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Mechthild Großmann
Mechthild is a female Germanic given name. It is an old form of the first name Matilda and means "powerful in combat, powerful fighter". Variants include Mechthilde, Mechthildis, Mechtild, Mechtilde or Mechtildis. Mononym * Mechtildis of Edelstetten (c. 1125–1160), abbess of Edelstetten, saint * Mechthild of Schwarzburg-Käfernburg (d. 1192), countess of Holstein * (c. 1155 – c. 1203), countess of Giessen * (d. 1223), German abbess * (d. 1254), German abbess, beatified * (d. 1258), countess of Württemberg * (c. 1223 – c. 1265), abbess of Buchau Abbey * (d. 1268), German abbess * Mechthild of Magdeburg (1207– c. 1282), medieval German mystic * Mechthild of Holstein (1220/1225–1288), wife of Danish king Abel * Mechthild of Sayn (c. 1203 – c. 1291), wife of Henry III, Count of Sayn * Mechthild of Hackeborn (1241–1299), Cistercian and Christian mystic, saint * (d. 1309), duchess of Cleves * (d. 1316), German abbess * Mechtild of Nassau (d. 1323), duchess of Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matilda (name)
Matilda, also spelled Mathilda and Mathilde, is the English form of the Germanic female name ''Mahthildis'', which derives from the Old High German " maht" (meaning "might and strength") and " hild" (meaning "battle"). The name was most popular in the United States between 1880 and 1910, when it was among the top 200 names given to girls. It left the top 1,000 names in the United States by 1964 but reappeared for the first time in 44 years in the top 1,000 names as the 869th most popular name for baby girls born in 2008 in the United States. Translations *Mahthildis ( Ancient Germanic) *Matylda, Tylda ( Czech) *Mathilde, Tilde, Tille ( Danish) *Mathilde, Machteld, Mechteld ( Dutch) *Mathilda, Matilda, Matti, Mattie, Matty, Maud, Maude, Maudie, Tilda, Tilli, Tillie, Tilly ( English) *Matilda ( Finnish) *Mathilde, Mahault, Mahaud, Mahaut, Maheut ( French) *Mathilde, Mechthild, Mechthildis, Mechtild, Mechtilde, Hilde, Tilde ( German) *Matthilde (Ματθίλδη) (Greek) *Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechthild Georg
Mechthild Georg is a German operatic mezzo-soprano, and a professor of voice at the Musikhochschule Köln. Career Georg studied Roman studies and history at the Cologne University, and music pedagogy at the Musikhochschule Köln. She then studied voice at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf with Ingeborg Reichelt. She graduated in 1982 as a concert singer, and continued studies as an opera singer. She was a member of the Cologne Opera Studio in 1982/83, and took master classes with Giulietta Simionato and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. She performed roles of early Italian opera such as Penelope in Monteverdi's ''Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria'' and Ottavia in his ''L'incoronazione di Poppea''. She appeared as Cherubino in ''Le nozze di Figaro'', and also in contemporary opera, such as ''Graf Mirabeau'' by Siegfried Matthus. She participated in recordings of rarely recorded operas, performing roles such as Tyrsis in Telemann's ''Der neumodische Liebhaber Damon'', conducted by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechtilde Lichnowsky
Princess Mechtilde Lichnowsky, originally Mechtilde Christiane Marie ''Gräfin von und zu'' Arco-Zinneberg, later Mechtilde Peto (8 March 1879, in Schloss Schönburg, Pocking now in the Kreis Passau – 4 June 1958, in London) was a German author, married to Karl Max, Fürst von Lichnowsky, 6th Prince and 8th Count Lichnowsky (1860–1928) who succeeded his father in 1901, and served as Imperial German Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, 1912–1914. In 1937 she married Ralph Harding Peto, grandson of Sir Samuel Morton Peto, 1st Baronet. She was originally from the House of ''Von Arco-Zinneberg'', a branch of the Tyrolese House of Arco. Relationship Mechtilde Lichnowsky had two sisters; Helene married the sculptor, Count Hans Albrecht von Harrach The House of Harrach is the name of an old and influential German nobility, Austro-German noble family, which was also part of the Bohemian nobility. The ''Grafen'' (Counts) of Harrach were among the most prominent famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechtild Widrich
Mechtild Widrich is an Austrian art historian, curator, and Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Educated at University of Vienna, the Free University Berlin (M.Phil. Art History, University of Vienna) and the MIT School of Architecture (PhD History, Theory, and Criticism of Art and Architecture), Widrich taught art and architectural history at the University of Vienna, the ETH Zürich, the University of Zürich, the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, the Eikones Summer School at University of Basel and the University of Applied Arts Vienna. After a postdoctoral curatorial position at the National Gallery in Washington D.C. (2009–10) and a junior faculty position at ETH Zurich (2011–13), she was a senior research fellow at thEikones Center for the Theory and History of the Imageat University of Basel from 2013 to 2015. In 2014, Widrich was appointed Professor of Contemporary Art History at the University of Vienna, and also in the Art History, Theory, and Crit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechtild Rothe
Mechtild Rothe (born 10 August 1947 in Paderborn, Germany) is a German politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1984 until 2009. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Socialist Group. During her time in parliament, Rothe sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. She was a substitute for the Committee on Foreign Affairs, a member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe and a substitute for the Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee. Career * 1965–1974: Trained and employed as a chemical laboratory technician * 1974–1978: studied German and social sciences Education * 1978 and 1981: first and second state examination for lower secondary teaching * 1978–1984: teacher * 1975–1984 * 1984–2009: Member of the European Parliament * Vice-Chair of the SPD group in the European Parliament * 1999–2004: Delegation Chair of the EU – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechtild Rössler
