Finck is a surname or part of a longer surname of
German
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origin and the name of several individuals:
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Count Albrecht Konrad Finck von Finckenstein
Count Albrecht Konrad Reinhold Finck von Finckenstein (30 October 1660 – 16 December 1735) was a Prussian nobleman, field marshal and statesman.
Finck von Finckenstein came from ancient Prussian nobility or according to the Imperial Count Dip ...
(1660–1735), Prussian field marshal
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Count Karl-Wilhelm Finck von Finckenstein
Karl Wilhelm Reichsgraf Finck von Finckenstein (11 February 1714 – 3 January 1800) was a Count of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, a Prussian diplomat, and later Prime Minister of Prussia.
Family
He was the son of Count Albrec ...
(1714–1800), Prussian Prime Minister
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Countess Eva Finck von Finckenstein (1903–1994), German politician
* , German politician
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August Georg Heinrich von Finck (1898–1980), German banker
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August von Finck Jr.
August von Finck Jr. (11 March 1930 – 28 November 2021) was a Swiss-based German billionaire businessman. When he died, his net worth was estimated at US$8.8 billion.
Von Finck Jr. supported political parties and initiatives in the right-wing ...
(1930–2021), German banker and entrepreneur
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August François von Finck (born 1968), German businessman
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David Finck
David E. Finck (born August 26, 1958) is an American jazz bassist. He plays both bass guitar and double bass.
Finck was born in Rochester, New York. He studied under Sam Goradetzer and Michael Shahan of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and graduated ...
(born 1958), American jazz bassist
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David Finck (Luthier)
* (born 1978), German writer
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Ethel Finck (1932 – 2003), American interventional radiologist and inventor
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Franz Nikolaus Finck
Franz Nikolaus Finck (26 June 1867 – 4 May 1910) was a German philologist, born in Krefeld. He was a professor of General Linguistics at the University of Berlin.
Finck visited the Aran Islands of Ireland, where he lived with speakers of Irish ...
(1867–1910), German linguist
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Friedrich August von Finck
Friedrich August von Finck (1718 – February 24, 1766) was a Prussian general and writer.
Biography
Finck was born in Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He first saw active service in 1734 on the Rhine, as a member of the suite of Anton Ulrich, Duke of Brunsw ...
(1718–1766), Prussian soldier
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Heinrich Finck Heinrich Finck (1444 or 1445 – 9 June 1527) was a notable German composer. He served as ''Kapellmeister'' first for Prince Alexander of Lithuania, later King of Poland, before living Poland in 1510. He worked in Stuttgart before becoming a member ...
(1445–1527), German composer of the Renaissance
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Hermann Finck
Hermann Finck (21 March 1527 – 28 December 1558) was a German composer.
Career
Finck was born in Pirna
Pirna (; hsb, Pěrno; ) is a town in Saxony, Germany and capital of the administrative district Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. ...
(1527–1558), German composer, music theorist and organist of the Renaissance, great-nephew of
Heinrich Finck Heinrich Finck (1444 or 1445 – 9 June 1527) was a notable German composer. He served as ''Kapellmeister'' first for Prince Alexander of Lithuania, later King of Poland, before living Poland in 1510. He worked in Stuttgart before becoming a member ...
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Hermine Finck
Hermine Finck (1 January 187231 October 1932) was a German opera singer. She created the role of The Witch in the world premiere of Humperdinck's ''Hansel and Gretel'' and appeared in numerous leading soprano roles in the opera houses of Germany ...
(1872–1932), German operatic soprano
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Nick Finck
Nick may refer to:
* Nick (given name)
* A cricket term for a slight deviation of the ball off the edge of the bat
* British slang for being arrested
* British slang for a police station
* British slang for stealing
* Short for nickname
Places ...
(born 1975), Publisher, author, speaker, and user experience designer
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Pierre Joseph Étienne Finck
Pierre Joseph Étienne Finck (1797–1870) was a French mathematician.
Life and work
Finck, who became orphan at twelve years, was educated by a merchant of Landau (Pfalz (region), Pfalz). In 1815, he entered in the ''École Polytechnique'', w ...
(1797–1870), French mathematician
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Robin Finck
Robert John "Robin" Finck (born November 7, 1971) is an American guitarist. Finck is the longest-serving touring musician for Nine Inch Nails, performing with the band from 1994 to 2000, and returning in 2008. With Nine Inch Nails, Finck contribu ...
(born 1971), American rock guitarist (worked with
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band comprised vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKa ...
and
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN and stylized as NIИ, is an American industrial rock band formed in Cleveland in 1988. Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Trent Reznor was the only permanent member of the band ...
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Werner Finck
Werner Finck (2 May 1902 – 31 July 1978) was a German ''Kabarett'' comedian, actor and author. Not politically motivated by his own admission but just a "convinced individualist", he became one of Germany's leading cabaret artists under the co ...
(1902–1978), German comedian
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Wilhelm von Finck
Wilhelm von Finck (born 6 February 1848 - 4 April 1924) was a German entrepreneur and banker. Finck was a co-founder of the German companies Allianz and Munich Re.
Life
In Frankfurt am Main, he was a student at the Hasselsche Institut. He work ...
(1848-1924), German banker
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William E. Finck
William Edward Finck (September 1, 1822 – January 25, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born in Somerset, Ohio, Finck attended the public schools and St. Joseph's College (Ohio).
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1843 and ...
(1822–1901), U.S. Congressman from Ohio
Other uses
* ''
FiNCK'', a video game by Nicklas Nygren
See also
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Fink (disambiguation)
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Finke
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Funk (disambiguation)
German-language surnames
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