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Krech is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * David Krech (1909–1977), Polish born American experimental and social psychologist *Franz Krech, German commander of the 41st Infantry Division during World War II * Roman Krech (born 1989), Kazakhstani speed skater * Rüdiger Krech (born 1964), German public health doctor * Warren William Krech (1894–1948), American actor See also * Grech Grech () is a surname of Maltese origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Joe Grech (born 1934), Maltese singer * Joe Debono Grech (born 1939), Maltese politician * Joseph Grech (1948–2010), Maltese bishop of Sandhurst * Karin Grech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Krech
David Krech (March 27, 1909 – July 14, 1977) was a Polish-born American experimental and social psychologist who lectured predominately at the University of California, Berkeley. Throughout his education and career endeavors, Krech was with many psychologists including Edward Tolman, Karl Lashley, and Rensis Likert. Krech was born as Yitzhok-Eizik Krechevsky, but changed his name to Isadore Krechevsky upon emigration to the United States in 1913. His name was changed to David Krech in 1943 when he married Hilda Sidonie Gruenberg. Krech did this because he did not want his future son(s) to be labeled with a Jewish name that had held him back in both academic and career pursuits. Krech extensively researched rats in several university laboratories and found evidence that supported the localization theory of the brain. Later in his career, Krech became interested in the topic of Social Psychology which led him to publishing ''Theory and Problems of Social Psychology'' in 1948 wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rüdiger Krech
Rüdiger Krech (born 9 June 1964) is a German public health expert who currently works as a senior official at the World Health Organization (WHO). An advocate for universal health coverage, social determinants of health, Health in All Policies and social protection, he is the Director of Health Promotion at WHO. Life and career Early career Krech attended Bielefeld University in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany where he obtained his Master of Public Health (MPH) and Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degrees. In 1992, he joined the WHO's Regional Office for Europe in Copenhagen, Denmark, where he held various positions in the areas of ageing, health promotion, health policies and health systems. In 2003, he joined the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) where he worked as the Head of the Social Protection Section and the director of the Social Security Program in India. In 2005, together with colleagues from the WHO and the International Labour Office, Krech formed the WHO-ILO-GTZ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren William Krech
Warren William (born Warren William Krech; December 2, 1894 – September 24, 1948) was a Broadway and Hollywood actor, immensely popular during the early 1930s; he was later nicknamed the "King of Pre-Code". He was the first actor to play Perry Mason. Early life Warren William Krech's family originated in Bad Tennstedt, Thuringia, Germany. His grandfather, Ernst Wilhelm Krech (born 1819), fled Germany in 1848 during the Revolution, going first to France and later emigrating to the United States. He wed Mathilde Grow in 1851, and had six children. Freeman E. Krech, Warren's father, was born in 1856. Around the age of 25, Freeman moved to Aitkin, a small town in Minnesota, where he bought a newspaper, ''The Aitkin Age'', in 1885. He married Frances Potter, daughter of a merchant, September 18, 1890. Their son Warren was born December 2, 1894. Warren William's interest in acting began in 1903, when an opera house was built in Aitkin. He was an avid and lifelong amateur inventor an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Krech
Major General (''Generalmajor'') Franz Krech (died 27 April 1944) was the German commander of the 41st Fortress Division of the Wehrmacht during the World War II Axis occupation of Greece. He was ambushed and killed by a platoon of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) in Laconia.''Meyer Hermann Από τη Βιέννη στα Καλάβρυτα. Τα αιματηρά ίχνη της 117ης Μεραρχίας Καταδρομών στη Σερβία και την Ελλάδα'', Estia, 2004, p. 512Yiannis Priovolos, ''Μόνιμοι Αξιωματικοί στον ΕΛΑΣ, οικειοθελώς ή εξ'ανάγκης'', Alfeios Publications, p. 515 It led to harsh reprisals by the occupying forces and contributed to the declaration of the Peloponnese as an "operational zone", i.e. a war zone. Ambush A platoon of the 8th (Laconian) Regiment of ELAS, under 2nd Lieutenant Manolis Stathakis, ambushed the German major general''Από τη Βιέννη στα Καλάβρυτα. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Krech
Roman Krech ( kk, Роман Креч; born 14 July 1989) is a Kazakhstani speed skater. He competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in the 500 meters The 500 metres is a rarely run middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. All-time top 25 *i = indoor performance *OT = oversized track (exceeding 200m in circumference) *A = affected by altitude *h = hand timing Men *C .... References External links * 1989 births Living people Speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Kazakhstani male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Kazakhstan Speed skaters at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Asian Games competitors for Kazakhstan 21st-century Kazakhstani people {{Kazakhstan-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
