Rochester Rattlers of Major League Lacrosse and the Rochester Raging Rhinos of the United Soccer League. He has also served as chief executive of numerous other professional sports teams and ventures. Early life Steve Donner was born and raised in Rochester, New York where he grew up in the city's 19th Ward neighborhood. He graduated from Aquinas Institute high school in 1975 and attended the University of Dayton, where he played goaltender on the school's club hockey team. After graduating from Dayton, he took a position in the front office of the reborn Dayton Gems of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Donner
Robert Donner (April 27, 1931 – June 8, 2006) was an American television and film actor. Early life and career Donner was born in New York City and raised in New Jersey, Michigan and Texas. He spent four years in the United States Navy and was stationed in California. After he completed his military service, he settled in the Los Angeles area. Career Donner's first role was an uncredited part in the 1959 John Wayne Western '' Rio Bravo''; he also appeared in the sequels (which formed a loose trilogy), ''El Dorado'' and ''Rio Lobo''. He also appeared in ''Chisum'', '' The Undefeated'', and ''The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance''. His best-known television roles were as the ex-convict/informant T.J. on ''Adam-12'', Yancy Tucker on ''The Waltons'' and as Exidor on ''Mork & Mindy''. Personal life Donner married producer/writer Jill Sherman in 1982. He died on June 8, 2006, of a cardiac arrhythmia. Selected filmography Films *1959: '' Rio Bravo'' as (uncredited) *1963: ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Donner
Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg; April 24, 1930 – July 5, 2021) was an American filmmaker whose notable works included some of the most financially-successful films during the New Hollywood era. According to film historian Michael Barson, Donner was "one of Hollywood's most reliable makers of action blockbusters". His career spanned over 50 years, crossing multiple genres and filmmaking trends. Donner began in 1957 as a television director. By the 1960s, Donner had directed episodes of ''The Rifleman'', ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', '' The Fugitive'', ''The Twilight Zone'', ''The Banana Splits'' and many others. He made his film debut with the low-budget aviation drama ''X-15'' in 1961, but had his critical and commercial breakthrough with the horror film ''The Omen'' in 1976. He directed the landmark superhero film ''Superman'' in 1978, which provided an inspiration for the fantasy film genre to eventually gain artistic respectability and commercial dominanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ral Donner
Ralph Stuart Emanuel Donner (February 10, 1943 – April 6, 1984) was an American rock and roll singer. He scored several pop hits in the United States, US in the early 1960s, and had a human voice, voice similar to Elvis Presley. His best known song is his 1961 top ten hit, "You Don't Know What You've Got, You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)". Biography Ralph Donner was born in Norwood Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States, and sang in church as a child. He sang in local talent shows as a teen, and formed two of his own bands, the Rockin' Five and the Gents, in high school. The Rockin' Five played with Sammy Davis, Jr. on Chicago television at one point in the late 1950s. In 1959, he appeared on Alan Freed's ''Big Beat'' program, and released a single with the Gents; soon after, the Gents toured with The Sparkletones. Donner recorded a cover version, cover of Presley's "The Girl of My Best Friend", along with a backing band called the Starfires. After being pick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piet Hein Donner
Jan Pieter Hendrik "Piet Hein" Donner (born 20 October 1948) is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist. He was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 21 December 2018. Early life and career The Donner family has produced a number of Calvinist judges. Piet Hein Donner's father, André Donner, was a judge at the European Court of Justice between 1958 and 1979, and was part of the government commission that looked into Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld's dealings with the Lockheed Corporation. His grandfather was Jan Donner, who served as Minister of Justice for the Anti-Revolutionary Party in the first De Geer cabinet and was later president of the Dutch Supreme Court. His uncle Jan Hein Donner was a chess grandmaster and author. Donner attended a gymnasium in Amsterdam from March 1961 until May 1967 and applied at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in June 1967, majoring in Law and obtaining an Bachelor of Laws degree in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Donner
