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Wideman
Wideman is the Americanized form of German surname Weidmann meaning ‘huntsman’ Wideman may refer to: *Chris Wideman (born 1990), American ice hockey player * Dennis Earl Wideman, Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. *Jamila Wideman (born 1975), American female left-handed point guard basketball player, lawyer and activist. * Johannes Widmann, German mathematician who invented the addition (+) and the subtraction (-) signs. * John Edgar Wideman, American writer, professor at Brown University * Lydia Wideman, former cross-country skier from Finland. * Malachi Wideman (born 2001), American football player * Max Wideman, creator of the first edition of the Project Management Body of Knowledge *Tyler Wideman (born 1995), American basketball player in the Israeli National League * Wideman, Arkansas See also *Weidman Weidman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Charles Weidman (1901–1975), American modern dancer, choreographer and teacher * Chris Weidma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Edgar Wideman
John Edgar Wideman (born June 14, 1941) is an American novelist, short story writer, memoirist, and essayist. He was the first person to win the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction twice. His writing is known for experimental techniques and a focus on the African-American experience. Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Wideman excelled as a student athlete at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1963, he became the second African American to win a Rhodes Scholarship to attend the University of Oxford. In addition to his work as a writer, Wideman has had a career in academia as a literature and creative writing professor at both public and Ivy League universities. In his writing, Wideman has explored the complexities of race, family, trauma, storytelling, and justice in the United States. His personal experience, including the incarceration of his brother, has played a significant role in his work. He is a professor emeritus at Brown University and lives in New York City and France. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Wideman
Dennis Earl Wideman (born March 20, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Wideman was drafted in the eighth round, 241st overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career Amateur Wideman grew up playing his minor ice hockey in his hometown of Elmira, Ontario, playing for the Woolwich Township Wildcats "B" of the OMHA's Tri-County League and the Guelph Reps AAA Bantams of the OMHA's South Central AAA League in 1997–98. He played in the 1997 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with Guelph. Wideman spent the 1998–99 season with the Elmira Sugar Kings of the Mid-Western Junior Hockey League (MWJHL), scoring 18 goals and 48 points in 47 games. He was then drafted by the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Wideman began his junior ice hockey career with the Wolves in the 1999–2000 season. In his rookie season in Sudbury, he had ten goals and 36 points ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Wideman
Chris Wideman (born January 7, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fourth round, 100th overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. In addition to the Senators, Wideman briefly played for the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers. Playing career Amateur Wideman was born in St. Louis, Missouri. As a youth, he played in the 2003 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the St. Louis Jr. Blues minor ice hockey team. Wideman played high school hockey for Chaminade College Preparatory School. In 2007, Wideman joined the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the USHL where he played one year of Tier I junior hockey before entering Miami University in 2008. After one season at Miami, Wideman was drafted in the fourth round, 100th overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. During his four-year stint in Miami, he helped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamila Wideman
Jamila Wideman (born October 16, 1975) is an American lawyer, activist, and former professional basketball player. She is the daughter of author John Edgar Wideman. Early life Wideman was born on October 16, 1975. Her father, John Edgar Wideman, is an African-American author and a professor at Brown University. Her mother, Judith Ann Goldman, is a lawyer. Until she was 10 years old, Wideman lived in Laramie, Wyoming, where her father taught Creative Writing at the University of Wyoming. In 1986, she moved to Amherst, Massachusetts, where her father accepted a tenured teaching position at the University of Massachusetts. Education High school Wideman started on the Amherst Regional High School Varsity team for six straight years, beginning in 7th grade. In her senior year, leading her team to the high school state championship, Wideman averaged 17 points, 6 steals, 6 assists, and 6 rebounds per game. In the State Championship game, she scored 27 points, had 14 steals and 8 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Wideman
Robert Max Wideman (born 19 January 1927) is a British project management consultant. He is the creator of the first edition of ''A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge'', the Project Management Institute's foundational book on the process of project management. Wideman is also well known for his free comprehensive project management knowledge web site. that contains over 12,500 pages, 550 Issacons (issues and considerations), and 280,000 links (as of September 2010). Early life, education, and career Wideman was born at home in Penarth on 19 January 1927. He attended Alpha School in Harrow and later the Bedford Modern School due to the outbreak of World War II. In 1944 Wideman obtained entrance to the City and Guilds section of the Imperial College in Kensington and was close to the center of London throughout the V-1 and V-2 rocket attacks. In 1947 Wideman graduated with a Bachelor of Science with Honours in civil engineering. He then spent two years pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malachi Wideman
Malachi Devonne Wideman (born November 2, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for Tennessee and Jackson State. Early years Wideman was born on November 2, 2001, in Venice, Florida. He played high school football for Venice High School in Venice. He was a four-star recruit and caught 65 passes for 1,064 and thirteen touchdowns as a senior. Wideman originally committed to Florida State on May 5, 2019. Following visits with Washington State, Tennessee, Oregon, and Ole Miss he decommitted on February 5, 2020, to commit Tennessee the same day. College career Tennessee On February 5, 2020, Wideman committed to Tennessee. During his true freshman season he made his college football debut against Missouri. He made his first-career catch against Kentucky with a 24-yard reception. On June 23, 2021, Wideman announced he was transferring from the school. Jac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler Wideman
Tyler Wideman (born November 18, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for A.S. Ramat HaSharon of the Israeli National League. He played college basketball at Butler Bulldogs from 2014 to 2018 before playing professionally in Croatia and Israel. College career As a senior at Butler Bulldogs in 2017-18 Wideman averaged 6.6 points and 4.6 rebounds in 20.5 minutes in 34 appearances. On December 27, 2017, he contributed 15 points and 8 rebounds in 91–89 win against Georgetown. On February 1, 2018, he had 23 points and 9 rebounds in a 92–72 win over Marquette. Professional career On July 20, 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Croatian basketball club Cedevita Zagreb. In 18 games played for Cedevita, he averaged 7.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, while shooting 58 percent from the field. On July 28, 2019, Wideman signed with Maccabi Ra'anana of the Israeli National League for the 2019–20 season. He averaged 16 points and 7 rebounds per game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lydia Wideman , she became the oldest living Olympic champion. She died on 13 April 2019, age ...
Lydia Wideman (later ''Wideman-Lehtonen'', 17 May 1920 – 13 April 2019) was a cross-country skier from Finland and the first female Olympic medalist in cross-country skiing. In 1952 she competed in thirteen 10 km races and won all of them, including the 1952 Winter Olympics, national championships and Lahti Ski Games. Wideman and her twin sister Tyyne were born in a family of ten siblings. Many members of her family were skilled cross-country skiers. In particular, Tyyne won the national 10 km title in 1949–1951, beating Lydia in 1951, but retiring the same year. In February 2018, following the death of Durward Knowles Sir Durward Randolph Knowles (2 November 1917 – 24 February 2018) was a sailor and Olympic champion from the Bahamas. He won the gold medal in the Star class at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, together with Cecil Cooke. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wideman, Arkansas
Wideman is an unincorporated community in Izard County, Arkansas, United States. Wideman is west-southwest of Oxford. Wideman has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional ser ... with ZIP code 72585. It is within the Calico Rock School District. - See Wideman on the map.Download - See Wideman on the map. References Unincorporated communities in Izard County, Arkansas Unincorporated communities in Arkansas {{IzardCountyAR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weidmann
Weidmann is a German surname meaning "hunter". Notable people with the surname include: *Eugen Weidmann (1908–1939), German convict who was the last to be publicly executed in France * Jens Weidmann (born 1968), president of Deutsche Bundesbank *Jozef Weidmann (1899–1962), Dutch-Surinamese Catholic priest, politician and union leader *Karl Weidmann (born 1931), Swiss rower * Manfred Weidmann (born 1945) German footballer *Moritz Georg Weidmann (1686–1743), German publisher and bookseller, son of the Elder * Chris Weidman (born 1984), former World Champion in Mixed Martial Arts - UFC Middleweight Champion. * Cédric Weidmann (born 1991), Swiss writer, philologist and literary promoter. See also *Weidmann's Restaurant, a restaurant in Meridian, Mississippi owned since 1870 by the Swiss-born Felix Weidmann and his family * Weidemann * Weidman *Weideman Weideman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Carl M. Weideman (1898–1972), American politician * Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Widmann
Johannes Widmann (c. 1460 – after 1498) was a German mathematician. The + and - symbols first appeared in print in his book ''Mercantile Arithmetic'' or ''Behende und hüpsche Rechenung auff allen Kauffmanschafft'' published in Leipzig in 1489 in reference to surpluses and deficits in business problems. Born in Eger, Bohemia, Widmann attended the University of Leipzig in the 1480s. In 1482 he earned his "Baccalaureus" (Bachelor of Art degree) and in 1485 his " Magister" (doctorate). Widman published ''Behende und hübsche Rechenung auff allen Kauffmanschafft'' (German; i.e. Nimble and neat calculation in all trades), his work making use of the signs, in Leipzig in 1489. Further editions were published in Pforzheim, Hagenau, and Augsburg. Handwritten entries in a surviving collection show that after earning his "Magister" Widman announced holding lectures on e.g. calculating on the lines of a calculating board and on algebra. There is evidence that the lecture on algebra actuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liga Leumit (basketball)
Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second tier level league of basketball competition in Israel. It is the league level that is below the first tier Israeli Basketball Premier League, Israeli Premier League. League system The league contains 15 clubs that compete in a home-and-away Round-robin tournament, round-robin. At the end of the season, the top eight clubs advance to the play-offs. The first round is played on a best-of-three basis. The four winning clubs advance to two best-of-five playoffs, the winners of which are promoted to the Super League. The two teams that finish at the bottom of the table are relegated to Liga Artzit (basketball), Liga Artzit. Current teams Promotion and relegation See also *Israel Basketball Association *Basketball in Israel References External links Facebook page(in Hebrew) Twitter account (in Hebrew) Liga Leumit (basketball), Basketball leagues in Israel, 2 Second level basketball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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