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Kish (surname)
Kish is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ben Kish (1917–1989), American National Football League player * Daniel Kish (born 1966), American president of World Access for the Blind * Eleanor Kish (1924–2014), American artist * George Kish (1914–1989), American cartographer * Jen Kish (born 1988), Canadian former rugby union player * Joseph Kish (1899–1969), American set decorator * Justine Kish (Svetlana Nasibulina, born 1988), American mixed martial artist * Kristen Kish (born 1983), Korean-born American chef, winner of the tenth season of ;;Top Chef'', and television host * Larry Kish (born 1941), Canadian former National Hockey League head coach * Laszlo B. Kish (born 1955), Hungarian-born American physicist * Leslie Kish (1910–2000), Hungarian-American statistician and survey methodologist * Nehemiah Kish Nehemiah Kish is an American retired ballet dancer. He was a principal dancer of the Royal Ballet in London. Early life Kish was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Kish
Benjamin Ernest Kish (March 31, 1917 – February 24, 1989) was a professional American football safety in the National Football League for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Eagles. He was also a member of the "Steagles", a team that was the result of a temporary merger between the Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers due to the league-wide manning shortages in 1943 brought on by World War II. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and was drafted in the eighth round of the 1940 NFL Draft The 1940 National Football League Draft was held on December 9, 1939, at the Schroeder Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago Cardinals selected George Cafego. Player selections Round one Round .... References External links * 1917 births 1989 deaths American football safeties Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) players Drexel Dragons football coaches Philadelphia Eagles players Pittsburgh Panthers football player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Kish
Daniel Kish (born 1966 in Montebello, California) is an American expert in human echolocation and the President of World Access for the Blind (WAFTB), a California-registered nonprofit organization founded by Kish in 2000 to facilitate "the self-directed achievement of people with all forms of blindness" and increase public awareness about their strengths and capabilities. Kish and his organization have taught a form of echolocation to at least 500 blind children around the world. Kish, who had to have his eyes removed before he was 13 months old because of eye cancer, is the first totally blind person to be a legally Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS) and to hold a National Blindness Professional Certification (NOMC). He also holds master's degrees in developmental psychology and special education from University of California Riverside. Kish's work has inspired a number of scientific studies related to human echolocation. In a 2009 study at the University of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleanor Kish
Eleanor Kish (March 17, 1924 – October 12, 2014), also known as Ely Kish,Welzenbach, Michael"The Dinosaur Artist, Painting Prehistory" ''The Washington Post'', April 12, 1990. Accessed November 1, 2017. was a Canadian artist, best known for her paleoart depicting dinosaurs and other prehistoric life. Early life and career Eleanor Kish was born in Newark, New Jersey on March 17, 1924. She was the daughter of the painter, actor, and decorator Eugene Kiss and Teresa Bittman. Kish had six siblings, including a brother named Eugene. She changed her last name from Kiss to Kish in 1973. Kish graduated from the Essex country vocational school in productive art in 1942. During World War II, the then 18-year old Kish began working for the Pennsylvania Railroad as a mechanic and then a carpenter. While in this job, she was one day a witness to an accident and made a sketch of it for the insurance company. Impressed with the quality of her work, the insurance company hired her as an art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Kish
Professor George Kish (1914–1989) was an internationally recognized authority known for work in geography and the history of cartography. His professional papers are held at the Bentley Historical Library in Ann Arbor. Kish was affiliated with the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, for 46 years as a teacher and researcher. He came to the University in 1939 as a research assistant in geography and was appointed an instructor of geography in 1943. He was promoted to professor in 1956, and was named the William Herbert Hobbs distinguished Professor of Geography in 1981. Kish was a Fulbright Research Professor in Italy in 1951–1952, and again in 1963. He lectured at the United Nations University in Cambridge, the Stockholm School of Economics, and the Academy of Sciences of both Poland and Hungary, and at universities in Rome, Florence, Naples, Bari, London, Oxford, and Liège. He was the curator of maps at the William L. Clements Library for several years. Kish's many awards in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jen Kish
