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Kutz (Kuts, Kuz, Coots) is a German surname with several origins. Some time ago it was considered that this word is derived from the Middle High German word "kötze" or “kütze”, which means a woven basket (Tragekorb) or a kind of a coarse woolen garment (Oberkleid). Subsequently, the name was believed to derive from the Old Polish–Lithuanian word "kucina", which means a cudgel-like weapon. However, currently an opinion prevails that etymologically the name Kutz is derived from the Proto-Germanic word "kūtiō". According to the Starling linguist's database,Starostin, Sergei A. “STARLING” or "The Tower of Babel" this word originally referred to birds of prey, not specified by kind. During the 14th and 18th centuries the word passed through a number of grammatical transformations from "kūtze" to "kutz", and finally into "kauz",. At present, this word translates from German as "owl". The last name Kutz was previously common in Prussia. In the 17th to 20th centuries, East P ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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George Kutz
Kutztown (Pennsylvania German: ''Kutzeschteddel'') is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located southwest of Allentown and northeast of Reading. As of the 2010 census, the borough had a population of 5,012. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is located just outside the borough limits to the southwest. History George (Coots) Kutz purchased of land that became Kutztown on June 16, 1755, from Peter Wentz who owned much of what is now Maxatawny Township. Kutz first laid out his plans for the town in 1779. The first lots in the new town of Cootstown (later renamed Kutztown) were purchased in 1785 by Adam Dietrich and Henry Schweier. Kutztown was incorporated as a borough on April 7, 1815, and is the second oldest borough in Berks County after Reading, which became a borough in 1783 and became a city in 1847. As with the rest of Berks County, Kutztown was settled mainly by Germans, most of whom came from the Palatinate region of southwest Germany, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Charles Willauer Kutz
Charles Willauer Kutz (October 14, 1870, in Reading, Pennsylvania – January 25, 1951, in Washington, D.C.) was an American brigadier general in the Army Corps of Engineers and the longest serving District of Columbia Engineer Commissioner in the history of the position. In 1920 he served as acting president of the board of commissioners, the chief executive position in the district, for one week – he was the only engineer commissioner to do so. For 12 days in March of 1921, he was the only commissioner on the board, and its de facto leader. Early life and education Charles Kutz was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, on October 14, 1870. His father Allen Kutz had been a first lieutenant in the Pennsylvania Volunteers during the Civil War and had fought at Antietam. His father died when he was only two years old, and Kutz had to get through school while working at a local bank from the age of 10. He was able to get into West Point via a competitive examination. Military and pol ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kazimierz Kutz
Kazimierz Julian Kutz (16 February 1929 – 18 December 2018) was a Polish film director, author, journalist and politician, one of the representatives of the Polish Film School and a deputy speaker of the Senate of Poland. Biography Kazimierz Kutz was born on 16 February 1929 in Szopienice, since 1960 district of Katowice, to a railway worker and a former partisan of the Silesian Uprisings. After the World War II Kutz graduated from gymnasium in Mysłowice and in 1949 was admitted to the Łódź Film School. After finishing his studies in 1954 he started working as an assistant to Andrzej Wajda. His film debut was ''Krzyż Walecznych'' (1959). Since then he finished more than 20 pictures, including six about his home region - Silesia. He is also famous for directing theatre plays on some of the most prominent scenes of Poland, including National Stary Theatre in Kraków and National Theatre in Warsaw, as well as several plays for the Polish television. In 1972, he founded t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vladimir Kuts
Volodymyr Petrovych Kuts ( uk, Володимир Петрович Куц, russian: Владимир Петрович Куц, 7 February 1927 – 16 August 1975) was a Soviet long-distance runner. He won the 5000 and 10000 m races at the 1956 Olympics, setting Olympic records in both events. Biography Kuts was born in Oleksyne, Ukraine, USSR. His father died due to alcoholism when Kuts was five years old. During World War II he falsified his age and served two years with the Soviet Army as a courier. He took up running after the war, while continuing his military service as a navy sniper. In 1951 he won his first national titles, in the 5000 and 10000 m, an achievement he repeated in 1953–1956. His first international success came in 1954, when he defeated the favourites – Emil Zátopek and Christopher Chataway – in the 5000 m at the European Championships, setting a new world record. He lost the world record months later to Chataway (who beat him narrowly), only to take ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kutz Mill
