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Alsatian People
Alsatian may refer to: * A person from the Alsace region of northeast France * Alsatian dialect, the language or dialect of Alsace * German Shepherd, a breed of dog also known as an Alsatian in the UK * RMS Empress of France (1913) RMS ''Empress of France'', formerly SS ''Alsatian'' was an ocean liner built in 1913-1914 by William Beardmore and Company at Glasgow in Scotland for Allan Line.Ship List Description of ''Empress of France'' In total, the ship's service history ..., ocean liner originally named the SS Alsatian See also * Alsace (other) * Elsässer (other) * List of Alsatians {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alsace
Alsace (, ; ) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in the Grand Est administrative region of northeastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine, next to Germany and Switzerland. In January 2021, it had a population of 1,919,745. Alsatian culture is characterized by a blend of German and French influences. Until 1871, Alsace included the area now known as the Territoire de Belfort, which formed its southernmost part. From 1982 to 2016, Alsace was the smallest administrative in metropolitan France, consisting of the Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin Departments of France, departments. Territorial reform passed by the French Parliament in 2014 resulted in the merger of the Alsace administrative region with Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine to form Grand Est. On 1 January 2021, the departments of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin merged into the new European Collectivity of Alsace but remained part of the region Grand Est. Alsatian dialect, Alsatian is an Alemannic German, Alemannic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alsatian Dialect
Alsatian ( or "Alsatian German"; Lorraine Franconian: ''Elsässerdeitsch''; ; or ) is the group of Alemannic German dialects spoken in most of Alsace, a formerly disputed region in eastern France that has passed between French and German control five times since 1681. Language family Alsatian is closely related to other nearby Alemannic dialects, such as Swiss German, Swabian, Markgräflerisch, Kaiserstühlerisch and the other Alemannic dialects of Baden. It is often confused with Lorraine Franconian, a more distantly related Franconian dialect spoken in the northwest corner of Alsace and in neighbouring Lorraine. Like other dialects and languages, Alsatian has also been influenced by outside sources. Words of Yiddish origin can be found in Alsatian, and modern conversational Alsatian includes adaptations of French words and English words, especially concerning new technologies. Most speakers of Alsatian could, if necessary, write in reasonable standard German. For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Shepherd
The German Shepherd, also known in Britain as an Alsatian, is a German Dog breed, breed of working dog of medium to large size. The breed was developed by Max von Stephanitz using various Old German herding dogs, traditional German herding dogs from 1899. It was originally bred as a herding dog, for herding sheep. It has since been used in many other types of work, including Assistance dog, disability assistance, search-and-rescue, Police dog, police work, and Dogs in warfare, warfare. It is commonly kept as a companion dog, and according to the Fédération Cynologique Internationale had the second-highest number of annual registrations in 2013. History During the 1890s, attempts were being made to standardise dog breeds. Dogs were being bred to preserve traits that assisted in their job of herding sheep and protecting their flocks from predators. In Germany this was practised within local communities, where shepherds selected and bred dogs. It was recognised that the br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RMS Empress Of France (1913)
RMS ''Empress of France'', formerly SS ''Alsatian'' was an ocean liner built in 1913-1914 by William Beardmore and Company at Glasgow in Scotland for Allan Line.Ship List Description of ''Empress of France'' In total, the ship's service history encompasses 99 trans-Atlantic voyages, 5 trans-Pacific voyages, and 8 other cruises in addition to her war service. Service This ship was the first North Atlantic liner with a cruiser stern. The vessel was built by William Beardmore & Co Ltd. at Glasgow. She was an 18,481 gross register tonnage ship, length 571.4 ft x beam , two funnels, two masts, four propellers and a speed of 18 knots. Her initial configuration provided accommodation for 287 1st class, 504 2nd class and 848 3rd class passengers. The ocean liner was initially launched as SS ''Alsatian'' on 22 March 1912. She sailed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to Saint John, New Brunswick for the Allan Line on 17 January 1914. On 22 May 1914, set out on her first trans-Atlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alsace (other)
Alsace is a cultural and historical region in eastern France and until 2016 an administrative ''région'' of France. Alsace may also refer to: In geography Australia * Alsace, Queensland, a locality in the Central Highlands Region Europe * Alsace wine region * Alsace-Lorraine * Duchy of Alsace North America * Alsace, California * Alsace Township, Pennsylvania Other * Alsace (automobile), an American automobile * Alsace wine * ''Alsace'' (film), a 1916 French film * Alsace, an Aquitaine Aquitaine (, ; ; ; ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Aguiéne''), archaic Guyenne or Guienne (), is a historical region of southwestern France and a former Regions of France, administrative region. Since 1 January 2016 it has been part of the administ ... class frigate of French navy * Alsace class battleship, a French project in 1939, not built See also * Alsatian (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsässer (other)
Elsässer or Elsaesser or Elsasser means ''Alsatian'' in German. It may refer to: * Gert Elsässer (born 1949), Austrian skeleton racer and gold medalist in 1982 * Hayley Elsaesser, Canadian fashion designer * Martin Elsaesser (1884–1957), German architect and professor of architecture * Thomas Elsaesser (1943–2019), German film historian * Walter M. Elsasser (1904–1991), German-born American physicist * Jürgen Elsässer (born 1957), German journalist * Elsaesser (grape), another name for the wine grape Chasselas * The Elsasser Bakery in South Omaha, Nebraska See also * Alsatian (other) * The Alsatian dialect of German, which calls itself ''Elsässerditsch'' * Der Elsässer Bote ''Der Elsässer Bote'' ('The Alsatian Messenger') was a German-language daily newspaper in Alsace, France. ''Der Elsässer Bote'' was the organ of the pro-French Catholic party APNA, and was launched in 1928 with financial support from the French ... * Elsäßerbach * Images Alsacie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Alsatians
This is an incomplete list of well-known Alsatians and Lorrainians (people from the region of Alsace and the region of Lorraine). Alsatian culture is Alemannic, with German and French influences. Alsatians *Jakob Ammann (1644–between 1712 and 1730), anabaptist preacher and namesake of Amish movement *Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834–1904), sculptor, designer of the Statue of Liberty *Hippolyte Bernheim (1840–1919), neurologist * René Beeh (1886−1922), artist *Marc Bloch (1886–1944), historian *Jean Arp (1886–1966), artist *Hans Bethe (1906–2005), nuclear physicist, 1967 Nobel Prize in Physics laureate *Mehdi Baala (born 1978) *Karl Brandt *Sébastien Brant *Martin Bucer *Wolfgang Capito * Johann Stephan Decker (1784–1844), painter *Gustave Doré, artist, engraver, illustrator and sculptor *Alfred Dreyfus, military officer * Christine Ferber (born 1960), pastry chef and chocolatier *Charles de Foucauld *Charles Friedel *Charles Frédéric Gerhardt *Gottfried vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
