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Weißmann (Weissmann, Weiszmann, Waismann) is a German surname meaning "white man". Common variants in spelling are Weismann, Weissman, Weisman, Waismann, and Vaisman. Science * Charles Weissmann, biochemist * Irving Weissman, scientist * August Weismann (1834–1914), German biologist, evolutionary theorist and proposer of the Weismann barrier * Mariana Weissmann (born 1933), Argentinian physicist * Samuel Isaac Weissman, chemist and professor * Sherman Weissman (born 1930), * Jonathan Weissman Medicine * Joel Weisman (1943–2009), American doctor, one of the first to recognize AIDS * Weismann-Netter-Stuhl Syndrome, Congenital osteopathic syndrome named after French doctors Weismann-Netter and Stuhl. Philosophy * Friedrich Waismann (1896–1959), Austrian-Jewish mathematician, physicist, and philosopher. * Max Weismann, American philosopher. Politics & Law * Augustus Weismann (1809–1884), New York politician * Keith Weissman, senior Iran analyst of AIPAC. * Samue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Language
German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italy, Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium, as well as a national language in Namibia. Outside Germany, it is also spoken by German communities in France (Bas-Rhin), Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Poland (Upper Silesia), Slovakia (Bratislava Region), and Hungary (Sopron). German is most similar to other languages within the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch language, Dutch, English language, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots language, Scots, and Yiddish. It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic languages, North Germanic group, such as Danish lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerda Weissmann Klein
Gerda Weissmann Klein (May 8, 1924 – April 3, 2022) was a Polish-born American writer and human rights activist. Her autobiographical account of the Holocaust, ''All but My Life'' (1957), was adapted for the 1995 short film, ''One Survivor Remembers'', which received an Academy Award and an Emmy Award, and was selected for the National Film Registry. She married Kurt Klein (1920–2002) in 1946. The Kleins became advocates of Holocaust education and human rights, dedicating most of their lives to promoting tolerance and community service. A naturalized U.S. citizen, Gerda Weissmann Klein also founded Citizenship Counts, a nonprofit organization that champions the value and responsibilities of American citizenship. She has served on the governing board of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, which features her testimony in a permanent exhibit. On February 15, 2011, Klein was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Vaisman
Diana Vaisman (or Weissman,https://www.israelhayom.com/2018/07/05/sprinter-diana-weissman-breaks-46-year-womens-100-meter-record/ be, Диана Вейсман, he, דיאנה ויסמן; born 23 July 1998) is a Belarusian-born Israeli track and field athlete and sprinter. She holds the Israeli national record in the 100 metre sprint. Early and personal life Vaisman was born in Minsk, Belarus, to Irena and Vladimir Vaisman. Her family immigrated to Israel with her, when she was two years old. They reside in Ashkelon, Israel. Her mother Irina Vaisman is a former athlete and a current coach, and coaches her as does Irina Lenskiy. Vaisman's family is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. She was enlisted and served as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces. She married her Israeli boyfriend Max Shvarzman on 7 April 2022. Running career Vaisman's club is Maccabi Rishon LeZion. 60 metres Vaisman represented Israel in the 60 metres at two European Athletics Indoor Championships, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard (Ricky) Weissman
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] |
