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Oberlin (surname)
Oberlin is the surname of: * Frank Oberlin (1876–1952), American Major League Baseball pitcher * J. F. Oberlin (1740–1826), Alsatian pastor and philanthropist * Jérémie Jacques Oberlin (1735–1806), Alsatian philologist and archaeologist, brother of the above * Russell Oberlin Russell Keys Oberlin (October 11, 1928 – November 25, 2016)Millington, Barry "Russell Oberlin obituary" ''The Guardian'', December 5, 2016; retrieved December 15, 2016. was an American singer and founding member of the New York New York Pro Musi ... (1928–2016), American opera singer * Rachel Oberlin (born 1986), American former pornographic actress * Urs Oberlin (1919–2008), Swiss writer and poet {{surname, Oberlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Oberlin
Frank Rufus "Flossie" Oberlin (March 29, 1876 – January 6, 1952) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Boston Americans and Washington Senators. Biography Oberlin was born on March 29, 1876, in Elsie, Michigan. Oberlin did not play professionally until age 26, when he joined the minor league Lansing Senators of the Michigan State League in . In , while playing for the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association, he was acquired by the Americans, and made his major league debut for them in September. Oberlin pitched four games for the Americans that year, going 1-3, striking out 13 batters and having an ERA of just 3.18. Oberlin pitched 12 games with the Americans the next year before his contract was sold to the Washington Senators in August. He pitched 11 more games with the Senators, finishing his 1907 season with a total record of 3-11. Oberlin spent with the minor league Minneapolis Millers. He returned to the Senators for the 1909 and 1910 seasons. He wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jérémie Jacques Oberlin
Jérémie ( ht, Jeremi) is a commune and capital city of the Grand'Anse department in Haiti. It had a population of about 31,000 at the 2003 census. It is relatively isolated from the rest of the country. The Grande-Anse River flows near the city. Jérémie is called ''the city of the poets'' because of the numerous writers, poets, and historians born there. History During 1762, French General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas was born here. He is mostly known for fighting under Napoleon in Italy and Egypt. In 1964, during the Jérémie Vespers, the Haitian army and the ''Tonton Macoutes'' massacred 27 people in Jérémie. In the early 2000s, archaeologists uncovered an ancient synagogue of Crypto-Jews in the city, the only one found on the island. Jérémie has historically been inhabited by many mixed-race families of Jewish descent. In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, a food aid convoy transporting aid delivered to Jérémie Airport through Jérémie encountered a hijacki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Oberlin
Russell Keys Oberlin (October 11, 1928 – November 25, 2016)Millington, Barry "Russell Oberlin obituary" ''The Guardian'', December 5, 2016; retrieved December 15, 2016. was an American singer and founding member of the New York New York Pro Musica, Pro Musica Antiqua ensemble who became the first, and for years the only, countertenor in the United States to attain general recognition—in ''The New Yorker''s words, "America's first star countertenor." A pioneering figure in the early music revival in the 1950s and 1960s, Oberlin sang on both sides of the Atlantic, and brought a "full, warm, vibrato-rich tone"Margalit Fox, Fox, Margalit"Russell Oberlin, 88, Dies; Led Renaissance of Countertenor in U.S." ''The New York Times'', November 29, 2016; retrieved December 4, 2016. to his recitals, recordings, and his performances in works ranging from the thirteenth-century liturgical drama ''The Play of Daniel'' to the twentieth-century opera ''A Midsummer Night's Dream (opera), A Midsumm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Oberlin
Rachel Marie Oberlin (born October 7, 1986), known professionally as Bree Olson, is an American actress, model, and former pornographic actress. She performed in over 600 pornographic films from 2006 to 2011. Since leaving the adult film industry, she has become critical of the industry and the stigma attached to being a former porn actress. Early life Olson was born in Houston, Texas. Olson's mother and stepfather moved with her to Fort Wayne, Indiana when she was two years old. Career Adult films Olson entered the pornographic film industry in November 2006, and initially worked for a variety of companies such as Digital Playground, Elegant Angel, and Red Light District Video. She was a contract performer with Adam & Eve from 2007 to 2010. Olson was named ''Penthouse'' Pet of the Month for March 2008. In 2010, she was named by ''Maxim'' as one of the 12 top female stars in porn. She appeared on the cover of the May 2011 issue of ''Penthouse'', on the cover of the Augus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
