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Marlis Wilken
Marlys or Marlis is a women's given name. It is the name of: *Marlys Edwardh (born 1950), Canadian lawyer *Marlis Hochbruck (born 1964), German mathematician *Marlys Koschinsky (born 1959), Canadian cardiovascular researcher *Marlys Millhiser (1938–2017), American mystery author *Marlis Spescha (born 1967), Swiss skier *Marlis Petersen (born 1968), German opera singer *Marlys West, American poet and writer See also *Marlys, recurring character in the comics of Lynda Barry {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile name, gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlys Edwardh
Marlys Anne Edwardh, CM (born 6 March 1950) is a Canadian litigation and civil rights lawyer recognized for upholding the causes of justice and the rights of the wrongfully accused. She was one of the first women to practise criminal law in Canada. She graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School, holds a Master of Laws degree from the University of California, a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Carleton University, and an honorary Doctorate in law from the Law Society of Upper Canada. She was called to the bar in 1976. Edwardh has been involved in numerous high-profile Canadian criminal cases: *She fought to overturn the wrongful convictions of Donald Marshall, Guy Paul Morin and Steven Truscott. *She represented wrongly accused Maher Arar in the commission that investigated his deportation to Syria from the United States and his subsequent torture. *She served on royal commissions examining Canada's blood system ( Krever Inquiry) and the Parker Inquiry, which inves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlis Hochbruck
Marlis Hochbruck (born 12 June 1964) is a German applied mathematician and numerical analyst known for her research on matrix exponentials, exponential integrators, and their applications to the numerical solution of differential equations. She is a professor in the Institute for Applied and Numerical Mathematics at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Education and career Hochbruck went to high school in Krefeld, and studied Technomathematics at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology from 1983 to 1989. She completed her Ph.D. at Karlsruhe in 1992. Her dissertation, ''Lanczos und Krylov-Verfahren für nicht-Hermitesche lineare Systeme'', was jointly supervised by Wilhelm Niethammer and Michael Eiermann. After postdoctoral research at ETH Zurich, she became an assistant at the University of Würzburg in 1992, and moved to the University of Tübingen The University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen (german: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlys Koschinsky
Marlys Laverne Koschinsky (born 1959) is a Canadian cardiovascular researcher. , she is the executive director at the University of Western Ontario's Robarts Research Institute. Koschinsky formally served as Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Windsor. Early life and education Koschinsky was born in 1959. She graduated with her Bachelor of Science degree in 1982 from the University of Winnipeg and was subsequently awarded the Chancellor's gold medal for highest standing in the 4-year science program. Following this, Koschinsky completed her PhD in biochemistry at the University of British Columbia. In 1988, Koschinsky began her postdoctoral research in the Cardiovascular Research Group at Genentech in San Francisco. Career Following her post-doctoral work, Koschinsky became the first female research professor at Queen's University at Kingston in biochemistry. During the 1996–97 academic year, she was the co-recipient of the Mihran and Mary Rasmajian Award for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlys Millhiser
Marlys Joy Millhiser (May 27, 1938 – April 20, 2017) was an American author of mysteries (the ''Charlie Greene'' series) and horror novels, including her most famous one '' The Mirror'', published in 1978. She was also the author of ''The Threshold'', ''Michael's Wife'', ''Nella Waits'', and ''Willing Hostage.'' Millhiser originally worked as a high school teacher, and was regional vice president of the Mystery Writers of America. She lived in Boulder, Colorado Boulder is a home rule city that is the county seat and most populous municipality of Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 108,250 at the 2020 United States census, making it the 12th most populous city in Color .... She died on April 20, 2017. References External links * 1938 births 2017 deaths American horror writers People from Charles City, Iowa Novelists from Iowa American women novelists 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American women writers 21st-cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlis Spescha
Marlis Spescha (born 20 April 1967) is a retired Swiss alpine skier who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 February 1992 , closing = 23 February 1992 , opened_by = President François Mitterrand , cauldron .... References 1967 births Living people Swiss female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Switzerland Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Swiss women {{switzerland-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlis Petersen
Marlis Petersen (born 3 February 1968)Heinrich (2018) is a German operatic coloratura soprano. Career Born in Sindelfingen, Baden-Württemberg, Marlis Petersen won six important piano competitions before eventually going to the Stuttgart Conservatory where she studied music education, flute and dance as well as voice. She made her operatic debut at the Staatstheater Nürnberg as Ännchen in ''Der Freischütz'' which led to a contract with the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, where she primarily sang in operas by Mozart and Strauss. On 6 September 2007, Petersen sang the role of Aphrodite in the world premiere of Hans Werner Henze's ''Phaedra'' at the Berlin State Opera. Another world premiere came in May 2008, when she sang the role of Marta in Manfred Trojahn's ''La Grande Magia'' at the Dresden Semperoper. Petersen has also appeared on the stages of Vienna, Salzburg, Munich, London, Paris, Geneva, and Monte Carlo and is also known for her portrayal of the demanding title role in Alban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlys West
Marlys West is an American poet and writer. She received her MFA from the James A. Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas at Austin, and was a Hodder Fellow at Princeton University. She also received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Her first book of poems titled ''Notes for a Late-Blooming Martyr'' was published by the University of Akron Press. She has had work published in many literary journals and magazines; her work has also appeared in the anthology series '' The Best American Poetry''. References {{DEFAULTSORT:West, Marlys American women poets Living people Michener Center for Writers alumni Princeton University people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
