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Vilim Huzjak
Vilim is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Given name * William Vilim Feller (1906–1970), Croatian-American mathematician *Vilim Harangozo (1925–1975), Yugoslavia tennis player *Vilim Herman Vilim Herman (born 19 January 1949) is a Croatian jurist and politician. A former representative in the Croatian Parliament, he serves as a professor of law at the University of Osijek. Early life Herman was born in Osijek to a Jewish family. Th ... (born 1949), Croatian lawyer and politician * Vilim Messner (1904–1988), Croatian athlete * Vilim Posinković (born 1991), Croatian footballer * Vilim Zlomislic, renamed Donald Clarke Andrews, (born 1942), Canadian white supremacist Surname * Rudolf Vilim (born 1913), Swiss canoeist {{given name, type=both Croatian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilim Feller
William "Vilim" Feller (July 7, 1906 – January 14, 1970), born Vilibald Srećko Feller, was a Croatian-United States, American mathematician specializing in probability theory. Early life and education Feller was born in Zagreb to Ida Oemichen-Perc, a Croatian people, Croatian-Austrians, Austrian Catholic Church, Catholic, and Eugen Viktor Feller, son of a Polish Jews, Polish-Jewish father (David Feller) and an Austrians, Austrian mother (Elsa Holzer). Eugen Feller was a famous chemist and created ''Elsa fluid'' named after his mother. According to Gian-Carlo Rota, Eugen Feller's surname was a "Slavic tongue twister", which William changed at the age of twenty. This claim appears to be false. His forename, Vilibald, was chosen by his Catholic mother for the saint day of his birthday. Work Feller held a docent position at the University of Kiel beginning in 1928. Because he refused to sign a Nazi oath, he fled the Nazism, Nazis and went to Copenhagen, Denmark in 1933. He also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |