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Dueck
Dueck or Dück is a German surname, a spelling variety of Dyck, which mostly comes from the Dutch surname (van) Dijck. The name is wide spread among Russian Mennonites. It may refer to: * Alexander Dück (born April 22, 1980), German professional ice hockey player * Alvin Dueck (born 1943), American psychologist and theologian * Dora Dueck (born 1950), Canadian writer * Josh Dueck (born January 13, 1981), Canadian alpine skier * Peter Albert Dueck (July 5, 1923 – February 19, 2015), politician and cabinet minister of British Columbia * Tyler Dueck Tyler Dueck (born December 17, 1986) is a Canadian racing driver from Abbotsford, British Columbia. Dueck came up through karting and the Jim Russell Racing School. He finished fourth in Formula Russell in 2006 and made two Skip Barber National ... (born December 17, 1986), Canadian racing driver See also * Duck (surname) {{surname Russian Mennonite surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Albert Dueck
Peter Albert Dueck (July 5, 1923 – February 19, 2015) was a politician and cabinet minister in the Canadian province of British Columbia. He was an elected Member of the Legislative Assembly from 1986 to 1993 for the ridings of Central Fraser Valley and Matsqui, as a member of the Social Credit Party and later as an independent. Dueck served as a cabinet minister under premiers Bill Vander Zalm and Rita Johnston. Early life and career Dueck was born in Aliessovo, Orenburg, USSR to Susanna (Dueck) Dueck and Jacob P. Dueck. He moved to a farm at Coaldale, Alberta at three years of age when his parents immigrated to Canada in 1926. He and his wife Helen moved to Abbotsford, BC where he co-founded MSA Motors car dealership in 1951. He later operated real estate and insurance firms. Political career Dueck began his political career in 1978 as an alderman and deputy mayor for the Municipality of Matsqui. He turned to provincial politics in October 1986, when he was elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Dueck
Josh Dueck (born January 13, 1981) is a Canadian alpine skier. He won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in the men's slalom sit-ski event. On February 3, 2012, Josh became the first person to perform a backflip on snow in a Sit Ski. Personal life Dueck was born on January 13, 1981, in Kimberley, British Columbia and now resides at Vernon, British Columbia. He was a former freestyle skier and coach before he became disabled. He became disabled when he overshot a demonstration jump in March 2004, breaking his back and left him as a T11 classification. He told reporters, "I knew deeply and intuitively that it was a bad idea". Career Vancouver 2010 Dueck has entered the 2010 Paralympics just 6 years after he became disabled. He won silver at the slalom for a time of 1:24.19. "I had a line in mind and I was able to stick to it. I took some chances, got lucky. Pretty sure I had some angels on my side for a few of those gates I was just clipping. Second is awesome. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler Dueck
Tyler Dueck (born December 17, 1986) is a Canadian racing driver from Abbotsford, British Columbia. Dueck came up through karting and the Jim Russell Racing School. He finished fourth in Formula Russell in 2006 and made two Skip Barber National Championship starts in 2007. He then turned his career to Europe where he raced in the Italian Formula Renault Championship in 2008 and 2009, finishing 27th and 5th in points in his two seasons, capturing the 2009 season opener at Monza. In 2010 he made six starts in the Italian Formula Three Championship for BVM – Target Racing with a best finish of tenth in the second race at Hockenheimring, good enough for 1 point and 22nd in the championship. He also made his Le Mans Series debut in the 2010 8 Hours of Castellet for the Swiss Race Performance outfit. Dueck qualified the car 18th overall (10th in class) but the entry was knocked out after 66 laps. Dueck returned to North America and make his Firestone Indy Lights debut at Edmonton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Dück
Alexander Dück also spelled Dueck (born April 22, 1980) is a German former professional ice hockey defenceman. He most recently played with Ravensburg Towerstars of the DEL2. Dueck played a solitary season for the Hamburg Freezers during the 2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ... season. He then returned to the Krefeld Pinguine for the following 2011–12 season on May 11, 2011. Dück mirrored his previous season and totaled 5 points in 52 games with the Pinguine. A free agent at season's end, Dück made a return to his original DEL and youth club, Schwenninger Wild Wings on July 13, 2012. He competed and Captained the Wild Wings in the 2nd Bundesliga during the 2012–13 season, scoring 17 points in 48 games to help reach the finals. With Schwenninger wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvin Dueck
Alvin Dueck (born 1943) is an American psychologist and theologian, currently Distinguished Professor of Cultural Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary Fuller Theological Seminary is an interdenominational Evangelical Christian seminary in Pasadena, California, with regional campuses in the western United States. It is egalitarian in nature. Fuller consistently has a student body that compri .... References Fuller Theological Seminary faculty 1943 births University of Manitoba alumni Appalachian State University alumni Stanford University alumni American theologians Living people {{US-psychologist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dora Dueck
Dora Dueck (born 1950) is a Canadian writer. She is the author of three novels, a collection of short fiction, and a collection of essays and memoir. Her second novel, ''This Hidden Thing'', was shortlisted for the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction and won the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award at the 2011 Manitoba Book Awards. ''What You Get at Home'', a collection of short stories, was shortlisted for the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction and the Carol Shields Winnipeg Award at the 2013 Manitoba Book Awards. It won the High Plains Book Award for Short Stories. The Malahat Review, a Canadian literary magazine, awarded its 2014 Novella Prize to her story "Mask". ''All That Belongs'', her third novel, was published in 2019. Her stories and articles have appeared in a variety of journals and on the CBC. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Winnipeg and a Master of Arts degree in history from the University of Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba (jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dyck
Dyck is a form of the Dutch surname (van) Dijck, which is also common among Russian Mennonites. Notable surnames * Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641), Flemish artist * Cornelius Van Allen Van Dyck (1818–1895), American missionary * Howard Dyck (born 1942), Canadian conductor * Lillian Dyck (born 1945), Canadian senator * Lionel Dyck (born 1944), Rhodesian-born mercenary * Paul Dyck (born 1971), Canadian ice hockey player * Peter George Dyck (1946–2020), Canadian politician * Rand Dyck (born 1943), Canadian professor * Walther von Dyck (1856–1934), German mathematician Fictional Dycks * Elsie Dyck, fictional Mennonite writer in Andrew Unger's novel ''Once Removed'' * Harry Dyck, recurring character in '' The Daily Bonnet'' * Noah and Anita Dyck, fictional Mennonite couple in the television show ''Letterkenny'' * A common misspelling of the movie ''Dick'' since the movie's box art title and logo on the trailer have the hands of a person pointed out to shape like a "Y". S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Mennonite
The Russian Mennonites (german: Russlandmennoniten it. "Russia Mennonites", i.e., Mennonites of or from the Russian Empire occasionally Ukrainian Mennonites) are a group of Mennonites who are descendants of Dutch Anabaptists who settled for about 250 years in the Vistula delta in Poland and established colonies in the Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine and Russia's Volga region, Orenburg Governorate, and Western Siberia) beginning in 1789. Since the late 19th century, many of them have come to countries throughout the Western Hemisphere. The rest were forcibly relocated, so that very few of their descendants now live at the location of the original colonies. Russian Mennonites are traditionally multilingual with Plautdietsch (Mennonite Low German) as their first language and lingua franca. In 2014 there are several hundred thousand Russian Mennonites: about 200,000 in Germany, 100,000 in Mexico, 70,000 in Bolivia, 40,000 in Paraguay, 10,000 in Belize, tens of thousand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Dijck
Van Dijck is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from (the) dike". The more common form Van Dijk uses the modern spelling of "dike". The form Van Dyck reflects a common replacement of the original IJ digraph with a Y. Notable people with the surname *Abraham van Dijck (1635–1680), Dutch Golden Age painter *Antoon van Dijck (1599–1641), Flemish painter in England, better known as ''Anthony van Dyck'' * Christoffel van Dijck (1605–1669), Dutch printer and type designer *Edward Van Dijck (1918–1977), Belgian cyclist * Erica van Dijck (born 1966), Dutch badminton player * Floris van Dijck (1575–1651), Dutch painter *Hendrik Van Dijck (born 1974), Belgian cyclist * José van Dijck (born 1960), Dutch professor *Kris Van Dijck (born 1963), Belgian politician *Raymond Van Dijck (1935–1997), Belgian pole vaulter *Sander van Dijck (born 1990), Dutch music producer, known more commonly as San Holo. *Teun van Dijck (born 1963), Dutch politician *William Van Dijck (born 1961), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duck (surname)
Duck is the surname of: * Andrew J. Duck, United States Democratic politician *Arthur Duck (1580–1648), English lawyer and Member of Parliament * Emma Duck (born 1981), British sprinter and hurdler *Jacob Duck (1600–1667), Dutch painter and etcher *Jenny Duck (born 1968), former field hockey player from New Zealand *Nicholas Duck (1570–1628), English lawyer * Olive Duck (1912–1925), Australian female murder victim *Richard Duck, English early 16th-century Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University * Simeon Duck (1834–1905), British Columbia businessman and politician *Stephen Duck (c. 1705–1756), English poet See also * Ducke *Duckie (other) Duckie can mean: * An informal word for a rubber duck * Duckie, a character from ''Pretty in Pink'' * ''Duckie'' (group), a London-based collective of performance artists * Derrick "Duckie" Simpson, founding member of reggae band Black Uhuru ... * Ducky (other) {{surname, Duck [Baidu] |
