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Jesko
Jesko or Jesco is a male given name, which is used among Slavs and in Germany. It is a short form of Jaromir or Jaroslaw and may mean "the peaceful one", "the brave one", "the proud one" or "the soldierly one". There may be a link with the name of Polish ruler Mieszko I of Poland. Like many traditional names ending with -ko such as Aiko, the name Jesko is somewhat associated with the gentry in Germany, but also used by other families. It is popular in the "von Puttkammer" family. Because it is an old name it is used in the more traditional minded population and is rare among the general population. Notable people with name include: * Jesko Friedrich, German comedic television actor and writer * Jesco von Puttkamer, German-American aerospace engineer and senior NASA manager * Jesko Albert Eugen von Puttkamer, German colonial military chief * Jesko Raffin, Swiss motorcycle racer * Jesco White, Entertainer from Boone County, West Virginia. Subject of the documentary “Dancing Outl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koenigsegg Jesko
The Koenigsegg Jesko is a limited production mid-engine sports car produced by Swedish automobile manufacturer Koenigsegg. Introduced at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, the car succeeds the Agera. The name ''Jesko'' is a tribute to the company founder's father, Jesko von Koenigsegg. Specifications Engine The engine is a development of the 5.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine used in the Agera. It has four valves per cylinder each with a bore and stroke of and a compression ratio of 8.6:1. The engine has a power output of at 7800 rpm and of torque at 2700 to 6170 rpm on normal gasoline and has a power output of and of torque at 5,100 rpm on E85 biofuel. Changes from the Agera's engine include the use of a new 180-degree flat-plane crankshaft that saves and increases the redline from 8,250 rpm to 8,500 rpm. The Jesko also utilises active rubber mounts from the Regera that reduce engine vibrations in the cabin. The two large turbochargers are equipped with a 20-litr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesko Friedrich
Jesko Friedrich (born 2 April 1974 in Gießen) is a German comedy television actor and writer. Early life and career Friedrich grew up in Lübeck and has a doctorate in German studies at the Georg-August-Universität in Göttingen. Friedrich started writing jokes for the show ''Freitag Nacht News'' ("Friday Night News"). Since 2001, Friedrich worked at the Norddeutscher Rundfunk, mostly as a writer, producer, and actor for the satire show ''Extra 3'', and for other comedy shows. Beginning in 2003, together with Dennis Kaupp, he developed the recurring show segment ''Johannes Schlüter''. Friedrich plays the role of Johannes Schlüter, a character who works absurd jobs in every episode (for example as speaker on women's rights for the Christian Social Union of Bavaria, bush pilot, or peddler of flags ready to be burned by protesters), and is interviewed by Kaupp. The segment was awarded the Adolf Grimme Award in 2009. From 2005 to 2008 Friedrich and Kaupp produced their own comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koenigsegg
Koenigsegg Automotive AB () is a Swedish manufacturer of high-performance sports cars based in Ängelholm, Skåne County, Sweden. Company The company was founded in 1994 in Sweden by Christian von Koenigsegg, with the intention of producing a "world-class" sports car. Many years of development and testing led to the CC8S, the company's first street-legal production car which was introduced in 2002. In 2006, Koenigsegg began production of the CCX, which uses an engine created in-house specifically for the car. The goal was to develop a car homologated for use worldwide, particularly the United States whose strict regulations did not allow the import of earlier Koenigsegg models. In March 2009, the CCXR was listed by ''Forbes'' as one of "the world's most beautiful cars". In December 2010, the Agera won the BBC Top Gear Hypercar of the Year Award. Apart from developing, manufacturing and selling the Koenigsegg line of sports cars, Koenigsegg is also involved in "green te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesko Von Puttkamer
Jesko Albert Eugen von Puttkamer (2 July 1855 in Berlin – 23 July 1917 in Berlin) was a German colonial military chief, and nine times governor of Kamerun: *13 May 1887 – 4 October 1887 *14 August 1890 – 2 December 1890 *31 December 1894 – 27 March 1895 *5 May 1895 – 26 October 1895 *11 September 1897 – 12 January 1898 *14 October 1898 – 17 January 1900 *16 November 1900 – 3 February 1902 *2 October 1902 – 9 May 1904 *31 January 1905 – January 1906. He has left a splendid residential manor in Buea, Cameroon. See also *Colonial heads of German Cameroon Kamerun was an African colony of the German Empire from 1884 to 1916 in the region of today's Republic of Cameroon. Kamerun also included northern parts of Gabon and the Congo with western parts of the Central African Republic, southwestern p ... External links * 1855 births 1917 deaths German colonial people in Kamerun Military personnel from Berlin People from the Province of Brandenbu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesko Raffin
Jesko Raffin (born 12 June 1996) is a Swiss motorcycle racer. He was the FIM CEV Moto2 champion in 2014 and 2018. Career Raffin made his debut in the Moto2 World Championship in with GP Team Switzerland as a replacement for the injured Randy Krummenacher; in three races he had an 18th place at Sepang as best finish. After winning the CEV Moto2 Championship in 2014, in Raffin was back to the Moto2 World Championship as a full-time rider, competing with a Kalex for the Sports-Millions–Emwe–SAG team. He failed to score championship points, as his best result was 17th place, obtained in third occasions— Indianapolis, Motegi and Phillip Island. Raffin remained with the same team for . He achieved his first Grand Prix points at Jerez with a 14th place and a best result of 8th at Sachsenring. In , Raffin switched to the Garage Plus Interwetten team from his home country Switzerland. He collected 26 points and finished 20th in the standings. Raffin did not find a ride for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaromir
Jaromír, Jaromir, Jaroměr is a Slavic male given name. Origin and meaning Jaromír is a West Slavic given name composed of two stems ''jaro'' and ''mír''. The meaning is not definite: *Polish ''jary'' (archaic) = „spry, young, strong“; ''mir'' = „prestige, good reputation“ *Upper Sorbian ''jara'' = „very“; ''měr'' = „peace“ *old- Ruthenian ''jaro'' = „sun“; ''mir'' = „peace, world“ False etymology In the Czech, the name is seemingly composed from two other words. Word ''Jaro'' means „spring“ and word ''mír'' means „peace“. Variations * Jaroměr (Upper Sorbian) * Jaromir (Polish) * Jaromír (Czech, Slovak) The female forms are Jaromira or Jaromíra. The short form is Jesko. People known as Jaromir Royalty * Jaromir, Duke of Bohemia * Jaromir (Bishop of Prague) Others * Jaromír Blažek, Czech football goalkeeper * Jaromír Dragan, Slovak ice hockey player * Karel Jaromír Erben, Czech writer * Jaromír Funke, Czech photographer * Jaro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesco Von Puttkamer
Jesco Hans Heinrich Max Freiherr von Puttkamer () was a German-American aerospace engineer, senior manager at NASA, and a pulp science fiction writer. He was an advocate of human space exploration, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). While at NASA, he served as the program manager in charge of long-range planning of deep space crewed activities (flights beyond Earth orbit). He was regarded as an expert on the Russian space program. Puttkamer assisted with daily on-orbit operations at NASA from 2009 until 2012. His was given the nickname ''Jessie'' by DeForest Kelley, whom Puttkammer called ''Dee''. He died of a sudden flu-like illness on 27 December 2012. Early life He was born, in Leipzig, to the German noble Puttkamer family with the titular rank of baron (). According to family tradition, each firstborn Puttkamer son is given the forename Jesco. Puttkamer finished high school in Konstanz, and studied mechanical engineering at the ''Technische Hochschu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slavs
Slavs are the largest European ethnolinguistic group. They speak the various Slavic languages, belonging to the larger Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European languages. Slavs are geographically distributed throughout northern Eurasia, mainly inhabiting Central and Eastern Europe, and the Balkans to the west; and Siberia to the east. A large Slavic minority is also scattered across the Baltic states and Central Asia, while a substantial Slavic diaspora is found throughout the Americas, as a result of immigration. Present-day Slavs are classified into East Slavs (chiefly Belarusians, Russians, Rusyns, and Ukrainians), West Slavs (chiefly Czechs, Kashubians, Poles, Slovaks and Sorbs) and South Slavs (chiefly Bosniaks, Bulgarians, Croats, Macedonians, Montenegrins, Serbs and Slovenes). The vast majority of Slavs are traditionally Christians. However, modern Slavic nations and ethnic groups are considerably diverse both genetically and culturally, and relations between them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of , with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieszko I Of Poland
Mieszko I (; – 25 May 992) was the first ruler of Poland and the founder of the first independent Polish state, the Duchy of Poland. His reign stretched from 960 to his death and he was a member of the Piast dynasty, a son of Siemomysł and a grandson of Lestek. He was the father of Bolesław I the Brave (the first crowned king of Poland) and of Gunhild of Wenden. Most sources identify Mieszko I as the father of Sigrid the Haughty, a Scandinavian queen (though one source identifies her father as Skoglar Toste), the grandfather of Canute the Great (Gundhild's son) and the great-grandfather of Gunhilda of Denmark, Canute the Great's daughter and wife of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor. He was the first Christian ruler of Poland, but he continued the policies of both his father and grandfather, who initiated the process of creation of the Polish state. Through both alliances and military force, Mieszko extended ongoing Polish conquests and early in his reign subjugated Kuyavia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aiko
is a female Japanese given name. is a Japanese surname, also romanized as Aikoh or Aiko. Aiko or Ayko is also a traditional male given name in Scandinavia and especially northern Germany. In Germany it is considered one of the old "gentry names". It is a variation of the name Ekke or Eike. Ekke translates to "blade". As a male given name in West Nile, Aiko is a shorter variation of the name Ayiko. Possible meanings The meaning varies depending on the kanji used to write it. Several written forms include: * — Love, child, child of love * — Love fortune. * — Hollyhock and child; the same kanji can be used to write Riko and Kiko as well as the more similar Aoko, Aoiko, and Ako. * - Indigo, child. In West Nile, Aiko originates from the root Ayiko which means "happiness" in Lugbara. Aiko can also mean "salt lack (no salt)" or "salt trapping (catching)". Notable people with this name * Aiko (singer) ( 愛子), a Japanese singer-songwriter * Aiko, Princess Toshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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