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Frickenhofen
Gschwend may refer to: Places * Gschwend, Baden-Württemberg, Gschwend, a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg * Mrtvice, Kočevje, Gschwend in German, a settlement northwest of the town of Kočevje in southern Slovenia People * Brigitte Gyr-Gschwend (born 1964), Swiss Olympic cyclist * Philip Gschwend, American engineer * Ralfonso Gschwend (born 1959), Swiss kinetic sculptor {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gschwend, Baden-Württemberg
Gschwend is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. Notable people *Philipp Gottlieb Osiander (1803–1876), born in Frickenhofen, Oberamtmann and Member of Landtag *Friedrich von Schmidt (1825–1891), born in Frickenhofen, architect of many churches and town halls in new-gothic style *Christian Dietrich (1844–1919), Swabian old-pietist *Peter Jakob Schober (1897–1983), painter *Lina Haag (1907–2012) resistance fighter . *Erich Schneider (born 1933), politician (CDU), President of Landtag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mrtvice, Kočevje
Mrtvice (; german: Gschwend''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 42. or ''Geschwend'') is a settlement northwest of the town of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. Name The Slovene name ''Mrtvice'' is apparently cognate with the adjective ''mrtev'' dead, but the connection is unclear. One theory links the name with an old side channel or oxbow lake () of the Rinža River.Ferenc, Mitja, & Gojko Zupan. 2012. ''Izgubljene kočevske vasi'', vol. 2 (K–P). Ljubljana: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani, p. 158. Another theory connects the name with infertile soil. The German name ''Gschwend'' is believed to be derived from German ''schwenden'' 'to clear forest, especially by burning'.Petschauer, Erich. 1980. "Die Gottscheer Siedl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigitte Gyr-Gschwend
Brigitte Gyr-Gschwend (born 9 August 1964) is a Swiss former cyclist. She competed in the women's individual road race at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References External links * 1964 births Living people Swiss female cyclists Olympic cyclists for Switzerland Cyclists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Switzerland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Gschwend
Philip M. Gschwend is an American engineer focusing on environmental organic chemistry, currently the Ford Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the .... References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people MIT School of Engineering faculty 21st-century American engineers California Institute of Technology alumni {{US-engineer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
