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Mayer (name)
Mayer is a common German language, German surname and less frequent as a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname Mayer *Adolf Mayer (1843–1942), a German-Dutch virologist *Albrecht Mayer (born 1965), German classical oboist *Alfred G. Mayer (1868–1922), German-American cnidariologist and entomologist *Alfred M. Mayer (1836–1897), American physicist *Andreas Mayer (politician) (born 1995), German politician *Arno J. Mayer (1926–2023), Luxembourgish historian *Arthur Mayer (1886–1981), film producer and distributor who worked with Joseph Burstyn *Auguste Étienne François Mayer (1805–1890), French naval painter *Ben Mayer (1925–2000), amateur astronomer *Bernadette Mayer (1945–2022), American poet and author *Bianca Mayer (born 1979), German musician and singer *Brantz Mayer (1809–1879), American writer *Carl Mayer (1894–1944), Austrian-German screenwriter *Charles Mayer (other) *Christa Mayer, German mezzo-soprano *Christa C. Mayer Thur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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] [Amazon] |
Christa Mayer
Christa Mayer is a German operatic mezzo-soprano. She is particularly known for her portrayal of Erda in Richard Wagner's ''Ring Cycle''; a role which she has performed several times at the Bayreuth Festival and recorded on the BBC Legends Record Label. Life and career Mayer was born in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Bavaria. After graduating from the Bavarian Academy of Singing, she pursued further studies at the Munich Academy of Music where she was a pupil of tenor Thomas Moser. She won several notable singing competitions, including prizes in the ARD International Music Competition in Munich (third prize) and the Robert Schumann International Competition for Pianists and Singers (second prize). Upon completing her education, Mayer joined the Semperoper, Dresden. At that opera house she has performed in roles such as: Erda in the ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'', Fenena in ''Nabucco'', Suzuki in ''Madama Butterfly'', Adelaide in ''Arabella'', and Mistress Quickly in ''Falstaff''. She portra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Eckehard Mayer
Eckehard Mayer (born 1946) is a German composer.Eckhard RoelckeSchwetzingen: "Sansibar" von Eckehard Mayer: Oper, fernsehtauglich''Die Zeit'' 22 April 1994, retrieved 13 May 2019 Career Born in Hainsberg, Mayer was a member of the Dresdner Kreuzchor from 1957 to 1965. He then studied music in Leipzig. From 1970 to 1982 he worked at various theatres as repétiteur and conductor (among others at the Volkstheater Rostock, and the Semperoper). From 1982 to 2011 he worked at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden as a composer, conductor and pianist, with interruptions as director of acting music. He was awarded the Carl Maria von Weber Prize for composition in 1976 and 1984. His opera ''Sansibar'' was premiered at the Schwetzingen Festival in 1994. Stage works * ''Ballade für Nico und Maria'', 1978, chamber opera after M. Richter * ''Die Weise von Liebe und Tod'', (see '' The Love and Death of Cornet Christopher Rilke'') 1984, ballet after Rainer Maria Rilke * ''Der goldene Topf'', 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Delia Mayer
Delia Mayer (born 8 March 1967) is a Hong Kong-born Swiss actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Isabel Becker in the German television series ''Die Cleveren'' and as Miriam Shapiro in the German-American television drama mini-series ''Unorthodox. Biography Mayer was born on 8 March 1967 in Hong Kong. She is the daughter of Swiss jazz musician Vali Mayer and sister of Jojo Mayer, and grew up near Zürich. She trained in acting, dance, and singing in Vienna and classical singing at the Zürich Conservatory and the BGZ Opera School. She played Isabel Becker in the German television series ''Die Cleveren'' and as Miriam Shapiro in the German-American television miniseries ''Unorthodox Unorthodox may refer to: Music * Unorthodox (band), an American doom metal band * ''Unorthodox'' (Edge of Sanity album), 1992 * ''Unorthodox'' (Snow Tha Product album), 2011 * "Unorthodox" (Joey Badass song), 2013 * "Unorthodox" (Wretch 32 so ...''. References {{DEFAULTSORT:M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
David R
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the Kings of Israel and Judah, third king of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy), United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. The Tel Dan stele, an Canaanite and Aramaic inscriptions, Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Damascus in the late 9th/early 8th centuries BCE to commemorate a victory over two enemy kings, contains the phrase (), which is translated as "Davidic line, House of David" by most scholars. The Mesha Stele, erected by King Mesha of Moab in the 9th century BCE, may also refer to the "House of David", although this is disputed. According to Jewish works such as the ''Seder Olam Rabbah'', ''Seder Olam Zutta'', and ''Sefer ha-Qabbalah'' (all written over a thousand years later), David ascended the throne as the king of Judah in 885 BCE. Apart from this, all that is known of David comes from biblical literature, Historicity of the Bible, the historicit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Daniel Mayer (impresario)
Daniel Mayer (1856 – 1928) was a German-born English musical entrepreneur. He was three times mayor of Bexhill-on-Sea. History Mayer was born in Westphalia, to Gottschalk Mayer and Henrietta Heyman Mayer. They brought him to England at the age of two but sent him back to Germany to study in Coblenz, Cologne and Bonn. He returned to England in 1874. Mayer married Alice Allez, a British subject, in 1886, and was himself naturalized in 1892, at which time the family was living at 6 Maresfield Gardens, Belsize Park, London. They moved to Bexhill around 1895, from around 1905 living at Collington Manor. He was elected councillor for the town, and mayor in 1905 and again from 1911 to 1914, when he stood down, at least in part due to his German heritage, which was suspect despite their two sons enlisting with the British Army (Emil died from pneumonia in 1918 and possibly never left Britain). Mayer's mayoral portrait was removed from the town hall in 1915. He was a prominent concert di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Daniel Mayer
