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Weis (surname)
Weis, German surname, a spelling variant of Weiss, may refer to: * Al Weis (b. 1938), baseball player * Charlie Weis, American football coach * Danny Weis, American guitarist for Iron Butterfly and Rhinoceros * Dominique Weis, Canadian scientist * Frédéric Weis (b. 1977), French basketball player * Heinz Weis (b. 1963), German athlete * Indira Weis (b. 1979), German actress and singer * John Ellsworth Weis (1892-1962), American painter * Joseph F. Weis, Jr., American judge * Margaret Weis (b. 1948), American writer * Melissa Weis (b. 1971), American discus thrower * Petra Weis (b. 1957), German politician * Samuel Washington Weis Samuel Washington Weis (1870–1956) was an American cotton broker, painter and sketch artist. Early life and education Samuel Weis was born in Natchez, Mississippi to Caroline (née Mayer) (1841–1885) and Julius Weis (1826–1909). His fathe ... (1870-1956), American painter {{surname, Weis German-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weiss (surname)
Frederick Ernest Weiss, Weiss or Weiß, also written Weis (surname), Weis or Weisz, pronounced like "vice", is a German language, German and Ashkenazi Jews, Ashkenazi Jewish surname, meaning 'white' in both German and Yiddish language, Yiddish. It comes from Middle High German ''wîz'' (white, blonde) and Old High German ''(h)wīz'' (white, bright, shining). Persons with that name include: A * Al Weiss, (born 1954), president of worldwide operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts * André Weiß (born 1983), German former footballer * Andrew Weiss (other), multiple people * Anthony S. Weiss (Floruit, fl. 1998), McCaughey Chair and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology at the University of Sydney, Australia * Arnold Weiss (1924–2010), German-born refugee from Nazi Germany who emigrated to the United States where he became an intelligence officer * Armin Weiss (1927–2010), German chemist and politician * Avi Weiss (Floruit, fl. 1968), an American Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Weis
Albert John Weis (born April 2, 1938) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an infielder from 1962 to 1971 for the Chicago White Sox and the New York Mets. A light-hitting batter with only seven career home runs, he is notable for hitting a dramatic home run in Game 5 of the World Series. He was a switch hitter until the end of the 1968 season, after which he batted exclusively right-handed. Early years Weis grew up in Bethpage, New York, and graduated from Farmingdale High School in 1955. He was a high school teammate of pitcher Jack Lamabe, with whom he was teammates on the Chicago White Sox in and . Weis joined the United States Navy after high school. It was playing baseball at Naval Station Norfolk where Weis caught the eye of the White Sox, with whom he signed as an amateur free agent in . After four years in their farm system, in which he batted .266 with fifteen home runs and 159 runs batted in, Weis received a Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Weis
Charles Joseph Weis Sr. (born March 30, 1956) is a former American football coach. He was the head coach for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 2005 to 2009 and the Kansas Jayhawks from 2012 to 2014. He also served as an offensive coordinator in the National Football League for the New York Jets, New England Patriots, and Kansas City Chiefs. Weis currently hosts "Airing It Out," along with Bob Papa, on Sirius XM NFL Radio. Coaching career After graduating from Notre Dame in 1978, Weis began his coaching career at Boonton High School in New Jersey. He spent the next five seasons at perennial powerhouse Morristown High School in New Jersey as a football assistant developing players such as Michael Landsberg. In 1985, he was hired by head coach Joe Morrison at the University of South Carolina, where he received his master's degree in education while working as a graduate assistant position coach and assistant recruiting coordinator.Heather VanHoegardenCHARLIE WEIS: Family and foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Weis
Danny Weis (pronounced ; born September 28, 1948 in Huntington Park, California) is an American guitarist, best known as a founding member of both Iron Butterfly and Rhinoceros, as well as co-writer of Rhinoceros's only charting single, "Apricot Brandy". Though he left Iron Butterfly after only one album due to internal tensions,2001 June 2001 Interview with Danny Weis Official Rhinoceros web site. his work was an influence in the band for most of their history, since his replacement Erik Brann made a conscious effort to imitate his playing. Weis later recounted "Erik Braunn replaced me in Iron Butterfly, and if I remember correctly, he bought a lot of my equipment, some of my clothes, they tried to clone me basically..." Weis appeared on Iron Butterfly's first two single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Weis
Dominique Weis is a Canadian scientist. She is a Canada Research Chair in the Geochemistry of the Earth's Mantleat at the University of British Columbia. Early life and education Weis obtained her B.Sc in Geology and Mineralogy (1979) and PhD (1982) from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium). She later completed a master's degree in Environmental Sciences (1983) and Habilitation Geochemistry (1992) at Université Libre de Bruxelles. She later undertook Postdoctoral Research Fellowships at University of Paris-VII, University of Paris VII (1984) and California Institute of Technology (1985–7). Weis was also a ''Chercheur'' ''Qualifié'' FNRS (1985–1993), ''Maître de Recherches (1993–1998)'' and ''Directeur de Recherches (1998–2001)'' at the Université libre de Bruxelles, University of Brussels, Belgium. Career In 2002, Weis was appointed a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada as she established the Pacific Cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
