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Rascher Saxophone Quartet
Rascher is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Sigurd Raschèr (1907–2001), American saxophonist born in Germany * Sigmund Rascher (1909–1945), German SS doctor * Michael Rascher (born 1965), Canadian rower * Horst Rascher (born 1940), German boxer {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigurd Raschèr
Sigurd Manfred Raschèr (pronounced 'Rah-sher') (15 May 190725 February 2001) was an American saxophonist born in Germany. He became an important figure in the development of the 20th century repertoire for the Classical music, classical saxophone. Early life Sigurd Raschèr was born in Elberfeld, German Empire, Germany (now part of Wuppertal), where his father, Hans August Raschèr (1880–1952), was temporarily stationed as a military physician. His schooling began in Arlesheim, Switzerland and continued in Stuttgart, Germany, where he graduated from the first Waldorf education, Waldorfschule. After learning piano for some time, he decided to study clarinet with Philipp Dreisbach at the Stuttgart State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart, ''Hochschule für Musik'' (1928/1929). In an interview, Raschèr said, "Obeying necessity, not following my inclination, I started to play saxophone in order to be in a dance band. As I did this for a couple of years, I became mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigmund Rascher
Sigmund Rascher (12 February 1909 – 26 April 1945) was a German ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) doctor. He conducted deadly experiments on humans pertaining to high altitude, freezing and blood coagulation under the patronage of ''Reichsführer-SS'' Heinrich Himmler, to whom his wife Karoline "Nini" Diehl had direct connections. When police investigations uncovered that the couple had defrauded the public with their supernatural fertility by 'hiring' and kidnapping babies, she and Rascher were arrested in April 1944. He was accused of financial irregularities, murder of his former lab assistant, and scientific fraud, and brought to Buchenwald and Dachau concentration camps before being executed. After his death, the Nuremberg Trials judged his experiments as inhumane and criminal. Early life Sigmund Rascher was born in Munich, the third child of Hanns-August Rascher (1880–1952) a physician and avid follower of Rudolf Steiner. Therefore, Rascher attended the first Waldorf School in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Rascher
Michael G. Rascher (born 26 July 1965 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a retired rower from Canada. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ... for his native country. There he was a member of the team that won the gold medal in the men's Eights. References Canadian Olympic Committee* 1965 births Living people Canadian male rowers Olympic gold medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in rowing Olympic rowers for Canada Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Edmonton Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in rowing Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Rowers at the 1987 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games {{Canada-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
