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Schwarzkopf
Schwarzkopf ("black head" in German) may refer to: Companies * Hans Schwarzkopf GmbH, a beauty care company * Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag, a German publishing house Mountains * Schwarzkopf (Bavarian Forest), a mountain in Bavaria, Germany * Schwarzkopf (Spessart), a mountain in Bavaria, Germany * Schwarzkopf, the German name for Čerchov, a mountain in the Upper Palatine Forest, Czech Republic * Schwarzkopf (Ankogel Group), a mountain of the Ankogel Group in Austria People * Anton Schwarzkopf (1924–2001), German roller coaster designer and head of ''Schwarzkopf GmbH'' * Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (1915–2006), German-born Austrian/British soprano opera singer and recitalist * Franz Schwarzkopf (born 1927), German roller coaster designer * Hans Schwarzkopf (1874–1921), German chemist * Klaus Schwarzkopf (1922–1991), German actor * Lilli Schwarzkopf (born 1983), German heptathlete * Lyall Schwarzkopf (born 1931), Minnesota politician * Marianna Schwarzkopf, Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilli Schwarzkopf
Lilli Schwarzkopf (born 28 August 1983 in Novopokrovka, Kirghiz SSR) is a German heptathlete. Her first major global competition was the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, where she finished in 13th place. She won the bronze medal at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. She followed this up on the world stage with a fifth-place finish at the 2007 World Championships and eighth place at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She failed to finish the heptathlon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin and chose to omit the 2010 European Athletics Championships to focus on her studies"World champions Hardee and Ennis top the bill in Götzis – PREVIEW - IAAF Combined Events Challenge" '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr
Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (; August 22, 1934 – December 27, 2012) was a United States Army general. While serving as the commander of United States Central Command, he led all Coalition of the Gulf War, coalition forces in the Gulf War. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Schwarzkopf grew up in the United States and later in Iran. He was accepted by the United States Military Academy and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant#United States, second lieutenant in the United States Army in 1956. After a number of initial training programs, Schwarzkopf interrupted a stint as an academy teacher and served in the Vietnam War, first as an adviser to the South Vietnamese Army and then as a battalion commander. Schwarzkopf was highly decorated in Vietnam and was awarded three Silver Stars, two Purple Hearts, and the Legion of Merit. Rising through the ranks after the Vietnam war, he later commanded the 24th Mechanized Infantry Division and was one of the commanders of the United S ... [...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] |
Klaus Schwarzkopf
Klaus Schwarzkopf (18 December 1922, in Neuruppin – 21 June 1991, in Bochum) was a German actor. From 1971 until 1978 he starred in the Norddeutscher Rundfunk version of the popular television crime series ''Tatort''. He was also known as a respected stage actor and for being the German dubbing voice of Peter Falk as ''Columbo'' during the 1970s. Schwarzkopf was gay, but never admitted it. Schwarzkopf died in 1991 of AIDS.Bernd-Ulrich Hergemöller: ''Mann für Mann – Ein biographisches Lexikon'', Suhrkamp Taschenbuch, Hamburg 2001 Filmography Film *1956: '' Bonjour Kathrin'' (directed by Karl Anton), as Neighbour (uncredited) *1961: '' Freddy and the Millionaire'' (directed by Paul May), as Policeman (voice, uncredited) *1965: ''Praetorius'' (directed by Kurt Hoffmann), as Dr. Watzmann *1967: ''Glorious Times at the Spessart Inn'' (directed by Kurt Hoffmann), as Roland *1968: '' Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed'' (directed by Alexander Kluge), as Gerloff, philologist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwartzkopff (other)
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Schwartzkopff may refer to: *Schwartzkopff-Eckhardt II bogie, a mechanical device * L. Schwartzkopff, a German locomotive manufacturer, later Berliner Maschinenbau AG *Schwartzkopff torpedo, a series of torpedoes in use at least 1873-1900, made by Berliner Maschinenbau AG People with the surname * Louis Victor Robert Schwartzkopff (1825–1892), German businessman See also *Schwarzkopf (other) Schwarzkopf ("black head" in German) may refer to: Companies * Hans Schwarzkopf GmbH, a beauty care company * Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag, a German publishing house Mountains * Schwarzkopf (Bavarian Forest), a mountain in Bavaria, Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Exner Medal
The Wilhelm Exner Medal has been awarded by the Austrian Industry Association, (ÖGV), for excellence in research and science since 1921. The medal is dedicated to Wilhelm Exner (1840–1931), former president of the Association, who initialized the chamber of commerce in Austria, the Vienna Technical Museum and the World Exhibition in Vienna. According to Wilhelm Exner the combination of science and economy formed the groundwork for economical growth and wealth. Wilhelm Exner considered the radical changes in the economic and social framework of the 20th century to be an opportunity and aimed to tackle the issues arising offensively and constructively. He represented the cosmopolitan Austrian liberalism with a commitment to modernization and transformation of the economy, science and society. Throughout his career, he has taken a variety of key initiatives and has been involved by helping economy and business. The Wilhelm Exner Medal is awarded to scientists and researchers th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Schwarzkopf
