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Gompertz Family
Gomperz, Gompertz, Gumpertz, Gumperz, Gomperts or Gompers is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Aaron Solomon Gumperz (1723–1769), Jewish German scholar and physician *Benjamin Gompertz (1779–1865), British actuary, and mathematician **Gompertz function, named for Benjamin Gompertz *Don Gumpertz, sailor who circled the world on MV Westward in the 1970s *Henry Gompertz (18671930), English-born judge active in Hong Kong and the Federated Malay States. *Ian Gompertz (born 1975), English cricketer *John J. Gumperz, linguist *Julian Gumperz, German sociologist, communist activist, publicist and translator *Heinrich Gomperz (1873–1942), Austrian philosopher *Lewis Gompertz (c. 1783–1865), English inventor, writer and animal rights and veganism activist *Louis Gompertz (1886–1951), Anglo-Indian soldier and writer *Marcia Gumpertz, American statistician *Samuel W. Gompertz (1868–1952), American showman *Sydney G. Gumpertz (1879–1971), American soldier in World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Solomon Gumperz
Aaron Solomon Gumperz (December 10, 1723 – April 10, 1769) was a Jewish German scholar and physician. In March, 1751, Gumperz graduated with a degree in medicine from the University of Frankfurt (Oder), his dissertation being "''Ueber die Temperamente''" (tr. About the temperaments). He was the first Prussian Jew who obtained a academic degree, doctor's degree. Gumperz was especially known for having been Moses Mendelssohn's teacher of philosophy and for having inspired him with a love for literature. He is noted for introducing Mendelssohn to Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (author of ''Nathan the Wise'') for his skilled chess playing and teaching not only philosophy, but Western languages and science as well. He wrote a Hebrew calendar for the year 5509 (1748-1749), and ''"Megalleh Sod"'', a supercommentary on Abraham ibn Ezra, Ibn Ezra to the Five Scrolls. Of the latter work that part dealing with Ecclesiastes was the only one published (Hamburg, 1765; Wilna, 1836). It is followed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel W
Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Hebrew scriptures, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran (although Islamic texts do not mention him by name). He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of ''Antiquities of the Jews'', written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9. Biblical account Family Samuel's mother was Hannah and his father was Elkanah. Elkanah lived at Ramathaim in the district of Zuph. His gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palais Gomperz
Palais Gomperz is a ''Ringstraßenpalais'' in Vienna, Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous .... It was built for the aristocratic Gomperz family. History It was built by Ludwig Förster in 1860/61 and acquired by the brothers Julius and Max Gomperz, both of whom were successful bankers in Vienna. They were important actors in the economic life of the monarchy. Julius Gomperz was a member of the Moravian state parliament, sat in the Reichsrat from 1871/72, was president of the Brno Jewish community from 1872, became a hereditary member of the Austrian manor and in 1879 was raised to the nobility. Max Gomperz became Vice President of the Brno Chamber of Commerce in 1850. In 1858 he moved to Vienna, became a member of the board of directors, president and honorary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women On Waves
Women on Waves (WoW) is a Dutch nongovernmental organization (NGO) created in 1999 by Dutch physician Rebecca Gomperts, in order to bring reproductive health services, particularly non-surgical abortion services and education, to women in countries with restrictive abortion laws. Other services offered by WoW include contraception, individual reproductive counseling, workshops, and education about unwanted pregnancy. Workshops are conducted for lawyers, doctors, artists, writers, public health care activists, as well as for women and men to learn about contraceptive practices and non-surgical, self-induced abortion using RU-486 (medication abortion).Whitten, Diana. 2014. ''Vessel''. Documentary film. Published by Sovereignty Productions. Services are provided on a commissioned ship that contains a specially constructed mobile clinic, the A-Portable. When WoW visits a country, women make appointments, and are taken on board the ship. The ship then sails out approximately 20 km ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Gomperts
Rebecca Gomperts (born 1966) is a Dutch physician and activist for women's rights, in particular abortion rights. She is the founder of Women on Waves and Women on Web, which provide reproductive health services for women in countries where these are not provided. In 2013 and 2014, she was included in the 100 Women (BBC), BBC's 100 Women. In 2018, she founded Aid Access, which operates in the United States. A trained abortion specialist and activist, she is generally considered the first abortion rights activist to cross international borders. Gomperts was included in Time 100, ''Time''s 100 Most Influential People in 2020. Early life Rebecca Gomperts was born in 1966 in Paramaribo in Surinam (Dutch colony), Suriname. Her family moved to the Netherlands when she was three years old and she grew up in the harbor town of Vlissingen. Despite growing up in a small town, an international consciousness was instilled in her that would drive her future career. Gomperts moved to Amste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Federation Of Labor
