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Kroeger
Kröger or Kroeger is a German surname, variant of Kruger. Notable people with the surname include: * Adolph Ernst Kroeger (1837–1882), American translator *Arthur Kroeger Arthur Kroeger, (September 7, 1932 – May 9, 2008) was a Canadian academic and civil servant, who was referred to as the "dean of deputy ministers". Born on a farm in Naco, Alberta (now a ghost town), Kroeger was descended from Mennonit ... (1932–2008), Canadian academic and civil servant *Bernd J. Kröger (born 1959), German phonetician and professor *Berry Kroeger (1912–1991), American actor *Catherine Clark Kroeger (1925–2011), American writer *Chad Kroeger (born 1974), Canadian musician, lead vocalist and guitarist of Nickelback *Diana Beresford-Kroeger (born 1944), Irish botanist *Erhard Kroeger (1905–1987), German SS officer *Ernst R. Kroeger (1862–1934), American composer *Gary Kroeger (born 1957), American actor, former cast member of ''Saturday Night Live'' *Heiko Kröger (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chad Kroeger
Chad Robert Kroeger ( Turton; born November 15, 1974) is a Canadian musician who is the lead singer and guitarist of the rock band Nickelback. In addition to his work with Nickelback, Kroeger has been involved with a variety of collaborations, appearing as a guest musician in several songs and has contributed in both production and songwriting. He has co-written several songs for other artists and films. Early life Kroeger was born Chad Robert Turton in Hanna, Alberta, on November 15, 1974. His maternal grandfather, politician Henry Kroeger, was born in Moscow to a Mennonite family of Prussian descent. After his father left the family when he was two, he started going by his mother's maiden name of Kroeger. He learned to play the guitar at age 13. His youth was sometimes troubled, and he was sent to juvenile detention for breaking into his junior high school. Career Nickelback In the early 1990s, Kroeger was part of a grunge cover band, Village Idiot, with his cousin Brando ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Beresford-Kroeger
Diana Bernadette Beresford-Kroeger (born July 25, 1944) is an Irish botanist, medical biochemist, polymath, and author, who was born in Islington, England and resides near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She is known for her ability to bring an understanding and appreciation of the scientific complexities of nature to the general public. In the foreword to one of her books, ''Arboretum America, a Philosophy of the Forest'', E. O. Wilson wrote, "Diana Beresford-Kroeger is one of the rare individuals who can accomplish this outwardly simple but inwardly complex and difficult translation from the non-human to human realms". Early life Beresford-Kroeger was orphaned at a young age and raised in Ireland by a bachelor uncle, Patrick O'Donoghue, who was a noted athlete, chemist, scholar, and bibliophile. He nurtured her quest for knowledge and encouraged her to read and discuss everything from Irish poetry, world religions, and philosophy, to physics and quantum mechanics. She attended private ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Kroeger
Gary Kroeger (born April 13, 1957) is an American businessman, columnist, and actor best known for his work as a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1982 to 1985, and his work on various game shows. He ran in the Democratic Congressional primary in 2016 and then for an Iowa state house seat in the 2016 election. Kroeger lost to incumbent Republican Walt Rogers by a 10,072 to 7,200 margin, 58% to 42%. Kroeger now stars in a television show called "The Gary and Kenny Show" co-starring his best friend Ken Ceizler. Less known celebrity Adam "Fletch" Kidd produces and edits the show. Background and Personal Information Gary Kroeger was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Kroeger attended Northern University High School and graduated from Northwestern University in 1981. He was married to Leigh Kroeger from 1997-2007, with whom he shares two sons, Christopher and Alexander. Kroeger married Shannon Alexander, a user experience designer from Massachusetts in 2017. ''Saturday Night Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Kroeger
Henry Kroeger (March 28, 1909 – September 17, 1987) was a Russian Empire-born Canadian politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 until his death in 1987. He served as Minister of Transportation from 1979 to 1982. Personal life Henry Kroeger was born in Moscow, Russia Empire, to Helena (née Rempel) and Heinrich Kroeger (russian: Гѣнрихъ Кругер, pre-reform orthography). His family were Mennonites of Prussian descent, and Henry's father Heinrich was listed as a Mennonite leader in the Moscow pogrom of 1886. His family moved to Canada when he was nine years old to escape the Russian Revolution. His father stated he believed the Bolshevik party to be a stab in the back for the German minority population in the Russian Empire, and he feared the Tsarist secret police rounding up of suspected German volunteer Wehrmacht divisions within Russia. His grandsons are musicians Mike Kroeger and Chad Kroeger of the rock band N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Clark Kroeger
Catherine Clark Kroeger (December 12, 1925 – February 14, 2011) was an American writer, professor, New Testament scholar, and a leading figure within the biblical egalitarian movement. She founded the worldwide organization Christians for Biblical Equality (CBE), and its papers are housed at her family home. As a speaker, Kroeger traveled the globe opposing violence and the abuse of women, while also advancing the biblical basis for the shared leadership and authority of males and females.Haddad, Mimi. "Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Catherine Clark Kroeger" Born Catherine Clark, daughter of Homer and Elizabeth Clark, in St. Paul, Minnesota, she graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1947. Then she earned an MA and a PhD in Classical Studies from the University of Minnesota. She was married to her husband of 60 years, Richard Clark Kroeger Jr., a Presbyterian pastor. They served together in ten pastorates in five states. In their latter years they resided on Cape Cod in Brewster, Massac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erhard Kroeger
