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Thies (name)
Thies is a north German and Dutch name originating from the given name Matthias. It may refer to ;Given name *Thies Christophersen (1918–1997), German Holocaust denier * Thies Kaspareit (born 1964), German equestrian ;Surname *Annelies Thies (born 1969), Dutch sailor *Bill Thies, American computer scientist * Brian Thies, American comic book creator * Dave Thies (born 1937), American professional baseball pitcher * Dré Thies (born 1967), American rower * Dick Thies (born 1938), American actor * Hans-Jürgen Thies (born 1955), German politician * Jake Thies (1926–2013), American Major League Baseball pitcher *Joyce Thies, American writer of romance novels *Nancy Thies Nancy Lynn Thies (born June 10, 1957) is a retired American gymnast. Aged 15, she competed in six events at the 1972 Summer Olympics with the best individual result of 27th place on the balance beam. Thies finished third all-around at the 1972 ... (born 1957), American gymnast References {{given name, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thies Christophersen
Thies Christophersen (27 January 1918 – 13 February 1997), a farmer by upbringing, was a prominent German Holocaust denial, Holocaust denier. Career Christophersen was born in Kiel. A Private (rank), private in the Wehrmacht, he was deployed as a "special leader" by the Waffen-SS during World War II, and was stationed during this time at the pest control facility Rajsko, . located three kilometres (1.9 mi) from Auschwitz concentration camp. Christophersen insisted that, staying in the area, he would have been certain to identify mass killings and claimed that he never witnessed or made aware of any such incidents. Christophersen, who was initially a member of the Christian Democratic Union (Germany), CDU party, then German Party and briefly a member of Germany's Neo-Nazi National Democratic Party of Germany, NPD party, forged close contacts, both domestically and internationally, with other proponents of the "Auschwitz lie" such as Stäglich, Roeder, Udo Walendy, Robert Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thies Kaspareit
Thies Kaspareit (born 1 February 1964 in Oldenburg in Holstein) is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a team gold medal in ''eventing'' at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of .... References 1964 births Living people Olympic equestrians for West Germany German male equestrians Equestrians at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for West Germany German event riders Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics {{Germany-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annelies Thies
Antonia Allagonna Elizabeth "Annelies" Thies (born 24 November 1969, in Groningen) is a sailor from the Netherlands. Thies represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. With crew members Annemieke Bes en Petronella de Jong Thies took 4th place in the Yngling The Ynglings were a dynasty of kings, first in Sweden and later in Norway, primarily attested through the poem ''Ynglingatal''. The dynasty also appears as Scylfings (Old Norse ''Skilfingar'') in ''Beowulf''. When ''Beowulf'' and ''Ynglingatal'' .... Further reading 2004 Olympics (Athens) * * References Living people 1969 births Sportspeople from Groningen (city) Dutch female sailors (sport) Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Yngling Olympic sailors of the Netherlands {{Netherlands-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Thies
Bill Thies is an American computer scientist and senior principal researcher at Microsoft Research India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ... and the recipient of the 2016 MacArthur Fellows Program, MacArthur Fellowship. Career He started with Microsoft Research India in 2008 and is a senior principal researcher there. His research and analysis has appeared in many print publications including ''ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD) and others.'' As a computer scientist, his work at the Microsoft Research unit in Bangalore, Bangalore, India focuses on how to use technology to aid global development. He has helped to create the 99DOTS initiative, a model for delivering tuberculosis medicine to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Thies
Brian Thies is an American comic book creator, best known for his work on '' Star Wars: Legacy'', ''Secret Avengers'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', and '' Winter Soldier''. Personal life He currently lives in Washington, where he shares a studio with Moritat, Jen Vaughn, and Stefano Gaudiano. Bibliography Penciller *'' Star Wars: Legacy'' (Dark Horse Comics, 2013) *''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (Marvel Comics, 1963) *''Harbinger'' (2012) *''Secret Avengers'' (Marvel Comics, 2013) *'' Star Wars: Legacy'' (Dark Horse Comics, 2013) Inker *''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (Marvel Comics, 1963) *'' Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - The Battle of Tull'' (Marvel Comics, 2011) *''Defenders'' (2012) *''Harbinger'' (2012) *''Secret Avengers'' (Marvel Comics, 2010) *''Secret Avengers ''Secret Avengers'' is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics featuring a fictional black ops superhero team of the same name. The series started with Ed Brubaker on writing duties, depicting a blac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Thies
