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Wilczek Family
Wilczek may refer to : * Wilczek (surname), a Polish surname * Palais Wilczek, a palace in Vienna * Wilczek Land, a large island in the Russian Arctic * Wilczek Island, a smaller island in the Russian Arctic See also * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilczek (surname)
Wilczek ( ) is a surname of Polish-language origin. A diminutive form of ''Wilk'', it means "little wolf" in Polish. It is used by 9,000–10,000 people in Poland, with the greatest number found in Silesia, Podhale, the Warsaw region, Lublin and Łańcut. The surname may refer to: People * Ernő Wilczek (1883–1950), Hungarian engineer * Ernst Wilczek (1867–1948), Swiss botanist * Erwin Wilczek (1940–2021), retired Polish soccer player * Frank Wilczek (born 1951), Nobel laureate physicist * Georgina von Wilczek (1921–1989), member of the royal family of Liechtenstein * Count Johann Nepomuk Wilczek (1837–1922), sponsor of Polar expeditions and artists * Kamil Wilczek (born 1988), Polish footballer * Marcin Wilczek (born 1967), Polish diplomat * Mieczysław Wilczek (1932–2014), Polish politician, chemist and businessman * Piotr Wilczek Piotr Antoni Wilczek (born 26 April 1962 in Chorzów) is a Polish intellectual historian, a specialist in comparative literature and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palais Wilczek
Palais Wilczek is a palace in Vienna, Austria. It was owned by the noble Wilczek family. The palace, as it stands now, was built on the site of the former Brassican family palace some time between 1722 and 1737. The construction is attributed to . In 1728 the palace came into the possession of Lower Austria Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt P ...n Carl Ignaz Lempruch. The Wilczek family came into possession of the palace in 1825. The palace is located between Palais Herberstein and Palais Modena. Franz Grillparzer and Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff have both lived there. Further reading *''Dehio Wien'', I. Bezirk – Innere Stadt, S305, *''Wiener Palais'', W. Kraus – P. Müller, External linksPalais Wilczek-Lempruch Wilczek Innere Stadt Residential buildings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilczek Land
Wilczek Land (russian: Земля Вильчека; , german: Wilczek-Land), is an island in the Arctic Ocean at . It is the second-largest island in Franz Josef Land, in Arctic Russia. This island should not be confused with the small Wilczek Island, "Остров Вильчека", located south-west of Salm Island, also in the Franz Josef group and named after the same person. History The second largest island (after Zemlya Georga) in the Franz Josef Land archipelago is named after Austro-Hungarian Count Johann Nepomuk Wilczek. Although he himself never visited the archipelago, Count Hans Wilczek was the most important sponsor of the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition to Franz Josef Land that discovered the island in 1873. Cape Heller (''Mys Geller'') () was the wintering site for two Norwegians, Paul Bjørvig and Bernt Bentsen, members of the 1898–99 Wellman Expedition, while their team led by Walter Wellman stayed in the main camp at Cape Tegetthoff on Hall Islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |