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Traxler may refer to: People *Brian Traxler (1967–2004), American baseball player *J. Bob Traxler (1931-2019), American politician *Jiří Traxler (1912–2011), Czech-Canadian jazz and swing pianist, composer, lyricist and arranger *Karel Traxler (1866–1936), Czech chess player chess-composer and Roman Catholic priest *Margaret Traxler (1924–2002), American Roman Catholic nun and women's rights activist *William Byrd Traxler, Jr. (born 1948), circuit judge and former Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Places United States *Traxler, Florida Traxler is a ghost town located in Alachua County, Florida, Alachua County, Florida, just north of the city of Alachua, Florida, Alachua. History William H. Traxler, son of settlers from South Carolina, was born near the natural bridge in Columb ..., a ghost town * Thaxler, Mississippi, an unincorporated community Other *The Traxler Variation, a chess opening {{disambig, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Traxler
Brian Lee Traxler (September 26, 1967 – November 19, 2004) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers during their 1990 season. Listed at and , Traxler batted and threw left-handed. Throughout his career, he was one of the most popular players on his baseball teams. Born in Waukegan, Illinois, Traxler began playing baseball while just a toddler. After an All-State career at Waukegan East High School, he attended the University of New Orleans, where he set a school record with 49 home runs in a three-year career. Drafted by the Dodgers in the 16th round of the 1988 MLB draft, he was called up to join the team in 1990. Playing in nine games for Los Angeles, he had one hit, a double against Dennis Martínez. Most of Traxler's time in the Dodger system was spent with the Triple-A Albuquerque Dukes, with whom Traxler played from 1989 through 1993. He batted over .300 with the team in 1992 and ranked among the Pacific Coast League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Traxler
Jiří "George" Traxler (12 March 1912 – 7 August 2011) was a Czech Canadian jazz and swing pianist, composer, lyricist and arranger, and was considered a founder and co-creator of the swing music era in Czechoslovakia. He was the last surviving collaborator of the renowned Czech pre-war composer Jaroslav Ježek. In 1951 he emigrated to Canada, and lived with his wife, Jarmila, in Edmonton until his death in the summer of 2011. Biography Traxler was born in Tábor, Bohemia, then a part of Austria-Hungary. He began his musical training at an early age at the Music Institute in Tábor. In high school, he joined his brother's dance orchestra, The Red Ace Players. After his graduation at local gymnasium, he began studying law; but from 1935 on, devoted himself solely to music. From 1935 to 1937, he performed and recorded as a member of the Gramoklub Orchestra in Prague. Two of his compositions—"Feelin´ Low" and "Short Story"—were included in a series of 1936 recordings ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karel Traxler
Karel Traxler (1866 – 1936) was a Czech chess master and composer of chess problems. He is best known for the hyper-aggressive variation named after him, the Traxler Variation in the Two Knights Defense. Traxler Variation The Traxler Variation was first shown in the following game against Reinisch, played in Hostouň in 1890: Problem composer Because Traxler was a Roman Catholic priest, he rarely played chess in serious competitions. As a composer of chess problems he pursued the style of Bohemian school. He wrote under a number of pseudonyms: Anonymus z Tábora, Karel Kaplan, Vis Maior und Karel Zboněk. From 1896 to 1899, he edited, in part, the journal ''České listy šachové'' (Czech chess letters). He composed over 900 chess problems, mainly 2-, 3-, and 4-move problems, but also multiple-move ones, and more rarely, selfmate A selfmate is a chess problem in which White, moving first, must force Black to deliver checkmate within a specified number of moves a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Traxler
Margaret Ellen Traxler, SSND, (March 11, 1924 – February 12, 2002) was a prominent American Religious Sister with the School Sisters of Notre Dame and a prominent women's rights activist. She was also a leader in developing institutions to help poor women in the city of Chicago. Biography Early life Traxler was born in 1924 in Henderson, Minnesota, the daughter of a country doctor and a nurse. The fourth of five girls in the family, she was known affectionately as Peggy and was a lively girl who enjoyed the debate team at school and played the trumpet in the school band. Hosted by Sturdy Roots as "The Church, Abortion, and Sister Margaret Ellen Traxler" Traxler entered the novitiate of the School Sisters of Notre Dame in 1942, after completing high school, and the following year was given the habit of the School Sisters and the religious name of Sister Mary Peter, the name she used for some 20 years. She earned a Bachelor's degree in English from the College of St. Catherin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Byrd Traxler, Jr
William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Liam, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traxler, Florida
Traxler is a ghost town located in Alachua County, Florida, Alachua County, Florida, just north of the city of Alachua, Florida, Alachua. History William H. Traxler, son of settlers from South Carolina, was born near the natural bridge in Columbia County in 1854. In the 1880s he acquired property in Alachua County on the Bellamy Road, opened a general store, and began farming. He married the daughter of Simeon Dell, Mary Lelia, in 1889. Prospering, he increased his holdings and enlarged the commissary. The post office, established in 1891 with Mr. Traxler as postmaster, was discontinued in 1906. At one time the community had a one-room school, a number of tenant farm homes, a cotton gin, grist mill, and church. , the Spring Hill United Methodist Church, which was founded in 1860, continued to meet in Traxler. Gallery File:Traxler FL memorial01a.jpg, Memorial File:Traxler FL Springhill Meth Church tall pano01.jpg, Springhill Methodist Church File:Traxler FL road sign01.jpg, Sign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaxler, Mississippi
Thaxler is an unincorporated community in Smith County, Mississippi, United States. Notes Unincorporated communities in Smith County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi {{SmithCountyMS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
