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Keyser Tonoloway Formation
Keyser is a Dutch, Afrikaans and Norwegian surname meaning "emperor" or an Anglicized form of cognate surnames like German Kaiser. It may refer to: Places * Keyser, Ontario, Canada * Keyser, West Virginia, United States, a city named after William Keyser (see below) ** Keyser Formation, a limestone bedrock unit in the Eastern United States named for Keyser, West Virginia * Keyser Creek, a stream in Pennsylvania, United States * Keyser Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, United States People *Abraham Keyser, Jr. (1784–1873), New York State Treasurer 1824–1838 * Agnes Keyser (1852–1941), English humanitarian, courtesan and longtime mistress to Edward VII *Andre Keyser (1938–2010), South African palaeontologist and geologist *Brenda Keyser (born 1950s), Canadian (Manitoba) judge * Brian Keyser (born 1969), American baseball pitcher * Cassius Jackson Keyser (1862–1947), American mathematician *Charles Keyser (1871–1965), Australian politician * Charles Edward Keyser (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. ''Afrikaans'' is a separate but somewhat mutually intelligible daughter languageAfrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans was historically called Cape Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans is rooted in 17th-century dialects of Dutch; see , , , . Afrikaans is variously described as a creole, a partially creolised language, or a deviant variety of Dutch; see . spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, evolving from the Cape Dutch dialects of Southern Africa. The dialects used in Belgium (including Flemish) and in Suriname, meanwhile, are all guided by the Dutch Language Union. In Europe, most of the population of the Netherlands (where it is the only official language spoken country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Edward Keyser
Charles Edward Keyser DL FSA (10 September 1847 – 23 May 1929) was a British stockbroker and authority on English church architecture. In his later life, he became Lord of the Manor of Aldermaston in the English county of Berkshire. Biography Charles Keyser was born in Paddington, London, to financier Charles Keyser (d. 1892) and Margaret Blore (daughter of Edward Blore). Keyser attended Eton College, before studying Law at Trinity College, Cambridge. He gained his B. A. in 1870 and his MA in 1873. Keyser joined Colne Valley Water, becoming the chairman. At this time, he lived at Warren House in Stanmore with his sister, Agnes. Leaving Warren House in approximately 1890, Keyser bought Merry Hill House in Bushey. While living in Hertfordshire, he captained the Hertfordshire County Cricket Club for eight years. After his studies, Keyser worked in the City of London as a stockbroker, building great wealth. In 1879, Keyser was appointed as a Fellow of the Society of Anti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Michael Keyser
Johan Michael Keyser (15 January 1749–1 December 1810) was a Norwegian theologian and priest. He served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Christianssand from 1805 until his death in 1810. Personal life Keyser was born on 15 January 1749 in Bragernes in Drammen, Norway to the businessman Christen Nielsen and his wife Anna Rosine Keyser. His mother was from the Keyser family from Frankfurt am Main. When Johan was young, he became an orphan and was raised by his maternal grandmother, which is why Johan took his mother's maiden name as his last name. He was married twice. The first marriage was in 1781 to Karen Frederikke Vilhelmine Poppe. She died after 6 years of marriage. He then married Kirsten Margarethe Wangensteen in 1792. He was the father to professor Fredrik Wilhelm Keyser, historian Rudolf Keyser and theologian Christian Nicolai Keyser. He is also the uncle to the scientist Jens Jacob Keyser. Education and career Growing up, he was taught by the priest Peder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Keyser
Jason Keyser is an American extreme metal vocalist. Keyser joined death metal band Skinless as their new frontman in November 2004. Jason has released one album with Skinless (''Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead'', 2006) and another album with Detriment (''Plague Rituals'', 2004). He is also currently a member of brutal death metal band Mucopus, providing the vocals on their 2007 release ''Undimensional''. Jason Keyser is the brother of Joe Keyser, who plays the bass in Skinless. Jason Joined Origin in 2011. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in anthropology in upstate New York at Skidmore College Skidmore College is a private liberal arts college in Saratoga Springs, New York. Approximately 2,650 students are enrolled at Skidmore pursuing a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in one of more than 60 areas of study. History Sk ... in 2013. References Year of birth missing (living people) American male singers American heavy metal singers Death m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Keyser
Jacques Keyser (12 October 1885 – 21 March 1954) was a middle-distance runner. Born in Paris, he was the son of a Dutch father and Belgian mother, and could compete for both France and the Netherlands. Keyser took part in the International Cross Country Championships in 1907 and 1911–1913 and won individual and team medals in 1913; his teams placed fourth in other three championships. He competed for the Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the finals of the 1500 m The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ... and 5 mile races. Between 1910 and 1912 he broke the Dutch national records on the 1500 m (4.11,8), the mile (4.31,4), and the 5000 m (16.10,2), each remaining a record for over a decade. References Further reading Dutch Olympic Committee* ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harriette A
Harriette is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Harriette Chick (1875–1977), notable British protein scientist and nutritionist *Harriette Cole (born 1961), writer and columnist who works for the New York Daily News * Harriette A. Keyser (1841-1936), American industrial reformer and author *Harriette Deborah Lacy (1807–1874), English actress born in London *Harriette Moore (1902–1952), African-American teacher and civil rights worker *Harriette Newell Woods Baker (1815–1893), prolific American author of books for children *Harriette Simpson Arnow (1908–1986), American novelist, claimed by both Kentucky and Michigan as a native daughter *Harriette Smythies (1813-1883), English novelist and poet *Harriette Tarler (1920–2001), American film actress *Harriette Walters served as a tax assessments manager for the District of Columbia *Harriette Wilson (1786–1845), celebrated British Regency courtesan *Harriette Winslow ''Family Matters'' is an American s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard Keyser
