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Naef
Naef, Naeff or Näf is a Swiss surname that may refer to * Adolf Naef (1883–1949), Swiss zoologist and palaeontologist * Adrian Naef (born 1948), Swiss writer and musician * Ernest Näf (born 1920), Swiss racing cyclist * Fritz Naef (1934–2014), Swiss ice hockey player * Ralph Näf (born 1980), Swiss cross-country mountain biker * Robert Adolf Naef (1907–1975), Swiss banker and astronomer ** 1906 Naef, a stony asteroid named after Robert Naef ** Observatory Naef Épendes, an astronomical observatory at Épendes, Switzerland, named after Robert Naef * Roslï Näf (1911–1996), Swiss Red Cross nurse *Wilhelm Matthias Naeff Wilhelm Matthias Naeff (19 February 1802 – 21 January 1881) was a Swiss politician and one of the seven initial members of the Swiss Federal Council (1848–1875). Naeff was born in Altstätten into a long-established Rhine-Valley's family. Al ... (1802–1881), Swiss politician Surnames of Swiss origin {{surname German-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolf Naef
Adolf Naef (1 May 1883 – 11 May 1949) was a Swiss zoologist and palaeontologist who worked on cephalopods and systematics. Although he struggled with academic politics throughout his career and difficult conditions during World War I and II, his work had lasting influences on the fields of phylogenetics, morphology, and embryology. Life Naef was born in Herisau, Switzerland, to parents Martin and Berta. In 1904, he began studying philosophy and literature at the University of Zurich, but soon switched to natural sciences. He graduated in 1908 and went on to pursue a PhD under the guidance of Arnold Lang (1855—1914), a former Professor of Jena University and close friend of Ernst Haeckel as well as a long-time associate of Anton Dohrn.Rieppel, Olivier (2016). ''Phylogenetic Systematics: Haeckel to Hennig.'' CRC Press. Naef visited Dohrn's Zoological Station in Naples, Italy in 1908. Although initially planning to collect eggs from a variety of animals, he ended up stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1906 Naef
1906 Naef ( ''prov. designation'':) is a stony vestoid asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 5 September 1972, by Swiss astronomer Paul Wild at Zimmerwald Observatory near Bern, Switzerland. It was later named after Swiss banker and amateur astronomer Robert Naef. Orbit and classification ''Naef'' orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 2.1–2.7 AU once every 3 years and 8 months (1,335 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.14 and an inclination of 6 ° with respect to the ecliptic. The body's observation arc begins with its official discovery observation at Zimmerwald, as previous observation at Turku Observatory () and McDonald Observatory () in 1943 and 1952, respectively, remain unused. Physical characteristics According to observations by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer's NEOWISE mission, ''Naef'' measures 7.9 and 8.1 kilometers in diameter, and its surface ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Observatory Naef Épendes
Observatory Robert A. Naef (french: Observatoire Robert A. Naef) is an astronomical observatory located at Épendes, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland at 7.13938 degrees east of Greenwich and 46.76236 degrees north latitude. Its parallax constants are : ρ sin φ' = 0.68632 (Earth radii from the rotation axis) and ρ cos φ' = +0.72501 (Earth radii from the equatorial plane). The observatory was named in memory of Robert Adolf Naef (1907–1975). The minor planet 1906 Naef was named in his honour. Robert A. Naef Foundation The ''Robert A. Naef Foundation'' was created on 15 April 1977 on the initiative of his widow, Mrs. Daisy Naef-Ryter. According to its statutes, the Foundation has the goal of honouring the memory of the late Robert A. Naef (22 July 1907 – 13 March 1975) by installing his Reinfelder & Hertel telescope in a newly created astronomical observatory. The observatory has the further goal of actively contributing to the exposure of young people to the art and sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Naef
Adrian Albert Naef (born 10 January 1948) is a Swiss writer and musician. One of his best known works is ''Nachtgängers Logik – Journal einer Odyssee'' (Suhrkamp 2003), a written statement of his struggle against severe depression. It is the first work of his literary comeback after 28 years, again by the same German publishing house as his debut work ''Lagebericht'' (Suhrkamp 1975). Life Adrian Naef grew up the youngest of three brothers in rural Wallisellen in the Zürcher Oberland. He has a daughter with two children, and divides his time between a house shared with students and musicians in Zürich and his mountain home in the canton of Ticino. After elementary school he attended commercial school in Zürich. Thereafter, he studied economics in St. Gallen and Zürich, before changing to philosophy where he studied to teach artistic disciplines, among others as a religious education teacher at the catechetical seminar at the University of Zürich. His religious teaching ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Adolf Naef
Robert Adolf Naef (22 July 1907 – 13 March 1975) was a Swiss astronomer. A banker by profession, in his spare time, for 50 years he worked at the Urania Observatory in Zurich. In 1941 he created the nautical almanac Der Sternenhimmel. observatoire-ependes.ch Legacy *, a stony asteroid named after Naef *Observatory Naef Épendes
Observatory Robert A. Naef (french: Observatoire Robert A. Naef) is an astronomical observatory located at Épendes, Canton of ...
