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Stefi Drakou
Stefi is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Stefi Baum (born 1958), American astronomer * Stefi Geyer Stefi Geyer (June 28, 1888 in Budapest – December 11, 1956 in Zürich) was a Hungarian violinist who was considered one of the leading violinists of her generation. Biography Born in 1888 in Budapest, she was the daughter of Josef Geyer, a p ... (1888–1956), Hungarian violinist * Stefi Talman (born 1958), Swiss shoe designer {{given name Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefi Baum
Stefi Baum (born December 11, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American astronomer. The American Astronomical Society honored her work by awarding her the Annie J. Cannon Prize in 1993. Baum helped to develop the Hubble Space Telescope and, starting in 2004, was the director of Rochester Institute of Technology’s Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science. Early life Baum was born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 11, 1958. She is the daughter of mathematician Leonard Baum. She attended Princeton Public High School in Princeton, New Jersey, and graduated in 1976. Baum received her Bachelor of Arts in physics from Harvard University and graduated with distinction, and a PhD in astronomy from the University of Maryland. She is currently the dean of the Faculty of Science and professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Manitoba. Career Baum is the dean of the faculty of science at the University of Manitoba and is a professor of physics and astronomy. Prior to thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefi Geyer
Stefi Geyer (June 28, 1888 in Budapest – December 11, 1956 in Zürich) was a Hungarian violinist who was considered one of the leading violinists of her generation. Biography Born in 1888 in Budapest, she was the daughter of Josef Geyer, a police doctor who played the violin himself. When she was 5 years old she started playing the violin, with remarkable results for someone who had not practiced at all. She subsequently studied under Jenő Hubay. Béla Bartók and Othmar Schoeck, who were both in love with her, wrote violin concertos for her. Bartók's first violin concerto was published only after both he and Geyer had died. Willy Burkhard dedicated his 1943 violin concerto jointly to Geyer and Paul Sacher. Her first marriage was to Vienna lawyer Edwin Jung. He died during the flu epidemic of the First World War. In 1920 she married Swiss composer Walter Schulthess. She moved to Zürich, where she gave concerts, founded the Collegium Musicum Zürich in 1941 with Schul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefi Talman
Stefanie Thalman known as Stefi Talman (born January 3, 1958 in Zurich) is a Swiss-born shoe designer of Eurasian descent. Life and background Stefi Talman was born 1958 in Zurich, Switzerland, where she also spent her childhood. Her mother, Regula Nydegger is a rhythmic teacher from Switzerland. Her father Leung Kam Tim is a mathematician Kam-Tim Leung from Hong Kong, who is now living in France. When Talman was about four years old, her mother married Swiss painter Roland Thalmann,, Roland Thalmann from whom she received her last name. In 1975 Talman studied for a year at the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
