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Sperber (surname)
Sperber is a German surname, which means "sparrowhawk", from the Middle High German ''sperwære'' . In the Elizabethan era, it was not uncommon to refer to someone as "sparrow" as a term of endearment or, as evidenced in William Shakespeare's "Hamlet", as a star-crossed lover. Variants of the name include Sparber and von Sperber. Notable people with the name include: * Ann M. Sperber (1935–1994), American biographer *Dan Sperber (born 1942), French anthropologist *Daniel Sperber (born 1940), Israeli historian * Devorah Sperber (born 1961), American artist *Ed Sperber (1895–1976), American baseball player *Herschel Sparber (born 1943), American actor *Isadore Sparber (1906–1958), American filmmaker *Jonathan Sperber (born 1952), American historian * Klaus Sperber (1944–1983), German singer *Manès Sperber (1905–1984), French writer *Milo Sperber (1911–1992), British actor *Monique Canto-Sperber (born 1954), French philosopher *Paula Sperber (born circa 1951), American t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Language
German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italy, Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium, as well as a national language in Namibia. Outside Germany, it is also spoken by German communities in France (Bas-Rhin), Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Poland (Upper Silesia), Slovakia (Bratislava Region), and Hungary (Sopron). German is most similar to other languages within the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch language, Dutch, English language, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots language, Scots, and Yiddish. It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic languages, North Germanic group, such as Danish lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milo Sperber
Milo Sperber (20 March 1911 – 22 December 1992) was a British actor, director and writer, who was born in Poland. Early life Sperber was born in 1911 into a family of Polish Hasidic Jews who fled anti-Semitism during the Second World War. His older brother was activist, author and intellectual Manès Sperber. The younger Sperber trained as a lawyer in Vienna before joining Max Reinhardt's school; there he played roles in ''Six Characters in Search of an Author'' and ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', among other plays. Martin Esslin was a classmate during this time. While on the rise as an actor, in 1939 he fled Germany and the Nazis with his family, eventually landing in Britain as refugees. Career Early in the Second World War Sperber joined the Oxford Pilgrim Players; he gained experience directing the company on tour in ''Case 27 VC'' and spending a season in London even during the Blitz. He also was involved in producing anti-Nazi propaganda for the BBC before the end of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Words And Phrases
German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Germanic peoples (Roman times) * German language **any of the Germanic languages * German cuisine, traditional foods of Germany People * German (given name) * German (surname) * Germán, a Spanish name Places * German (parish), Isle of Man * German, Albania, or Gërmej * German, Bulgaria * German, Iran * German, North Macedonia * German, New York, U.S. * Agios Germanos, Greece Other uses * German (mythology), a South Slavic mythological being * Germans (band), a Canadian rock band * "German" (song), a 2019 song by No Money Enterprise * ''The German'', a 2008 short film * "The Germans", an episode of ''Fawlty Towers'' * ''The German'', a nickname for Congolese rebel André Kisase Ngandu See also * Germanic (other) * Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German-language Surnames
German ( ) is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and Belgium, as well as a national language in Namibia. Outside Germany, it is also spoken by German communities in France (Bas-Rhin), Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Poland (Upper Silesia), Slovakia (Bratislava Region), and Hungary (Sopron). German is most similar to other languages within the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots, and Yiddish. It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic group, such as Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language after English, which is also a West Germanic language. German is one of the major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sperber (other)
Sperber may refer to: * Focke-Wulf A 33 Sperber, a small German airliner produced in the early 1930s * Sportavia Sperber, a variant of the Fournier RF 5 aircraft * Sperber (surname) Sperber is a German surname, which means "sparrowhawk", from the Middle High German ''sperwære'' . In the Elizabethan era, it was not uncommon to refer to someone as "sparrow" as a term of endearment or, as evidenced in William Shakespeare's "Hamle ... * , a cruiser built for the German Imperial Navy in 1887-1889 {{disambig German words and phrases ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David H Sperber
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendie Jo Sperber
