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Weise
__NOTOC__ Weise is a surname, meaning "wise" or "prudent" in German. Notable people with the name include: A *Andreas Weise (born 1986), Swedish singer and songwriter *Agustín Saavedra Weise (born 1943), Bolivian diplomat and writer *Arne Weise (1930–2019), Swedish television personality B * Birgit Weise, German luger * Brian Weise, American soccer coach C *Christian Weise (1642–1708), German writer and dramatist D *Dale Weise (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player * David Weise, ballroom dancer * Dietrich Weise (1934–2020), German footballer and football manager * Dirk Weise (born 1952), German sprint canoer E *Eberhard Weise (born 1953), German bobsledder H * Hans-Joachim Weise (born 1912), German competitive sailor *Hubert Weise (1884–1950), German Luftwaffe officer J *Jeff Weise (1988–2005), American spree killer and school shooter who perpetrated the 2005 Red Lake shootings *Julia Vargas-Weise (1942 – 1 April 2018) Bolivian photographer, screenwrite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Weise
Dale Kenton Weise (born August 5, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He played for the New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks, Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks, and Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 111th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. Playing career Junior Weise played three years of major junior ice hockey for the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL). During his rookie WHL season in 2005–06, he scored 18 points (four goals and 14 assists) over 53 games. He dressed in an addition four playoff games without recording a point as the Broncos were eliminated by the Medicine Hat Tigers. The following season, Weise improved to 43 points (18 goals and 25 assists) over 67 games, ranking second in team scoring, behind centre Levi Nelson. He then recorded one assist in six playoff games as the Broncos were eliminated in the first round for the second consecutive y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Lake Shootings
The Red Lake shootings were a spree killing that occurred on March 21, 2005, in two places on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in Red Lake, Minnesota, United States. That afternoon, 16-year-old Jeff Weise killed his grandfather (an Ojibwe tribal police sergeant) and his grandfather's girlfriend at their home. After taking his grandfather's police weapons and bulletproof vest, Weise drove his grandfather's police vehicle to Red Lake Senior High School, where he had been a student some months before. Weise shot and killed seven people at the school and wounded five others. The dead included an unarmed security guard at the entrance of the school, a teacher, and five students. After the police arrived, Weise exchanged gunfire with them. After being wounded, he shot and killed himself in a classroom. At the time, it was the deadliest school shooting in the United States since the Columbine High School massacre. Background At the time of the shooting, by some accounts, Jeff Weise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Weise
Jeffrey James Weise (August 8, 1988 – March 21, 2005) was an American student at Red Lake Senior High School in Red Lake, Minnesota, who committed the Red Lake shootings on March 21, 2005. He killed his grandfather and his grandfather's companion before going to the reservation high school, where he murdered seven more people and wounded five others. He died by suicide before he could be captured by the police. Weise struggled in school due to frequent relocations, bullying, disruptions in his personal life and truancy. In May and June 2004, Weise attempted suicide and was briefly hospitalized. He was under treatment for depression, and had been prescribed Prozac as an anti-depressant. His case revived the public discussion about the use of Prozac for children and adolescents; the Food and Drug Administration had published a warning about it in October 2004 as a factor in increased suicides and violence among youths. Life Weise was born in 1988 in Minneapolis, Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arne Weise
Arne Georg Fredrik Weise (28 February 1930 – 25 September 2019) was a Swedish journalist and television personality, one of the presenters for Sveriges Television (SVT). He worked at Sveriges Radio from 1952 and started working for SVT in 1979. Early life Born in Malmö, Arne Georg Fredrik Weise was the son of engineer Per Weise (1897–1991) and Ingrid Tengström (1893–1987). He grew up in Malmö and Gothenburg and did his high school education at Hvitfeldtska gymnasiet, passing his studentexamen in 1950. He later studied at Uppsala University and then the University of Gothenburg between 1951 and 1953, and resided in Italy between 1954 and 1956. Career During four decades, 1972–2002, with interruptions in 1978–1979 and 1988–1990, Weise was the presenter of the SVT Christmas Eve broadcast throughout the day. When he became 65 years old in 1995, Weise announced that he was about to quit his job as presenter on Christmas Eve, the announcement was met with large prot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Weise
Andreas Georg Fredrik Weise (born 18 August 1986) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, TV host and entertainer. He finished in fifth place on the Swedish '' Idol 2010''. Genres and musical expression Weise's music has influences from genres such as soul, jazz and swing, he has on several occasions been described as a "crooner". He is not classically trained but has developed his vocal style himself. Weise is a tenor. Weise is known to be an "entertainer". He's inspired by great musicians as Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder and Sammy Davis Jr. Thereto Weises music and style is often compared to contemporary artists such as Robbie Williams and John Newman. In addition to his musical talent, Weise often appears in humorous contexts on Swedish TV shows. Career Swedish Idol 2010 Andreas Weise early on distinguished himself in the competition by his choice of classical song and as the "entertainer" of the show. He finished in fifth place. Below is a list of performances that Weise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Weise
