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Pulß
Pulß is a German surname, derived from the Slavic forename ''Boleš'', a short form of '' Bolesław'', meaning "great glory." Notable people with the surname include: * Irmgard Neumann, née Pulß, East German politician * Henning Pulß, writer and director See also * Puls (surname) References {{surname, Pulß German-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolesław (given Name)
Bolesław (), Boleslaw, Boleslav or Boleslaus (in Latin), is a male Slavic names, given name of Slavic origin meaning ''great glory''. Feminine forms of the name are ''Bolesława'' and ''Boleslava''. It was the favoured dynastic name in the Polish Piast dynasty and also, to a considerably lesser extent, among the Czech Přemyslid dynasty, Přemyslids. Thr name was used by the Piasts after being borrowed from Přemyslids through inheritance in the female line: The mother of the first Polish monarch of that name, Boleslaus the Brave, was the Czech princess Doubravka of Bohemia, whose father Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia and brother Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia bore the name Boleslav. Rulers of the Silesian line of the Piast dynasty were often known by the shortened version of the name, Bolko. In total, 45 kings and dukes from the House of Piast bore the name. List of people with given name Bolesław, Boleslav or Boleslaus Polish historical rulers from the House of Piast * Bolesł ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irmgard Neumann
Irmgard Neumann (née Pulß, 16 October 1925 – 22 February 1989) was a member of the State Council of East Germany, the country's collective head of state. Life Neumann was born in Hamburg. After graduation from the she worked as a housemaid. Following the Second World War and subsequent creation of the German Democratic Republic, Neumann became a farmer at a collective farm () near Teterow. In 1955 Neumann joined the Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany (DBD), a bloc party (politics), bloc party of the National Front (East Germany), National Front. She was a member of the legislature of the Bezirk Neubrandenburg from 1958. In 1960 she joined the executive committee of the Democratic Women's League of Germany. In September of the same year she was elected to the State Council, of which she remained a member until November 1963. Neumann attained a leading role in the DBD in 1963, which she held until 1977. Neumann was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in 1966. She died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puls (surname)
Puls is a German surname, derived from the Slavic forename ''Boleš'', a short form of '' Bolesław'', meaning "great glory." Notable people with the surname include: * Eric Puls (born 1971), American soccer player * Hans-Joachim Puls, German rower * Stan Puls, (1916–98), American double-bassist See also * Pulß Pulß is a German surname, derived from the Slavic forename ''Boleš'', a short form of '' Bolesław'', meaning "great glory." Notable people with the surname include: * Irmgard Neumann, née Pulß, East German politician * Henning Pulß, writer ... References {{Reflist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germans
Germans (, ) are the natives or inhabitants of Germany, or sometimes more broadly any people who are of German descent or native speakers of the German language. The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, constitution of Germany, implemented in 1949 following the end of World War II, defines a German as a German nationality law, German citizen. During the 19th and much of the 20th century, discussions on German identity were dominated by concepts of a common language, culture, descent, and history.. "German identity developed through a long historical process that led, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, to the definition of the German nation as both a community of descent (Volksgemeinschaft) and shared culture and experience. Today, the German language is the primary though not exclusive criterion of German identity." Today, the German language is widely seen as the primary, though not exclusive, criterion of German identity. Estimates on the total number of Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wends
Wends is a historical name for Slavs who inhabited present-day northeast Germany. It refers not to a homogeneous people, but to various people, tribes or groups depending on where and when it was used. In the modern day, communities identifying as Wendish exist in Slovenia, Austria, Lusatia, the United States (such as the Wends of Texas, Texas Wends), and in Australia. In German-speaking Europe during the Middle Ages, the term "Wends" was interpreted as synonymous with "Slavs" and sporadically used in literature to refer to West Slavs and South Slavs living within the Holy Roman Empire. The name has possibly survived in Finnic languages ( ; ; ), denoting modern Russia. Term According to one theory, Germanic peoples first applied this name to the Vistula Veneti, ancient Veneti. For the North Germanic peoples, medieval Scandinavians, the term Wends (''Vender'') meant Slavs living near the southern shore of the Baltic Sea (''Vendland''), and the term was therefore used to refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
