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Kunst (surname)
Kunst is a Dutch, German and Ashkenazic Jewish surname It may be patronymic in origin, meaning Coenraad's, Konrad's or Constant's son. at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands Notable people with the surname include: *Three Dutch Renaissance painter brothers, sons of ** (c. 1487–c.1560) ** |
Dutch Language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. ''Afrikaans'' is a separate but somewhat mutually intelligible daughter languageAfrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans was historically called Cape Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans is rooted in 17th-century dialects of Dutch; see , , , . Afrikaans is variously described as a creole, a partially creolised language, or a deviant variety of Dutch; see . spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, evolving from the Cape Dutch dialects of Southern Africa. The dialects used in Belgium (including Flemish) and in Suriname, meanwhile, are all guided by the Dutch Language Union. In Europe, most of the population of the Netherlands (where it is the only official language spoken country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Kunst
Dave Kunst (born July 16, 1939) is the first person independently verified to have walked around the Earth. The walk was intended to be achieved along with his brother John, but during the event John was shot and killed by bandits, and Dave wounded; Dave resumed and completed the walk with another brother, Peter. His walk was officially stated to be . Kunst's walk may not have been the first circumnavigation by foot and in particular ''Guinness World Records'' mentions George Matthew SchillingGuinness World records: First circumnavigation by walking as at 2021-01. as being reputed to have circumnavigated the globe between 1897 and 1904. Walk Kunst's trek began June 20, 1970, and ended October 5, 1974. Dave started his journey in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Code Kunst
Jo Sung-woo (Hangul: 조성우; born December 18, 1989), better known by his stage name Code Kunst (Hangul: 코드 쿤스트), is a South Korean composer and music producer. He joined HIGHGRND in 2015 and released his third studio album ''Muggle's Mansion'' in 2017. In 2018, he signed to AOMG and appeared as a judge alongside Paloalto on Show Me the Money 777. He released his fourth studio album ''People'' in 2020 and won Producer of the Year at the Korean Hip-hop Awards in 2021. Early life and education Jo Sung-woo was born on December 18, 1989 in Songdo-dong, Incheon. He became interested in hip hop after listening to Nas' "Doo Rags". He decided to pursue a career in music after serving in the military. He studied design at Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts, but got expelled. The word "Kunst" means "Art" in German, so the stage name Code Kunst has a meaning of "the music I produced will become arts." Career 2013-2017: Signing to Highgrnd In 2013, Code Kunst release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Kunst (sculptor)
Wilhelm Kunst (8 August 190913 January 1986) was a German wood sculptor. Living and working Wilhelm Kunst was born in Zetel / Oldenburg, the first of three children to the smith Wilhelm Kunst and Meta Paradies. He felt his tendency to art and the material wood already in younger days. Between 1924 and 1928 he was apprenticed as wood sculptor to the company Wessels & Thorbeck in the village of Neuenburg (Oldenburg), a well-known centre of cabinet makers and wood carvers already for centuries. After successfully passing his exam he stayed one year more in Neuenburg as assistant in the workshop Wissmann in order to gain more experience. While he was predominantly engaged with carving furniture or other flat decoration until that time, he increasingly felt uncomfortable with this type of carving and now desired for learning how to create sculptures. For achieving this aim he attended the school for wood sculptors of Bad Warmbrunn in Silesia (today Ciepliece/Poland) from 1931–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Kunst (actor)
Wilhelm Kunst (2 February 1799 in Hamburg – 16 or 17 November 1859 in Vienna) was a German actor. He provoked varied reactions. He played heroic roles, roles that required subtlety and excellence in acting produced varied reactions. He did better in lower-rated versions of a particular plot, for example lesser translations of Shakespeare. He first played major roles in Lübeck and worked his way up to the Viennese stage. During his heyday, he did well economically, but ended his career in poverty. In 1825, he married actress Sophie Schröder Sophie Antonie Luise Schröder (née Bürger) (1 March 1781 - 25 February 1868) was a German actress. She was born at Paderborn, the daughter of an actor, Gottfried Bürger. She made her first appearance in opera at St Petersburg, in 1793. On K .... Sources * * 1799 births 1859 deaths German male stage actors 19th-century German male actors Male actors from Hamburg {{Germany-stage-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabine Kunst
Sabine Kunst (born 30 December 1954) is a German engineer, academic and politician who has been serving as chairwoman of the Joachim Herz Foundation since 2022. Kunst served as president of Humboldt University from 2016 until 2021, when she announced her resignation over the reform of the Berlin university law. Since 2014, she has been a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). Education *1990: Habilitation in civil engineering *1990: PhD in political science *1982: PhD in civil engineering Political career From 2010 to 2011, Kunst served as president of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD); she was the first woman to hold that office. She unsuccessfully applied for the position as president of the University of Leipzig in 2010; instead, the position went to Beate Schücking. From 2011 to 2016, Kunst served as State Minister of Science, Research and Culture in the government of Brandenburg, in the governments of successive Ministers-President Matthias P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renae Kunst