Gerard Pieter (Gerrit) Keizer (8 August 1910 – 5 December 1980), also known as Gerard Keyser, was a Dutch footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Keizer was highly successful in Holland whilst playing with AFC Ajax. He was also the original "Flying Dutchman" at English side Arsenal, whom he helped to their first league title in English football. Club career Keizer joined Ajax Amsterdam at the age of 16, and two years later made his debut for the side, against Stormvogels on 1 April 1929. For the first few years of his career he deputised for Ajax's No. 1 Jan de Boer. In 1930, he made a move to England. Keizer at first played as an amateur for Kent side Margate. At the time Margate acted as a nursery club for London club Arsenal, and soon Keizer was spotted by Arsenal's manager, Herbert Chapman. Keizer was at once pitched into Arsenal's first team, and made his club debut against Blackpool on 30 August 1930. He also featured in the Gunners' 2–1 1930 Charity Shield victory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Wise Keyser
Ernest Wise Keyser (1876-1959) was an American sculptor born in Baltimore, Maryland on December 10, 1876. He studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and at the Art Students League in New York City and at the Académie Julian and with Denys Puech in Paris. Robert J. Collier, publisher of ''Collier's Weekly'' magazine and president of the Aero Club of America, commissioned Keyser to make the ''Aero Club of America Trophy'' in 1911. Renamed the Robert J. Collier Trophy in 1922 this annual aviation award administered by the U.S. National Aeronautic Association (NAA), presented to those who have made "the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the performance, efficiency, and safety of air or space vehicles, the value of which has been thoroughly demonstrated by actual use during the preceding year." Keyser was a member of the National Sculpture Society and died in Rome on September 25, 1959.Proske, Beat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erich Keyser
Erich Keyser (12 October 1893 – 21 February 1968) was a Nazi activist and far-right nationalist historian connected with the anti-Polish ideology of Ostforschung and the racist Volkisch movement. He supported German expansion in Central and Eastern Europe and was involved with the planning of ethnic cleansing by the Third Reich during the Second World War. After 1945 he exploited the Cold War to promote the interests of German nationalism and chauvinism in his historical writing. Early life Keyser studied history in Freiburg, Halle (Saale), Halle and Berlin. He published his doctoral thesis in 1918, which dealt with the earliest settlement and economic history of Danzig. Interwar years Keyser publicly espoused nationalist theories and hatred towards Poles. In 1926 he created the State Regional Museum of Danzig History in Danzig-Oliva which he led until 1945. It was responsible for pursuing studies on direct requests from SS Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler.Alexander Pinwinkler: Volk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ephraim Keyser
Ephraim Keyser (October 6, 1850 in Baltimore, Maryland – January 26, 1937) was an American sculptor. Biography He was educated at the City College of Baltimore and studied art in the Maryland Academy of Arts in 1871-72. He went to Munich in 1872 and studied under Widmann in the Academy of Fine Arts, where he won a silver medal for a bronze statue of a page. He remained there until 1876, when he moved to Berlin, and entered the studio of Albert Wolff, under whose guidance he modeled a figure of Psyche, for which he gained the Michael Beer prize, enabling him to spend a year in Italy. In 1880 he settled in Rome, Italy, where he maintained a studio for six years and where he received a prize for the statue of Psyche. In 1887 he returned to the United States, and lived in New York City until 1893. He then resided in Baltimore, where he became an instructor in modeling at the School of Fine Arts. His studio was located at the David Bachrach House, listed on the National Regis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Keyser
Donald Willis Keyser (born 17 July 1943) retired from the United States Department of State in September 2004 after a 32-year career. He had been a member of the Senior Foreign Service since 1990, and held Washington-based ambassadorial-level assignments 1998–2004. Throughout his career he focused on U.S. policy toward East Asia, particularly China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and the Korean Peninsula. Keyser attended the University of Maryland, the Stanford Inter-University Center in Taiwan, George Washington University, and the National War College. He joined the State Department in 1972, and has held a number of senior posts relating to East Asian affairs. He is fluent in Chinese. In 2005, he pleaded guilty to unauthorized possession of secret documents, and to lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding his sexual relationship with a Taiwanese intelligence officer, Isabelle Cheng. He denied, however, passing any confidential information to Cheng, and entered into a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Keyser
Christopher Adam Keyser (born 1960) is an American producer and writer of primetime dramas. He is best known for creating the television series '' The Society'' and ''Party of Five''. Early life Keyser was born to a Jewish family on Long Island, New York. He attended Harvard College and Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In college, he was the president of the Harvard University Debate Council. Keyser became involved in theater during his last two years at Harvard College, appearing in a number of theatrical productions. He went on to Harvard Law School, from which he graduated with honors and received offers of employment from various New York City law firms. During law school, however, Keyser became focused on screenwriting; while there he met future writing partner Amy Lippman. While in New York City, Keyser and Lippman formed a writing partnership. Career In 1988, Keyser and Lippman moved to Los Angeles, California and were signed on to write teleplays for ''L. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
