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Joel (surname)
Joel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Joel family, a British family of brothers who became rich from diamond and gold mining in South Africa * Alex Joel, first American Civil Liberties Protection Officer for the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence * Alexa Ray Joel (born 1985), American singer-songwriter and daughter of Billy Joel * Alexander Joel (conductor) (born 1971), British/German pianist and conductor * Billy Joel (born 1949), American singer-songwriter * Charlotte Joël (1882/87–1943), German photographer * Dennis Joel, (born 1947), American former actor and singer * Diederrick Joel (born 1993), Cameroonian footballer playing in Brazil * Georg Joel (1898–1981), German Nazi Party official * Grace Joel (1865–1924), New Zealand artist * Karl Joel (philosopher) (1864–1934), German philosopher * Karl Amson Joel (1889–1982), German Jewish textile merchant and manufacturer * Lawrence Joel (1928–1984), American Vietnam War med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Family
The Joel family of England was headed by three brothers, Jack, Woolf and Solomon, who made a fortune in diamond and gold mining in South Africa. Their father was Joel Joel (1836–1893) and their mother Catherine "Kate" Joel ''née'' Isaacs (1840–1917), a sister of Barnett Isaacs, later known as Barney Barnato. As well as being prominent Randlords, several of the Joel family became widely known in thoroughbred horse racing as owner/breeders of numerous winners of British Classic Races. The Joel brothers * Jack Barnato Joel (1862–1940), mining magnate, Chairman of Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Company Ltd (from 1931), Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder married to Olive Coulson Sopwith (d. 1937), daughter of Thomas Sopwith. * Woolf Barnato Joel (1863–1898), South African mining magnate * Solomon Barnato Joel (1865–1931), mining, brewing and railway magnate Other Joels Other prominent members of the Joel family include: * Stanhope Henry Joel (1903–1973), busin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Joel
Alexander W. Joel is the first Civil Liberties Protection Officer for the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence. He was appointed to the position by Director John Negroponte on December 7, 2005. Biography Alex Joel entered public service following the events of September 11. He joined the Central Intelligence Agency's Office of General Counsel in October 2002, where he provided legal advice relating to intelligence activities. Prior to his employment by the CIA, Mr. Joel served as the privacy, technology, and e-commerce attorney for Marriott International, Inc., where he helped engineer and deploy Marriott's global privacy compliance program, including the creation of their first privacy officer position. Before that, he worked as a technology attorney at the law firm of Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge in Washington, D.C. (now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman), and for four years as a U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corps officer, as both prosecutor and defen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexa Ray Joel
Alexa Ray Joel (born December 29, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Her parents are singer-songwriter Billy Joel and model Christie Brinkley. Joel released an EP ''Sketches'' (2006) and several singles on independent record labels. She has performed at numerous charity events and New York City fashion events. Early life Joel was born on December 29, 1985,Billy Joel, Christie Brinkley have their first child, a girl [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Joel (conductor)
Charles Alexander JoelHank Bordowitz''Billy Joel: The Life and Times of an Angry Young Man'' New York: Billboard, 2005, p. 61 (born 1971 in London, England) is a British/German pianist and conductor.Biography on Alexander Joel's homepage Career Joel began his conducting career in , followed by positions at , and the |
Billy Joel
William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, pianist and songwriter. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man (song), Piano Man" after his album and signature song of the same name, he has led a commercially successful career as a solo artist since the 1970s, having released 12 pop and rock studio albums from 1971 to 1993 as well as one studio album of classical compositions in 2001. He is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music artists of all time, as well as the seventh-best-selling recording artist and the fourth-best-selling solo artist in the United States, with over 160 million records sold worldwide. His 1985 compilation album, ''Greatest Hits (Billy Joel albums), Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & 2'', is one of the List of best-selling albums in the United States, best-selling albums in the United States. Born in The Bronx, Joel grew up on Long Island, where both places influenced his music. Growing up, he took piano lessons at his mother's insi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Joël
Charlotte Joël (1882 or 1887–1943) was a German photographer. Career Joël teamed up with photographer Marie Heinzelmann around 1918 and opened the photo studio ''Joël & Heinzelmann'' in Charlottenburg. She was mainly interested in portrait photography, her portraits of well-known subjects included Walter Benjamin, Marlene Dietrich, Karl Kraus, Hedwig Lachmann or Gustav Landauer. After Adolf Hitler's rise to power, as a Jew she was no longer able to work in her profession from 1933, but the studio continued under the name "Joël & Heinzelmann" until 1938/39. With the help of her friend Clara Grunwald, Joël came to Landwerk Neuendorf, a Jewish workers' colony and training center, where she worked in the canteen.Horst Helas: ''Eine Fürstenwalder Geschichte''PDF document Retrieved 2018-10-21. Personal life On April 19, 1943, Joël was deported from Berlin to the extermination camp Auschwitz II-Birkenau on transport no. 37, where she was murdered. Legacy In 2013, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Joel
