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Zirkel
Zirkel may refer to: * Zirkel (Studentenverbindung), a symbol used in European student societies * Dorsum Zirkel, a wrinkle ridge in Mare Imbrium on the Moon * Mount Zirkel, in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado * USS ''Zirkel'' (ID-3407), a cargo ship that served in the United States Navy from 1918 to 1919 * Albert Zirkel (1885–?), American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics * Ferdinand Zirkel Prof Ferdinand Zirkel Royal Society of London, FRS(For) HFRSE (20 May 183811 June 1912) was a German geologist and petrography, petrographer. Biography Zirkel was born in Bonn. Educated in his native town, he graduated PhD from the University o ... (1838–1912), German geologist and petrographer {{disambiguation, surname German-language surnames Occupational surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zirkel (Studentenverbindung)
A Zirkel (German for "circle", as in "circle of friends") is a monogram used in European student societies in countries such as Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Hungary, Latvia, Estonia (Studentenverbindungen). __TOC__ Look and meaning A ''Zirkel'' consists of intertwined lines, followed by an exclamation mark if the society is still active. The lines mostly show the first letters of the name of the ''Studentenverbindung'' and / or the letters v,c,f or e,f,v. Examples: File:Zirkel der Hubertia Freiburg.jpg, Zirkel of '' Corps Hubertia Freiburg'' in Freiburg, Germany File:Zirkel_1927.JPG, Zirkel of ' in Munich, Germany File:Zirkel of Corps Altsachsen Dresden.png, Zirkel of '' Corps Altsachsen'' in Dresden, Germany File:Zirkel_Gothia.jpg, Zirkel of ' in Innsbruck, Austria File:Zirkel_stpauli_jena.svg, Zirkel of ' in Jena, Germany File:Zirkel_Ascania_Köln.png, Zirkel of ' in Cologne, Germany File:Zirkel_Arminia_Leipzig.tif, Zirkel of '' '' in Leipzig, Germany File:Zirkel d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Zirkel (ID-3407)
USS ''Zirkel'' (ID-3407) was a cargo ship that served in the United States Navy from 1918 to 1919. SS ''Zirkel'' was a Design 1015 ship built in 1918 at Oakland, California, for the United States Shipping Board by the Moore Shipbuilding Company. The U.S. Navy acquired her on 27 September 1918 for World War I service with the Naval Overseas Transportation Service, assigned her Identification Number (Id. No.) 3407, and commissioned her the same day as USS ''Zirkel'' (Id. No. 3407) at San Francisco, California. ''Zirkel'' got underway for the Gulf of Mexico with a cargo of nitrates. Steaming via the Panama Canal, she arrived at New Orleans, Louisiana, on 30 January 1919 and unloaded her cargo. Following repairs to her turbines, ''Zirkel'' filled her holds with cotton, coffee, and steel and put to sea on 6 February 1919. After a 21-day voyage, she entered port at Liverpool, England, and began unloading her cargo. ''Zirkel'' then took on about 800 tons of iron ore and headed bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Zirkel
Mount Zirkel is the highest summit of the Park Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent peak is located in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness of Routt National Forest, north-northeast ( bearing 19°) of the City of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Jackson and Routt counties. Mount Zirkel was named in honor of German geologist Ferdinand Zirkel. See also *List of mountain peaks of Colorado **List of the most prominent summits of Colorado **List of Colorado county high points This is a list of all 64 counties of the U.S. State of Colorado by their points of highest elevation. Of the 50 highest county high points in the United States, 30 are located in Colorado. The highest point in Colorado is the summit of Mount ... References Mountains of Colorado Mountains of Jackson County, Colorado Mountains of Routt County, Colorado Routt National Forest Great Divide of North America North American 3000 m su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Zirkel
Prof Ferdinand Zirkel Royal Society of London, FRS(For) HFRSE (20 May 183811 June 1912) was a German geologist and petrography, petrographer. Biography Zirkel was born in Bonn. Educated in his native town, he graduated PhD from the University of Bonn in 1861. His training and initial interest was in mining. In 1860 he traveled to Iceland with William Thierry Preyer, and in 1862 they published ''Reise nach Island im Sommer 1860''. After graduation, Zirkel was engaged in teaching geology and mineralogy in Vienna at the Geological Institution. His journey to Iceland, along with travels to the Faeroe Islands, Scotland and England, and a meeting with Henry Clifton Sorby, led him from mining to the study of microscopical petrography, then a comparatively new science. He became professor of geology in 1863 in the University of Lemberg, in 1868 at the University of Kiel, and in 1870 was made professor of mineralogy and geology in the University of Leipzig. He traveled for study in Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorsum Zirkel
Oblique view of Dorsum Zirkel from Apollo 15, taken at a low sun angle Dorsum Zirkel is a wrinkle ridge at northeast of Mons La Hire in Mare Imbrium on the Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width of .... It is 193 km long and was named after German geologist Ferdinand Zirkel in 1976. Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) Two small craters, La Hire A and B, lie on either side of the dorsum. The large crater Lambert is to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Zirkel
Albert Conrad Zirkel (October 23, 1884 – February 3, 1945) was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904, he won a bronze medal in lightweight category. He was born in Newark, New Jersey Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.Albert Zirkel's profile at Sports Reference.com 1884 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German-language Surnames
German ( ) is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and Belgium, as well as a national language in Namibia. Outside Germany, it is also spoken by German communities in France (Bas-Rhin), Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Poland (Upper Silesia), Slovakia (Bratislava Region), and Hungary (Sopron). German is most similar to other languages within the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots, and Yiddish. It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic group, such as Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language after English, which is also a West Germanic language. German is one of the major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