Erhard Kroeger or Kröger (24 March 1905, Riga – 24 September 1987) was a Baltic German SS officer involved in the resettlement of Baltic Germans before World War II. He commanded an Einsatzgruppe in 1941, and was later attached to General Andrey Vlasov and the German sponsored Russian Liberation Army of World War II. He was convicted of war crimes in 1969. Early years Erhard Kroeger grew up in Riga, Russian Empire, a member of the historic Baltic German minority there. In his youth, he played ice hockey with Wilfried Strik-Strikfeldt. Kroeger made his name as an SS activist challenging the conservative Baltic German leadership of Wilhelm von Rüdiger and trying to Nazify the Latvian German minority before 1939. “In July 1937 the new VOMI chief ordered Eric Mundel, who in 1935 had replaced Rüdiger as the leader of the Volksgemeinschaft atvian German minority association to bring Kröger into the leadership.” Germany At the height of the Sudetenland crisis and Hitler’ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berry Kroeger
Berry Kroeger (October 16, 1912 – January 4, 1991) was an American film, television and stage actor. Career Kroeger was born in San Antonio, Texas. He got his acting start on radio as an announcer on ''Suspense'' and as an actor, playing for a time '' The Falcon'' in the radio seriesSies, Luther F. (2014). ''Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition, Volume 1''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . pg. 13. Also on radio, he portrayed Dr. Reed Bannister on ''Big Sister'', narrated ''Salute to Youth'', and was a regular as Sam Williams on ''Young Doctor Malone''. Kroeger made his Broadway debut on December 6, 1943, at the Royale Theatre as Miley in Nunnally Johnson's ''The World's Full of Girls'', which was adapted from Thomas Bell's 1943 novel ''Till I Come Back to You''. He went on to appear in ''Reclining Figure'' (1954), ''Julius Caesar'' (1950), and '' The Tempest'' (1944). He portrayed the High Lama in the 1956 musical adaptation of ''Lost Horizon'' titled ''Shangri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Kroeger
Arthur Kroeger, (September 7, 1932 – May 9, 2008) was a Canadian academic and civil servant, who was referred to as the "dean of deputy ministers". Born on a farm in Naco, Alberta (now a ghost town), Kroeger was descended from Mennonites who emigrated from Russia. He received a BA in 1955 from the University of Alberta and was a Rhodes Scholar. In 1958, he joined the Department of External Affairs and served in Geneva, New Delhi, Washington, and Ottawa. He was deputy minister of the following ministries: Indian and Northern Affairs (1975–1977); Transport Canada (1979–1983); Regional Industrial Expansion (1985–1986); Energy, Mines and Resources (1986–1988); and Employment and Immigration Canada (1988–1992). He retired from public service in 1992. From 1993 to 1994, he was a visiting professor at the University of Toronto. From 1993 to 1999, he was a visiting fellow at Queen's University. From 1993 to 2002, he was Chancellor of Carleton University. Carleton a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herman Kroeger
Herman Kroeger (December 16, 1831June 20, 1916) was a German American immigrant, dry goods merchant, and politician. He served a four-year term in the Wisconsin State Senate representing the south side of the city of Milwaukee. He was elected as a Democrat, but was affiliated with Wisconsin's socialist Union Labor Party for part of his Senate term. Background Kroeger was born in Coesfeld in what is now the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany. At the time of his birth, this was the Province of Westphalia in the Kingdom of Prussia. He received a common school education and emigrated to the United States as a boy in 1844. He settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory, where he earned a living as a dry goods merchant. Public office Kroeger was alderman for the Fifth Ward for the years 1858 and 1859. In 1888, he was nominated for Mayor of Milwaukee as a Union Labor candidate. Kroeger advocated public ownership of municipal improvements, the establishment of public b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Kroeger
Joshua J. Kroeger (born August 31, 1982) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Listed at 6'3" , 220 pounds , Kroeger batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Davenport, Iowa. High school career Kroeger graduated from Scripps Ranch High School in 2000, where he was named to the Third Team All-American. Professional career In Kroeger played for the Chicago Cubs Triple-A affiliate, the Iowa Cubs. He became a free agent at the end of the season and signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox. Additionally, he played three winter ball seasons for the Leones del Caracas club of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, resulting champion in the 2009-2010 season and being a key part in the team's regular lineup. Kroeger batted an average of .167 (9-for-54) with three doubles in 22 games for Arizona, including five runs scored and two RBI without home runs. In 13 minor league seasons, Kroeger hit .276 with 154 home runs and 743 RBI in 1,434 games. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Kroeger
Karl Kroeger (born April 13, 1932) is an American composer and professor of music at several universities. Kroeger was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He studied at the University of Louisville under such people as Claude Almand. After receiving a Masters of Music at Louisville, Kroeger went to study at the University of Illinois. Here his main teacher was Gordon Binkerd. Kroeger was head of the American Music Collection at the New York Public Library from 1962 to 1964. In 1964 he received a Ford Foundation Fellowship to be Composer in Residence to the public schools of Eugene, OR< This lasted until 1967/ In 1967 Kroeger joined the faculty of . He then began studies at the |
Kroeger Clocks
The Kroeger family of Mennonite clockmakers, better known as Kroeger Clocks, was a well-known clockmaking family, the earliest recorded of whom was Peter D. Kroeger from Reimerswalde, near Danzig, Prussia in the mid-1700s. The clockmaking continued with Johann Kroeger, who moved in the late 18th century in the mass Mennonite migration to the Russian Empire and established his shop in Rosenthal, Chortitza, Ukraine. The clocks were made by five generations of the Kroeger family until the early 20th century and are known their high quality and elaborate design. The clocks were wall-hanging clocks and rope-driven, in the early years, often with floral patterns on the dial. Most Mennonite families had one of these clocks as they were often given as wedding presents and were passed on among Russian Mennonite families as valued heirlooms and collector's items. Other Mennonite clock-makers include Lepp, Hildebrandt, Mandtler, and Hamm. The Kroeger Clock Heritage Foundation was established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