Jennifer "Jen" Kish (born July 7, 1988) is a Canadian former rugby union player. She was a member of Canada's women's sevens team that were runners-up at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia. Kish captained the sevens squad from 2012-2016 until she left the centralized program and while still player, she was replaced by Ghislaine Landry. She is known for her aerial skills and defence (and her ink). Kish was awarded the ''Most Influential Athlete'' of the CAAWS Most Influential Women List of 2016. Rugby 15s Kish's dream of being an elite athlete started at an early age and in Grade 2, she put down "professional athlete" as her future profession Kish started rugby in Grade 10 at W. P. Wagner High School in Edmonton because her football coach was a rugby player and suggested she should try the sport. Kish typically played flanker and occasionally 8-man. Playing for the province of Alberta at 16, her skills were recognized and she joined the U-19 Team Canada roster. Six month ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Kish
Joseph Kish (June 14, 1899 – March 14, 1969) was an American set decorator. He won an Academy Award and was nominated for four more in the category Best Art Direction. He worked on 130 films between 1942 and 1966. Selected filmography Kish won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction and was nominated for four more: ;Won * ''Ship of Fools'' (1965) ;Nominated * '' Address Unknown'' (1944) * ''Joan of Arc'' (1948) * ''Journey to the Center of the Earth'' (1959) * ''The Slender Thread ''The Slender Thread'' is a 1965 American drama film starring Anne Bancroft and Sidney Poitier. It was the first feature-length film directed by future Oscar-winning director, producer and actor Sydney Pollack. Poitier portrays Alan, a college s ...'' (1965) References External links * * 1899 births 1969 deaths American art directors American set decorators Best Art Direction Academy Award winners {{US-artdirector-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justine Kish
Svetlana Nasibulina (born 13 April 1988), known professionally by her ring name Justine Kish, is an American mixed martial artist that competes in the Flyweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional since 2010, she has also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of December 13, 2022, she is #9 in the Bellator Women's Flyweight Rankings. Early life Justine Kish was born in Leningrad, Soviet Union in modern-day Russia and was adopted by an American couple. She discovered Muay Thai as a teenager, while taking up fitness, which eventually led her to competitions. Muay Thai career Kish competed in Muay Thai for 10 years, winning 18 matches and a World Muaythai Council championship belt in the process. Mixed martial arts career Early career Kish began her professional MMA career in 2010. She amassed an undefeated record of five wins and no losses, including a win over future ''The Ultimate Fighter'' housemate Randa Markos. The Ultimate Fighter In September 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristen Kish
Kristen Kish (born December 1, 1983) is a Korean-born American chef known for winning the tenth season of '' Top Chef''. She was formerly chef de cuisine at Menton in the Fort Point neighborhood of Boston. She is the host of ''36 Hours'' on Travel Channel and a co-host of '' Fast Foodies'' on TruTV as well as co-host of '' Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend''. She also hosts National Geographic’s '' Restaurants at the End of the World''. Early life and education Kristen Kish was born in Seoul, South Korea, and adopted by a family in Kentwood, Michigan, at the age of four months.mlive.com'Top Chef: Seattle': Meet Kristen Kish, Kentwood native competing on upcoming season of Bravo reality showNovember 5, 2012. Accessed March 7, 2013. She worked as a model in high school. She attended Le Cordon Bleu in Chicago, earning an A.A. in culinary arts. Career Kish became an instructor at Stir, a culinary demonstration kitchen in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2012, Kish was prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Kish
Larry Kish (born December 11, 1941 in Welland, Ontario) is a former professional hockey coach. He was the head coach of the Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League for 49 games during the 1982–83 NHL season. Kish played minor hockey for Peterborough TPT Petes of the Ontario Hockey Association from 1958 to 1960. He later went on to play the 1963–64 season for Providence College. He began his coaching career with the Lowell Chiefs in 1970. He coached the 1972–73 season with the Rhode Island Eagles. He coached two seasons with the Cape Codders of the North American Hockey League. During the 1975–76 season the Binghamton Dusters hired after the Cape Codders temporarily folded. He was let go after the 1977–78 season when the Dusters changed their affiliation to the Quebec Nordiques. From 1980–1982 he was the head coach of the Binghamton Whalers. After a 46–28–6 record in the 1981–82 AHL season, Kish's Whalers made it to the Calder Cup Finals, where they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Kish
Leslie Kish (born László Kiss, July 27, 1910 – October 7, 2000) was a Hungarian-American statistician and survey methodologist.. Reprint of an obituary from ''International Statistical Institute (ISI) Newsletter'', Volume 25, No. 73. Life and career Kish emigrated with his family to the USA in 1925. His father soon died, and Kish helped support the family by working while continuing his studies in the evenings. In 1937 he volunteered for the International Brigade to fight against Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War. He saw action in a Hungarian battalion, was wounded, and returned to the United States in 1939. In 1939, he finished his baccalaureate in mathematics at the City College of New York. He worked at the U.S. Bureau of the Census from 1940 until 1941, when he moved to the Division of Program Surveys of the Department of Agriculture. For the remainder of World War II he served as a meteorologist in the U.S. Army Air Corps. After the war he returned to the Depart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
