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Moritz Spitzer
Moritz is the German equivalent of the name Maurice. It may refer to: People Given name * Saint Maurice, also called Saint Moritz, the leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion in the 3rd century * Prince Moritz of Hesse (2007), the son of Donatus, Prince and Landgrave of Hesse * Prince Moritz of Anhalt-Dessau (1712–1760), a German prince of the House of Ascania from the Anhalt-Dessau branch * Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse (1926), the head of the House of Hesse, pretendant to the throne of Finland, son of Prince Philip, Landgrave of Hesse * Moritz, Prince of Dietrichstein (1775–1864) * Moritz Becker, American politician * Moritz Benedikt (1849–1920), Jewish-Austrian newspaper editor * Moritz Borman, film producer * Moritz Michael Daffinger (1790–1849), Austrian miniature painter and sculptor * Moritz Duschak (1815–1890), Moravian rabbi and writer * Moritz Schlick, German philosopher and physicist * Moritz von Schwind, Austrian painter * Moritz Steinla (1791–1858), Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice (given Name)
Maurice is a traditionally masculine given name, also used as a surname. It originates as a French name derived from the Latin Mauritius or Mauricius and was subsequently used in other languages. Its popularity is due to Mauritius, a saint of the Theban Legion (died 287). ''Mauritius'' is otherwise attested as a given name of the Roman Empire period, in origin meaning "one from Mauritania", i.e. "the Moor". Forms in other languages include: Latvian Māris, Spanish Mauricio, Portuguese Maurício, Italian Maurizio, Dutch Maurits, Greek Μαυρίκιος (Mavrikios), Russian Маврикий (Mavrikiy), German Moritz, Czech Mořic, English Morris. In the form Morris, it is also used as a secularized version of the Jewish name Moishe. Given name ;Late Antiquity to Middle Ages *Saint Maurice also Moritz, Morris, or Mauritius (died 287), Roman legionnaire and Christian martyr *Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor * Maurice (bish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Moritz
André Francisco Moritz (born 6 August 1986) is a Brazilian footballer of Italian and German descent who last played as an attacking midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United. Club career Moritz began his career with Avaí FC's youth categories, signing a professional contract with SC Internacional in 2003, aged 16. He was assigned to the academy and was top goal scorer in most of the Youth tournaments. He was promoted to first team in 2006, playing some matches in State League. Due to limited chances, Moritz signed a contract with Fluminense FC. He helped the club to avoid relegation in the last game of the season, and also to win the 2007 Copa do Brasil. Moritz left ''Flu'' and signed a contract with Turkish club Kasımpaşa, in 2007. After three full seasons in Kasımpaşa, he signed a three-year contract with Kayserispor. And signed a two-year contract with Mersin in 2011 summer. Moritz then went on trial at Rangers in Scotland. On 15 August 2012, his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Moritz
Nils Ragnar Moritz (born 5 May 1943 in Tallinn, Estonia) is a Swedish actor. Selected filmography *1987 - '' En film om kärlek'' *1988/1989 - '' Dårfinkar & dönickar'' (TV) *1989 - ''Ture Sventon, privatdetektiv'' (TV, ''Julkalendern'') *1991 - '' Ture Sventon och fallet Isabella'' *1992 - ''Hassel – Botgörarna'' *1993 - '' Sune's Summer'' *1994 - ''Bert (TV series)'' *1995 - '' Tre Kronor (TV series)'' *1996 - ''Rederiet'' (TV) *1997 - '' Beck – Pensionat Pärlan'' *1999 - ''Vuxna människor'' *2001 - '' Jordgubbar med riktig mjölk'' *2002 - ''Livet i 8 bitar'' *2005 - ''Lasermannen (TV series)'' *2005 - ''Wallander – Mörkret'' *2006 - ''LasseMajas detektivbyrå (TV series) ''LasseMajas detektivbyrå'' ("''LasseMaja's Detective Agency''") was the 2006 '' SVT Christmas calendar'' broadcast 1–24 December 2006 in Sveriges Television. The TV series, which was based on the book series '' LasseMajas detektivbyrå'' ...'' *2007 - '' Lögnens pris'' (TV) *2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neal H
Neal (Neil) is a given masculine name and surname of Gaelic and Irish origin. The name is an Anglicisation of the Irish Niall which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "honour" or "champion". As a surname, Neil is traced back to Niall of the Nine Hostages who was an Irish king and eponymous ancestor of the Uí Néill and MacNeil kindred. Most authorities cite the meaning of Neal in the context of a surname as meaning champion. Surname *Abbie Neal (1918–2004), American country music entertainer * Adam Neal (born 1990), English rugby league player * Alice B. Neal (1828–1863), American writer *Arthur Neal (1903–1982), English footballer *Blaine Neal (born 1978), American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball *Bob Neal (Atlanta sportscaster) (born 1942), American sports broadcaster *Bob Neal (Cleveland sportscaster) (1916–1983), American sports broadcaster * Charles Lincoln Neal (also known as "Link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Moritz
Nancy Louise Moritz (born March 3, 1960) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and former Associate Justice on the Kansas Supreme Court. Biography Moritz (formerly Caplinger) was born in Beloit, Kansas. She grew up in Tipton, Kansas, before her family moved to Salina, Kansas, when Moritz was 15 years old. She graduated valedictorian of her class from Sacred Heart High School in Salina. She received her Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Washburn University in 1982 and her Juris Doctor from Washburn Law School in 1985. She has two daughters. Legal career Moritz began her legal career in 1985 as a research attorney for Justice Harold S. Herd of the Kansas Supreme Court. In 1987, she became a law clerk to Judge Patrick F. Kelly with the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. From 1989 to 1995, she was an associate with the law firm Spencer, Fane, Britt and Browne in Kansas City. She then be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Moritz
