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Schomburg Commission
Schomburg may refer to: People *Alex Schomburg (1905–1998), prolific American commercial and comic book artist and painter whose career lasted over 70 years *Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (1874–1938), Puerto Rican historian, writer and activist in the United States *Wolfgang Schomburg (born 1948), the first German Judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Places *a tiny village around a former castle called Schomburg, close to Wangen im Allgäu in southern Germany See also *Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, part of the New York Public Library *Schaumburg (other) *Schomberg (other) *Schönberg (other) *Shamberg (other) Shamberg is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Michael Shamberg (born 1945), American film producer and writer * Michael H. Shamberg (1952–2014), American music video producer and filmmaker See also * Samberg *Schamberg diseas ... {{surname [Baidu] |
Alex Schomburg
Alexander A. Schomburg, born Alejandro Schomburg y Rosa (; May 10, 1905Alejandro Schomburg Y Rosa at Puerto Rico Civil Registration via FamilySearch.org. Retrieved on March 21, 2015. Note: Pulp historian David Saunders (cite below) gives name as Antonio Alejandro Schomburg. – April 7, 1998),Alexander A Schomburg at the United States via FamilySearch.org. Retrieved March 4, 2013. was a Puerto Rican commercial artist and |
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (January 24, 1874 – June 10, 1938), was a historian, writer, collector, and activist. Schomburg was a Puerto Rican of African and German descent. He moved to the United States in 1891, where he researched and raised awareness of the contributions that Afro-Latin Americans and African Americans have made to society. He was an important intellectual figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Over the years, he collected literature, art, slave narratives, and other materials of African history, which were purchased to become the basis of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, named in his honor, at the New York Public Library (NYPL) branch in Harlem. Early years Schomburg was born in the town of Santurce in the Captaincy General of Puerto Rico, to Mary Joseph, a freeborn black midwife from St. Croix in the Danish West Indies, and Carlos Federico Schomburg, a merchant and son of a German immigrant to Puerto Rico. He was baptized Arturo Alfonso at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Schomburg
Wolfgang Schomburg (born 9 April 1948 in Berlin) was the first German Judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. From 1995 until 2000 he was a judge at the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe. In 2007 he resigned from the bench of the Appeals Chamber of the ICTY, asserting the trial could no longer be fair given that the defendant was representing himself without the assistance of a lawyer. Schomburg studied law in Berlin and passed his first legal state examination at the Freie Universität Berlin in 1971, and the second in 1974. The same year he became a public prosecutor in Berlin (West), was a judge and eventually senior public prosecutor of Berlin. From 1989 to 1991 he was Undersecretary of State at the Senate Justice Department in the city-state of Berlin, and then until 1995 worked as a lawyer in Berlin. In 1995 he was appointed Judge at the Federal High Court. He is editor of the Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wangen Im Allgäu
Wangen im Allgäu ( Low Alemannic: ''Wãnge'') is a historic city in southeast Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies north-east of Lake Constance in the Westallgäu. It is the second-largest city (Population: 26,927 in 2020) in the Ravensburg district and is a nexus for the surrounding communities. From 1938 to 1972, Wangen was the county seat of the Wangen rural district. Geography Wangen in Allgäu lies on the north bank of the Obere Argen. The Untere Argen flows past northwest Wangen and unites southwest of the city with the Obere Argen. The city today is shaped by its historical town center as well as by numerous nearby districts. Neighboring municipalities Several settlements border Wangen. Their names are as follows: Amtzell, Vogt, Kißlegg, Argenbühl, and Achberg (Ravensburg district), Hergatz and Hergensweiler (Lindau district), and Neukirch (Bodensee district). History The city was first mentioned in 815 under the name "Wangun" in a monastery document. In 1217 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schomburg Center For Research In Black Culture
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is a research library of the New York Public Library (NYPL) and an archive repository for information on people of African descent worldwide. Located at 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (Lenox Avenue) between West 135th and 136th Streets in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, it has, almost from its inception, been an integral part of the Harlem community. It is named for Afro-Puerto Rican scholar Arturo Alfonso Schomburg. The resources of the center are broken up into five divisions, the Art and Artifacts Division, the Jean Blackwell Hutson General Research and Reference Division, the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, the Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division, and the Photographs and Prints Division. In addition to research services, the center hosts readings, discussions, art exhibitions, and theatrical events. It is open to the general public. Early history 135th Street branch In 1901, Andrew Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schaumburg (other)
Schaumburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. Schauenburg is a municipality in Hesse Schaumburg or Schauenburg, often used interchangeably, may also refer to: People * Balthazar Alexis Henri Schauenburg (1748–1838), general of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars * House of Schaumburg, a regional German dynasty ruling the counties of Schaumburg and Holstein * Jules Henri Jean Schaumburg (1839–1886), Belgian painter, who was Louis Rousselet's travelling companion in India from May 1865 to September 1868 Places and territories * County of Schaumburg, a former county of the Holy Roman Empire in modern-day Lower Saxony, Germany * County of Schaunberg (also ''Schaumberg''), a former county of the Holy Roman Empire in modern-day Upper Austria * Schaumburg, Illinois, a village in Illinois, United States ** Schaumburg (Metra), a transit station in the city ** Schaumburg Township, Cook County, Illinois Castles and palaces * Schaumburg Castle, Lower Saxony (''Burg Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schomberg (other)
Schomberg or Schömberg may refer to various people or places: Places In Canada *Schomberg, Ontario, an unincorporated village **Schomberg (Sloan Field) Aerodrome In Germany * Schömberg, Thuringia, in the district of Greiz, Thuringia *Schömberg, Zollernalbkreis, in the district Zollernalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg *Schömberg, Calw, in the district of Calw, Baden-Württemberg In Poland *Schomberg, German name for Szombierki, a district of Bytom *Schömberg, the former German name for Chełmsko Śląskie in Lower Silesia People *A. Thomas Schomberg, American sculptor *Alexander Schomberg (1720–1804), Royal Navy captain, son of Meyer *Alexander Wilmot Schomberg (1774–1850), Royal Navy captain, son of Alexander * Arturo Alfonso Schomberg (1874-1938) Puerto Rican historian of the Harlem Renaissance *Charles Schomberg (other) **Charles Schomberg, 2nd Duke of Schomberg (1645–1693), general in the Prussian, Dutch and British Army **Charles de Schomberg (1601–1656), so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schönberg (other)
Schönberg (german: beautiful hill) may refer to: Places Austria *Schönberg im Stubaital, a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land, Tyrol * Schönberg am Kamp, a town in the district of Krems-Land, Lower Austria Belgium * Schönberg (Sankt-Vith), a part of Sankt Vith, Eupen-Malmedy Czech Republic *Mährisch Schönberg, German name for the town Šumperk Germany *Schönberg (Ebringen), a mountain near Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg *Schönberg, Lower Bavaria, a town in the district of Freyung-Grafenau, Bavaria * Schönberg, Upper Bavaria, a town in the district of Mühldorf, Bavaria * Schönberg (Bavarian Prealps), a mountain of the Tegernsee Mountains, Bavaria *Schönberg (Bensheim), since 1939 a suburb of Bensheim, Hesse *Schönberg, a community of Kronberg im Taunus in the district of Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse *Schönberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a town in the district of Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern *Schönberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
