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Riek is a surname and given name Notable people with the name include: as a surname: * Edgar Frederick Riek (1920–2016), Australian entomologist *Gustav Riek (1900–1976), German archaeologist * Sarah-Lorraine Riek (born 1992) German actress and model as a given name: * Riek Schagen (1913–2008), Dutch actress and painter *Riek Machar Dr. Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon (born 26 November 1952) is a South Sudanese politician who serves as the First Vice President of South Sudan. Political life In February 2020, Machar was re-sworn in as first vice president following a revitalised ... (born 1953),South Sudanese politician * Riek Gai Kok, South Sudanese politician See also * Reik (surname) {{given name, type=both Surnames from given names ...
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Edgar Frederick Riek
Edgar Frederick Riek (1920–2016) was an Australian entomologist and invertebrate zoologist known for his research on fossil insects and the taxonomy of freshwater crayfish. He later became known as prominent viticulturist and winemaker. Affiliated with the CSIRO for over 30 years, he wrote the first pocket field guide to Australian insects, described over 230 species, and is commemorated in the names of over 80 species. After retiring from the CSIRO he became a noted figure in the Australian wine industry, co-founding the Canberra and District Vignerons Association and receiving the Order of Australia Medal (1996) for his work. Edgar Riek was born 1 May 1920 in Napier, New Zealand, to Australian parents. He was raised in Caboolture, Queensland, attended Brisbane Grammar School, and entered the University of Queensland in 1939 where he worked as an assistant in the Geology Department. He majored in Geology and Biology, earned a B.S. from the University of Queensland in 1942, ...
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Gustav Riek
Johannes Gustav Riek (May 23, 1900 in Stuttgart − November 1, 1976 in Feldstetten) was a German archaeologist from the University of Tübingen who worked with the SS Ahnenerbe in their excavations, and led the teams that excavated the Vogelherd Cave in 1931, the Heuneburg Tumulus burial mounds in 1937 and the Brillenhöhle 1955–63. At Vogelherd, Riek discovered ivory figurines of the Aurignacian The Aurignacian () is an archaeological industry of the Upper Paleolithic associated with European early modern humans (EEMH) lasting from 43,000 to 26,000 years ago. The Upper Paleolithic developed in Europe some time after the Levant, where t ... archeological tradition. Works * ''Die Eiszeitjägerstation am Vogelherd im Lonetal'' (1934) * ''Kulturbilder aus der Altsteinzeit Württembergs'' (1935) * ''Die Mammutjäger vom Lonetal'' (1951) 1900 births 1976 deaths Archaeologists from Baden-Württemberg Ahnenerbe members Hinzert concentration camp personnel Refe ...
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Sarah-Lorraine Riek
Sarah-Lorraine Kessel (born 15 November 1992 as Sarah-Lorraine Riek) is a German model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Germany 2015 and represented Germany at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant. Career Sarah-Lorraine Riek was born in Heidenheim on 15 November 1992. She grew up in South Korea, Malaysia, Sweden and the US before her family moved to a small Bavarian village called Syrgenstein in 2001. In 2012 Riek was crowned Miss Bavaria and competed in the Miss Germany Miss Germany is a national beauty pageant in Germany. The contest was held for the first time in 1927. History In the past there were several organisations which claimed the title: In the 1920s already, German jurisdiction decided that the tit ... pageant in Halle. She was awarded Miss Internet by the Miss Germany Organization, and was a contestant at the Miss Exclusive of the World. During her reign as Miss Bavaria she worked as an ambassador and founder of an awareness and preve ...
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Riek Schagen
Geertruida Hendrika (Riek) Schagen (15 November 1913 – 14 July 2008) was a Dutch stage, television and film actress well known for her role as housekeeper Saartje in the children's television series '' Swiebertje''. Schagen was also an artist, who specialized in painting and had her own gallery, named GaleRiek. She appeared in the 1958 film '' Fanfare''. Schagen died in Vorden, Gelderland, the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ..., on 14 July 2008 at the age of 94. Filmography References External links * 1913 births 2008 deaths Dutch actresses People from Amersfoort Dutch women painters 20th-century Dutch painters 20th-century Dutch women artists {{Netherlands-actor-stub ...
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Riek Machar
Dr. Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon (born 26 November 1952) is a South Sudanese politician who serves as the First Vice President of South Sudan. Political life In February 2020, Machar was re-sworn in as first vice president following a revitalised peace agreement with Salva Kiir, the current President of South Sudan. He is also the head of the rebel faction known as SPLM-IO (Sudan People's Liberation Movement-In Opposition) that was founded in 2014 following the 2013 war outbreak and has been historically in opposition to Kiir. Between April and July 2016 Machar served as the First Vice President of South Sudan. He is designated to be the First Vice President according to the new "revitalized" peace agreement signed in September 2018.Dr. Riek Machar will take up the post of First Vice President when the new unity government is formed, initially in February 2019, but later delayed until February 2020. Machar obtained a PhD in strategic planning in 1984 and then joined the rebel Sudan ...
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Riek Gai Kok
Riek Gai Kok is a South Sudanese politician. He is a Lou Nuer, hailing from Chieng Man-nyang/Diang-nyang Akoba.Small Arms Survey, Geneva. Small Arms Survey 2010 Gangs, Groups, and Guns'. Cambridge Univ Pr, 2010. p. 288 A veteran politician, he has been a member of parliament in both Sudan and South Sudan.''Al-Ahram''. Kiir’s delicate game' As of 2013, he served as Minister of Health of South Sudan. 1990s As of the early 1990s, Riek Gai Kok served as head of the Relief Association of Southern Sudan, the humanitarian aid wing of the SPLA-Nasir.Rone, Jemera. Civilian Devastation: Abuses by All Parties in the War in Southern Sudan'. New York: Human Rights Watch, 1994. p. 184Human Rights Watch. Famine in Sudan, 1998: The Human Rights Causes'. New York: Human Rights Watch, 1999. p. 80 As of 1997-1998 he served as spokesperson of the South Sudan Independence Movement/Army (SSIM/A).IRIN. 'SUDAN: A future without War?' - IRIN In-Depth on the prospects of peace in Sudan - Who is who' As ...
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Reik (surname)
Reik is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Haviva Reik (1914–1944), Jewish resistance fighter in World War II * Theodor Reik (1888–1969), Austrian psychoanalyst *Wolf Reik (born 1957), German molecular biologist See also *Reck Reversion-inducing-cysteine-rich protein with kazal motifs, also known as RECK, is a human gene, thought to be a metastasis suppressor. The protein encoded by this gene is a cysteine-rich, extracellular protein with protease inhibitor-like domai ... * Reiks * Riek {{surname, Reik Surnames from given names ...
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