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Schwarzkopf
Schwarzkopf ("black head" in German) may refer to: Companies * Hans Schwarzkopf GmbH, a beauty care company * Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag, a German publishing house Mountains * Schwarzkopf (Bavarian Forest), a mountain in Bavaria, Germany * Schwarzkopf (Spessart), a mountain in Bavaria, Germany * Schwarzkopf, the German name for Čerchov, a mountain in the Upper Palatine Forest, Czech Republic * Schwarzkopf (Ankogel Group), a mountain of the Ankogel Group in Austria People * Anton Schwarzkopf (1924–2001), German roller coaster designer and head of ''Schwarzkopf GmbH'' * Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (1915–2006), German-born Austrian/British soprano opera singer and recitalist * Franz Schwarzkopf (born 1927), German roller coaster designer * Hans Schwarzkopf (1874–1921), German chemist * Klaus Schwarzkopf (1922–1991), German actor * Lilli Schwarzkopf (born 1983), German heptathlete * Lyall Schwarzkopf (born 1931), Minnesota politician * Marianna Schwarzkopf, Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr
Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (; August 22, 1934 – December 27, 2012) was a United States Army general. While serving as the commander of United States Central Command, he led all Coalition of the Gulf War, coalition forces in the Gulf War. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Schwarzkopf grew up in the United States and later in Iran. He was accepted by the United States Military Academy and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant#United States, second lieutenant in the United States Army in 1956. After a number of initial training programs, Schwarzkopf interrupted a stint as an academy teacher and served in the Vietnam War, first as an adviser to the South Vietnamese Army and then as a battalion commander. Schwarzkopf was highly decorated in Vietnam and was awarded three Silver Stars, two Purple Hearts, and the Legion of Merit. Rising through the ranks after the Vietnam war, he later commanded the 24th Mechanized Infantry Division and was one of the commanders of the United S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Dame Olga Maria Elisabeth Friederike Schwarzkopf, (9 December 19153 August 2006) was a German-born Austro-British soprano. She was among the foremost singers of lieder, and is renowned for her performances of Viennese operetta, as well as the operas of Mozart, Wagner and Richard Strauss. After retiring from the stage, she was a voice teacher internationally. She is considered one of the greatest sopranos of the 20th century. Early life Schwarzkopf was born on 9 December 1915 in Jarocin, Jarotschin in the Province of Posen in Prussia, German Empire, Germany (now Poland) to Friedrich Schwarzkopf and his wife, Elisabeth (). Schwarzkopf performed in her first opera in 1928, as Eurydice in a school production of Christoph Willibald Gluck, Gluck's ''Orfeo ed Euridice'' in Magdeburg, Germany. In 1934, Schwarzkopf began her musical studies at the Berlin University of the Arts, Berlin Hochschule für Musik, where her singing tutor, Lula Mysz-Gmeiner, attempted to train her to be a mezzo-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Schwarzkopf Sr
Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf (; August 28, 1895 – November 25, 1958) was the first superintendent of the New Jersey State Police. He is best known for his involvement in the Lindbergh kidnapping case. He was the father of General Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., the commander of all Coalition forces for Operation Desert Shield/Storm. Early life Schwarzkopf was born in Newark, New Jersey, to Julius George Schwarzkopf and Agnes Sarah Schmidt, of Germany. He graduated from Barringer High School. He received an appointment from Walter I. McCoy to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point, graduated in 1917 and served in World War I. Career Military service and New Jersey State Police After receiving a commission as a second lieutenant in the cavalry, Schwarzkopf was sent to Europe as part of the American Expeditionary Forces. He was gassed with mustard gas, making him susceptible to respiratory illnesses for the rest of his life. During the occupation, he served as a provost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Schwarzkopf
Anton Schwarzkopf (8 July 1924 – 30 July 2001) was a German engineer who founded Schwarzkopf Industries GmbH, a German manufacturer of roller coasters and other amusement rides that were sold to amusement parks and travelling funfairs around the world. Early years Anton Schwarzkopf, born in Bahlingen, Germany, began as an apprentice in his father's business, which focused on the design of specialised trailers used to transport circus equipment. By 1954, his father's company had transitioned into creating amusement rides. Career In 1957, Schwarzkopf built his first attraction, the Düsenspirale, which was a roller coaster that traveled around Germany with funfair showman Löffelhardt. He took over his father's company in 1960 and created his first full-scale steel roller coaster, The Wildcat, in 1964. In 1970, the first Jet Star II model was built for German showman Rick. The model became popular for its electric spiral lift hill, and many of this type were built. In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Schwarzkopf
Anton Schwarzkopf (8 July 1924 – 30 July 2001) was a German engineer who founded Schwarzkopf Industries GmbH, a German manufacturer of roller coasters and other amusement rides that were sold to amusement parks and travelling funfairs around the world. Early years Anton Schwarzkopf, born in Bahlingen, Germany, began as an apprentice in his father's business, which focused on the design of specialised trailers used to transport circus equipment. By 1954, his father's company had transitioned into creating amusement rides. Career In 1957, Schwarzkopf built his first attraction, the Düsenspirale, which was a roller coaster that traveled around Germany with funfair showman Löffelhardt. He took over his father's company in 1960 and created his first full-scale steel roller coaster, The Wildcat, in 1964. In 1970, the first Jet Star II model was built for German showman Rick. The model became popular for its electric spiral lift hill, and many of this type were built. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwarzkopf (Ankogel Group)