Mechtild Rössler is a German feminist geographer and cultural heritage scholar. From 2015 until her retirement in November 2021 she was Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Center in Paris. She was preceded by Kishore Rao, and was succeeded by Lazare Eloundou Assomo. Biography Rössler studied cultural geography at the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg and was awarded her doctorate in 1988 at the University of Hamburg on the topic ''"Science and Living Space", Geographical East Research under National Socialism: a contribution to the history of the discipline of geography.'' Her thesis contributed to discourse on feminist geographies and Nazism. In 1989 she worked for the Research Center of the Cité des sciences et de l'industrie in Paris. This was followed by a research post at the University of California, Berkeley in the Department of Geography. In 1991 she joined UNESCO, first in its Division for Ecological Science, followed by a move the following year to the Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechtild Borrmann
Mechtild Borrmann (born 1960 in Cologne, West Germany) is a German writer, author of several detective novels. Biography Borrmann trained in therapy through dance and theater, then worked in restoration. In 2006, she published her first novel, ''Wenn das Herz im Kopf schlägt'') (To Clear the Air), with which she won the 2012 Deutscher Krimi Preis. In 2014, her fifth detective novel was published, ''Der Geiger'' (The Violinist), which earned her the 2015 Grand prix des lectrices de Elle. Publications ;Novels: *2006: ''Wenn das Herz im Kopf schlägt''. KBV-Verlag, Hillesheim, *2007: ''Morgen ist der Tag nach gestern''. Pendragon, Bielefeld, *2009: ''Mitten in der Stadt''. Pendragon, Bielefeld, *2011: ''Wer das Schweigen bericht''. Pendragon, Bielefeld, *2012: ''Der Geiger''. Droemer, Munich, *2014: ''Die andere Hälfte der Hoffnung''. Droemer, Munich, *2016: ''Trümmerkind''. Droemer, Munich, *2018: ''Grenzgänger''. Droemer, Munich, *2022: ''Feldpost''. Droemer, Mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechthildis Thein
Mechthildis Thein (1888 in Braunschweig – 1959 in Singen) was a German stage and film actress of the silent period. Selected filmography * ''Fear'' (1917) * '' The Rat'' (1918) * '' The Salamander Ruby'' (1918) * ''Henriette Jacoby'' (1918) * '' Countess Walewska'' (1920) * ''Catherine the Great Catherine II. (born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 172917 November 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter I ...'' (1920) External links * 1888 births 1959 deaths German stage actresses German film actresses German silent film actresses 20th-century German actresses Actresses from Braunschweig {{Germany-film-actor-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechthilde Wittmann
Mechthilde Wittmann (born 12 December 1967) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2021. Early life and education Wittmann was born 1967 in Munich and the daughter of politician Fritz Wittmann. She studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Munich and law at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Political career Wittmann joined the CSU in 1983. Wittmann was a member of the State Parliament of Bavaria 2013 to 2018, where she served on the Committee on Legal Affairs. Wittmann became a member of the Bundestag in the 2021 elections. In parliament, she serves on the Committee on Internal Affairs and the Committee on Tourism. She is also one of the parliament's two representatives on the Europol Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group. Other activities * Kempten University of Applied Sciences, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archduchess Mechthildis Of Austria
Archduchess Mechthildis of Austria (11 October 1891 – 6 February 1966) was a daughter of Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria and a first cousin of King Alfonso XIII of Spain. She was a member of the Teschen branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and an Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Hungary, and Bohemia by birth. In 1913 she married Prince Olgierd Czartoryski. The couple had four children and lived in Poland until the outbreak of World War II when they emigrated to Brazil. Background and early life Archduchess Mechthildis was a daughter of Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria and his wife Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany. Both of her parents were closely related to Emperor Franz Joseph. Mechthildis’s father was a grandson of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen who had led the Austrian army against Napoleon Bonaparte. Her father was a brother of Queen Maria Christina of Spain. Mechthildis’s mother, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, Prin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechthild Rawert
Mechthild Rawert (born 3 November 1957) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) wh served as a member of the Bundestag from 2005 until 2017 and again from 2020 to 2021, representing Berlin's Tempelhof-Schöneberg district. Early life and career Rawert was born in Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. She holds a degree in adult education from the Free University of Berlin. Political career Rawert was a member of the German Bundestag from 2005 until 2017. During that time, she served on the Committee on Health (2005–2017) and the Committee on Food and Agriculture (2005–2009). In addition to her committee assignments, she chaired the German-Maltese Parliamentary Friendship Group from 2014 until 2017. Also from 2014 until 2018, Rawert was a member of the German delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). In the Assembly, she serves on the Sub-Committee on Disability and Inclusion. In 2020, Rawert returned to parliament when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechthild Heil
Mechthild Heil ( Rumpf, born 23 August 1961) is a German architect and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate since 2009. Political career Heil first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2009 German federal election. She served on the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs (2009-2010) and the Sports Committee (2009-2013) before moving to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Consumer Protection in 2013. In the negotiations to form a ''Grand Coalition'' of the Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian CSU) and the SPD under the leadership of Chancellor Angela Merkel following the 2013 elections, Heil was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on the environment and agriculture, led by Katherina Reiche and Ute Vogt. In similar negotiations following the 2017 federal elections, she was part of the working group on internal and legal affairs, led by Thoma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