Sir Michael Jonathan Moritz (born 12 September 1954) is a Welsh billionaire venture capitalist, philanthropist, author, and former journalist. Moritz works for Sequoia Capital, wrote the first history of Apple Inc., ''The Little Kingdom'', and authored ''Going for Broke: Lee Iacocca's Battle to Save Chrysler''. Previously, Moritz was a staff writer at ''Time'' magazine and a member of the board of directors of Google. He studied at the University of Oxford and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and went on to found Technologic Partners before becoming a venture capitalist in the 1980s. Moritz was named as the No. 1 venture capitalist on the ''Forbes'' Midas List in 2006 and 2007. Early life and education Michael Jonathan Moritz was born to a Jewish family in Cardiff, Wales, on 12 September 1954. His father, Ludwig Alfred Moritz (1921–2003), was a German Jew who fled Nazi Germany. A professor of Classics at Cardiff University, in the 1970s, he became its Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathias Moritz
Mathias Moritz (born 21 February 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He began his career with Karlsruher SC, and made his debut for the club in October 2012, in a 0–0 draw with SpVgg Unterhaching Spielvereinigung Unterhaching () is a German sports club in Unterhaching, a semi-rural municipality on the southern outskirts of the Bavarian capital Munich. The club is widely known for playing in the first-division association football league ... in the 3. Liga. References External links * Living people 1988 births Footballers from Karlsruhe Association football goalkeepers German footballers Karlsruher SC players Karlsruher SC II players 3. Liga players Footballers from Baden-Württemberg {{Germany-footy-goalkeeper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisa Moritz
Louisa Moritz (born Luisa Cira Castro Netto; September 25, 1936 – January 4, 2019) was a Cuban-American actress and lawyer. After arriving in New York from Cuba, she became a film and television actress, then earned a law degree. She is best known for her roles in '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest'' and the television show ''Love, American Style''. Early life Moritz was born in Havana, where she worked as an accountant. Owing to the political upheaval of the late 1950s she left Cuba and moved to New York, arriving on July 15, 1960, aged 23. She later shaved 10 years off her true age, adopting 1946 as her year of birth. To avoid association with Fidel Castro, to whom she was distantly related, she adopted the last name Moritz after seeing the Hotel St. Moritz in New York City. Professional life Unable to speak English when she first moved to the United States in 1960, Moritz started acting in commercials in the 1960s. Her first film was '' The Man from O.R.G.Y.'' in 1970. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius L
The gens Julia (''gēns Iūlia'', ) was one of the most prominent patrician families in ancient Rome. Members of the gens attained the highest dignities of the state in the earliest times of the Republic. The first of the family to obtain the consulship was Gaius Julius Iulus in 489 BC. The gens is perhaps best known, however, for Gaius Julius Caesar, the dictator and grand uncle of the emperor Augustus, through whom the name was passed to the so-called Julio-Claudian dynasty of the first century AD. The Julius became very common in imperial times, as the descendants of persons enrolled as citizens under the early emperors began to make their mark in history.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. II, pp. 642, 643. Origin The Julii were of Alban origin, mentioned as one of the leading Alban houses, which Tullus Hostilius removed to Rome upon the destruction of Alba Longa. The Julii also existed at an early period at Bovillae, evidenced by a very a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Philipp Moritz
Karl Philipp Moritz (Hameln, 15 September 1756 – Berlin, 26 June 1793) was a German author, editor and essayist of the ''Sturm und Drang'', late Enlightenment, and classicist periods, influencing early German Romanticism as well. He led a life as a hatter's apprentice, teacher, journalist, literary critic, professor of art and linguistics, and member of both of Berlin's academies. Biography Moritz was born into impoverished circumstances in Hameln in 1756. After receiving a scanty schooling, he was apprenticed to a hat maker. After distressful attempts to gain a living, he caught the attention of a patron in Hanover and entered a gymnasium; however, he soon accepted an engagement as actor under Ekhof at Gotha, failing in which he returned to study (1776) at Erfurt; but tiring again he joined the ''Herrnhuter'' (Moravian Church) at Barby, and studied theology at Wittenberg (1777); then taught philanthropy at the Potsdam military orphanage, soon again to take to wandering. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halvar Moritz
Halvar Moritz (June 21, 1906 – November 21, 1993) was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1935 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1935 took place February 13–18, 1935 in Vysoké Tatry, Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , li .... Cross-country skiing results World Championships * 1 medal – (1 bronze) External linksWorld Championship results Swedish male cross-country skiers FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing 1906 births 1993 deaths {{Sweden-XC-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine I
Catherine I ( rus, Екатери́на I Алексе́евна Миха́йлова, Yekaterína I Alekséyevna Mikháylova; born , ; – ) was the second wife and empress consort of Peter the Great, and Empress Regnant of Russia from 1725 until her death in 1727. Life as a servant The life of Catherine I was said by Voltaire to be nearly as extraordinary as that of Peter the Great himself. Said to have been born on 15 April 1684 ( o.s. 5 April), she was originally named Marta Helena Skowrońska. Marta was the daughter of Samuel Skowroński (later spelt ''Samuil Skavronsky''), a Roman Catholic farmer from the eastern parts of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, born to Minsker parents. In 1680 he married Dorothea Hahn at Jakobstadt. Her mother is named in at least one source as Elizabeth Moritz, the daughter of a Baltic German woman and there is debate as to whether Moritz's father was a Swedish officer. It is likely that two stories were conflated, and Swedish sources sugg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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