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Schön (surname)
Schön is a German language, German surname, which means handsome or beautiful, from the Middle High German ''schoene'', meaning "beautiful", "friendly", "nice".''Dictionary of American Family Names''"Schoen Family History" Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 16 January 2016. ''Schon'' means "already" and "yet". Alternative spellings include Schon and Schoen. Notable people with the surname include: *Adolf Schön (1906–1987), German cyclist *Alfred Schön (born 1962), German football player and manager *Andreas Schön (born 1989), German footballer *Donald Schön (1930–1997), American philosopher *Douglas Schoen (born 1953), American political analyst *Ebbe Schön (1929–2022), Swedish writer *Eduard Schön (1825–1879), Austrian composer *Helmut Schön (1915–1996), German footballer *Jan Hendrik Schön (born 1970), German physicist *John W. Schoen (born 1952), American journalist *Jonas Schön (born 1969), Swedish ice speed skater *Kevin Schon (born 1958), American ... [...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] |
Margarete Schön
Margarete Schön (born Margarethe Schippang; 7 April 1895 – 26 December 1985) was a Germans, German stage and film actress whose career spanned nearly fifty years. She is internationally recognized for her role as Kriemhild in director Fritz Lang's ''Die Nibelungen'' series of two silent film, silent fantasy films, ''Die Nibelungen: Siegfried'' and ''Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge''. Stage career Born in Magdeburg, German Empire, Germany as Margarethe Schippang, she received private acting lessons with the theatre actor Hans Calm in Dessau. In 1912 she made her stage debut in Bad Freienwalde. Shortly thereafter, she received a commitment at the municipal theater of Bromberg (now, Bydgoszcz, in present-day Poland). From 1915 to 1918 she was part of the ensemble cast of the Deutsches Theater (Hanover), Deutsches Theater in Hanover, and from 1918 to 1945 she performed at the Staatstheater Berlin. Film career In 1919, Margarete Schön made her film debut in the Carl Wilhelm-directe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schön (other)
Schön may refer to: * Schön (surname), German surname * Schön!, English-language fashion magazine * Schön Klinik, clinic group based in Prien am Chiemsee, Germany * Schön Palace, palace in Sosnowiec, Poland * Schön Properties, real estate developer in Dubai * Schön scandal, scandal involving German physicist Jan Hendrik Schön and his articles about semiconductors See also * Schein * Schoen Schoen is a common surname of German origin. People with the surname include: * Alan Schoen (1924–2023), American physicist * Christian Schoen, German art historian * Craig Schoen (born 1983), American basketball player * Cristie Schoen (1976–2 ... German words and phrases {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Von Schoen
Wilhelm Eduard Freiherr von Schoen (Schön) (3 June 1851 – 24 April 1933) was a German diplomat. He was especially known as German ambassador in Paris at the beginning of World War I and as State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the German Empire. As one of Germany's leading diplomats he was appointed as Ambassador to France. He recommended for any ultimatum to Serbia to be supported in Vienna by the 'localization' of any possible conflict in the Balkans. Germany was determined to maintain the Teutonic alliance of the Central Powers at all costs and did not want an all out war. The assurance that Britain would stand by Russia and France, however, lent real fear to German foreign policy that Russian policy in the Balkans would immediately force to aid Serbia. Schoen ensconced in the sophisticated French capital sent a telegram of 26 June announcing to Berlin that France was ready to negotiate. Bilateral talks would bring the two blocks together in peace, but by 1 August, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Schoen
Victor Clarence Schoen (March 26, 1916 – January 5, 2000) was an American bandleader, arranger, and composer whose career spanned from the 1930s until his death in 2000. He furnished music for some of the most successful persons in show business including Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Les Brown, Woody Herman, Gene Krupa, George Shearing, Jimmie Lunceford, Ray McKinley, Benny Carter, Louis Prima, Russ Morgan, Guy Lombardo, Carmen Cavallaro, Carmen Miranda, Gordon Jenkins, Joe Venuti, Victor Young, Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops, and his own The Vic Schoen Orchestra. Schoen arranged and recorded with well-known artists such as The Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Irving Berlin, Marion Hutton, Betty Hutton, Perry Como, Dick Haymes, Ella Fitzgerald, Al Jolson, Maurice Chevalier, Enzo Stuarti, Lauritz Melchior, Mary Martin, Bob Crosby, The Weavers, Burl Ives, Eddie Fish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodor Von Schön