Kutz Mill is a historic grist mill complex located on Sacony Creek in Greenwich Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is adjacent to the Kutz's Mill Bridge. The complex includes the 1 1/2-story, stone mill (c. 1850); brick farmhouse (1855); 1 1/2-story, stone summer kitchen; stone and frame Pennsylvania German bank barn; and three frame outbuildings. The mill is representative of a country custom mill and built as part of a working farm. ''Note:'' This includes It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ... in 1990. References Grinding mills in Berks County, Pennsylvania Grinding mills on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Industrial buildings completed in 1850 Houses in Berks Coun ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kutz's Mill Bridge
Kutz's Mill Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Greenwich Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is a , Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1854. It crosses the Sacony Creek. It is one of five covered bridges remaining in Berks County. ''Note:'' This includes As the name implies, it leads to the Kutz Mill. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ... in 1981. References External links *Berks County Covered Bridges Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Covered bridges in Berks County, Pennsylvania Bridges completed in 1854 Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania Bridges in Berks County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Berks County, Pen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kutz Memorial Bridge
The Kutz Memorial Bridge is a bridge that carries Independence Avenue across the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., in the United States. Architect Paul Philippe Cret Paul Philippe Cret (October 23, 1876 – September 8, 1945) was a French-born Philadelphia architect and industrial designer. For more than thirty years, he taught at a design studio in the Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylv ... designed the multi-span plate girder bridge in 1941. The Alexander & Repass Company constructed the bridge, which the company completed in 1943.(1) (2) (3) (4) The bridge's name commemorates Brigadier General Charles Willauer Kutz, who served as Commissioner of Engineering for the District of Columbia during the first half of the 20th century. Following alterations, the bridge was dedicated in 1954. References External links * {{Coord, 38, 53, 13.0, N, 77, 02, 21.5, W, display=title 1943 establishments in Washington, D.C. Bridges completed in 1943 Brid ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kutz-Bauer V Freie Und Hansestadt Hamburg
''Kutz-Bauer v Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg'' 003ECR I-02741 (2002C-187/00is an EU labour law case, which held that in justifying discrimination, budgetary considerations alone cannot be decisive. Facts Germany had a scheme, that it argued combated unemployment. Any employee who was recruited from unemployment and over the age of 55 could receive 70% of their wage if they worked part-time. The government would make up any shortfall compared to the wage of the employer. Part timers could also opt to condense their work into a full-time job, but have their pay spread over till retirement. Frau Kutz Bauer was age 60 and wanted to work two and a half years, and then retire. However, she was 60, and already eligible for the German state pension. Because of this she was ineligible for the part-time work scheme. She argued that only men could benefit between ages 60 and 65 and therefore the scheme breached the Directive. Judgment ECJ said it was up to member states to choose ‘aims whic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Friedrich Traugott Kützing
Friedrich Traugott Kützing (8 December 1807 in Kalbsrieth, Ritteburg – 9 September 1893) was a German pharmacist, botanist and phycologist. Despite his limited background in regard to higher education, Kützing made significant scientific contributions. In 1833, he demonstrated differences between diatoms and desmids, thus separating the two groups into families of their own. Also, independent of Charles Cagniard-Latour (1777–1859) and Theodor Schwann (1810–1882), he was among the first to provide comprehensive answers in regard to yeast and the role it played in fermentation. In 1849, he published ''Species Algarum'', a massive work that provided descriptions for 6000 species of algae. He is the binomial authority, taxonomic authority of the genera ''Syringodium'' (family Cymodoceaceae) and ''Phlebothamnion'' (family Ceramiaceae). Early life As a young man, he worked in several pharmacies in Germany, also serving as assistant for a few semesters at the chemical-pharma ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |