Westenholz (actor) (1759–1838), German classical composer, musician, singer and music educator
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Westenholz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Anders Westenholz (1936–2010), Danish psychologist and writer *Charles Westenholz (1945–2006), British alpine skier *Elisabeth Westenholz (born 1942), Danish classical pianist and organist *Joan Goodnick Westenholz (1943–2013), American archaeologist *Piers Westenholz (born 1943), British alpine skier *Sophia Maria Westenholz Sophia Maria Westenholz (née Elenore Sophia Maria Fritscher; 10 July 1759 - 4 October 1838) was a Germans, German composer, musician, singer and music educator. Born in Neubrandenburg, she was raised in a privileged family and spent most of her lif ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anders Westenholz
Anders Westenholz (October 21, 1936 – November 21, 2010) was a Danish psychologist and writer. Overview Anders Westenholz became a student in 1955, and a psychologist in 1969. From 1969-76 he was employed by ''Dansk Arbejdsgiverforening'' (English: ''The Confederation of Danish Employers''). He's been included in the prestigious Danish book of biographies, ''Kraks Blå Bog'' (English: ''Krak's Blue Book''). He's been granted financial support or backing from ''Statens Kunstfond'' (English: ''Danish Arts Agency'') eight times throughout his career as a writer. In 1974 he received the RAI Prix Italia for his radio play ''Skriget fra Golgatha'' (English: ''The Scream from Golgatha''). In 1981 he received ''Gyldendals Boglegat'' (English: ''Gyldendal's Book Grant'') and in 1988 ''Johannes Ewalds Legat'' (English: ''Johannes Ewald's Grant''). His works Anders Westenholz' works are generally divided into four groups: works of fiction, works on psychology, biographical works on Danish S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Charles Westenholz
Charles Patrick Paul Freiherr von Westenholz (17 March 1945 – 9 March 2006) was a British alpine skier who competed in the 1964 Winter Olympics. Early life Westenholz was born on 17 March 1945. He was a son of Henry Frederick Everhard Baron von Westenholz (1916–1984) and Marguerite Gordon Ness. His parents divorced in 1968 and his father married Flora Evelyn Innes ( Stuart) Langford-Holt (a daughter of Ian St Clair Stuart and former wife of Sir John Anthony Langford-Holt, MP for Shrewsbury) in 1969.Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes.'' Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999, volume 1, page 78. His brother was the interior designed and fellow skier, Piers von Westenholz, who second wife Jane is one of the official Queen's companions to Queen Camilla. His paternal grandfather was Paul Eberhard, Baron von Westenholz. Career At the time of his wedding, he was described as a banker and British Olympic s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Elisabeth Westenholz
Elisabeth Westenholz is a Danish pianist and organist. She has been called one of Denmark’s premier performers by the ''Kristeligt Dagblad''. Biography Westenholz was born in 1942 in Copenhagen. Both her parents played the piano, and her father taught her pieces by Mozart and Bach when she was very young. She began studying piano at the Royal Danish Academy of Music with Harriet Østergaard-Andersen and then subsequently with Ester Vagning. She also lived in Wales for a few months in 1959, where she took a break from school and studied with Patrick Piggott. In Wales, she made her television debut on a local TV station. After her schooling was complete, she studied at Oxford, under 90-year-old Leonie Gombrich, who knew such greats as Brahms, Mahler, and Bruckner. She had additional studies with Bruno Seidlhofer in Vienna. Westenholz also studied the organ with Carl Johann Grum. She was thus able to serve as second organist at the Garrison Church in Copenhagen from 1968 to 196 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Joan Goodnick Westenholz
Joan Goodnick Westenholz (1 July 1943 – 2013) was an Assyriologist and the chief curator at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem. She held positions related to academic research at the Oriental Institute (University of Chicago), Harvard University, Ruhr University Bochum (Germany), New York University, Princeton University, and the W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research at Jerusalem. She was one of the first people to research gender studies in relation to the Ancient Near East and she co-founded and edited the inter-disciplinary NIN – Journal of Gender Studies in Antiquity. Early life and education Westenholz was born in 1943 in Philadelphia and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where she graduated at the age of 21 with a degree in anthropology. She completed her PhD in Near Eastern Languages and Literatures from the University of Chicago in 1971 and studied under Erica Reiner, A. Leo Oppenheim, I. J. Gelb, and Miguel Civil Miguel Civil (Miquel Civil i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Piers Westenholz
Frederick Patrick Piers von Westenholz (born 10 December 1943) is an interior designer, former English alpine skier. He competed in two events at the 1964 Winter Olympics. Piers is the son and heir of Henry Baron von Westenholz, and brother of the late banker and fellow skier, Charles von Westenholz. He has been married twice: # to Sarah von Hoffmanstahl (no issue); # to Jane Leveson, with whom he has three children. With his second wife, he has led the restoration of Dumfries House, a personal project of King Charles III. Jane von Westenholz is one of the official Queen's companions to Queen Camilla Camilla (born Camilla Rosemary Shand, later Parker Bowles, 17 July 1947) is Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms as the wife of King Charles III. She became queen consort on 8 September 2022, upon the acc .... References 1943 births Living people English male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of Great Britain Alpine skiers ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |