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Finck Family
Finck is a surname or part of a longer surname of German origin and the name of several individuals: * Count Albrecht Konrad Finck von Finckenstein (1660–1735), Prussian field marshal * Count Karl-Wilhelm Finck von Finckenstein (1714–1800), Prussian Prime Minister * Countess Eva Finck von Finckenstein (1903–1994), German politician * , German politician * August Georg Heinrich von Finck (1898–1980), German banker * August von Finck Jr. (1930–2021), German banker and entrepreneur * August François von Finck (born 1968), German businessman * David Finck (born 1958), American jazz bassist * David Finck (Luthier) * (born 1978), German writer * Ethel Finck (1932 – 2003), American interventional radiologist and inventor * Franz Nikolaus Finck (1867–1910), German linguist * Friedrich August von Finck (1718–1766), Prussian soldier * Heinrich Finck (1445–1527), German composer of the Renaissance * Hermann Finck (1527–1558), German composer, music theorist and organi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of , with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermine Finck
Hermine Finck (1 January 187231 October 1932) was a German opera singer. She created the role of The Witch in the world premiere of Humperdinck's ''Hansel and Gretel'' and appeared in numerous leading soprano roles in the opera houses of Germany. Also known as Hermine d'Albert, she was the third wife of the composer Eugen d'Albert to whom she was married from 1895 until their divorce in 1911. Finck was born in Baden-Baden and died at age 60 in Berlin, where she had taught singing in her later years. Life and career Finck was born in Baden-Baden to a prosperous middle-class family. She began her musical education at Dr. Hoch's Konservatorium in Frankfurt and later studied singing at the Leipzig conservatory with Gustav Borchers and Auguste Götze. Finck made her stage debut in the title role of '' Carmen'' at the Weimar Court Theater in 1892 and became a regular member of the company. She came to wider attention in 1893 when she sang the role of The Witch in the world premiere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finke
Finke or Fincke is the name of: Places ;Australia *Finke, Northern Territory, a community in central Australia now known as Aputula *Finke bioregion, An IBRA region in the Northern Territory *Finke River, a river in central Australia *Finke Gorge National Park, a protected area in the Northern Territory *Mount Finke, a mountain in South Australia ;Hungary *Finke a town city (ghetto) in Edelény of Hungary. :hu:Edelény ;United States *Finke Opera House, an opera house in Missouri Events * Finke Desert Race, an annual off-road desert race from Alice Springs to Apatula (aka Finke), Northern Territory, Australia People * Fidelio F. Finke (1891–1968), German composer * Fritz Finke, 19th-century German/American musician * Leonhard Ludwig Finke (1747–1837), German physician * Meinolf Finke, German writer and poet * Nikki Finke (1953–2022), American journalist * Peter Finke, German physicist * Roger Finke, American academic * Tommy Finke, German singer/songwriter/composer, see ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fink (other)
Fink may refer to: Name * Fink (surname), people and fictional characters with the surname * Fink (singer), or Fin Greenall, English singer and songwriter * Howard Finkel, also known as The Fink, professional wrestling announcer Other uses * Fink (software), a collaborative computing project to port Unix programs to Mac OS X * slang for an informant * Fink, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * 10891 Fink, an asteroid * ''Fink'' (album), a 1989 album by the Swamp Zombies * ''F*INK'', a free weekly event guide in Dunedin, New Zealand * Rat Fink, a cartoon character from "Kustom Kulture" hot rod detailing * Fink, Texas, an unincorporated community See also * Fink effect, a factor in medical anaesthesia * Finks motorcycle club, an Australian outlaw motorcycle club * Jim Finks James Edward Finks (August 31, 1927 – May 8, 1994) was an American football and Canadian football player, coach, and executive. Early life and playing career Finks was born in St. Louis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FiNCK
Finck is a surname or part of a longer surname of German origin and the name of several individuals: * Count Albrecht Konrad Finck von Finckenstein (1660–1735), Prussian field marshal * Count Karl-Wilhelm Finck von Finckenstein (1714–1800), Prussian Prime Minister * Countess Eva Finck von Finckenstein (1903–1994), German politician * , German politician * August Georg Heinrich von Finck (1898–1980), German banker * August von Finck Jr. (1930–2021), German banker and entrepreneur * August François von Finck (born 1968), German businessman * David Finck (born 1958), American jazz bassist * David Finck (Luthier) * (born 1978), German writer * Ethel Finck (1932 – 2003), American interventional radiologist and inventor * Franz Nikolaus Finck (1867–1910), German linguist * Friedrich August von Finck (1718–1766), Prussian soldier * Heinrich Finck (1445–1527), German composer of the Renaissance * Hermann Finck (1527–1558), German composer, music theorist and organi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William E
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Von Finck
Wilhelm von Finck (born 6 February 1848 - 4 April 1924) was a German entrepreneur and banker. Finck was a co-founder of the German companies Allianz and Munich Re. Life In Frankfurt am Main, he was a student at the Hasselsche Institut. He worked first for German company Bankhaus Philipp Nicolaus Schmidt. Since 1869 he worked for Nestle, Andreae & Co. in London and since 1870 for Merck Finck & Co. in Darmstadt. By 1879, together with his brother August Finck, who replaced the departing general Adolf Karl Ludwig Christian, the previous authorized representative Wilhelm von Finck already held a large part of the bank assets of Merck Finck & Co. Together with German entrepreneur Theodor von Cramer-Klett and Carl von Thieme he founded company Munich Re in April 1880. German company Allianz AG was founded in Berlin on 5 February 1890 by then director of the Munich Reinsurance Company (Munich Re) Carl von Thieme (a native of Erfurt, whose father was the director of Thuringia) and Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werner Finck
Werner Finck (2 May 1902 – 31 July 1978) was a German ''Kabarett'' comedian, actor and author. Not politically motivated by his own admission but just a "convinced individualist", he became one of Germany's leading cabaret artists under the conditions of the Nazi suppression after 1933. Biography Born in Görlitz in Prussian Silesia, the son of a pharmacist, Finck attended an art school in Dresden and began his career as an itinerant storyteller of fairy tales in the 1920s. He took acting lessons and began a mediocre tenure in the theatre, making his debut in Silesian Bunzlau (present-day Bolesławiec, Poland). However, it became obvious that he had "comic bones" and when he met a friend who had contacts in the Berlin ''Kabarett'' scene, he found his true calling. Together with artists like Hans Deppe, Rudolf Platte and Robert A. Stemmle he founded the cabaret '' Die Katakombe'' with some friends in 1929. Finck acted as conferencier, and the cabaret, became successful becau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN and stylized as NIИ, is an American industrial rock band formed in Cleveland in 1988. Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Trent Reznor was the only permanent member of the band until his frequent collaborator, Atticus Ross, joined in 2016. The band's debut album, ''Pretty Hate Machine'' (1989), was released via TVT Records. After disagreeing with TVT about how to promote the album, the band signed with Interscope Records and released the EP ''Broken'' (1992). The following albums, ''The Downward Spiral'' (1994) and ''The Fragile'' (1999), were released to critical acclaim and commercial success. Following a hiatus, Nine Inch Nails resumed touring in 2005 and released the album ''With Teeth'' (2005). Following the release of the album ''Year Zero'' (2007), the band left Interscope after a feud. Nine Inch Nails continued touring and independently released ''Ghosts I–IV'' (2008) and ''The Slip'' (2008) before a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band comprised vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan, and drummer Steven Adler. The current lineup consists of Rose, Slash, McKagan, guitarist Richard Fortus, drummer Frank Ferrer and keyboardists Dizzy Reed and Melissa Reese. Guns N' Roses' debut album, ''Appetite for Destruction'' (1987), reached number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 a year after its release, on the strength of the top 10 singles "Welcome to the Jungle", "Paradise City", and "Sweet Child o' Mine", the band's only single to reach number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album has sold approximately 30 million copies worldwide, including 18 million units in the United States, making it the country's bestselling debut album and eleventh-bestselling album. Their next studio album, ''G N' R Lies'' (1988), reached numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Finck
Robert John "Robin" Finck (born November 7, 1971) is an American guitarist. Finck is the longest-serving touring musician for Nine Inch Nails, performing with the band from 1994 to 2000, and returning in 2008. With Nine Inch Nails, Finck contributed studio performances on ‘’ The Slip’’ (2008). Finck also was an official member of Guns N’ Roses from 1997 through 2008. With Guns N’ Roses, Finck wrote and recorded on the long-delayed ‘’Chinese Democracy’’ (2008), notably co-writing the single “ Better”. In 2020, Finck was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Nine Inch Nails. (Guns N’ Roses were inducted in 2012, however Finck was not inducted.) Career Finck grew up in Marietta, Georgia and played with several unsigned bands based primarily in the Atlanta area, including acts such as Prowess, Bat Your Lashes, Sik Dik (bandmates of which included Steve "Holiday" Childress and Michael Allen, currently of The Goodies and Greg Thum), an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Joseph Étienne Finck
Pierre Joseph Étienne Finck (1797–1870) was a French mathematician. Life and work Finck, who became orphan at twelve years, was educated by a merchant of Landau (Pfalz (region), Pfalz). In 1815, he entered in the ''École Polytechnique'', where he graduated in 1817. After some time studying in the Artillery School, he left París for Strasbourg before 1821. From 1825 he was professor in the Artillery School of Strasburg and, simultaneously, professor of special mathematics in the ''Collége de Strasbourg''. In 1842 he was appointed adjunct professor of applied mathematics in the University of Strasbourg where he was appointed full professor in 1847. From 1862 he began to suffer from ill health. He was intellectually diminished, and he was forced to take sick leave in 1866. He retired in 1868. Finck wrote seven text books on algebra, geometry, mechanics and calculus, and more than twenty articles published in the ''Journal de Mathematiques Pures et Appliquees'', in the ''An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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