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Vollmer Peak
Vollmer is a family name. Notable people with the name include: * Adolph Friedrich Vollmer, German landscape and marine painter and graphic artist *Andy Vollmer, SEC General Counsel *Antje Vollmer, (born 1943), German politician * August Vollmer, American police chief *Brian Vollmer, Canadian singer *Clyde Vollmer, American baseball player *Dana Vollmer, American swimmer *Erika Vollmer, German tennis player *Grace Vollmer, American painter *Gerhard Vollmer, German physicist and philosopher *Gustavo J. Vollmer, Venezuelan scout * Heinrich Vollmer, German small-arms designer * Henry Vollmer, American politician * Jana Vollmer, German beach volleyball player * Joan Vollmer, American poet *Jürgen Vollmer, German photographer *Patrick M. Vollmer (born 1969), House of Lords Librarian *Richard W. Vollmer, Jr., American judge *Sebastian Vollmer, American football player *Tiffany Vollmer, American voice actress See also * Vollmer House, historic house in San Francisco, California * Hiram P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolph Friedrich Vollmer
Adolph Friedrich Vollmer (17 December 1806 – 12 February 1875) was a German landscape and marine painter and graphic artist. He and his contemporary, the painter Christian Morgenstern,Andresen (1872) 3, 25. were pioneers in Hamburg of early Realism in painting.Thieme-Becker (1940) 34, 527. Life A son of a bookkeeper to a Hamburg merchant, Vollmer grew up in humble circumstances. Determined to become a painter against the wishes of his father, he became an apprentice to the Suhr brothers who owned a graphic workshop producing panorama prints. Like Morgenstern before him, Vollmer travelled throughout Germany with one of the brothers, Cornelius Suhr, for a year and a half. In 1826 the Hamburg art dealer Ernst Harzen introduced him to Carl Friedrich von Rumohr, a wealthy aristocrat, who was a patron to many young Hamburg artists among them Morgenstern and Otto Speckter. Probably on Rumohr's advice Vollmer completed his studies under Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg at the Roya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jana Vollmer
Jana Vollmer (also known as Jana Vollmerová, née Pechová, born May 5, 1973 in Mladá Boleslav) is a female former beach volleyball player from Germany, who was born in Czechoslovakia. Her family were of minority Bohemian German descent. In 1994, she played as part of the Czech Republic women's national volleyball team, featuring in the 1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, where the Czech Republic finished ninth. On club level she played with SV Tubbingen. Partnering Danja Müsch she claimed the silver medal for Germany at the 2000 European Championships in Bilbao, Spain. Playing partners * Andrea Ahmann * Danja Müsch * Ines Pianka Ines Pianka (born ) is a retired German female volleyball and beach volleyball player. She was the captain of the Germany women's national volleyball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics. On club level she played with VC Schwerte. In 1991 and 19 ... * Ulrike Schmidt References External links * 1973 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craigmont, Idaho
Craigmont is a city in the northwest United States in Lewis County, Idaho. Located on the Camas Prairie in north central Idaho, it is within the Nez Perce Indian Reservation. The population was 501 at the 2010 census, down from 556 in 2000. History The city is named for Colonel William Craig (1809–69), a mountain man who had a Nez Perce wife. He settled at Lapwai near his father-in-law Hin-mah-tute-ke-kaikt or James in 1840 when he gave up being a fur trapper due to the collapse of the market for beaver. The Nez Perce Reservation was opened to white settlement in 1895, and a town named "Chicago," a mile west of the current Craigmont, was founded in 1898. In response to not getting their mail from the post office, it was renamed "Ilo" four years later, after Ilo Leggett, daughter of town founder and merchant W.O. Leggett. A fire burnt the town in 1904 and shortly thereafter the Camas Prairie Railroad bypassed the town and started a settlement, platted by Lewiston fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vollmer Peak
Vollmer is a family name. Notable people with the name include: * Adolph Friedrich Vollmer, German landscape and marine painter and graphic artist *Andy Vollmer, SEC General Counsel *Antje Vollmer, (born 1943), German politician * August Vollmer, American police chief *Brian Vollmer, Canadian singer *Clyde Vollmer, American baseball player *Dana Vollmer, American swimmer *Erika Vollmer, German tennis player *Grace Vollmer, American painter *Gerhard Vollmer, German physicist and philosopher *Gustavo J. Vollmer, Venezuelan scout * Heinrich Vollmer, German small-arms designer * Henry Vollmer, American politician * Jana Vollmer, German beach volleyball player * Joan Vollmer, American poet *Jürgen Vollmer, German photographer *Patrick M. Vollmer (born 1969), House of Lords Librarian *Richard W. Vollmer, Jr., American judge *Sebastian Vollmer, American football player *Tiffany Vollmer, American voice actress See also * Vollmer House, historic house in San Francisco, California * Hiram P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiram Price/Henry Vollmer House
The Hiram Price/Henry Vollmer House is a historic building located on the Brady Street Hill in Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The home is named for two members of the United States House of Representatives who lived in the house, Hiram Price and Henry Vollmer, who both represented Iowa's 2nd congressional district. The building is now a part of the campus of Palmer College of Chiropractic where it houses the Office of Strategic Development. Hiram Price Hiram Price (1810–1901) was a native of Washington County, Pennsylvania, and moved to Davenport in 1844. He was a businessman in the city and became involved in local politics. Price was an advocate of the Temperance Movement and worked to pass the prohibition of liquor in the state of Iowa. He also was involved in establishing the railroads in Iowa. Politically, he was a Democrat until they tried to force slavery in Kansas. At that time he helped to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vollmer House
