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Swartz (surname)
Swartz is a German surname related to the German word '' Schwarz''. It may refer to: * Aaron Swartz (1986–2013), American computer programmer and activist * Aaron Swartz (actor), English actor and director * Arthur L. Swartz (1888–1940), New York politician * Beth Ames Swartz (born 1936), American artist * Bud Swartz (1929–1991), American professional baseball pitcher * Carl Swartz (1858–1926), Swedish politician * Charles S. Swartz (1939–2007), American filmmaker, researcher and academic * Clarence Lee Swartz (1868–1936), American individualist anarchist * Dan Swartz (1931–1997), American basketball player * Elsa Swartz (1874-1948), American composer * Edvard Swartz (1826–1897), Swedish actor * George Swartz (1928–2006), South African religious leader, Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman * Harry Swartz (born 1996), American soccer player * Harvie S (born 1948), stage name of American jazz double-bassist Harvie Swartz * Jeffrey Swartz (born 1960), American b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black
Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have often been used to describe opposites such as good and evil, the Dark Ages versus Age of Enlightenment, and night versus day. Since the Middle Ages, black has been the symbolic color of solemnity and authority, and for this reason it is still commonly worn by judges and magistrates. Black was one of the first colors used by artists in Neolithic cave paintings. It was used in ancient Egypt and Greece as the color of the underworld. In the Roman Empire, it became the color of mourning, and over the centuries it was frequently associated with death, evil, witches, and magic. In the 14th century, it was worn by royalty, clergy, judges, and government officials in much of Europe. It became the color worn by English romantic poets, businessmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua William Swartz
Joshua William Swartz (June 9, 1867 – May 27, 1959) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Joshua W. Swartz was born in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, just west of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was raised on his father's farm, and attended the rural schools, Lebanon Valley College, and Williamsport Commercial School. He graduated from the law department of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1892. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Harrisburg. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. It ... from 1915 to 1917. Swartz was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth Congress. He declined to become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenille Swartz
Tenille Swartz, (born 13 May 1987 in Parys) is a professional squash player who represented South Africa. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 28 in April 2008. See also *Official Women's Squash World Ranking *WISPA Awards The PSA Women's Awards (formerly WISPA Awards between 2004 and 2011 and formerly WSA Awards between 2012 and 2013) are presented annually by the Professional Squash Association, the organization which organizes the women's world squash circuit. WI ... References External links * * 1987 births Living people People from Parys South African female squash players Competitors at the 2005 World Games {{SouthAfrica-squash-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Swartz
Shane Swartz (born December 27, 1975 in Fort Collins, CO) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2007. Amateur career Swartz began boxing under the guidance of his father Roger at the age of four. He was an outstanding amateur, having won back-to-back gold medals at the 1993 and 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival. He was upset by Dana Rucker in the semifinals of the 1995 edition. Swartz was also the U.S. National Amateur Champion at 165 pounds in 1994 and 1995. Professional career Known as "Hurricane", Swartz began his professional career in 1996 and has had limited success. He moved up to the heavyweight division and has fought several notable foes, such as Calvin Brock and Malik Scott, but has generally come up short in his big fights. Professional boxing record , - , align="center" colspan=8, 18 Wins (12 knockouts, 6 decisions), 6 Losses (5 knockouts, 1 decision, - , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Result , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberta Teale Swartz
Roberta Teale Swartz Chalmers (9 June 1903 in Brooklyn, New York – 13 May 1993 in Wellesley, Massachusetts) was an American academic, a poet, and co-founder of the Kenyon Review. Early life and education The daughter of William King Swartz and his wife Carrie Teale, Swartz attended Mount Holyoke College, where she took her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1925 magna cum laude.Mount Holyoke College, Llamarada' (1925 yearbook): 140. After obtaining her Master of Arts degree at Radcliffe College, Harvard University in 1926, she went on to Oxford University, where she obtained her B.Litt. degree in 1929. On 3 September 1929, she married Gordon Keith Chalmers, with whom she had three sons and a daughter. Academic career Roberta Teale's first appointment was as an English teacher at Bancroft School, Worcester, Massachusetts in 1926-27. From there, she went on to become instructor in English at Mount Holyoke College, and was promoted to assistant professor in 1931. She left Mount Holy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald Swartz
Sir Reginald William Colin Swartz KBE (14 April 1911 – 2 February 2006) was an Australian Liberal Party politician who was Minister during the governments of Sir Robert Menzies, Harold Holt and John Gorton. In particular, he is best known as the Minister for Civil Aviation between 1966 and 1969. He represented the Division of Darling Downs in the House of Representatives between 1949 and 1972 and was a member of the Government for the entire length of his parliamentary service. Swartz Barracks at the Oakey Army Aviation Centre is named for him. Early life Swartz was born in Brisbane in 1911 and attended Toowoomba Grammar School. He joined the 2nd AIF during World War II. Swartz was a member of the 2/26th Infantry Battalion of the Australian 8th Division in the Battle of Malaya. After capture by the Japanese, he was a prisoner of war in Changi prison and worked on the Burma–Thailand Railway. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for his war service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oswald Swartz
