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Vester may refer to: ;Places: * Vešter, a settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia * Vester Hassing, a Danish town in North Jutland, Denmark ;People: *Vester Flanagan (1973–2015), American news reporter and murderer *Vester Pegg (1889–1951), American actor of the silent era * Vester R. Wright (1921–1966), American Champion Thoroughbred horse racing trainer *Viestards (?–1230), also known as Vester, Viesthard, Vesthardus, and Viesturs, a Semigallian leader sometimes referred to as King of Semigallia *Frederic Vester (1925–2003), a German biochemist and expert on ecology * Hannah Vester (born 2006), German rhythmic gymnast *Linda Vester (born 1965), American TV news host * Michael Vester (born 1988), Danish professional football forward *Saskia Vester (born 1959), German actress and author ;Other: *, a United States Navy patrol vessel and minesweeper in commission from 1917 to 1919 *Vester Guitars Vester was a musical instr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vešter
Vešter (; in older sources also ''Bešter'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 62. german: Westert) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Geography Vešter is an old clustered village east of Trnje along the road from Škofja Loka to Železniki. It stands on the left bank of the Selca Sora River with the settled area in the Vešter Plain ( sl, Veštrsko polje), and Puštal Hill and Cavrn Hill rise north of the settlement. Name ''Vešter'' was attested in historical sources as ''Obernwester'' in 1291, ''Westreden'' in 1421, ''Westert'' in 1481, and ''Bestrad'' in 1500. The name ''Vešter'' is shortened from German ''Obernwester'' (literally, 'upper Vešter'). The neighboring village of Trnje was formerly called ''Wester'', and so the epithet distinguished the two villages. The name ''Vešter'' is derived from the mic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vester Hassing
Vester Hassing is a Danish town in North Jutland, Denmark immediately north of the Limfjord, and a part of Aalborg Municipality and Region Nordjylland. The town is situated 17 km to the east from Aalborg, where the majority of the citizens are working. Vester Hassing lies in a hilly moraine landscape between the villages, Stae and Gandrup. The church dates from c. 1200 AD. Vester Hassing had a strong growth in the 1970s, where among others a great part the towns residential areas were built. After some years with stagnation in population, the town experienced growth after year 2004, when new homes were built. Since then commerce has grown and new residential areas have been developed. Since 2001 there has been a music festival held each year called Limfjordsfest, where both local and foreign artists appear. At Vester Hassing there is a Danish static inverter station of the HVDC Konti–Skan with the static inverters of Konti-Skan 1 and Konti-Skan 2. Vester Hassing has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vester Flanagan
On the morning of August 26, 2015, news reporter Alison Parker and photojournalist Adam Ward, both employees of CBS affiliate WDBJ in Roanoke, Virginia, United States, were fatally shot while conducting a live television interview near Smith Mountain Lake in Moneta. They were interviewing Vicki Gardner, executive director of the local chamber of commerce, when all three were attacked by a gunman. Parker, age 24, and Ward, age 27, died at the scene, while Gardner survived. The gunman was 41-year-old Vester Lee Flanagan II, a former reporter at WDBJ who had been fired in 2013 for disruptive conduct. After a five-hour manhunt, Flanagan shot himself during a car chase with police officers and died later at a hospital. Events Murders At the time of the shooting, Alison Parker and Adam Ward were conducting a live interview with Vicki Gardner at Moneta's Bridgewater Plaza about upcoming events for the 50th anniversary of Smith Mountain Lake, southeast of Roanoke. The shooting occurre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vester Pegg
Vester Pegg (May 23, 1889 – February 19, 1951) was an American actor of the silent film era. He appeared in 140 films between 1912 and 1941, mainly Westerns. He was born in Appleton City, Missouri and died in Los Angeles, California. Pegg became a picador in 1909, working in a bull ring in Mexico City. He left that job after a bull charged and killed the horse on which Pegg was riding. He moved to California, where he began acting in stock theater. After 18 months of acting on stage, he began acting in films, eventually signing with Universal Pictures, where he worked with Harry Carey's company. Selected filmography * ''The Birth of a Nation'' (1915) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' The Lucky Transfer'' (1915, Short) - The clerk * ''Jordan Is a Hard Road'' (1915) - (uncredited) * '' Blue Blood and Red'' (1916) * ''Intolerance'' (1916) - Extra (uncredited) * ''Blood Money'' (1917, Short) - Bud Cameron * '' The Bad Man of Cheyenne'' (1917, Short) - Vesta * ''The Outlaw and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Vester may refer to: ;Places: * Vešter, a settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia * Vester Hassing, a Danish town in North Jutland, Denmark ;People: *Vester Flanagan (1973–2015), American news reporter and murderer *Vester Pegg (1889–1951), American actor of the silent era * Vester R. Wright (1921–1966), American Champion Thoroughbred horse racing trainer *Viestards (?–1230), also known as Vester, Viesthard, Vesthardus, and Viesturs, a Semigallian leader sometimes referred to as King of Semigallia *Frederic Vester (1925–2003), a German biochemist and expert on ecology * Hannah Vester (born 2006), German rhythmic gymnast *Linda Vester (born 1965), American TV news host * Michael Vester (born 1988), Danish professional football forward *Saskia Vester (born 1959), German actress and author ;Other: *, a United States Navy patrol vessel and minesweeper in commission from 1917 to 1919 *Vester Guitars Vester was a musical instr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viestards