Sir Patrick William Donner (4 December 1904 – 19 August 1988) was a British Member of Parliament (MP) and a member of the influential Finland-Swedish Donner family. His family moved from Helsinki, Finland, to London in 1919. His mother was Scottish Violet McHutchen and his father was Ossian Donner, who headed Finland's first diplomatic mission in London 1919 to 1925. The family later settled in England for good, and his father became a British citizen. Donner studied English literature at Exeter College, Oxford and later entered business. He was elected at the 1931 election as Conservative MP for Islington West. The seat being marginal, Donner was selected for the safe Conservative seat of Basingstoke for the 1935 election against the wishes of Conservative Central Office, who preferred Sir Francis Oswald Lindley. The papers of Sir Henry Maxence Cavendish Drummond Wolff appear to indicate that Sir Oswald Mosley interviewed Donner to decide upon his suitability to serve as M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Donner
Otto Donner (15 December 1835, Kokkola – 17 September 1909, Helsinki) was a Finnish linguist and politician. Biography He was professor of Sanskrit and Comparative Indo-European linguistics at the University of Helsinki, but also studied the Finno-Ugric languages. He was a member of the Diet of Finland 1877–1905, and minister of education 1905–1908. He was also influential in the founding of the Finno-Ugrian Society in 1883. He was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1886. His mother tongue was Swedish, but he was a fennoman by conviction. He had many children: Ossian, Otto Jr., Uno, Kai, Harry and Eva Louise. He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery The Hietaniemi cemetery ( fi, Hietaniemen hautausmaa, sv, Sandudds begravningsplats) is located mainly in the Lapinlahti quarter and partly in the Etu-Töölö district of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. It is the location for Finnish state ... in Helsinki. See also * Donner family * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ossian Donner
Ossian Donner (24 March 1866 – 2 August 1957) was a Finnish industrialist, engineer and diplomat. Biography Donner founded the wool mill in Hyvinkää and served as CEO of the United Wool Factory until 1918. He built a house on Mauritzgatan 6 in Kruununhaka in Helsinki for his wife and two children in 1901. Since the early 1930s it is the seat of Svenska Klubben. During the civil war in Finland, his Scottish wife, Violet McHutchen, saw Russian officers being executed in a park the near their home. Shocking war experiences forced the family to move to London, where Ossian Donner became the Finland's Representative and later became Chargé d'affaires to the United Kingdom in 1919. During the Åland Islands dispute, he was also Finland's Special Envoy at the League of Nations. He held a speech against the Soviet Union which ended his diplomatic career. He was released from Finland as Envoy to London in 1925. After that, he settled permanently in England and gained British ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olly Donner
Olga Maria ('Olly') Donner ( Sinebrychoff; 28 September 1881 — 22 September 1956) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer and anthroposopher, known also by her pen name Jean Bray. Biography She was born to an upper-class family, as the only child of the industrialist and his wife Anna Nordenstam. She later married the industrialist . The couple were personal friends with Rudolf Steiner, the founder of the anthroposophy movement. Olly Donner was educated in different schools in Europe, and was fluent, besides her native Swedish, also in French, German, English and Russian. She wrote in Swedish and French, releasing 30 books, including novels, and collections of short stories and poetry. Her books were not widely read or well understood in her time, and although published by major publishers such as Bonnier and Söderström, she had to mostly cover the publishing costs herself. An endowment, and later will, left by Olly and Uno Donner established the Donner Institute for R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Donner
Karl (Kai) Reinhold Donner (1 April 1888 in Helsinki – 12 February 1935) was a Finnish linguist, ethnographer and politician. He carried out expeditions to the Ugric and Samodeic peoples in Siberia 1911–1914 and was docent The title of docent is conferred by some European universities to denote a specific academic appointment within a set structure of academic ranks at or below the full professor rank, similar to a British readership, a French " ''maître de conf ... of Uralic languages at the University of Helsinki from 1924. He was, among other things, a pioneer of modern anthropological fieldwork methods, though his work is little known in the English-speaking world. Donner was the son of professor (later senator) Otto Donner, himself a noted philologist. Kai Donner studied Finno-Ugric languages, Finno-Ugrian philology at the University of Helsinki from 1906. In 1909, he studied at Cambridge under James Frazer, A.C. Haddon, and W.H.R. Rivers at the same time as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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