Dennis Joel (born Dennis Joel Olivieri, August 29, 1947 - September 27, 2006) was an American child actor and singer. Early years The son of Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Olivieri of Garfield, New Jersey, Joel attended Our Lady of Mount Virgin School before he moved to California with his mother and older brother. Beginning at age 5, he worked as a model for the Walter Thornton Agency. He began performing when at age 8 he sang a radio jingle for the local Yoo-hoo beverage company owned by his father. Career On Broadway, Joel went from being an understudy to portraying Patrick Dennis as a boy in ''Auntie Mame'' (1956). He continued in that role in a road company production and a West Coast production. On television, Joel played Roy Strickland on '' The Betty Hutton Show'', a situation comedy on CBS. He also appeared on ''Walt Disney Presents'' and ''The DuPont Show with June Allyson'' and did commercials on local TV. Billed as Dennis Olivieri, he portrayed Stanley on ''The New People'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diederrick Joel
Diederrick Joel Tagueu Tadjo (born 6 December 1993) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a forward for Marítimo in Primeira Liga. Club career Londrina Born in Nkongsamba, Joel moved to Brazil in September 2009, joining Iraty's youth setup. In March 2011 he moved to neighbouring Londrina (which also had the same owner, Sérgio Malucelli), and was promoted to the first-team in 2012, after impressing in the youth squads. Joel made his first-team debut on 28 March 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 away loss against Coritiba, for the Campeonato Paranaense championship. He scored his first goal four days later, netting his side's only in a 1–1 home draw against Toledo Colônia Work. In the 2014 season, Joel played an important role in Londrina's Paranaense winning campaign, and also scored regularly for the side in Série D. On 31 July 2014 he scored a brace in a 2–1 home success against Santos, for the campaign's Copa do Brasil. Coritiba (loan) On 4 Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Joel
Georg Joel (8 August 1898 in Wilhelmshaven – 10 October 1981 in Rastede) was a German Nazi Party politician. He was the long-serving Deputy ''Gauleiter'' of Gau Weser-Ems and also Minister-president of the Free State of Oldenburg throughout the Nazi regime. After the Second World War, he joined Neo-Nazi parties and served in the Landtag of Lower Saxony. Early life The son of a locksmith, Joel attended secondary school in Wilhelmshaven. He then worked for the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg State Railways from November 1914 to April 1917. From 1 May 1917 to December 1918, he served in the German Army (German Empire), Imperial German Army in the First World War. He was deployed on the Western Front (World War I), Western Front in Field Artillery Regiment 62. He attained the rank of ''Unteroffizier'' and was awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd Class. After the war he was employed as a state railroad official in the civil service until 1933. Joel was attracted to right wing politics and in 1920 j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Joel
Grace Jane Joel (28 May 1865–6 March 1924) was a New Zealand artist best known for her ability as a portraitist and figure painter. Early life Grace Joel was born in Dunedin, New Zealand on 28 May 1865, the sixth of nine children. Her English-born parents, Maurice Joel and Kate Woolf, were prominent and cultivated members of Dunedin's Jewish community, who worked as importers of wine and spirits. Grace Joel was determined to pursue an art career from an early age. After attending Otago Girls' High School from 1875 to 1882, she became an elected member of the Otago Art Society in 1886. From 1888 to 1889 she studied at the National Gallery of Victoria Art School in Melbourne, returning there in 1891 to continue studies with tutors like Frederick McCubbin and Lindsay Bernard Hall. Career Joel returned to Dunedin in 1894, ready to establish herself as a professional artist. She became involved in thOtago Art Societyand the Easel Club, where she associated with Italian artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Joel (philosopher)
Karl Joel (27 March 1864 – 23 July 1934) was a German philosopher and professor. Joel was born in Hirschberg, Silesia, and died in Walenstadt, Switzerland. His father was a rabbi who studied under Schelling. Joel was a professor at the University of Basel The University of Basel (Latin: ''Universitas Basiliensis'', German: ''Universität Basel'') is a university in Basel, Switzerland. Founded on 4 April 1460, it is Switzerland's oldest university and among the world's oldest surviving universit ... from 1902. His father R. Herman Joel, had been a pupil of Schelling and apparently had a great influence on his son's attitude toward philosophy. He was born in Hirschberg, studied in Leipzig, and spent some time in Berlin (1887–92), where he became a friend of Georg Simmel. In 1897 he was appointed to the University of Basle, where he taught until his death. Joel called his philosophical system "New Idealism." He defended the completeness of philosophy against the at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Amson Joel
Karl Amson Joel (20 November 1889 – 4 November 1982) was a German Jewish textile merchant and manufacturer with Joel Macht Fabrik. He was the grandfather of American musician Billy Joel and British conductor Alexander Joel, who are half brothers. Biography Joel, born into a Jewish family in Colmberg, was the son of a textile merchant and his wife. Joel also entered the textile business, founding a Nuremberg-based mail order textile and clothing company in 1928. The following year he also started manufacturing. Joel's company soon became one of the leading mail order sellers in Germany (along with Quelle, or Schöpflin). After the rise to power of Nazism (1933), Joel was increasingly discriminated against by the regional Nazi Party leaders, especially Julius Streicher. Joel moved his company to Berlin in 1934, where he rented a factory site in Wedding and installed new packing machines. The stitching department, however, had to remain in Nuremberg. As discrimination furthe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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