Wieger Van Wageningen
Wieger may refer to: * Wieger Mensonides (born 1938), Dutch swimmer * David Michael Wieger, a screenwriter of ''Wild America'' * Léon Wieger (1856–1933), French Jesuit missionary in China * Wieger rifle series, a series of German firearms based on the AK-74 See also * Wiegert * Wiegers Wiegers is a Dutch patronymic surname. The given name ''Wieger'' is a forms of the Germanic Wichard, from Wîh- ("battle") and -hard ("strong").

Wieger Mensonides
Wieger Emile Mensonides (born 12 July 1938) is a former Dutch swimmer, who won the bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1960 Summer Olympics. For forty years he was the only Dutch male swimmer to have won an Olympic medal. Pieter van den Hoogenband followed in his footsteps at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ... in Sydney. Between 1959 and 1967 he won 9 national titles and set 13 national records in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke. After his active sports career, Mensonides continued his involvement with the sport by training swimmers, and he developed a swim analysis method with corresponding software. He also has a swim analysis website showcasing the software together with a blog about all technical aspects of swimming and swim ...
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David Michael Wieger
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David co ...
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Wild America (film)
''Wild America'' is a 1997 American adventure comedy film based on the life of wildlife documentarian Marty Stouffer. The film was directed by William Dear, written by David Michael Wieger, and starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Devon Sawa, and Scott Bairstow. Plot In the summer of 1967, Marshall Stouffer is chased in Fort Smith, Arkansas, by his two older brothers, Mark and Marty; the brothers love using Marshall to film him in stunts, which he dislikes. Occasionally, Marty and Mark will show footage of their antics in their garage to all their friends. Marshall repeatedly and secretly gets even with his brothers by pulling revenge pranks of his own, like cleaning the toilet with his brothers' toothbrushes and filling their canteens with downstream river water into which they had been urinating. Mark and Marty have a dream of filming dangerous animals around the country, and the dream starts when they find a rare, special camera in a shop where they have their films developed. ...
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Léon Wieger
Léon Wieger (born 9 July 1856 in Strasbourg, France - died 25 March 1933 in Xian County, Hebei, China), was a French Jesuit missionary, medical doctor, theologist and sinologist who worked at the Catholic Jesuit mission in Hejian, together with Séraphin Couvreur Séraphin Couvreur (; EFEO Chinese transcription: kóu sái fēn; 14 January 1835 – 19 November 1919) was a French Jesuit missionary to China, sinologist, and creator of the EFEO Chinese transcription. The system devised by Couvreur of the � .... He has published numerous books, on Chinese culture, Taoism, Buddhism and Chinese language. Notes References * L. Bresner 1997, The Fathers of Sinology: From the Ricci Method to Leon Wieger's Remedie External links Short biography and quotes of people praising Wieger(in French) 1856 births 1933 deaths French sinologists 19th-century French Jesuits 20th-century French Jesuits French Roman Catholic missionaries 19th-century French physicians French male non ...
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Wieger Rifle Series
The Wieger StG-940 was an East German series of assault rifles loosely based upon the Kalashnikov AK-74. The weapon was intended for export. The brand name is a portmanteau of the words ''Wiesa'' (town of manufacture) and ''Germany''. History The weapon was tested but not officially adopted by the East German Army. It was conceived and developed from 1981 and produced between 1985 and 1990, during the final phase of East Germany's existence as a state. This was based on licensing agreements that the USSR and East Germany agreed to in 1981. The StG rifles were manufactured at the VEB Gerate-und Sonderwerkzeugbau Wiesa factory. Plans were made to produce 200,000 StGs annually. Before the Berlin Wall collapsed, East Germany was in need of foreign currency. This gave the East German government the idea to develop and market the StG rifles. After the two Germanies were unified in 1990, the factories involved in production of the StG-940s were closed as they were not interested in ...
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AK-74
The AK-74 (Russian: , tr. ''Avtomat Kalashnikova obraztsa 1974 goda'', lit. 'Kalashnikov assault rifle model 1974) is an assault rifle designed by small arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1974. While primarily associated with the Soviet Union, it has been used by multiple states throughout the 20th century and onwards. It is chambered for the 5.45×39mm cartridge, which replaced the 7.62×39mm cartridge of Kalashnikov's earlier automatic weapons for the Soviet armed forces. The rifle first saw service with Soviet forces in the Afghanistan conflict from 1979 onwards. The head of the Afghan bureau of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the intelligence agency of Pakistan, claimed that America's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) paid $5,000 for the first AK-74 captured by the Afghan mujahideen during the Afghan-Soviet War. , most countries of the former Soviet Union use the rifle. Licensed copies were produced in Bulgaria (AK-74, AKS-74 and AKS-74U), and in the former ...
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Wiegert
Wiegert is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Gerald Wiegert (1944–2021), American automobile designer and manufacturer * Ingolf Wiegert (born 1957), East German handball player * Paul Wiegert (born 1967), Canadian astronomer * Zach Wiegert Zachary Allen Wiegert (born August 16, 1972) is a former American college and professional football player who was a guard and offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons. He played college football for the Unive ...