Wendie Jo Sperber (September 15, 1958 – November 29, 2005) was an American actress, known for her performances in the films ''I Wanna Hold Your Hand'' (1978), ''Bachelor Party'' (1984), and ''Back to the Future'' (1985), as well as the television sitcoms ''Bosom Buddies'' (1980–1982) and '' Private Benjamin'' (1982–1983). Early life Sperber was born in Hollywood, California, to Burton Seymour Sperber and Charlene Marie ( Hirshon) Sperber, and had three siblings (Ellice, Michelle and Richard). Career Sperber began her screen career at a young age when she was cast in the small role of "Kuchinsky", in Matthew Robbins' 1978 teen comedy ''Corvette Summer,'' alongside Mark Hamill and Annie Potts. She appeared in Robert Zemeckis' period comedy ''I Wanna Hold Your Hand,'' as Rosie Petrofsky. Sperber was able to move quickly on screen (''Entertainment Weekly'' described Rosie Petrofsky as "a screaming Beatlemaniac who, among other things, climbed through elevator shafts"). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvia Sperber
Silvia Sperber (born 9 February 1965) is a female German sports shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such as .... She competed at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympics in five events in total, and won a gold and a silver medal in 1988. Sports-Reference.com Olympic results References External links 1965 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Sperber
Murray Sperber taught at Indiana University, Bloomington, from 1971-2004 and is a Professor Emeritus of English and American Studies of the school. He subsequently taught (2008-2017) in the Cultural Studies of Sport in Education program in the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley. At Indiana, he published seven books and many articles and reviews. His books have won various awards: Sports Illustrated placed ''Beer & Circus'' on its list of "100 Best Sports Books of All-time" (Dec. 16, 2002) and Frank DeFord named ''Shake Down the Thunder'' as the second best sports history book (Dec. 16, 2002). Sperber was the first chair of the Drake Group, a national faculty committee advocating reform of college sports and he later received its Robert M. Hutchins Award. In conjunction with his work on college sports he appeared on many national TV and radio programs, including CBS-TV's ''60 Minutes'', NPR's ''Morning Edition'', ''All Things Considered'', and ''Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Carter (bowler)
Donald James Carter (July 29, 1926 – January 5, 2012) was a right-handed American professional bowler. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he learned the game while working a childhood job as a pinsetter, and went on to become one of the legends of ten-pin bowling and a founding member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) in 1958. He was six-time bowler of the year, a 10-time All-American, and became known simply as "Mr. Bowling." Carter and fellow St. Louis native Dick Weber are widely regarded as professional bowling's first superstars. He was voted the Greatest Bowler of All-Time in a 1970 ''Bowling Magazine'' poll, and ranked #1 among 20th Century bowlers by ''Bowlers Journal'' in 1999. At the vanguard of celebrity endorsement, he capitalized on his fame during televised bowling's most popular period to become the first athlete of any kind to earn $1,000,000 in a single endorsement deal, for Ebonite International. Bowling career Prior to the PBA being formed, Carter was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monique Canto-Sperber
Monique Canto-Sperber (born 1954) is a French philosopher. Her works, translated in several languages, are focused on ethics and contemporary political issues. A former Director of the École normale supérieure from 2005 to 2012, she has been President of Paris Sciences et Lettres – Quartier latin, a French higher education and research institution, since 2012. Biography Monique Canto-Sperber was born on May 14, 1954, in French Algeria and has been living in France since 1964. An alumnus of the Ecole normale supérieure de jeunes filles, she is Agrégée and holds a PhD in philosophy. After teaching at the universities of Rouen and Amiens, she became Research Director at the CNRS in 1993. Between 2001 and 2004, she was a member of the Comité consultatif national d'éthique and served as its president from 2004 to 2007. She produces the radio programme "Questions d'éthique" on France Culture, broadcast every Monday evening. She is officier de la Légion d'honneur officier d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manès Sperber
Manès Sperber (12 December 1905 – 5 February 1984) was an Austrian- French novelist, essayist and psychologist. He also wrote under the pseudonyms ''Jan Heger'' and ''N.A. Menlos''. Early life Sperber was born on 12 December 1905 in Zabłotów near Kolomea, in the Austrian Galicia (today Zabolotiv, Ukraine). Sperber grew up in the shtetl of Zabłotów in a Hasidic family. He was the son of David Mechel Sperber and the older brother of Milo Sperber born 1911, who was to become an actor in Britain. In the summer of 1916 the family fled from war to Vienna, where Sperber who, having lost faith, at 13 had refused to do his bar mitzvah, joined the Jewish Hashomer Hatzair youth movement. There he met Alfred Adler, the founder of individual psychology, and became a student and co-worker. Adler broke with him in 1932 because of differences in opinion about the connection of individual psychology and Marxism. In 1927 Sperber had moved to Berlin and joined the Communist Party. He lectu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