Christian Weise (30 April 1642 – 21 October 1708), also known under the pseudonyms Siegmund Gleichviel, Orontes, Catharinus Civilis and Tarquinius Eatullus, was a German writer, dramatist, poet, pedagogue and librarian of the Baroque era. He produced a large number of dramatic works, noted for their social criticism and idiomatic style. In the 1670s he started a fashion for German "political novels". He has also been credited with the invention of the mathematical Euler diagram, though this is uncertain. Biography Christian Weise was born in Zittau, the son of Elias Weise, a ''magister tertium'' or assistant teacher. Weise studied theology at the University of Leipzig, gaining a Magister's degree in 1663. His studies expanded into rhetoric, politics, history and poetry, and for a brief period after his graduation he lectured there in those subjects. However, in 1668 he secured a post at the court in Halle, as the secretary of Simon Philipp von Leiningen-Westerburg, the minister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weiser (other)
Weiser may refer to: Places * Weiser, Idaho * Weiser State Forest * Weiser Township, North Dakota * Weiser River People * Conrad Weiser (1696–1760), German pioneer * Grethe Weiser (1903–1970), German actress * Johann Conrad Weiser, Sr. (1662–1746), German Palatine * Mark Weiser (1952–1999), chief scientist of Xerox PARC * Malbim (1809–1879) (Meïr Löb ben Jehiel Michel Weiser), Russian rabbi * Mitchell Weiser (born 1994), German footballer * Peter M. Weiser (1781–c. 1825-1828), member of the Corps of Discovery * Ronald Weiser (born 1945), American Diplomat * Sarah Banet-Weiser, American academic and author Others * ''Weiser'' (film), a film directed by Wojciech Marczewski (2001) *Red Wheel Weiser Conari, a publisher previously known as Weiser or Samuel Weiser, Inc from 1956 to 2000 See also *Weise,a surname *Weisse Weisse or Weiße is a surname which means "white" in German. It may refer to: People * Charles H. Weisse (1866–1919), American politician * Christia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Weise
Martin Weise (12 May 1903 in Torgau; 15 November 1943 in Brandenburg-Görden Prison) was a German journalist, member of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) and a resistance fighter against the Nazis during World War II. From 1929 to 1934, Weiss published the socialist Die Rote Fahne newspaper. He was arrested and sent to a concentration camp until 1939. When he was released, he decided to resist and made contact with Wilhelm Guddorf and the Hamburg based group around Bernhard Bästlein and Robert Abshagen He became associated with an anti-fascist resistance group that was run by Harro Schulze-Boysen and Arvid Harnack, that was later called the Red Orchestra by the Abwehr. Life Wiese was the son of a teacher. As a secondary school pupil, Weise joined the Wandervogel movement, then the (FSJ), then later still in 1927, the Communist Party of Germany (KPD), becoming a committed communist. Weise began studying history and philosophy in 1922. However, he had to abandon his stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Vargas-Weise
Julia Vargas-Weise (1942 – 1 April 2018) was a Bolivian photographer, screenwriter, educator, and film director. Biography Julia Vargas-Weise was born in Cochabamba in 1942. She trained professionally at the Ecole des Arts et Métiers in Vevey, Switzerland. She became known as the first female professional photographer in Bolivia. She overcame discrimination to obtain fair recognition and valuation of her work, and from 1963 to the end of her life, she participated in 30 international photo exhibitions, including 17 solo exhibitions. In 1980, she founded and directed a non-governmental organization which held audiovisual workshops for children and adolescents. In 1984, she worked in the film industry for the first time, as a still photographer for the feature '' Los Hermanos Cartagena''. She went on to direct three films, including 2015's '' Sealed Cargo'', which was selected as Bolivia's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, but was not nominated. It also won s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konrad Weise
Konrad Weise (born 17 August 1951 in Greiz) is a German former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ... who played as a defender. He played his career at senior level for Carl Zeiss Jena (1970–1986). At international level he played between 1970 and 1981 for the East Germany national team (86 matches, two goals), and was a participant at the 1974 FIFA World Cup. References External links * Weltfussball 1951 births Living people People from Bezirk Gera Sportspeople from Gera German men's footballers East German men's footballers Footballers from Thuringia FC Carl Zeiss Jena players 1974 FIFA World Cup players Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for East Germany Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agustín Saavedra Weise
Agustín Saavedra Weise (19 November 1943 – 26 December 2021) was a Bolivian diplomat and writer. He served as Ambassador to Switzerland and Argentina and ambassador-at-large in several foreign missions and was a foreign minister (1982). He wrote more than 10 books and hundreds of notes and articles. He was appointed the President of Central Bank of Bolivia in October 2020. Saavedra Weise died on 26 December 2021, at the age of 78. References External links Homepage 1943 births 2021 deaths Presidents of the Central Bank of Bolivia Ambassadors of Bolivia to Argentina Ambassadors of Bolivia to Switzerland Bolivian diplomats Bolivian male writers Foreign ministers of Bolivia People from Santa Cruz de la Sierra {{Bolivia-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Weise
Julius Weise (6 June 1844 – 25 February 1925) was a German entomologist. He specialised in Coleoptera, especially Chrysomelidae and Coccinellidae, and was one of the first entomologists to use genitalia to identify and classify species. His collections of Chrysomelidae, Coccinellidae, Staphylinidae and Carabidae are in the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, and his collections of Cerambycidae and Coccinellidae are in the National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. at www.biol.uni.wroc.pl Collections of and the |
