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Sievert (name)
Sievert is a Low German, low German given name or a surname. Variants * Danish language, Danish: Sivart, Sivert (other), Sivert * Faroese language, Faroese: Sívar * Norwegian language, Norwegian: Siver, Sivert, Syver, Syvert * Swedish language, Swedish: Sifuert, Sivar, Sivard, Siver, Sivert, Severt, Sigvard, Sigurd Origin and meaning The name ''Sievert'' is the low German version of the name Siegward. Both names descend from the Old High German, old high German terms "sigu" (victory) and "wart" (guardian). Saint's days * Sweden: 25 February (''Sivert'') * Norway: 2 April (''Sivert'') Notable people Surname *Claus Sievert (1949–2009), German-born American printmaker and illustrator *Hans-Heinrich Sievert (1909–1963), German decathlete *Helmut Sievert (1914–1945), German footballer *Jacqueline Sievert (born 1956), Swiss gymnast *José Joaquín Chaverri Sievert (born 1949), Costa Rican diplomat *Mike Sievert (born 1969), American business executive *Paul Siever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low German
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Claus Sievert
Claus Sievert, nicknamed the "tree guy" (1949–2009) was a German-born American printmaker and illustrator. He was known for his prints highlighting forms and the beauty of nature. He was a founding member of the Graphic Arts Workshop. Biography He was born in 1949 in Detmold, Germany. Sievert first travelled to the United States as an American Field Service exchange student in 1966–1967, and attended high school in Fridley, Minnesota. He traveled often, and eventually Sievert moved to San Francisco in 1984, and later settling down in Grass Valley and Nevada City, California. Sievert would create etchings and hand colored them, and the subject of many works were local trees of Sierra Nevada, he was specifically inspired by the Pinus jeffreyi tree. Claus Sievert illustrated books through Sky Pony Press. He died March 12, 2009, at the age of 59, after being hit in his car by a drunk driver on California State Route 49. Sievert's art is featured in various public museum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sievert Allen Rohwer
Sievert Allen Rohwer (22 December 1887 in Telluride – 12 February 1951) was an American entomologist who specialized in Hymenoptera. He was a graduate of the University of Colorado. At the time of his death, Rohwer was serving as the Coordinator Defense Activities for the Agricultural Research Administration within the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Rohwer worked for the USDA from 1909 until his death. Rohwer wrote ''Technical papers on miscellaneous forest insects. II. The genotypes of the sawflies or woodwasps, or the superfamily Tenthredinoidea''. Technical series US Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Entomology, Washington, DC 20: 69–109 (1911) and many papers describing new species of Hymenoptera. His collection is held by the Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums and education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Maximilian Sievert
Rolf Maximilian Sievert (; 6 May 1896 – 3 October 1966) was a Swedish medical physicist whose major contribution was in the study of the biological effects of ionizing radiation. Sievert was born in Stockholm, Sweden. His parents were Max Sievert and Sofia Carolina Sievert, née Panchéen.Sekiya, M., Yamasaki, M.,Rolf Maximilian Sievert (1896–1966): father of radiation protection, ''Radiological Physics and Technology'', 9, 1–5 (2016). Retrieved 2 July 2021. In 1881, Max Sievert founded the Max Sievert Company in Stockholm. He served as head of the physics laboratory at Sweden's Radiumhemmet from 1924 to 1937, after which he was appointed head of the department of radiation physics at the Karolinska Institute. He played a pioneering role in the measurement of doses of radiation especially in its use in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. In later years, he focused his research on the biological effects of repeated exposure to low doses of radiation. He was a foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Sievert
Paul Sievert (12 March 1895 – 18 December 1988) was a German racewalker, best known for his achievements in the 50 kilometres race walk. Career On 5 October 1924 in Munich, Sievert set a new world record in the 50 kilometres race walk. Throughout his career, he won four national championships. Sievert also competed in the 50 km walk at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ..., where he finished sixth. References 1895 births 1988 deaths German male racewalkers Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Germany Sportspeople from Braunschweig Athletes from Berlin World record setters in athletics (track and field) {{Germany-racewalk-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Sievert