David Robert Thies (born March 21, 1937) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who appeared in nine Major League Baseball (MLB) games for the Kansas City Athletics. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he threw and batted right-handed and was listed as tall and . Thies graduated from DeLaSalle High School and Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (Class of 1959), where he played baseball and basketball.Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conferencebr>official website/ref> He signed with the Athletics in 1959 and spent his entire six-season pro career in the Kansas City organization. In 1961, Thies' best minor league campaign, he won 15 games and lost seven for the Triple-A Hawaii Islanders of the Pacific Coast League, with 11 complete games and two shutouts. In 1963, he spent the first weeks of the major-league season on the Kansas City roster, making seven relief appearances and two starts. In his first start, May 4 at Municipal Stadium against the Boston Red Sox, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dré Thies
Andréa B. Thies (born September 21, 1967), known as Dré Thies, is an American rower. She competed in the women's quadruple sculls event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References External links * 1967 births Living people American female rowers Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for the United States People from Irvington, New York Rowers at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in rowing 21st-century American women {{US-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Thies
Richard William Thies (born 1938 in Reno, Nevada) is an actor. He is credited in his film and television appearances as ''Dick Thies'', was a Western actor, playing villains in the 1960s. Personal Dick Thies is the son of Alfred & Melba Thies, husband of actress Kathleen Mitchell (divorced 20 January 1983 in Los Angeles, California). and father of actress Brooke Theiss.Jerry BuckBrooke Theiss Works Hard to Overcome Effects of Dyslexia," Schenectady Gazette (21 July 1989): 35. Filmography * '' Route 66 (TV series), Route 66'' (1960–62) (TV), played Waldo * ''The Talisman A talisman is an object which is purported to possess certain magical properties. Talisman may also refer to: Art and entertainment Fictional characters * Talisman (comics), a superhero from Marvel Comics who was a member of Alpha Flight * Tali ...'' (1966), aka '' The Savage American'', played Buford * '' When Vacations Attack'' (2011) (TV), played himself in episode #1.5 References 1938 births Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans-Jürgen Thies
Hans-Jürgen Thies (born 11 August 1955) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2017. Political career Thies became member of the Bundestag in the 2017 German federal election. He is a member of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Consumer Protection and the Committee on Food and Agriculture. Other activities * German Bar Association The German Bar Association (German: Deutscher Anwaltverein – DAV) is a voluntary association of German and German-speaking lawyers. It seeks to safeguard, protect and promote the professional and economic interests of the Bar, notary lawyers in ... (DAV), Member References External links * Bundestag biography 1955 births Living people Members of the Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 Members of the Bundestag for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Thies
Vernon Arthur Thies (April 1, 1926 – February 10, 2013) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. Listed at , , he batted and threw right handed. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Thies served in the 117th Infantry Division during World War II. After discharge, he attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign for one year. After playing for several minor league teams, Thies joined the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1954, pitching in 34 games (33 starts) while collecting a 3–9 record and a 3.87 earned run average in 130 innings. In addition, he hurled three complete games, including a three-hit shutout on August 13 against the Philadelphia Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium. His ERA was the second-best for the last-place Pirates, being surpassed only by Dick Littlefield (3.60). In 1955, Thies made one start for the Pirates at Forbes Field while facing the Brooklyn Dodgers. He allowed five runs (two earned) on five hits and three walks, while striking out one batter in 3 inni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Thies
Joyce Thies is an American writer of romance novels. She began her writing career as a coauthor with Janet Bieber, writing under the names Janet Joyce and Jenna Lee Joyce; together they wrote more than fifteen romances. Now, she writes romance novels under her real name. Bibliography As Joyce Thies Single Novels *''Territorial Rgts'' 1984/06 *''Still Waters'', 1987/01 *''Spellbound'' 1987/03 *''False pretenses'' 1987/05 *''The primorose path'' 1987/08 *''Moon of the raven'' 1988/05 *''Reach for the moon'' 1988/07 *''Call Down the Moon'' 1989/04 *''Pride and joy'' 1991/01 Hubbard Series #''King of the mountain'' 1990/01 #''The drifter'' 1991/03 Omnibus in Collaboration *''WESTERN LOVERS: Hitched in Haste / A Marriage of Convenience / Where Angels Fear / Mountain Man / The Hawk and the Honey / Wild Horse Canyon / Someone Waiting'' 1989/01 (with Doreen Owens; Gray Ginna; Dixie Browning Dixie Browning, née Burrus (born September 9, 1930 in North Carolina) is an American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