Paul Schwarzkopf (13 April 1886 – 27 December 1970) was an Austrian inventor and industrialist. Schwarzkopf is also credited with pioneering powder metallurgy. Career After studying technical sciences in Prague (where he also became active with the Corps Austria, but later left) and Berlin, Schwarzkopf succeeded in inventing the drawn tungsten filament in 1911 in the Italian light bulb factory ''Lampada Zeta'' in Alpignano near Turin. This ductile thread was industrially manufactured in 1913 in a company founded by Schwarzkopf and his partner Karl Chvalov in Berlin. During World War I, Schwarzkopf first served in a Bohemian regiment, then went to the reserve officer school in Innsbruck in Tyrol, and then to the southern front. From 1909, he was a partner in the ''Deutsche Filament Factory'' in Berlin. In 1920, with his friend Richard Kurtz, he founded the ''Naamlooze Vennootschap Vereenigte Draadfabricken'' ''(NVVD)'' in Nijmegen, Netherlands for the production of tungsten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otfried Schwarzkopf
Otfried Cheong (formerly Otfried Schwarzkopf) is a German computational geometer working in South Korea at KAIST. He is known as one of the authors of the widely used computational geometry textbook ''Computational Geometry: Algorithms and Applications'' (with Mark de Berg, Marc van Kreveld, and Mark Overmars) and as the developer of Ipe, a vector graphics editor. Cheong completed his doctorate from the Free University of Berlin in 1992 under the supervision of Helmut Alt. He joined KAIST in 2005, after previously holding positions at Utrecht University, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and the Eindhoven University of Technology. Cheong was co-chair of the Symposium on Computational Geometry in 2006, with Nina Amenta. In 2017 he was recognized by the Association for Computing Machinery The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is a US-based international learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Schwarzkopf Sr
Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf (; August 28, 1895 – November 25, 1958) was the first superintendent of the New Jersey State Police. He is best known for his involvement in the Lindbergh kidnapping case. He was the father of General Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., the commander of all Coalition forces for Operation Desert Shield/Storm. Early life Schwarzkopf was born in Newark, New Jersey, to Julius George Schwarzkopf and Agnes Sarah Schmidt, of Germany. He graduated from Barringer High School. He received an appointment from Walter I. McCoy to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point, graduated in 1917 and served in World War I. Career Military service and New Jersey State Police After receiving a commission as a second lieutenant in the cavalry, Schwarzkopf was sent to Europe as part of the American Expeditionary Forces. He was gassed with mustard gas, making him susceptible to respiratory illnesses for the rest of his life. During the occupation, he served as a provost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianna Hill
Marianna Hill ( Schwarzkopf, February 9, 1942) is an American actress. She predominantly worked in American television and is known for her starring roles in the Western films '' El Condor'' and ''High Plains Drifter'' and the cult horror film ''Messiah of Evil'' (both 1973), as well as many roles on television series in the 1960s and '70s. She was sometimes credited as Mariana Hill. Early years Marianna Hill was born in Santa Barbara, California, to architect Frank Schwarzkopf and writer Mary Hawthorne Hill, who worked as a script doctor. United States Army General Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. was her cousin. Her father, a building contractor, worked in several countries, which resulted in Hill's education in California, Spain, and Canada. During her teenage years, her family settled in Southern California when her father purchased a restaurant there. Career Hill's initial acting experience came when she was an apprentice at the Laguna Playhouse. She then worked three summers at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyall Schwarzkopf
Lyall Arthur Schwarzkopf (born June 10, 1931) is an American politician in the state of Minnesota. He served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1963–1972. He previously served as the Chairman of the Hennepin County, Minnesota Republican Party and Field Secretary of the Minnesota State Medical Association. Schwarzkopf was later chief of staff for Minnesota governor Arne Carlson. He also served in the United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare, land military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight Uniformed services of the United States, U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army o .... References 1931 births Living people People from Waupaca, Wisconsin Military personnel from Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives {{Minnesota-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Schwarzkopf
Hans Schwarzkopf (1874, Danzig – 12 February 1921, Berlin) was a German chemist, entrepreneur, and inventor. He was the founder of the Schwarzkopf haircare brand, now owned by the Henkel brand. Life Hans Schwarzkopf studied chemistry and in 1898 opened a "paint, drug and perfume shop" on Passauer Strasse in Berlin-Charlottenburg. A customer in the UK had seen a shampoo in powder form and wanted him to order it for her. Schwarzkopf put the customer off several times, until at some point she stopped requesting it. He then came up with the idea of developing such a product himself. After several years of development, Schwarzkopf launched a powdered shampoo in 1904. It cost 20 pfennig The 'pfennig' (; . 'pfennigs' or ; symbol pf or ₰) or penny is a former German coin or note, which was the official currency from the 9th century until the introduction of the euro in 2002. While a valuable coin during the Middle Ages, ...s per bag (for one treatment), was dissolved in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
