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Giger
Giger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Giger (born 1946), Swiss cross-country skier * Fabrice Giger (born 1965), Swiss publisher and film producer * H. R. Giger (1940–2014), Swiss painter, sculptor, and set designer * Paul Giger (born 1952), Swiss violinist and composer * Peter Giger (born 1939), Swiss percussionist and bandleader * Walter Giger (born 1943), Swiss environmental chemist * Werner Giger (1949–1974), Swiss motorcycle racer See also * Geiger (surname), Geiger * Fiedler {{surname, Giger Swiss-German surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Giger
Peter Giger (born April 12, 1939 in Zurich) is a Swiss percussionist and bandleader, formerly of the band :de:Dzyan.Steve Freeman, Alan Freeman ''The crack in the cosmic egg: encyclopedia of Krautrock'' 1996 "The talented percussionist, formerly of Dzyan, and much sought after for session work with Eberhard Weber, et al., Peter Giger had an adventurous percussion style that is almost instantly recognisable. His own albums feature a mixture of solo ..." [Baidu] |
Fabrice Giger
Fabrice A Giger (born 7 January 1965 in Geneva, Switzerland) is a literary publisher and film & TV producer. The son of Swiss painter José Giger, he is well known for publishing thousands of comic books / graphic novels from such authors as Alejandro Jodorowsky, Mœbius, Enki Bilal and John Cassaday. In 1988, at the age of 23, Giger took over the Paris-based publishing house Les Humanoïdes Associés (also known as Humanos in colloquial French and as Humanoids in English), its catalog, and brands such as '' Métal Hurlant'' (from which the American magazine '' Heavy Metal'' was adapted). In the same year, he founded his own publishing house, specializing in the publication of more traditional ''bandes dessinées'' aimed at a younger readership. Giger would terminate Alpen in 1994 after unsuccessful efforts to integrate its disparate catalogue into that of Humanoïdes, instead focusing on the latter. In less than a decade, he turned it into a multimedia group, involved not only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Giger
Walter Giger (born September 6, 1943 in Zürich) is a Swiss chemist. He had been working at the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), where he was the head of the division ''Chemische Problemstoffe''. He has been a professor for environmental chemistry at the ETH Zurich since 1995. Giger is a pioneer who advanced the field of trace organic analysis and its application to significant environmental problems. His research topics include development of analytical techniques for identification of organic pollutants in drinking water, wastewater and natural waters. He investigates their sources, occurrence and fate. In 1984, he discovered that in wastewater treatment plants nonylphenol ethoxylates are transformed to 4-nonylphenols, which are toxic to aquatic life. After several additional studies the use of nonylphenols and nonylphenol ethoxylates was restricted in the European Union in 2003. Scientific career Giger received his PhD in chemistry from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werner Giger
Werner Giger (17 April 1949 - 31 July 1974) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Switzerland. His best year was in 1973 when he finished in fourth place in the 500cc world championship. Giger was killed in 1974 during practice for a race in Hämeenlinna, Finland. Grand Prix motorcycle racing results Points system from 1969 onwards: (key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm * Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock * Key (map ...) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) References 1949 births 1974 deaths Swiss motorcycle racers 250cc World Championship riders 350cc World Championship riders 500cc World Championship riders Motorcycle racers who died while racing Sport deaths in Finland {{Switzerland-motorcycle-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Giger
Albert Giger (7 October 1946 – 4 September 2021 ) was a Swiss cross country skier who competed in the early 1970s. He won a bronze in the 4 x 10 km cross-country skiing relay at the in Sapporo
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Paul Giger
Paul Giger (born 1952 in Herisau, Switzerland), is a Swiss violinist and composer. He plays contemporary classical music, jazz, and free improvised music, and specializes in extended techniques. He has released six CDs on the ECM label and collaborated with the Hilliard Ensemble, Jan Garbarek, Pierre Favre and Marie-Louise Dähler. Discography *'' Chartres'' (ECM, 1989) *''Alpstein'' (ECM, 1991) *''Schattenwelt'' (ECM, 1993) *'' Ignis'' (ECM, 1998) *''Vindonissa Vindonissa (from a Gaulish toponym in *''windo-'' "white") was a Roman legion camp, vicus and later a bishop's seat at modern Windisch, Switzerland. The remains of the camp are listed as a heritage site of national significance. The city of B ...'' (ECM, 2003) *'' Towards Silence'' (ECM, 2007) *'' trans limen ad lumen'' (DIVOX, 2017) External links Paul Giger official site 1952 births Living people Swiss composers Swiss male composers Swiss violinists Male violinists ECM Records artists 21st-cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geiger (surname)
Geiger is a German or French surname. In the German language ''Geiger'' means "violin player." People with this surname * Abraham Geiger (1810–1874), German reform rabbi * Arno Geiger (born 1968), Austrian writer * Dennis Geiger (other), many people ** Dennis Geiger (born 1998), German footballer ** Dennis Geiger (born 1984), German footballer * Emily Geiger (born about 1760), legendary heroine of the American Revolutionary War * Gary Geiger (1937–1996), Major League Baseball player * H. Jack Geiger (1925–2020), American physician and civil rights activist * Hans Geiger (1882–1945), inventor of the Geiger counter and son of Wilhelm Geiger * Harold Geiger (1884–1927) pioneer in Army aviation and ballooning * Hermann Geiger (1914–1966), Swiss pilot * Jacob Casson Geiger (1885–1981), American public health physician * Johann Nepomuk Geiger (1805–1880), Viennese court painter * John Geiger (other) * Kaylon Geiger (born 1997), American football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiedler
Fiedler is a German word for "fiddler", and is a German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Adolf Gottlieb Fiedler (1771–1850), German entrepreneur in Saxony and Poland * Arkady Fiedler (1894–1985), Polish writer * Arthur Fiedler (1894–1979), American conductor * Bernhard Fiedler (1816–1904), German painter *Bernold Fiedler (born 1956), German mathematician *Bobbi Fiedler (1937–2019), American politician * Christian Fiedler (born 1975), former German football goalkeeper *Edgar Fiedler (1929–2003), American economist * Ellen Fiedler (born 1958), German athlete * François Fiedler (1921–2001), Abstract Expressionist Painter *Franz Fiedler (1885–1956), Austrian photographer *Fred Fiedler ( 1922 –2017), industrial and organizational psychologist **Fiedler contingency model, a leadership theory developed by Fred Fiedler *Fritz Fiedler (1899–1972), German automobile engineer * Hermann Georg Fiedler (1862–1945), German scholar *Jay F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |