Kurz is a German-language surname surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Heinz D. Kurz
Heinz D. Kurz (born 29 March 1946) is professor of economics at the University of Graz.
Selected publications
* with Neri Salvadori as editor: ''The Elgar Companion to David Ricardo''. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, England 2015, .
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(born 1946), Austrian economics professor
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Hermann Kurz (1813–1873), German poet and novelist
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Isolde Kurz (1853–1944), German poet and short story writer, daughter of Hermann Kurz
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Marco Kurz
Marco Kurz (born 16 May 1969) is a German football manager and former player who played as a defender. He last managed Australian side Melbourne Victory.
Playing career
Kurz, who played as a defender, started playing football at SV Sillenbuch, ...
(born 1969), German footballer and manager
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Rob Kurz
Robert Karl Kurz (born March 5, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. He played one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Golden State Warriors, and later played in the top leagues in Spain, Germany, an ...
(born 1985), American basketball player
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Robert Kurz (philosopher)
Robert Kurz (24 December 1943 – 18 July 2012) was a German Marxist philosopher, social critic, journalist and editor of the journal '' Exit!'' He was one of Germany's most prominent theorists of value criticism. (1943–2012), German philosopher and publicist
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Sebastian Kurz (born 1986), former Austrian politician who twice served as chancellor of Austria
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Selma Kurz
Selma Kurz (15 October 1874 – 10 May 1933) was an Austrian operatic dramatic coloratura soprano known for her brilliant coloratura technique.
Background
Selma Kurz was born in Bielsko-Biała to a very humble Jewish family of eleven childr ...
(1874–1933), Austrian operatic soprano
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Siegfried Kurz
Siegfried Kurz (18 July 1930 – 8 January 2023) was a German conductor, composer and academic. He influenced the musical scene of Dresden, as the conductor of the Semperoper for three decades, and a professor of conducting at the Hochschule f ...
(1930–2023), German composer, conductor and academic teacher
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Toni Kurz
Toni Kurz (13 January 1913 – 22 July 1936) was a German mountain climber active in the 1930s. He died in 1936 during an attempt to climb the then-unclimbed north face of the Eiger with his partner Andreas Hinterstoisser.
Biography
Toni Kurz ...
(1913–1936), German mountaineer
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Vilém Kurz
Vilém Kurz (23 December 1872 – 25 May 1945) was a Czechs, Czech pianist and renowned piano teacher.
Career
Kurz was born in Havlíčkův Brod, Německý Brod, Bohemia in 1872. He became a professor at the State Conservatory in Lviv and Vi ...
(1872–1945), Czech pianist and piano teacher
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Wilhelm Adolfovich Kurz Wilhelm Adolfovich Kurz (1892 – 10 May 1938) was an Austrian-born politician in the Soviet Union. He was a prominent member of the Volga German community and served as the head of government of the Volga German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic ...
(1892–1938), Austrian-born Soviet official
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Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz (1834–1878), German botanist whose standard
author abbreviation is Kurz
See also
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Kurtz (disambiguation)
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Kurzer
Manfred Kurzer (born 10 January 1970 in West Berlin, West Germany) is a German sports shooter and Olympic champion. He won gold medal in 10 metre running target at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He placed sixth at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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Kurtzer Kurtzer is a German and Jewish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Daniel C. Kurtzer (born 1949), American ambassador
* Yehuda Kurtzer (born 1977), American Jewish public intellectual
* Ryan Kurtzer, English baseball player
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