Grissmann
Grissmann is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Carla Grissmann (1928–2011), American humanitarian, writer, and educational reformer *Werner Grissmann Werner Grissmann (born 21 January 1952) is a retired Austrian alpine skier. He had his best achievements in the downhill event, winning a bronze medal at the 1978 World Championships and placing seventh at the 1980 Winter Olympics. He competed i ... (born 1952), Austrian alpine skier See also * Grisman * Grossman {{surname ...
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Carla Grissmann
Carla Grissmann (September 2, 1928 - February 15, 2011) was an American humanitarian, who worked as a writer, an educational reformer in Sri Lanka, and a keeper of antiquaries in Afghanistan. She is best known for her memoir ''Dinner of Herbs''. She grew up in Geneva, Berlin and Bronxville, New York, then worked as an assistant editor on the magazine Réalités in Paris. Next she taught in Tangier, where she became friends with John Hopkins and Paul and Jane Bowles; then she became a researcher in Tunis, and afterwards a journalist for ''The Jerusalem Post'' in Israel. She spent a year in a Turkish village, which was the material for her memoir ''Dinner of Herbs'' (2001; new edition by Eland 2016). In 1969, she moved to Kabul, Afghanistan, and started working for the city zoo - ostensibly as an accountant, but her responsibilities included caring for Bobby the Chimp. She would live on and off in Afghanistan for the next thirty years, working for the National Museum. In this cap ...
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Werner Grissmann
Werner Grissmann (born 21 January 1952) is a retired Austrian alpine skier. He had his best achievements in the downhill event, winning a bronze medal at the 1978 World Championships and placing seventh at the 1980 Winter Olympics. He competed in the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in 1972–1981 with the best result of eighth place in 1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. .... References External links * * 1952 births Living people Austrian male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of Austria Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics People from Lienz Sportspeople from Tyrol (state) {{austria-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ...
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Grisman
Grisman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *David Grisman (born 1945), American mandolinist and composer of acoustic music ** David Grisman Quintet *Jack Grisman (1914–1944), Royal Air Force officer See also *Grissmann Grissmann is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Carla Grissmann (1928–2011), American humanitarian, writer, and educational reformer *Werner Grissmann Werner Grissmann (born 21 January 1952) is a retired Austrian alpine skie ...