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Wilhelm Matthias Naeff
Wilhelm Matthias Naeff (19 February 1802 – 21 January 1881) was a Switzerland, Swiss politician and one of the seven initial members of the Swiss Federal Council (1848–1875). Naeff was born in Altstätten into a long-established Rhine-Valley's family. Already, his father was an influential merchant. Naeff studied law in Heidelberg (Germany), and, after his return to Switzerland, he was elected to the cantonal (state) government of St. Gallen. Naeff is well known for not intervening in the conflict, which dominated Switzerland at that time, between liberals and conservatives. The Rhine Valley was a stronghold of the liberals, which is why Naeff could depend on his supporters. Naeff was a member of the "Siebnergruppe", a group of seven people who, after the Napoleonic occupation, drafted the 1848 constitution of the Swiss Confederation, the basis of the current constitution. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council of ministers on 16 November 1848, as a representative of Cant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Naef
Fritz Naef (June 5, 1934 – July 27, 2014) was a Swiss former ice hockey player who competed for the Swiss national team at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Professional career Naef joined the National League A in 1949 and played his entire career in Switzerland: * HC Davos Hockey Club Davos is a professional Swiss ice hockey club based in Davos, Switzerland. Davos plays in the National League (NL). The team is usually a strong force in the league and often bolster their roster with Swiss national team players and ... 1949–1954 * HC Lausanne 1954–1959 * HC Servette (later as HC Genève-Servette) 1959–1969 International career Naef appeared in 4 World Championship and at one Olympics. Retirement Naed's number was retired on the 25 September 2004 and died in 2014. References External links * * 1934 births 2014 deaths Genève-Servette HC players HC Davos players Ice hockey players at the 1956 Winter Olympics Lausanne HC players Olympic i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Näf
Ralph Näf (born 10 May 1980) is a retired Swiss cross-country mountain biker. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's cross-country, finishing in 6th place. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm Hadleigh Farm is an educational working farm and cross-country cycling venue located in Hadleigh, within the borough of Castle Point, in the county of Essex. The men's and women's mountain biking events of the 2012 Summer Olympics took place ..., finishing in 18th place. References * Swiss male cyclists Cross-country mountain bikers Living people Olympic cyclists of Switzerland Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics 1980 births People from Weinfelden District UCI Mountain Bike World Champions (men) Swiss mountain bikers Sportspeople from Thurgau {{Switzerland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roslï Näf
Roslï Näf (9 May 1911 – 15 September 1996) was a Swiss Red Cross nurse, notable for taking great risks to save the lives of 90 Jewish children during some of the worst years of the Holocaust in Europe.Thomas, Sandra P. PhD, RN, ''Transforming Nurses' Stress and Anger: Steps Toward Healing.'' (3rd Ed.) Springer Publishing (2009) p. 239 She was named Righteous Among the Nations by the Israeli government in 1992. Career After spending three years assisting Dr. Albert Schweitzer in Africa, Näf worked with the Swiss International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) between 1941 and 1942.Heberer, Patricia. ''Children during the Holocaust'', Rowman Altamira (2011) pp. 368-369 Shortly after beginning work with the Red Cross, she was assigned to direct the care and protection of 100 Jewish children and adults at the Chateau de la Hille in Ariège, in Nazi-occupied France. Similar to Kindertransport, where Jewish children were sent by their German parents to live in safety in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Näf
Ernest is a given name derived from Germanic word ''ernst'', meaning "serious". Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People * Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor * Ernest, Margrave of Austria (1027–1075) *Ernest, Duke of Bavaria (1373–1438) * Ernest, Duke of Opava (c. 1415–1464) *Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1482–1553) *Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels (1623–1693) *Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1629–1698) *Ernest, Count of Stolberg-Ilsenburg (1650–1710) * Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (1771–1851), son of King George III of Great Britain *Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1818–1893), sovereign duke of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha *Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover (1845–1923) *Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal (1846–1925) *Ernest Augustus, Prince of Hanover (1914–1987) *Prince Ernst August of Hanover (born 1954) * Prince Erns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surnames Of Swiss Origin
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