Daniel Raphaël Mayer (29 April 1909 – 29 December 1996) was a French politician and a member of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) and president of the ''Ligue des droits de l'homme'' (LDH, Human Rights League) from 1958 to 1975. He founded the '' Comité d'Action Socialiste'' in 1941 and was a member of the Brutus Network, a Resistant Socialist group. Mayer also supported the ''Libération-sud'' resistance movement headed by Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie. He was also President of Constitutional Council from 1983 to 1986, and Minister of Labour from 1946 to 1949. Mayer was a Member of Parliament for the Seine The Seine ( , ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plat ... from 1945 to 1958. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mayer, Daniel 1909 births 1996 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Daisy Von Scherler Mayer
Daisy von Scherler Mayer, sometimes credited as Daisy Mayer (born September 14, 1966), is an American film and television director. Early life Mayer is the daughter of actress Sasha Von Scherler (born Alexandra-Xenia Elizabeth Anne Marie Fiesola von Schoeler, 1934–2000) and Paul Avila Mayer (1928–2009). She was a grandchild of American screenwriter Edwin Justus Mayer. Career After contributing to the New York Shakespeare Festival as a teen, von Scherler Mayer graduated from Wesleyan University with a degree in theater and history. Her experience with theater served as a foundation for her career as a director, where she applied her understanding of stage acting to her work for the screen. Upon graduating from Wesleyan, von Scherler Mayer directed contemporary interpretations of classic plays such as Euripides' ''Electra (Euripides), Electra'', and William Shakespeare's ''The Tempest'' and ''Two Gentlemen of Verona.'' Von Scherler Mayer's feature-film directing debut was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Constant Mayer
Constant Mayer (October 3, 1829 – May 12, 1911) was a French painter who emigrated to the United States. Mayer was born in Besançon, France to a Jewish family. He studied in Paris in the École des Beaux-Arts and under Léon Cogniet, and followed his profession in that city until 1854, when he moved to New York City. Mayer worked as a colorist at the photography studio of Jeremiah Gurney and CD Fredericks, at 340 Broadway, in Manhattan. With his own studio, at 1155 Broadway, he became known for his genre or historical paintings based on literature, and particularly for his portraits. He also created many sketches and drawings. His sentimental Civil War-themed painting, "Recognition" of 1865, drew considerable attention over the years. In 1869, Mayer was made a chevalier of the Legion of Honor. He had been elected an associate of the National Academy of Design in 1866, and was also a member of the American Art Union. Mayer left the U.S. in 1869 for Paris, where he died in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Christopher Mayer (American Actor)
Christopher Mayer (born George Charles Mayer III; February 21, 1954 – July 23, 2011), also known as Chip Mayer, was an American actor. He was best known for portraying Vance Duke on ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' for 19 episodes during season 5 when cousins Coy and Vance Duke temporarily replaced Bo and Luke Duke (due to a salary dispute between producers and the original actors). Career Mayer played the role of Vance Duke in 19 episodes of the fifth season of ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' during 1982–83. Mayer continued his work in television and movies into the early 1990s, including a stint on the daytime serial '' Santa Barbara''. He also played Kenneth Falk in the film ''Liar Liar'' (1997) alongside Jim Carrey. He appeared on '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', season 7, episode 15, "Badda Bing Badda Bang" as a security guard in 1999. His last TV credit was a guest appearance on '' 18 Wheels of Justice'' in 2000. Personal life Mayer's first marriage was to actress Teri Copley, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Christian Gustav Adolph Mayer
Christian Gustav Adolph Mayer (15 February 1839 – 11 April 1908) was a German mathematician. Mayer was born on February 15, 1839, in Leipzig, Germany. His father was a businessman from Leipzig. He studied at the University of Leipzig, University of Göttingen, University of Heidelberg and University of Königsberg. He completed his doctorate from the University of Heidelberg in 1861. When Mayer was studying at Heidelberg, he submitted his habilitation thesis to the University of Heidelberg. He gained the permission to teach at universities in 1866. He taught mathematics at the University of Heidelberg for the rest of his life. He did research on differential equations, the calculus of variations and mechanics. His research on the integration of partial differential equations and a search to determine maxima and minima using variational methods brought him close to the investigations that Sophus Lie was carrying out around the same time. Several letters were exchanged between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Christian Mayer (Wisconsin Politician)
Christian Mayer (January 24, 1827 - August 6, 1910) was an American carpenter and businessman from Watertown, Wisconsin who manufactured doors and sash windows. He served as an alderman in, and mayor of, that city, and as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Background Mayer was born on January 24, 1827, in Bretten, then part of the Grand Duchy of Baden. He received a common school education. He emigrated to the United States in 1852. He spent six months in Brooklyn as a carpenter and joiner, then settled for a while in Buffalo, New York, working at the Buffalo City Planing-Mills. While there he married Frederika Melcher on October 18, 1855; the couple would eventually have twelve children. In 1856 or 1857 (accounts vary) they moved to Wisconsin, settling in Watertown and worked as a carpenter until 1861. He then began manufacturing doors, window sashes and window blinds, and operating a planing mill. Public office He had been alderman of Watertown seven years, and serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
