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Gentner
Gentner is a surname of German origin. The first records of the Gentner name can be traced back to Württemberg, southwest Germany, in the late 1300s. Etymology Various sources provide different theories regarding the meaning and origin of the surname, though a reliable proof does not yet exist to verify these speculations. German origins Ancestry.com claims that the name is a variant of the Ganter surname, which has roots in the south of Germany. The speculation is that Ganter is an occupational surname, derived from the middle high German word, "''gant''", which is loosely translated to mean "''auctioneer''" or the term "''kanter ganter''", which translates to "''barrel rack''". The Gentner surname is believed to have been initially given to auctioneers or those who made barrels for a living, also known as coopers. French origins Ancestry also traces the Ganter surname to Alsace–Lorraine, France. Again, this explanation supposes that the name is occupational in origin. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Gentner
Wolfgang Gentner (23 July 1906 in Frankfurt am Main – 4 September 1980 in Heidelberg) was a German experimental nuclear physicist. Gentner received his doctorate in 1930 from the University of Frankfurt. From 1932 to 1935 he had a fellowship which allowed him to do postdoctoral research and study at Curie's Radium Institute at the University of Paris. From 1936 to 1945, he was a staff scientist at the Institute of Physics at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Medical Research, in Heidelberg. One of his areas of specialization was nuclear photoeffects. He was granted his Habilitation from the University of Frankfurt in 1937. At the end of 1938 and early 1939, he visited the Radiation Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley; upon his return to Germany, he participated in the construction of a cyclotron at Heidelberg. During World War II, he participated in the German nuclear energy project, also called the Uranium Club. After World War II, Gentner became a professor at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dedre Gentner
Dedre Dariel Gentner (born 1944) is an American cognitive and developmental psychologist. She is the Alice Gabriel Twight Professor of Psychology at Northwestern University. She is a leading researcher in the study of analogical reasoning. Works She is a leading researcher in the study of analogical reasoning. She developed the structure-mapping theory of analogy and similarity, which has wide application. As her APA Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award citation (2016) states: “For achievements in research and theory in cognitive psychology and cognitive development, especially for developing the structure-mapping theory of analogy and similarity, for highlighting and elucidating analogy as a central learning mechanism and for describing and explaining the development and role of relational language. These ideas are vital underpinnings of a science of learning, fostering the creation of powerful learning tools that build on foundational human thinking skills and en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Gentner
Christian Gentner (born 14 August 1985) is a German professional football official and a former player who played as a midfielder. He works as a head of the professional player department at VfB Stuttgart. He won the Bundesliga twice, with VfB Stuttgart in 2007 and VfL Wolfsburg in 2009. He was also called up five times to the senior Germany national team. Club career Before joining VfB Stuttgart, Gentner played at TSV Beuren and VfL Kirchheim. In the 2004–05 season, he played 28 times and scored six times for the Regionalliga (third division) team of VfB Stuttgart. In the same season, he had his Bundesliga debut against Hertha BSC on 20 February 2005 (1–0). He scored his first goal in a UEFA Cup game against Domžale on 25 September 2005. In 2006, Gentner's contract in Stuttgart was extended until 2010. On 18 July 2007, he was loaned to VfL Wolfsburg until summer 2009 and on 11 August 2008 Gentner signed a permanent deal with Wolfsburg. On 8 January 2010, Gentner annou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gentner Drummond
Gentner Frederick Drummond (born October 3, 1963) is an American attorney, rancher, banker, and politician from Oklahoma. Drummond is a member of the Republican Party and the current Attorney General of Oklahoma. He flew in the Gulf War air campaign during the Persian Gulf War, gaining national coverage for being one of the first American pilots interviewed during the war. He resides in the McBirney Mansion and is a member of the Oklahoma Drummond ranching family. Early life, education, and military career Named after his great-great-grandmother, Gentner Frederick Drummond was born to Leslie and Carol Ann Drummond. He is part of the fifth-generation of Oklahoma's Drummond banking and ranching family. Drummond bought his first piece of land at age 14 and later graduated valedictorian from Hominy High School in Hominy, Oklahoma in 1981. He then attended Oklahoma State University–Stillwater, was a member of the Air Force ROTC, and received a bachelor's degree in agriculture ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Gentner
Thomas Gentner (born 4 October 1988) is a retired professional association football, footballer who played as a left-sided defender (association football), defender and midfielder. Career history Thomas came through the youth system at VfB Stuttgart. In 2007, he was signed by Stuttgart Kickers. In the 2007–08 season, he played for their reserve side Stuttgart Kickers#Stuttgart Kickers II, Stuttgart Kickers II, who play in the German NOFV-Oberliga, Oberliga. In the 2008–09 season he was promoted to the first team, and made 18 appearances in the professional 3. Liga. In 2009–10, he played for Eintracht Frankfurt U23 in the fourth tier Regionalliga Süd (1994–2012), Regionalliga Süd. By 2010–11 he was back in the 3. Liga with TuS Koblenz, playing 37 games and scoring twice in the league, and making a further three appearances in the DFB-Pokal cup. Both league goals came in a 3–2 victory over SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Although the team finished the season in 11th place, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Willy Schmidt-Gentner (6 April 1894 – 12 February 1964) was one of the most successful German composers of film music in the history of German-language cinema. He moved to Vienna in 1933. At his most productive, he scored up to 10 films a year, including numerous classics and masterpieces of the German and Austrian cinema. Life Schmidt-Gentner was born in Neustadt am Rennsteig in Thuringia, Germany. During his childhood he learnt the violin and took lessons in composition from Max Reger. After World War I Schmidt-Gentner worked as a civil servant checking that cinema owners were paying their full taxes. Through one of his clients he got a position as a band leader at film theatre performances. This raised his interest in films and as early as 1922 he produced his first composition to accompany a silent film. He performed many of his new pieces himself on the piano during films. He was also already responsible at this period for the sound tracks of a number of German classic film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Else Gentner-Fischer
