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Kunz, Künz, or Kunze is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Kunz (singer) (Marco Kunz, born 1985), Swiss singer *Adrian Kunz (born 1967), Swiss international footballer * Alfred Kunz (Catholic priest) (1931–1998), American murdered Catholic priest *Alfred Kunz (composer) (1929–2019), Canadian composer and conductor * Andreas Kunz (1946-2022), German skier * Andreas Kunze (1952-2010), German actor * Anita Kunz (born 1956), Canadian artist and illustrator *Charlie Kunz (1896–1958), American pianist *Dana Kunze, American high diver * Drew Kunz (born 1969), American poet and artist *Earl Kunz (1898–1963), American professional baseball pitcher * Eddie Kunz (born 1986), American professional baseball pitcher * Eric Kunze (born 1971), American Broadway actor and singer *Erich Kunz (1909–1995), Austrian operatic baritone * Ernst Künz (1912–1944), Austrian football (soccer) player *Florian Kunz (born 1972), German field hockey player *George Kunz (born 1947), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunz (singer)
Marco Kunz (born 14 August 1985 in Mauensee), better known as simply Kunz, is a Swiss singer from Lucerne. Biography Marco Kunz was born in Mauensee, Switzerland into a musical family. His father was a yodeller, and the family commonly sang together. He discovered his personal passion for music after secretly practicing on his sister's guitar. His first musical award was winning the junior yodel prize at 10 years old. He then became a member of the Surseer youth choir, and also performed in a rock band. In 2006, he became a member of the Swiss a cappella group ''a-live,'' who performed internationally. From 2007, he was the conductor of ''b-live'' choir in Küsnacht, then became the musical director of ''a-live.'' In 2010, he made solo appearances with his own music and left ''a-live'' in 2012 after signing a contract with Universal. Also in 2012, he recorded a mini album ''Chopf, Härz, Hand'' with six songs. In December 2012, he won the young talent award for best singer at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Frederick Kunz
George Frederick Kunz (September 29, 1856 – June 29, 1932) was an American mineralogist and mineral collector. Biography Kunz was born in Manhattan, New York City, USA, and began an interest in minerals at a very young age. By his teens, he had amassed a collection of over four thousand items, which he sold for four hundred dollars to the University of Minnesota. Kunz attended Cooper Union but did not finish and did not attend college. Nonetheless, he taught himself mineralogy from books and field research. This expertise landed him a job with Tiffany & Co., and his knowledge and enthusiasm propelled him into a vice presidency by the time he was 23. He gained much notoriety for identifying a new gem variety of the mineral spodumene which was named "Kunzite" in his honor. He also supervised the cutting of the very large stone that became the Tiffany Yellow Diamond. He headed up the US mining and mineralogical exhibits at the international expositions in Paris (1889), C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Kunz
Rudolf Kunz was a German former professional motorcycle road racer. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1964 to 1977. In 1965, Kunz set a land speed record of riding a supercharged 50 cc Kreidler motorcycle at Bonneville Speedway. His career peak came in 1970 when he finished the season ranked third in the 50 cc world championship behind Ángel Nieto and Aalt Toersen Aalt Toersen (born 6 November 1945 in Staphorst, Overijssel) is a Dutch former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He had his best years in 1969 and 1970 when he won three races and finished the season in second place in the 50cc .... References Year of birth missing German motorcycle racers 50cc World Championship riders Place of birth missing {{Germany-motorcycle-racing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudibert Kunz
Rudibert Kunz (born 1943) is a German investigator, journalist and television editor. Kunz is known for being the first journalist to write about the use Chemical weapons in the Rif War. Since 1979, he has been researching the history of weapons of mass destruction. He also wrote about the strategy of Saddam Hussein in the Gulf War 1991 and about the role of the ABC weapons of Adolf Hitler. He is a holder of a Master in literature and sociology. Bibliography * References ''Völkermord und Kriegsverbrechen in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts'' – 1943 births German investigative journalists Rif War Living people German male non-fiction writers 20th-century German journalists 21st-century German journalists {{germany-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Kunze
Richard Kunze (5 February 1872 in Żagań, Sagan – May 1945) was a German right-wing politics, right-wing politician known for his anti-Semitism. Early years Kunze's political career began around 1914 when he was employed by the German Conservative Party along with fellow rightist Wilhelm Kube. Serving the party as general secretary he earned 12,000 marks per month for a role that largely involved travelling Germany drumming up support. Near the end of the war he became involved with the Fatherland Party (Germany), Fatherland Party where he gained the nickname ''Knüpple Kunze'' (Cudgel Kunze) because of strong attacks on the Jews.Paul Bookbinder, ''Weimar Germany: The Republic of the Reasonable'', Manchester University Press, 1996, p. 45 Post-war activity After the war Kunze was associated with the Deutschvölkischer Schutz und Trutzbund and in 1920 he joined with Reinhold Wulle and Arnold Ruge to form the ''Deutschvölkischen Arbeitsring Berlin'', a short-lived successor gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reiner Kunze