Schwarzkopf ("black head" in German) may refer to: Companies * Hans Schwarzkopf GmbH, a beauty care company * Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag, a German publishing house Mountains * Schwarzkopf (Bavarian Forest), a mountain in Bavaria, Germany * Schwarzkopf (Spessart), a mountain in Bavaria, Germany * Schwarzkopf, the German name for Čerchov, a mountain in the Upper Palatine Forest, Czech Republic * Schwarzkopf (Ankogel Group), a mountain of the Ankogel Group in Austria People * Anton Schwarzkopf (1924–2001), German roller coaster designer and head of ''Schwarzkopf GmbH'' * Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (1915–2006), German-born Austrian/British soprano opera singer and recitalist * Franz Schwarzkopf (born 1927), German roller coaster designer * Hans Schwarzkopf (1874–1921), German chemist * Klaus Schwarzkopf (1922–1991), German actor * Lilli Schwarzkopf (born 1983), German heptathlete * Lyall Schwarzkopf (born 1931), Minnesota politician * Marianna Schwarzkopf, Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Schwarzkopf
Hans Schwarzkopf (1874, Danzig – 12 February 1921, Berlin) was a German chemist, entrepreneur, and inventor. He was the founder of the Schwarzkopf haircare brand, now owned by the Henkel brand. Life Hans Schwarzkopf studied chemistry and in 1898 opened a "paint, drug and perfume shop" on Passauer Strasse in Berlin-Charlottenburg. A customer in the UK had seen a shampoo in powder form and wanted him to order it for her. Schwarzkopf put the customer off several times, until at some point she stopped requesting it. He then came up with the idea of developing such a product himself. After several years of development, Schwarzkopf launched a powdered shampoo in 1904. It cost 20 pfennig The 'pfennig' (; . 'pfennigs' or ; symbol pf or ₰) or penny is a former German coin or note, which was the official currency from the 9th century until the introduction of the euro in 2002. While a valuable coin during the Middle Ages, ...s per bag (for one treatment), was dissolved in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Schwarzkopf
Paul Schwarzkopf (13 April 1886 – 27 December 1970) was an Austrian inventor and industrialist. Schwarzkopf is also credited with pioneering powder metallurgy. Career After studying technical sciences in Prague (where he also became active with the Corps Austria, but later left) and Berlin, Schwarzkopf succeeded in inventing the drawn tungsten filament in 1911 in the Italian light bulb factory ''Lampada Zeta'' in Alpignano near Turin. This ductile thread was industrially manufactured in 1913 in a company founded by Schwarzkopf and his partner Karl Chvalov in Berlin. During World War I, Schwarzkopf first served in a Bohemian regiment, then went to the reserve officer school in Innsbruck in Tyrol, and then to the southern front. From 1909, he was a partner in the ''Deutsche Filament Factory'' in Berlin. In 1920, with his friend Richard Kurtz, he founded the ''Naamlooze Vennootschap Vereenigte Draadfabricken'' ''(NVVD)'' in Nijmegen, Netherlands for the production of tungsten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag
The Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag is a German publishing house founded in 1992 by Oliver Schwarzkopf in Berlin. It includes popular non-fiction and picture books as well as the woman erotic series ANAIS, named after the French writer Anaïs Nin. Program Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf primarily publishes lifestyle literature which seeks the proximity to the youth scene. This becomes evident in unauthorized biographies of, for example, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and Robert Pattinson. However, the publisher also works directly with various celebrities. The musicians Clueso and Udo Lindenberg, presenter Gunther Emmerlich or athlete Claudia Pechstein were all involved in the publications of the publishing house. It also published the first book ''Glamourgirl'' of the actress and columnist Sara Schätzl Sara-Maria Schätzl (born 12 December 1987) is a German columnist, author, actress, and businesswoman. Early life Sara Schätzl grew up in the small Bavarian town Donauwörth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilli Schwarzkopf
Lilli Schwarzkopf (born 28 August 1983 in Novopokrovka, Kirghiz SSR) is a German heptathlete. Her first major global competition was the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, where she finished in 13th place. She won the bronze medal at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. She followed this up on the world stage with a fifth-place finish at the 2007 World Championships and eighth place at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She failed to finish the heptathlon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin and chose to omit the 2010 European Athletics Championships to focus on her studies"World champions Hardee and Ennis top the bill in Götzis – PREVIEW - IAAF Combined Events Challenge" '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Schwarzkopf GmbH
AG & Co. KGaA, commonly known as Henkel, is a German multinational chemical and consumer goods company headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. It is active in both the consumer and industrial sectors. Founded in 1876, the DAX company is organized into three globally operating business units (Laundry & Home Care, Beauty Care, Adhesive Technologies) and is known for brands such as Loctite, Persil, Fa, Pritt, Dial and Purex, amongst others. In the fiscal year 2021, Henkel reported sales of around 20 billion euros and an operating profit of 2.213 billion euros. More than 85% of its 52,450 employees work outside of Germany. History The company was founded in 1876 in Aachen as Henkel & Cie by Friedrich Karl Henkel (a 28-year-old retailer of chemicals and paint who was interested in industrial chemistry) and two more partners who were owners of a factory producing sodium silicate (water glass). They marketed his first product, "Universalwaschmittel", a universal detergent based on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwarzkopf (Spessart)
Schwarzkopf is a wooded hill located in the Aschaffenburg (district), Aschaffenburg district of Bavaria, Germany. It is part of the ''Mittelgebirge'' Spessart. Schwarzkopf lies east of Laufach and south of Heigenbrücken. It is located in the unincorporated area Forst Hain im Spessart. The long-distance hiking path ''Eselsweg'' passes over the hill. Schwarzkopf is also close to the Spessart Ramp of the Main-Spessart railway (Schwarzkopftunnel). Mountains of Bavaria Aschaffenburg (district) Hills of the Spessart {{Bavaria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