Viestards (also ''Viesthard, Vesthardus, Viesturs''; died 1230) was one of the greatest Semigallian dukes in the 13th century, referred to as King Vester ( goh, konic Vesters). Life His capital was Tērvete hillfort. During the first decades of the 13th century he was allied with the Livonian Brothers of the Sword against Lithuanians, who looted Semigallia on several occasions. In 1205, joint forces of semigallians and crusaders defeated Lithuanians and killed duke Žvelgaitis. In 1208 Viestards led a united Semigallian and crusader army into Lithuania but was heavily defeated. In 1219 Viestards came into conflict with German bishop Albert when German crusaders placed their garrison in Semigallian castle of Mežotne. Viestards unsuccessfully attacked Mežotne but managed to defeat the reinforcement of crusaders coming on Lielupe river after that crusaders left Mežotne. Viestards became an enemy of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword and made an alliance with his neighbors, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederic Vester
Frederic Vester (November 23, 1925 – November 2, 2003) was a German biochemist, and an expert in the field of ecology. Biography Vester was born in Saarbrücken, and studied chemistry at the universities of Mainz, Paris and Hamburg. From 1955 to 1957 he was postdoctoral fellow at Yale University and Cambridge. From 1957 to 1966 he worked at Saarland University, Saarbrücken, and from 1969 he worked in Munich, first at the Max Planck Institute. In 1970 he founded the private Munich-based ''Frederic Vester Studiengruppe für Biologie und Umwelt GmbH'' ("Frederic Vester Study Group for Biology and Environment, Ltd.), renamed ''Frederic Vester GmbH'' ("Frederic Vester, Ltd.") after his death. From 1982 to 1989 he was a professor at the Bundeswehr University Munich, and from 1989 to 1991 he was Professor for Applied Economics at the Hochschule St. Gallen, Switzerland. Vester's ideas influenced the formation of the environmental movement and the Green Party in Germany. He was a mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Vester
Hannah Vester (born 2 May 2006) is a German rhythmic gymnast. She won silver in the senior team category at the 2022 World Championships. Career Vester made the move from being an individual training at TB 1889 Oppau to the rooster of the national group in February 2022, her first senior year. She was selected to perform in the 5 hoops exercise at the 2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships in Tel Aviv, Israel, scoring 30.150, the group came in 12th place in the all-around. In the team ranking (individual and group), the German team placed 5th. In late August she competed at the World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ... in Cluj-Napoca, winning bronze in the 3 ribbons + 2 balls' final. The following month she participated at the 2022 World Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Vester
Linda Vester (born June 11, 1965, in Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American television news host. She was the anchor of ''NBC News at Sunrise'' on NBC and ''DaySide with Linda Vester'' on the Fox News. She left television in 2005 to raise her children. She later produced an award-winning documentary and most recently founded a website for moms. Early life and education Linda Vester is the daughter of the late Joan Vester Schoettinger and the late Dr. John Vester of Cincinnati, Ohio. She graduated Latin honors, magna cum laude from Boston University with a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1987. She received an honors diploma from the University of Paris, Sorbonne in France after attending for one semester in 1985. In 1998 she was awarded a Fulbright scholarship, Fulbright Scholarship to study Arabic and Middle East Affairs at the The American University in Cairo, American University in Cairo, Egypt. She learned to speak both French language, French and Arabic fluently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Vester
Michael Vester (born 4 May 1988) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a forward. Career Vester joined the AGF youth academy from TST Tilst, and was renowned as a goal scorer in his early career. He signed his first contract on 15 July 2003, keeping him at the club until 2006. He made his professional debut on 16 October 2005, coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute for Christer George in a 3–1 loss to OB in the Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each ye .... On 15 July 2010, Vester and AGF decided to terminate his contract by mutual consent. He joined Aarhus Fremad the same day. References External linksAGF profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saskia Vester
Saskia Vester (born 24 July 1959) is a German actress and author. Life Vester was born in Saarbrücken, the daughter of the biochemist and environmentalist Frederic Vester and the sister of actress . After completing her training at the , Vester began acting in plays, among others at Theater Augsburg, Staatstheater Nürnberg, Stadttheater Ingolstadt, at the Kampnagel in Hamburg and Theater44 and Komödie im Bayerischen Hof in Munich. At the same time, and since 2000 exclusively, she worked in numerous theatrical and TV films as well as in TV series. In 1985, Vester published her own novel, ''Pols Reise''. Vester lives with her husband, television producer Robbie Flörke, and their two children in Munich. Filmography (selection) * 1986: Der Schwammerlkönig * 1986: Zwei auf der Straße * 1987: Hans im Glück * 1987: Franz Xaver Brunnmayr – Der sechzigste Geburtstag (TV series) * 1988: Doppelter Einsatz * 1988: Alle meine Töchter * 1988: * 1989: Filser Briefe * 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vester Guitars
Vester was a musical instrument brand specialised in guitars and amplifiers. Formed as a part of retail company "Samuel Music" based in Effingham, Illinois, Vester is perhaps best known for their good quality Korean electric and acoustic guitars. History The Samuel Music Company, founded in 1946, was the proprietor and owner of a chain of music stores on Bloomberg.com which sold pianos and specialized in school band renting programs. Following the success of several small luthier businesses such as and in the late 1980s boom of the rock music industry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