Reiner Kunze (born 16 August 1933 in Oelsnitz, Erzgebirge, Saxony) is a German writer and GDR dissident. He studied media and journalism at the University of Leipzig. In 1968, he left the GDR state party SED following the communist Warsaw Pact countries invasion of Czechoslovakia in response to the Prague Spring. He had to publish his work under various pseudonyms. In 1976, his most famous book ''The Lovely Years'', which contained critical insights into the life, and the policies behind the Iron Curtain, was published in West Germany to great acclaim. In 1977, the GDR regime expatriated him, and he moved to West Germany (FRG). He now lives near Passau in Bavaria. His writings consists mostly of poetry, though he wrote prose as well, including essays. He is also a translator of Czech poetry and prose. Kunze was a victim of the Stasi's psychological warfare program. In 2009, he was awarded the Thüringer Literaturpreis. Works * ''Die Zukunft sitzt am Tische''. 1955 (wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Kunze
Michael Rolf Kunze (born 9 November 1943, in Prague) is a foremost German musical theater lyricist and librettist. He is best known for the hit musicals '' Elisabeth'' (1992), '' Dance of the Vampires'' (1996), ''Mozart!'' (1999), ''Marie Antoinette'' (2006), and ''Rebecca'' (2006). He has also written the lyrics for a number of hit songs (under the pseudonym Stephan Prager), including the number one Billboard hit " Fly, Robin, Fly" (1976), and was one of the top 1970s record producers, producing songs for musical acts Silver Convention, Penny McLean, and Sister Sledge. Kunze has won a Grammy Award, ECHO Lifetime Award and holds 79 Gold and Platinum records. Early life Born in Prague, Kunze is the son of actress Dita Roesler and Walter Kunze, a writer, cartoonist and journalist, who worked for the German language newspaper ''Prager Tagblatt''. He grew up in Southern Germany and attended Klenze Oberrealschule in Munich. He studied law, philosophy and history at the Ludwig-Maximi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerstin Kunze
Kerstin Kunze (born 23 August 1971) is a German chess Woman International Master (2003) who won East Germany Women's Chess Championship (1989). Chess career At the age of fifteen, Kerstin Kunze took part in a East Germany Women's Chess Championship for the first time. It was February 1987 at the East Germany Women's Chess Championship in Glauchau when Iris Bröder won. Kerstin Kunze scored 50 percent at an international women's tournament in October 1987 in Halle, which Svetlana Prudnikova won. She took part in the East Germany Women's Chess Championship in Stralsund in 1988 when Antje Riedel won. In February 1989 she became East German Women's Chess Champion in Zittau. Other her tournaments followed: * in 1989 European Youth Chess Championship in U18 girls group, which Svetlana Matveeva won; * in 1989 International Women's Chess tournament in Dresden; * in 1990 East Germany Women's Chess Championship in Bad Blankenburg, which Gundula Nehse won; * in 1990 International Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kahena Kunze
Kahena Kunze (born 12 March 1991) is a Brazilian sailor in the 49er FX class. Together with Martine Grael she won the 49er FX class at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships and a gold medal in the inaugural 49er FX race, during the 2016 Rio Olympics, a feat both repeated at Tokyo 2020. Life She is the daughter of Claudio Kunze, a former sailor who won a junior world championship in the Penguin class. Her name is an homage to the warrior Kahina Al-Kahina ( ar, الكاهنة, , the diviner), also known as Dihya, was a Berber queen of the Aurès and a religious and military leader who led indigenous resistance to the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb, the region then known as Numidia notably .... Achievements References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kunze, Kahena 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from São Paulo Brazilian female sailors (sport) 420 class sailors 49er FX class sailors Olympic sailors of Brazil Olympic gold medalists for Brazil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Kunze
Wilhelm Reinhold Johannes Kunze (March 5, 1904 – November 4, 1943) was a German World War II prisoner of war (POW) held at Camp Tonkawa, Oklahoma.History of Fort Reno He was a '''' in the . Following a trial before a on November 4, 1943, he was beaten to death by fellow POWs based on allegations of treason and for the Americans. The u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Christopher Kunze
John Christopher Kunze (August 4, 1744 – July 24, 1807) was an American Lutheran minister, educator, author and theologian. Life Kunze was born in Artern, a town in the Kyffhäuserkreis district of the Electorate of Saxony, to Jahn Godfried Kunze, a farmer and innkeeper. In 1758, when his parents died, Kunze began studying at the orphanage in Halle, Germany. He received his classical training in the gymnasia at Rossleben and Merseburg, and then attended the University of Leipzig where he studied history, philosophy and theology. He worked as a teacher and an orphanage inspector before becoming ordained as a Lutheran minister. In 1770, Kunze emigrated to Colonial America to serve as second pastor at St. Michael's and Zion Lutheran churches in Philadelphia. In 1771, he married Margaretta Henrietta (1751–1831), daughter of Rev. Henry Muhlenberg . Kunze was an active and passionate educator and was a strong advocate for teaching the English language to his fellow German immig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helmut Kunz
Helmut Kunz (26 September 1910 – 23 September 1976) was an SS dentist who, after the suicide of Adolf Hitler, was ordered to administer anesthetic to the six children of Joseph Goebbels before they were killed. Early years Kunz was born in Ettlingen, Germany. He first studied law, then dentistry. He wrote his doctoral thesis on "studies of dental caries among school children as related to their feeding in infancy". In 1936, he opened a dental practice in Lucka, south of Leipzig. He also joined the SS, unit ''Sturm 10'' of the 84. SS-Standarte in Weißenfels, Sachsen. SS career In 1939, Kunz was a member of the 3rd SS Division Totenkopf. In 1941 he was seriously injured and assigned to the Waffen-SS medical office in Berlin as a junior assistant of the Dentist-General. In late April 1945 he was assigned to the Reich Chancellery in Berlin. Killing of the Goebbels children Unlike many other leading Nazis by April 1945, Joseph Goebbels showed his strong support for Hitler by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