The American Federation of Labor (A.F. of L.) was a national federation of labor unions in the United States that continues today as the AFL-CIO. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1886 by an alliance of craft unions eager to provide mutual support and disappointed in the Knights of Labor. Samuel Gompers was elected the full-time president at its founding convention and reelected every year, except one, until his death in 1924. He became the major spokesperson for the union movement. The A.F. of L. was the largest union grouping, even after the creation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) by unions that were expelled by the A.F. of L. in 1935. The Federation was founded and dominated by craft unionism, craft unions. especially the building trades. In the late 1930s craft affiliates expanded by organizing on an Industrial unionism, industrial union basis to meet the challenge from the CIO. The A.F. of L. and CIO competed bitterly in the late 1930s, but then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Gompers
Samuel Gompers (; January 27, 1850December 13, 1924) was a British-born American cigar maker, labor union leader and a key figure in American labor history. Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and served as the organization's president from 1886 to 1894, and from 1895 until his death in 1924. He promoted harmony among the different craft unions that comprised the AFL, trying to minimize jurisdictional battles. He promoted thorough organization and collective bargaining in order to secure shorter hours and higher wages, which he considered the essential first steps to emancipating labor. He encouraged AFL member unions to take political action to "elect their friends" and "defeat their enemies". In politics he mostly supported Democrats, and occasionally local Republicans. He led the opposition to immigration from China. During World War I, Gompers and the AFL energetically supported the war effort, attempting to avert strikes and boost morale while raising wag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Gompertz
William Edward Gompertz (born 25 August 1965) was the BBC's arts editor before moving to a position as the Barbican Centre’s Artistic Director from 1 June 2021. Gompertz attended Dulwich Preparatory School, in Cranbrook, Kent. Gompertz was previously director of Tate Media, and appeared in a show at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2009 called ''Double Art History''. Gompertz has written extensively for ''The Guardian'' and ''The Times'' newspapers. He is the author of ''What Are You Looking At?: 150 Years of Modern Art in the Blink of an Eye'' and ''Think Like an Artist''. He is the son of general practitioner Hugh Gompertz OBE and a second cousin of Simon Gompertz, the personal finance correspondent to BBC News. ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodor Gomperz
Theodor Gomperz (March 29, 1832August 29, 1912), Austrian philosopher and classical scholar, was born at Brno (Brünn). Biography Gomperz studied at Brno and at Vienna under Hermann Bonitz. Graduating at the University of Vienna in 1867 he became ''privatdozent'', and subsequently a professor of classical philology (1873). In 1882 he was elected a full member of the Vienna Academy of Sciences. He received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy ''honoris causa'' from the University of Königsberg, and Doctor of Literature from the universities of Dublin and Cambridge, and became correspondent for several learned societies. Gomperz resigned his professorship at Vienna in order to devote all his energy to his magnum opus ''Griechische Denker'' ("Greek Thinkers"), which first appeared in 1893. He died in Baden bei Wien. Works *''Demosthenes der Staatsmann'' (1864) *''Philodemi de ira liber'' (1864) *''Traumdeutung und Zauberei'' (1866) *''Herculanische Studien'' (1865–1866) *''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney G
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". The 2021 census recorded the population of Greater Sydney as 5,231,150, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'. Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Greater Sydney region for at least 30,000 years, and Aboriginal engravings and cultural sites are common throughout Greater Sydney. The traditional custodians of the land on which modern Sydney stands are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcia Gumpertz
Marcia Lynn Gumpertz is an American statistician known for her research on agricultural statistics, spatial analysis, the design of experiments, and plant disease epidemiology. She has also studied employment issues for women and members of underrepresented minorities in science and technology. She is a professor of statistics at North Carolina State University. Education and career Gumpertz earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley in 1973, and a master's degree in statistics from Oregon State University in 1979. She completed her Ph.D. at North Carolina State University in 1989. Her dissertation, ''Simple Estimators for the Linear Random Coefficient Regression Model and the Nonlinear Model with Variance Components'', was jointly supervised by Sastry Pantula and John Rawlings. She worked as a scientist for Northrop Services Inc., in Oregon, from 1980 to 1984, doing research for the Environmental Protection Agency, and joined the North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Gompertz
Benjamin Gompertz (5 March 1779 – 14 July 1865) was a British self-educated mathematician and actuary, who became a Fellow of the Royal Society. Gompertz is now best known for his Gompertz law of mortality, a demographic model published in 1825. He was the brother of the early animal rights activist and inventor Lewis Gompertz and the poet Isaac Gompertz. Life Of the German Jewish family of Gompertz of Emmerich, he was born in London, where his father and grandfather had been successful diamond merchants. Debarred, as a Jew, from a university education, he studied on his own from an early age, in the writings of Isaac Newton, Colin Maclaurin, and William Emerson. From 1798 he was a prominent contributor to the ''Gentleman's Mathematical Companion'', and for a period won the annual prizes in the magazine for the solutions of problems. Gompertz married Abigail Montefiore (1790–1871) in 1810; they had three children. In line with his father's wishes, he entered the Londo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