Michael Sievert is an American business executive, currently the president and CEO of T-Mobile US, and a member of the company's board of directors. In November 2019, T-Mobile announced that Sievert would be promoted from chief operating officer (COO) to CEO in May 2020 when John Legere stepped down. Sievert took control a month earlier than planned, on April 1, 2020, the same day T-Mobile closed its merger with Sprint. Early life and education Sievert was born in Canton, Ohio. At age 10, he became a paper carrier for ''The Repository'', using his earnings to buy a Radio Shack TRS-80 and, later, a Commodore 64. He graduated from GlenOak High School in 1987 and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1991. Career Sievert started his career at Procter & Gamble, where he oversaw brands such as Pepto-Bismol and Crest. He subsequently worked at IBM and Clearwire. He was also executive vice president (EVP) and chief gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Joaquín Chaverri Sievert
José Joaquín Chaverri Sievert (born August 30, 1949) is a Costa Rican diplomat. In 2005 he was appointed Director of Foreign Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has also served as Costa Rican ambassador to Germany, Denmark and Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 .... References Costa Rican politicians 1949 births Living people Costa Rican diplomats Ambassadors of Costa Rica to Czechoslovakia Ambassadors of Costa Rica to Denmark Ambassadors of Costa Rica to Germany {{CostaRica-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline Sievert
Jacqueline Sievert (born 18 August 1956) is a Swiss gymnast. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References External links * 1956 births Living people Swiss female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Switzerland Gymnasts at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Switzerland-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helmut Sievert
Helmut Heinrich Karl Sievert (12 May 1914 – 28 March 1945) was a German footballer who played as a defender or midfielder and made one appearance for the Germany national team. Career Sievert earned his first and only cap for Germany on 27 September 1936 in a friendly match against Luxembourg. The home match, which took place in Krefeld, finished as a 7–2 win. Personal life A sergeant in the German army, Sievert died in World War II on 28 March 1945 in Benešov, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia; cs, Protektorát Čechy a Morava; its territory was called by the Nazis ("the rest of Czechia"). was a partially annexed territory of Nazi Germany established on 16 March 1939 following the German oc ... at the age of 30. Career statistics International References External links * * * * * 1914 births 1945 deaths People from Hanover Region Footballers from Lower Saxony German men's footballers Germany men's inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans-Heinrich Sievert
Hans Heinrich Sievert (1 December 1909 in Grittern near Hückelhoven – 5 April 1963 in Eutin) was a German Olympic decathlete. He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics and the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1934 he became the last decathlon world record holder under the 1915 method of scoring, with 8790.46 points, and won the gold medal at the 1934 European Championships. In the Nazi period in Germany, Sievert was seen as a symbolic hope of the German "master race" in the 1936 Summer Olympics. However, he was injured during the games and the gold medal was won by American Glenn Morris, who also beat Sievert's record. Sievert was recommended to leave the sport after his injury. In World War II, Sievert became an officer of the German armed forces. In Hungary in 1944, he lost his left foot to a land mine. After the war, Sievert became the chairman of Hamburg's track-and-field event federation and a sport advisor to the German government. He became ill in 1957 and quit his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish Language
Danish (; , ) is a North Germanic language spoken by about six million people, principally in and around Denmark. Communities of Danish speakers are also found in Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and the northern German region of Southern Schleswig, where it has minority language status. Minor Danish-speaking communities are also found in Norway, Sweden, the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Argentina. Along with the other North Germanic languages, Danish is a descendant of Old Norse, the common language of the Germanic peoples who lived in Scandinavia during the Viking Era. Danish, together with Swedish, derives from the ''East Norse'' dialect group, while the Middle Norwegian language (before the influence of Danish) and Norwegian Bokmål are classified as ''West Norse'' along with Faroese and Icelandic. A more recent classification based on mutual intelligibility separates modern spoken Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish as "mainland (or ''continental'') Scandinavian", while I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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