Renae Kunst is an Australian international rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ... player. References 1982 births Living people Australia women's national rugby league team players Australian female rugby league players Rugby league players from Mackay, Queensland Rugby league second-rows Sportswomen from Queensland {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Kunst
Kenneth Jesus Gregorio "Kenny" Kunst (born 1 November 1986) is a Curaçaon footballer who plays as a forward for Centro Dominguito. International career Kunst originally played for the Netherlands Antilles, playing 3 games for the Under 20 side in the preliminary qualification rounds at the 2005 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament and scoring once. He played 5 games in total for the senior squad, scoring once against Guyana in a 3–2 defeat at the 2010 Caribbean Cup qualification. When the Netherlands Antilles dissolved in 2010, Kunst chose to represent Curaçao at international level. He made his début on 20 August 2011 in a 1-0 friendly loss against the Dominican Republic. Kunst has also represented the nation of Bonaire. As Bonaire are not recognised by FIFA, any matches played are unofficial. He played two matches in the 2011 ABCS Tournament, scoring both times. His goals came in a 3–1 victory over Curaçao and in the final; a 2–2 draw with Aruba Aruba ( , , ), officially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorrit Kunst
Jorrit Kunst (born 11 May 1989) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a defender. He formerly played professionally for FC Groningen and FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie title. Founded in 1925, the club entered the professional Eerste Divisie in 1985. I .... References 1989 births Living people Dutch footballers FC Groningen players FC Emmen players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Tweede Divisie players Derde Divisie players People from Eemsmond WKE players IJsselmeervogels players Association football fullbacks Footballers from Groningen (province) {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaap Kunst
Jaap Kunst (12 August 1891 in Groningen – 7 December 1960 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch musicologist. He is credited with coining the term "ethnomusicology" as a more accurate name for the field then known as comparative musicology. Kunst studied the folk music of the Netherlands and of Indonesia. His published work totals more than 70 texts. Early life Kunst was born in 1891 in Groningen. Both of his parents were musicians, and his father was a music-school teacher. He began to study the violin at only 5 years old, and continued to play the instrument throughout his life. Kunst was drawn toward folk music as a result of vacations to the island of Terschelling. Kunst decided to pursue a career in law. While studying law, Kunst published the results of his first musical research. Kunst earned a degree in law from the University of Groningen in 1917. and pursued a career in banking and law for the next two years. However, he soon tired of this work. Work in Indonesia In 1919, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunst And Albers
Kunst and Albers (German: Kunst und Albers, Russian: Кунст и Альберс) or Kunst & Albers was a German trading company in Russia. Founded by Gustav Kunst, a merchant, and Gustav Albers, a sailor, it operated the first department store in Vladivostok. At its height, it was a vast business empire and the largest trading company in the Russian Far East. Establishment and growth On September 16, 1864, Gustav Albers (1838-1911), the son of a Hamburg jeweller, arrived in Vladivostok on board the schooner "Meta". He unloaded a cargo of food staples and building materials. Shortly before that, he had met the Hamburg merchant Gustav Kunst (1836-1905) in Shanghai and they decided to go into business together. At the time, the town of Vladivostok consisted of 44 wooden buildings. The first store, constructed of wood, was built in 1865. In 1875, Adolph Dattan (1854-1924), a young man from Rudersdorf, Thuringia, who had worked as a bookkeeper for Albers' brother in Hamburg, joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Kunst
Fritz Kunst (12 November 1899–October 13, 1979) was a German politician of the Communist Party and SED, and mayor of Greiz and Jena. Life Born in Greiz, Kunst was a member of the Communist Party (KPD) at its founding in 1918 and was a leader in the labour sport movement (). During the Third Reich he was active in the Communist resistance and was arrested several times and tortured by the Gestapo. After the end of the war, within the Soviet Occupation Zone The Soviet Occupation Zone ( or german: Ostzone, label=none, "East Zone"; , ''Sovetskaya okkupatsionnaya zona Germanii'', "Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany") was an area of Germany in Central Europe that was occupied by the Soviet Union as a c ..., he became a local leader () for the KPD (and from 1946, SED). In 1948, he was elected mayor of his hometown Greiz with the support of the Soviet commandant. From 1953 to 1960, he was mayor of the city of Jena. Honours * On 12 November 1969, the city of Jena conferred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