Oswald Peter Patrick Swartz (born 1953) is a South African Anglican bishop. He is the twelfth and current Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman. Swartz was born in Kimberley, Northern Cape and educated at St Paul's Theological College, Grahamstown. He was ordained a priest in 1980. Early ministry Swartz began his ordained ministry as a curate at St Matthias' Church in Welkom (1980–81) and, following his ordination to the priesthood, was appointed as the rector of St Philip’s Bloemfontein (1981 – 1987), serving for some of this time as chaplain to the Company of St Augustine (Diocesan Director of Ordinands). While in Bloemfontein Swartz initiated the ecumenical movement together with Ivan Abrahams, later presiding bishop of the Methodist Church of South Africa in 1984, this movement carried on as members of the Methodist, Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Dutch Reformed now the Uniting Reformed Church, United Congregational Church of Southern Africa UCCSA and Anglican Churches m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Swartz
Per Oscar Swartz (December 1, 1959) is a Swedish entrepreneur, writer and blogger. Oscar Swartz was born in Solna, Stockholm County. He is the great-grandson of the former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Swartz, and a second cousin of the publisher Eva Swartz and the journalist Richard Swartz. He has a doctorate in economics and managerial economics from the Stockholm School of Economics. In 1994 he founded Bahnhof, the first independent Internet service provider in Sweden. He left the company in 2004 after some internal disputes. Since July 2005 he runs the blog ''Texplorer'' where he covers issues such as information technology, freedom and integrity on the Internet, file sharing and intellectual property. He has authored two reports, published by the Swedish liberal free market think tank Timbro, on these issues. He is a member of the Swedish Pirate Party. Swartz is openly gay. In 1995 he co-founded the magazine '' QX'', which is today the largest magazine for LGBT ' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olof Swartz
Olof Peter Swartz (21 September 1760 – 19 September 1818) was a Swedish botanist and taxonomist. He is best known for his taxonomic work and studies into pteridophytes. Biography Olof Swartz attended the University of Uppsala where he studied under Carl Linnaeus the Younger (1741–1783) and received his doctorate in 1781. He first traveled in 1780 to Lapland in the company of several other botanists. In 1783 he sailed for North America and the West Indies, primarily in the area of Jamaica and Hispaniola, to collect botanical specimens. His botanical collection, of an impressive 6000 specimens, is now held by the Swedish Museum of Natural History, as part of the Regnellian herbarium. By 1786 he left for London to prepare his collection. There he met naturalist Joseph Banks (1743–1820), who was impressed with his knowledge of Botany. He was offered a position with the British East India Company as a travelling physician, but turned it down, and returned to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Swartz
Norman Swartz (born 1939) is an American philosopher and professor emeritus (retired 1998) of philosophy, Simon Fraser University. He is the author or co-author of multiple books and multiple articles on the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. He earned a B.A. in physics from Harvard University in 1961, an M.A. in history and philosophy of science from Indiana University in 1965 and a Ph.D. in history of philosophy of science in 1971 also from Indiana University. He uses the term physical law Scientific laws or laws of science are statements, based on repeated experiments or observations, that describe or predict a range of natural phenomena. The term ''law'' has diverse usage in many cases (approximate, accurate, broad, or narrow) ... to mean the laws of nature as they truly are and not as they are inferred and described in the practice of science.The Concept of Physical Law', Norman Swartz, (New York: Cambridge University Press), 1985. 2nd edition, available online. Publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monty Swartz
Vernon Monroe Swartz (January 1, 1897 – January 13, 1980), nicknamed "Dazzy", was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ...."Monty Swartz Statistics and History" baseball-reference.com. Retrieved December 31, 2011. References External links 1897 births 1980 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merlin Swartz
Merlin Swartz (July 31, 1933 – February 21, 2022) was an American scholar of religion. Swartz attended Eastern Mennonite University (BA, 1955), Goshen College (BD, 1960), and Harvard University (PhD, 1967). He was Professor Emeritus of Religion (Islamic Studies) at Boston University, having taught previously at the American University in Beirut The American University of Beirut (AUB) ( ar, الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت) is a private, non-sectarian, and independent university chartered in New York with its campus in Beirut, Lebanon. AUB is governed by a private, au ... and Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies. His research and teaching focused primarily on the religious and intellectual history of medieval Islam. Books *Ibn al-Jawzi, ''Kitab al-Qussas wa'l-Mudhakkirin'' (tr., intro.) (Institut de Lettres Orientales, Beirut 1971). *''A Seventh-Century Sunni Creed: The 'Aqida Wasitiya of Ibn Taymiya'' (Mouton 1974). *''Studies on Islam'' (Oxford 1981) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
