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Wurts Brothers
Wurts is a surname. Notable people with it include: *Albert Wurts Whitney (1870–1943), American statistician and actuarial scientist *Bruna Wurts, Brazilian artistic roller skater *Charles Stewart Wurts (1790-1859), American businessman *George Washington Wurts (1843–1928), American diplomat and art collector *Janny Wurts (born 1953), American fantasy novelist and illustrator *John Wurts (1792–1861), American politician {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Wurts Whitney
Albert Wurts Whitney (20 June 1870, Geneva, Illinois – 27 July 1943) was a statistician and actuarial scientist, known for his role in the application of Bayes' rule to the development of standards in setting insurance premiums for workmen's compensation. He was a pioneer in accident prevention work and public safety education. The son of the Yale University, Yale alumnus Reverend Henry Mitchell Whitney, Albert W. Whitney was part of the Dwight family of New England. He graduated from Beloit College in 1891 and married Martha Reynolds Bill in 1899. From to 1922 to 1924 Whitney was the chair of the American Engineering Standards Committee. In 1924 he was an Invited Speaker of the International Congress of Mathematicians, ICM in Toronto. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Whitney, Albert Wurts 1870 births 1943 deaths American actuaries Beloit College alumni University of California, Berkeley faculty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruna Wurts
Bruna Wurts (born 19 August 2000) is a Brazilian artistic roller skater. Wurts competed at the 2018 South American Games, where she won a gold medal, and at the 2019 Pan American Games where she won a gold medal in the free skating The free skating segment of figure skating, also called the free skate and the long program, is the second of two segments of competitions, skated after the short program. Its duration, across all disciplines, is four minutes for senior skaters a ... event. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wurts, Bruna 2000 births Living people Brazilian artistic roller skaters Female roller skaters Argentine sportswomen Roller figure skaters at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in roller skating Competitors at the 2018 South American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games 21st-century Brazilian women South American Games gold medalists for Brazil South American Games medalists in rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Stewart Wurts
Charles Stewart Wurts (1790–1859) was a founder of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, which built the Delaware and Hudson Canal and later became the Delaware and Hudson Railway. Along with his brothers, he helped launch the anthracite industry in America. Born in Flanders, New Jersey, he was a son of John Wurts (1744–1793) and Sarah Grandin; and a grandson of Johannes Conrad Wirz (1706–1763), who founded the Wurts family in America. In 1823, he helped found the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company along with his brothers William (1788–1858), Maurice (1783–1854), and John Wurts (1792–1861). Charles married Mary Van Uxem (1802–1877) in 1828; among their children was Charles Stewart Wurts II (1830–??), who married Mary S. Wood (??-1883). He died in 1859 and was interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery Laurel Hill Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia. Founded in 1836, it was the second major rural cemetery in the United Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Washington Wurts
George Washington Wurts (1843 in Philadelphia – January 25, 1928 in Rome) was an American diplomat and art collector. Early life George Washington Wurts was one of eight children of William Wurts of Trenton, New Jersey. William Wurts, who with his brothers founded the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, left a significant inheritance to his children on his death in 1858. Diplomatic career In 1865 Wurts moved from Philadelphia to Florence, Italy and became an assistant to George Perkins Marsh. Marsh, the first United States minister to the Kingdom of Italy, found the young Wurts to be "cultivated, hard-working, descreet, intensely loyal" and in 1869 Wurts became the Secretary of Legation, a position which he held even after Marsh's departure in 1881 when he was 81 years old. In 1882 Wurts was assigned to St Petersburg, Russia and remained in his post there until 1892 when he was transferred back to Italy. Wurts time in the diplomatic services spanned about thirty years, althoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janny Wurts
Janny Wurts (born December 10, 1953) is an American fantasy novelist and illustrator. She has written several standalone novels and series, including the '' Wars of Light and Shadow'', ''The Cycle of Fire'' trilogy and the internationally best-selling ''Empire'' trilogy that she co-authored with Raymond E. Feist. Her short story collection ''That Way Lies Camelot'' was nominated for the British Fantasy Award in 1995. She often illustrates her own books, and has won Chesley Awards for her artwork. Biography Janny Wurts was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. In the 1980s, she worked as an illustrator for role-playing game supplements for Mayfair Games. Wurts has written numerous novels (20 as of 2021). Her fantasy debut ''Sorcerer's Legacy'' (1982) has been described as a political thriller; it features a female protagonist and court intrigue. Similar elements feature in the ''Empire'' trilogy, written in collaboration with Raymond E. Feist. ''Empire'' is set in a non-European cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