Else Gentner-Fischer (5 September 1883 – 26 April 1943) was a German operatic soprano. Although she appeared in operas internationally, her career was mainly centered at the Oper Frankfurt where she was a resident artist from 1907-1935. She excelled in the dramatic soprano repertoire, drawing particular acclaim for her portrayal of Wagnerian heroines. She was also an exponent of the works of contemporary composers. Her career was cut short in 1935 due to political pressures and prejudice exerted against her for being married to a Jewish man. She made recordings with Gramophone & Typewriter Ltd., His Master's Voice, and Polydor Records. Life and career Born Else Fischer in Frankfurt am Main, Gentner-Fischer was the daughter of a barber. She studied singing at the Hoch Conservatory before making her professional opera debut in 1905 at the National Theatre Mannheim. That same year she married tenor Karl Gentner, to whom she was later widowed in 1922. She later married baritone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Gentner
Guy Gentner (born 1955) MLA for Delta North in the Canadian province of British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, .... He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in both the 2005 and 2009 general elections and previously served as a municipal councillor for Delta BC from 1999 to 2005. He served on parliamentary committees, Crown Corporations (Vice-Chair) and Public Accounts, in addition to serving as Official Opposition Critic for various government functions: Crown Corporations and Agencies, Intergovernmental Affairs, Seniors and Public Health. Early Life and Career: Born in Vancouver and raised in Richmond, B.C., Gentner moved to Delta and was active in his community for 35 years. As Vice President and research director of the fledgling Burns Bog Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnr
Gunnr (alternatively ''guðr'') is an Old Norse term meaning "battle". It is the name of a valkyrie in Norse mythology, and was also used as a feminine given name. The modern forms ''Gun'' and ''Gunn'' remain in use as a feminine given name in Scandinavia. The word is from Proto-Germanic '' *gunþiz'', which is a common element of Germanic names not only in North but also in West Germanic, as second element especially frequent in feminine names (as in Hildegund), as first element also in masculine names (as in Gunther). The earliest attestation of the name is on the Rök Stone where it occurs as part of a kenning for wolf: :Þat sagum tvalfta, hvar hæstʀ se Gunnaʀ etu vettvangi a, kunungaʀ tvaiʀ tigiʀ svað a liggia. :"I say this the twelfth, where the horse of Gunnr sees fodder on the battlefield, where twenty kings lie." Valkyrie Gunnr is also mentioned in the ''Völuspá'' in a list of valkyries, ''Gunnr, Hildr, Göndul / ok Geirskögul''. The ''Darraðarljóð'' gives ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norse Mythology
Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia, and into the Nordic folklore of the modern period. The northernmost extension of Germanic mythology and stemming from Proto-Germanic folklore, Norse mythology consists of tales of various deities, beings, and heroes derived from numerous sources from both before and after the pagan period, including medieval manuscripts, archaeological representations, and folk tradition. The source texts mention numerous gods such as the thunder-god Thor, the raven-flanked god Odin, the goddess Freyja, and numerous other deities. Most of the surviving mythology centers on the plights of the gods and their interaction with several other beings, such as humanity and the jötnar, beings who may be friends, lovers, foes, or family members of the gods. The cosmos in Norse mythology consists of Nine Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Württemberg
Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart. Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Württemberg now forms the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg. Württemberg was formerly also spelled Würtemberg and Wirtemberg. History Originally part of the old Duchy of Swabia, its history can be summarized in the following periods: *County of Württemberg (1083–1495) * Duchy of Württemberg (1495–1803) *Electorate of Württemberg (1803–1806) *Kingdom of Württemberg (1806–1918) *Free People's State of Württemberg (1918–1945) After World War II, it was split into Württemberg-Baden and Württemberg-Hohenzollern due to the different occupation zones of the United States and France. Finally, in 1952, it was integrated into Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart, the historical capital city of Württemberg, became the capital of the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancestry
An ancestor, also known as a forefather, fore-elder or a forebear, is a parent or (recursively) the parent of an antecedent (i.e., a grandparent, great-grandparent, great-great-grandparent and so forth). ''Ancestor'' is "any person from whom one is descended. In law, the person from whom an estate has been inherited." Two individuals have a genetic relationship if one is the ancestor of the other or if they share a common ancestor. In evolutionary theory, species which share an evolutionary ancestor are said to be of common descent. However, this concept of ancestry does not apply to some bacteria and other organisms capable of horizontal gene transfer. Some research suggests that the average person has twice as many female ancestors as male ancestors. This might have been due to the past prevalence of polygynous relations and female hypergamy. Assuming that all of an individual's ancestors are otherwise unrelated to each other, that individual has 2''n'' ancestors in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
