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Weiner School
Weiner is a surname or, in fact, the spelling of two different surnames originating in German and the closely related Yiddish language. In German, the name is pronounced , of which the rare English pronunciation is a close approximation. In Yiddish, the name is pronounced almost as in southern German (with a flapped or trilled final r). Outside of German-speaking countries, the pronunciation of the name is influenced by the local language's pronunciation and spelling habits. The pronunciation most commonly preferred by families in English-speaking countries is , but the pronunciation is also common, probably being the result of confusion and sometimes switching with the surname Wiener (meaning 'from Vienna or 'Viennese') and confusion with the fairly common pronunciation of the letter combination "ei" in English. The German name Weiner comes from a dialectal pronunciation of Wagner (related to the English word ''wagon'', but only indirectly with ''wag ner'', which means "wago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Language
German (, ) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western Europe, Western and Central Europe. It is the majority and Official language, official (or co-official) language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. It is also an official language of Luxembourg, German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium and the Italian autonomous province of South Tyrol, as well as a recognized national language in Namibia. There are also notable German-speaking communities in other parts of Europe, including: Poland (Upper Silesia), the Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Denmark (South Jutland County, North Schleswig), Slovakia (Krahule), Germans of Romania, Romania, Hungary (Sopron), and France (European Collectivity of Alsace, Alsace). Overseas, sizeable communities of German-speakers are found in the Americas. German is one of the global language system, major languages of the world, with nearly 80 million native speakers and over 130 mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Weiner
Dan Weiner (1919–1959) was an American photojournalist, working largely for ''Fortune'' magazine. Weiner specialized in photographs of America at work. Life and work He was born in New York City. He studied painting at the Art Students League and the Pratt Institute, and eventually turned to photography, becoming a member of the Photo League. Weiner served in the Army Air Forces during World War II, and became a professional photojournalist after the war who worked largely for ''Fortune'' magazine. He made street photographs of mid-20th-century New York City. He died in a plane crash in Kentucky, aged 39. The plane, piloted by the subject of one of his stories, collided with the side of a mountain during a freak snowstorm. He was married to Sandra Weiner, whom he met through the Photo League as her teacher. Publications * Capa, Cornell, ed. (1968). ''The Concerned Photographer.'' New York: Grossman. With photographs by Weiner, Werner Bischof, André Kertész, Robert Capa, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Weiner
Hannah Adelle Weiner (née Finegold) (November 4, 1928 – September 11, 1997) was an American poet who is often grouped with the ''Language poets'' because of the prominent place she assumed in the poetics of that group. Early life and writings Weiner was born in Providence, Rhode Island and attended Classical High School, until 1946, and then Radcliffe College. She graduated with a B.A. in 1950, with a dissertation on Henry James. Working in publishing and then in Bloomingdale's department store, she was married and then divorced after four years. Weiner started writing poetry in 1963 though her first chapbook, ''The Magritte Poems'' after René Magritte, was not published until 1970. It is not indicative of her latter work, being "basically a New York School attempt to write verse in response to the paintings of René Magritte". During the 1960s she also organized and participated in a number of happenings with other members of the New York City art scene, where she had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Weiner
Greg Weiner is a professional photographer. He is well known for his erotic images of nude male models. According to Weiner, he started his photography career as an assistant in New York City in the late 1980’s. And from there, he moved to Milan, Italy to pursue fashion, but quickly discovered that he did not enjoy that, and so concentrated on portraits and physique work. He reveled that he began shooting for exercise magazines, which led to working for Playgirl and Playboy magazines, and had many corporate and entertainment clients. Biography Weiner has been one of '' Playgirls primary photographers since the early 1990s. Greg also shoots for Paragon Men, a monthly web-zine featuring "artistic male physique imagery and erotica." Among the male models he has shot nude are actor Joe Zaso, Anthony Catanzaro, Levi Johnston, actor and human rights activist Ben Patrick Johnson, and former Menudo Angelo Garcia. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Weiner
Gerald "Gerry" Weiner, (born June 26, 1933) is a Canadian politician. A pharmacist educated at McGill University and the Université de Montréal, Weiner entered local politics and eventually became mayor of Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec in 1982. He was a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1984 election, winning a seat in the House of Commons of Canada as Member of Parliament for Dollard, Quebec in the Tory landslide that brought Brian Mulroney to power. After serving for two years as a parliamentary secretary, Weiner was promoted to Prime Minister Mulroney's Cabinet as Minister of State for immigration. In 1988, he became Minister of State for Multiculturalism and served in that position until 1991. He was re-elected as MP for the new riding of Pierrefonds—Dollard in the 1988 election. In 1989, he became Secretary of State for Canada. From 1990 to 1993, he was Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship in the cabinets of Mulroney and his successor Kim Campbel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Generalmajor
is the Germanic languages, Germanic variant of major general, used in a number of Central Europe, Central and Northern European countries. Austria Belgium Denmark is the second lowest general officer rank in the Royal Danish Army and Royal Danish Air Force. As a two-star rank it is the equivalent to the rank of counter admiral in the Royal Danish Navy. The rank is rated Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers, OF-7 within NATO. It has the grade of M404 within the Ministry of Defence (Denmark), Ministry of Defence's pay structure. The rank of major general is reserved for the Chief of the Royal Danish Army, Chief of the army and Chief of the Royal Danish Air Force, air force. History On 25 May 1671, the ranks were codified, by Christian V of Denmark, King Christian V, with the publication of the Danish order of precedence. Here General of the branch, generals of the branch were placed below Lieutenant field marshal (), and above the Imperial, royal and noble ranks, n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Weiner
General Major Georg Weiner was a German flying ace during World War I, being credited with nine aerial victories. He would continue in Germany's military service, rising to the rank of ''Generalmajor'' during World War II. Early life Georg Weiner was born in Dresden, Germany, on 22 August 1895. He joined the German Army The German Army (, 'army') is the land component of the armed forces of Federal Republic of Germany, Germany. The present-day German Army was founded in 1955 as part of the newly formed West German together with the German Navy, ''Marine'' (G ... early in World War I, on 22 August 1914. World War I Promotions and appointments 22 November 1914: Enlisted as a ''Gefreiter'' 14 January 1915: Promoted to ''Unteroffizier'' and ''Fahnenjunker'' 16 April 1915: Appointed as ''Fahnrich'' 25 June 1915: Commissioned as ''Leutnant'' Duty assignments 22 November 1914: Began service in the ranks of the 103rd Infantry Regiment 1 January 1915: Promoted to lead an infa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
