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Walter Simon (wargamer) , German lawyer and politician
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Walter Simon may refer to: * Walter Simon (sinologist) (1893–1981), sinologist and librarian * Walter Carl Simon (1886–1971), American World War I flying ace * Walter Simon (philanthropist) (1857–1920), German banker, councillor and philanthropist * Walter Simon (spy) (c. 1882–?), German World War II spy * Walter Simon (painter) (1916–1979), American painter * Walt Simon (1939–1997), American basketball player See also * *Walter Simons Walter Simons (24 September 1861 – 14 July 1937) was a German lawyer and politician. He was Foreign Minister of the Weimar Republic in 1920-21 and served as president of the ''Reichsgericht'' from 1922 to 1929. Early life Walter Simons was bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Simon (sinologist)
Ernest Julius Walter Simon, (10 June 189322 February 1981) was a German sinologist and librarian. He was born in Berlin and lived there, being educated at the University of Berlin, until he fled the Nazis to London in 1934, where he spent all the rest of his life except for brief periods as a visiting professor in various countries, teaching Chinese at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London from 1947 to 1960. He made great contributions to historical Chinese phonology and Sino-Tibetan linguistics. As a sinologist, he had a Chinese name, Ximen Huade (西門華德, Xīmén Huádé). Career * Higher Library Service, Berlin University Library, 1919–35 * Exchange Librarian, National Library of Peking, 1932–33 * Lecturer in Chinese, University of Berlin, 1926–32; Extraordinary Professor of Chinese, University of Berlin, 1932–34 * Lecturer, School of Oriental and African Studies, 1936; Reader in Chinese, University of London, 1938; Professor of Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Carl Simon
Lieutenant Walter Carl Simon (1890–1971) was a World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories. Biography Flying a Bristol F.2 Fighter for the British, he and his observer scored five victories on the single day of 30 July 1918; he thus became the first American "ace in a day". When the war ended, he went to Lima, Peru, where he was promoted to the rank of 1st Lieutenant and became Vice-director of the Naval Flying School at Ancon, headed by Captain Juan Swayne Leguia, former RAF pilot in World War I and son of Augusto B. Leguia, president of Peru. See also * List of World War I flying aces from the United States The following is a list of flying aces from the United States of America who served in World War I Overview Even before the United States entry into World War I in April 1917, many Americans volunteered to serve in the armed forces of Great B ... References Sources of information * The History of Peruvian Aviation 1890s births 1971 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Simon (philanthropist)
Walter Simon (30 April 1857 – 1 April 1920) was a German banker, councillor and philanthropist active in Königsberg and Tübingen. Life Simon, the second son of Königsberg banker Moritz Simon and Hedwig Simon, attended Altstadt Gymnasium as a youth and then studied law, medicine, and philosophy at the University of Tübingen and the Albertina, the University of Königsberg. After graduation he worked as a banker in his native Königsberg. Until 1 April 1901 he was also a city councillor, focusing on relief for the poor and public education. Simon received an honorary professorship from the Albertina in 1899 and was accorded a '' Geheime Kommerzienrat'' (privy commerce councilor) of the German Empire. Simon was also named an honorary citizen of Königsberg in 1908, during the centennial of the 1808 reforming '' Städteordnung'' of Stein. Simon died at his home on Copernicusstraße in Neuroßgarten in 1920. Philanthropy Königsberg In 1892 Simon granted 6.83 hectar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Simon (spy)
Walter Simon was a World War II German spy. He successfully completed three missions in England. In 1939 he was arrested by MI5, spent three months in prison, then deported. In June 1940 he landed by U-boat in neutral Ireland on a naval intelligence mission but was captured that same day and sentenced to three years in jail. With the Battle of Britain about to begin following the fall of France, the arrival of a German spy on the Dingle Peninsula in June 1940 sparked enormous security concerns both in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Background Walter Simon was trained at the Abwehr branch in Hamburg, who were responsible for subversive activities against the United Kingdom. Walters was known to British security officers, having completed three successful espionage missions in England. He was arrested by MI5 in 1939, and spent three months in Wandsworth Prison, after being found guilty of illegal entry. He was subsequently deported back to Germany and warned never to return. While ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Simon (painter)
Walter Augustus Simon (June 18, 1916 – August 28, 1979) was an American painter, teacher, foreign service officer, and cultural affairs officer. Having a career that spanned over five decades, Simon is best known for his abstract oil on canvas paintings, specifically 715 Washington St., which portrayed his apartment building in the Greenwich Village area of Manhattan that also acted as an artist salon. Early life Simon was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1916. He lived on Macon Street and cultivated his artistic talents from an early age. He won several prizes for his talents starting in elementary school. Beginning at age 11, he was being commissioned to paint portraits...“Diplomat with an Artistic Touch,” Eboni, November 1964, 88 (Google books) (photo as well) Education Simon attended the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn until 1935 when he left to attend the National Academy of Fine Arts in Harlem until graduation in 1937.Walter Simon Augustus, “Walter Simon Augustus Pape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Simon
Walter John Simon (December 1, 1939 – October 10, 1997) was an American basketball player. A 6'6" small forward from Benedict College, he played seven seasons (1967–1974) in the American Basketball Association for the New Jersey Americans/New York Nets and Kentucky Colonels. He appeared in the 1969 ABA All-Star Game, and he scored 6,414 career points. Simon is the only alumnus of Benedict College to play professionally at the ABA or NBA level. Initially undrafted by the NBA out of college, Simon starred for six seasons in the minor league Eastern Professional Basketball League for the Allentown Jets before moving to the ABA. In the Eastern League, Simon was named league MVP in 1964 and averaged 24.4 points and 9.4 rebounds per game over his 167-game EPBL career - leading the league in scoring once (1964–65) and finishing second in scoring twice (1963–64 and 1966–67). After retiring from basketball, he went on to work for John Y. Brown, Jr. (who had owned the Kent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
