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Hörning
Hörning is a German-language surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alphonse Hörning, Swiss bobsledder * Dan Hörning (born 1970), Swedish historical fantasy author * Walo Hörning (1910–1986), Swiss fencer See also * Horning (surname) * Hornung {{DEFAULTSORT:Hornung German-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Hörning
Dan Hörning (born 10 March 1970) is a Swedish historical fantasy author. His publishing house is Neogames, and up to now he has published four novels: ''Svärdsspel i Hadarlon'' (2000; Swordplay in Hardalon), ''Stormens vandrare'' (2006; in English: The Wanderer of Storm), ''Nemea'' (2007) and ''Lasermannen'' (2009; in English: The Laser Man). ''Stormens vandrare'' is a first volume in his ''Mörkret'' (Darkness) trilogy, with two volumes to follow: ''Ljusets vandrare'' (The wanderer of light) and ''Drömmens vandrare'' (The wanderer of the dream) which have not yet been published. Hörning received his Master of Science in Computer Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology, and works for the French corporation, :fr:Hi-media (entreprise), Hi-media. In his free time, Hörning enjoys MMA, role playing games, travelling, and studying other languages. He has been known to be an enthusiastic fan of Swedish-Norwegian fantasy writer Margit Sandemo. Hörning is the admin and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walo Hörning
Walter "Walo" Hörning (7 September 1910 – 18 January 1986) was a Swiss fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau .... References External links * 1910 births 1986 deaths Swiss male foil fencers Olympic fencers for Switzerland Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horning (surname)
Horning is a German language surname. Like the related Hörning and Hornung it may either be derived from the term '' hornung'' and in this case be used as a nickname for someone with a relationship to the month of February or derived from Middle Low German Middle Low German is a developmental stage of Low German. It developed from the Old Saxon language in the Middle Ages and has been documented in writing since about 1225–34 (). During the Hanseatic period (from about 1300 to about 1600), Mid ... ''hornink'' and then used for a person born out of wedlock (horns as symbols of cuckoldry) or a topographic name referring to the hornlike shape of a property.Notable people with the surname include: * Al Horning (1939–2023), Canadian politician * Jim Horning (1942–2013), American computer scientist * Karen Horning (born 1966), former Peruvian swimmer * Marjorie G. Horning (1917–2020), American biochemist and pharmacologist * Ross Horning (1920–2005), American historian * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphonse Hörning
Alphonse Hörning was a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the late 1930s to the late 1940s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships, earning it in 1939 This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger .... ReferencesBobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930 Possibly living people Swiss male bobsledders Year of birth missing 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hornung
Hornung is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Clarence P. Hornung (1899–1998), American graphic designer *Walker Hornung (born 1969) American Musician *Dirk Hornung, German curler *Erik Hornung (born 1933), German Egyptologist *Ernest William Hornung (1866–1921), British author *Joe Hornung (1857–1931), American baseball player *Larry Hornung (1945–2001), Canadian ice hockey player *Otto Hornung R.P.S.L. (1920–2013), philatelist, postal historian and member of the Czecho-Slovak Legion in Poland and Russia 1939–1945 *Paul Hornung (1935–2020), American football player *Pitt Hornung (1869–1940), British sugar cane planter It was also a Frankish name for the month of February, introduced by Charlemagne; see . See also * Operation Hornung, a 1943 Nazi security campaign in Belarus * Horning (surname) * Hörning Hörning is a German-language surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alphonse Hörning, Swiss bobsledder * Dan Hörning (born 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German-language
German (, ) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the majority and official (or co-official) language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. It is also an official language of Luxembourg, Belgium and the Italian autonomous province of South Tyrol, as well as a recognized national language in Namibia. There are also notable German-speaking communities in other parts of Europe, including: Poland ( Upper Silesia), the Czech Republic ( North Bohemia), Denmark ( North Schleswig), Slovakia ( Krahule), Romania, Hungary ( Sopron), and France (Alsace). Overseas, sizeable communities of German-speakers are found in the Americas. German is one of the major languages of the world, with nearly 80 million native speakers and over 130 million total speakers as of 2024. It is the most spoken native language within the European Union. German is the second-most widely spoken Germanic language, after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