The Vollmer House is a historic house built between 1876 to 1885, and located in Lower Pacific Heights area in San Francisco, California. The house is known for its outstanding decorative details on the exterior. It was listed as a California Historical Landmark since March 8, 1973; and on the National Register of Historic Places as "Building at 1735–1737 Webster Street" on March 8, 1973. With History The Vollmer House was built between 1876 to 1885, at 773 Turk Street near Franklin Street in San Francisco. The exact date of the house is unknown and it is possible it was as early as 1876. The house was designed by the Newsom Brothers ( Samuel Newsom and Joseph Newsom) in a Stick/Eastlake-style, and was built for F. Vollerni. The second owner was German-born John J. Vollmer and his family, which had previously lived up the block. Vollmer ran a corner grocery store at Turk Street and Franklin Street. The house escaped damages during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiffany Vollmer
Tiffany Michele Vollmer (born July 22, 1973) is an American film producer, make-up artist, and voice actress. She formerly worked for Funimation. Biography Career As a voice actress, Vollmer was cast as Bulma in 1999 for Funimation's English dub of the third season of ''Dragon Ball Z'', and went on to voice the character in the remainder of the series, as well as the redub of the first two seasons. She also voiced Bulma in ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Dragon Ball GT'', as well as ten feature films, a TV special, and fourteen video games. She also voiced a few smaller, additional characters in the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise, in addition to minor roles on ''Yu Yu Hakusho'' and ''Case Closed''. In 2009, she was replaced by Monica Rial as the voice of Bulma for the franchise, starting with ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' and every piece of ''Dragon Ball'' media after it. Vollmer also worked on a couple of live action films, both in front of and behind the camera. She was the associate producer of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Vollmer
Sebastian Georg Vollmer (; born July 10, 1984) is a former German American football offensive tackle. He played college football at Houston and was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft and played his entire 8-year career with the team. Early years Born in Kaarst, Germany, Vollmer did not start playing American football until he was 14 years old. He attended Quirinus Gymnasium, a secondary school in Neuss, Germany. He played American football for the Düsseldorf Panther and helped his team to a 25–0 record and two national Junior Bowl wins. After appearing in the 2004 Global Junior Championships in San Diego, California, he was recruited by college coaches as a 250-pound tight end. College career Vollmer chose to attend the University of Houston, where he played for the Houston Cougars football team beginning in 2004. He redshirted his freshman season in 2004, and appeared in eight games as a reserve tight end in 2005. After requiring ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard W
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick M
Patrick may refer to: *Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name *Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People *Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint *Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick or Patricius, Bishop of Dublin * Patrick, 1st Earl of Salisbury (c. 1122–1168), Anglo-Norman nobleman * Patrick (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian right-back *Patrick (footballer, born 1985), Brazilian striker *Patrick (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian midfielder *Patrick (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian right-back *Patrick (footballer, born May 1998), Brazilian forward *Patrick (footballer, born November 1998), Brazilian attacking midfielder * Patrick (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian defender *Patrick (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian defender *John Byrne (Scottish playwright) (born 1940), also a painter under the pseudonym Patrick *Don Harris (wrestler) (born 1960), American professional wrestler who uses the ring name Patrick Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jürgen Vollmer
Jürgen Vollmer (born 11 July 1939) is a German photographer known for his association with the Beatles during the band's time in Hamburg in the early 1960s. Vollmer, along with Astrid Kirchherr and Klaus Voormann (the " Exis"), befriended the band and were responsible for some of their most iconic images in their leather-clad days prior to Brian Epstein. Early life and Beatles In April 1961, a few months before he moved from his hometown of Hamburg to Paris, Vollmer photographed the then unknown Beatles as a student of photography. John Lennon used one of these photos in 1975 as the cover of his solo album Rock 'n' Roll and wrote in the same year in his foreword to Vollmer's photo book Rock 'n' Roll Times: "Jürgen Vollmer was the first photographer to capture the beauty and spirit of the Beatles. We tried very hard to find someone with his touch ..nobody could." The Beatles owe Vollmer their trademark, the mushroom head hairstyle. John Lennon is quoted in the Beatles antho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Vollmer
Joan Vollmer (February 4, 1923 – September 6, 1951) was an influential participant in the early Beat Generation circle. While a student at Barnard College, she became the roommate of Edie Parker (later married to Jack Kerouac). Their apartment became a gathering place for the Beats during the 1940s, where Vollmer was often at the center of marathon, all-night discussions. In 1946, she began a relationship with William S. Burroughs, later becoming his common-law wife. In 1951, Burroughs killed Vollmer. He claimed, and shortly thereafter denied, the killing was a drunken attempt at playing William Tell. Biography Joan Vollmer was born in Ossining, New York and raised in Loudonville, New York. She graduated from St. Agnes School in 1939 and attended Barnard College in New York City on a scholarship, also studying journalism at Colombia University. Vollmer met Edie Parker at the West End Bar and the two moved in together in the first of a series of apartments in New York's Upper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