Heinrich Theodor von Schön (20 January 1773 – 23 July 1856) was a Prussian statesman who assisted in the liberal reforms in Prussia during the Napoleonic Wars. Biography Schön was born in Schreitlauken, Tilsit district, East Prussia (now Šereitlaukis, Pagėgiai Municipality, Lithuania). He studied law and political science at the University of Königsberg. In 1793, he entered the Prussian government service and was rapidly promoted, serving as governor. After the Peace of Tilsit, he rendered assistance in carrying out the reforms of Baron vom Stein and Karl August von Hardenberg, and to him is attributed the authorship of the ''Politisches Testament'', which Stein issued upon his retirement from office. In addition, Schön's memorandum on the abolition of serfdom was the basis of the law of emancipation. In 1816, Schön was appointed governor of West Prussia, and eight years afterwards of the whole Province of Prussia. Under his administration many reforms were made. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szabolcs Schön
Szabolcs Gergő Schön (born 27 September 2000) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a left winger or left wing-back for EFL League One club Bolton Wanderers and the Hungary national team. Club career In April 2021, Schön signed with FC Dallas. He returned to Hungary on 26 August 2022, signing with Fehérvár. Bolton Wanderers On 2 August 2024 he signed a three year deal with EFL League One club Bolton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee. On 5 October 2024, Schön scored his first goal for Bolton when netting the equaliser against Shrewsbury Town in a 2-2 draw at the Toughsheet Community Stadium. International career On 1 June 2021, Schön was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. He took part in two of three group stage matches for Hungary at Euro 2020 where Hungary nearly pulled off the impossible in escaping the group of death with France, Germany, and Portugal. He made his debut for Hungar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Schoen
Richard Melvin Schoen (born October 23, 1950) is an American mathematician known for his work in differential geometry and geometric analysis. He is best known for the resolution of the Yamabe problem in 1984 and his works on harmonic maps. Early life and education Schoen was born in Celina, Ohio, on October 23, 1950. In 1968, he graduated from Fort Recovery High School. He received his B.S. from the University of Dayton in mathematics. He then received his PhD in 1977 from Stanford University with Leon Simon and Shing-Tung Yau as advisors. Career After faculty positions at the Courant Institute, NYU, University of California, Berkeley, and University of California, San Diego, he was Professor at Stanford University from 1987 to 2014, as Bass Professor of Humanities and Sciences since 1992. He is currently Distinguished Professor and Excellence in Teaching Chair at the University of California, Irvine. His surname is pronounced "Shane." Schoen received an NSF Graduate Resear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Schön
Otto Schön (9 August 1905 – 15 September 1968) was a German resistance fighter against National Socialism, politician and party functionary of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) and Socialist Unity Party (SED). Schön began his political career during the Weimar Republic as a regional party functionary of the KPD in Saxony. After the Nazis rose to power, he was arrested and detained in Nazi concentration camps until 1937. He served in the German resistance in Leipzig after a brief service in the Wehrmacht. He rose through the ranks of the Socialist Unity Party in East Germany, eventually serving on the powerful Secretariat of the Central Committee as Secretary responsible for the Leading Organs of the Party and Mass Organizations Department. Though he lost that role after the 1953 uprising, he remained head of the powerful Office of the Politburo until his death in 1968. Life and career Early career The son of a farm laborer and a potter's apprentice, Schön attended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neal Schon
Neal Joseph Schon (born February 27, 1954) is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist for the rock band Journey. He is the last original member to remain throughout the group's history. He was a member of the rock band Santana before forming Journey. He was also a member of the group Bad English during Journey's hiatus from 1987 to 1995, as well as an original member of Hardline. Schon was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2013, and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Journey in 2017. Early life and career Neal Joseph Schon was born at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, the son of Matthew and Barbara Schon. He is of German and Italian ancestry. His father was a big band musician, arranger, and composer, and played and taught all reed instruments with emphasis on jazz tenor saxophone; his mother was a big band singer. Schon started playing guitar at age 10. He attended Aragon High School in San Mateo, Cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Schön
Nancy Schön (born 1928) is an American sculptor whose work is displayed internationally in museums, libraries, universities, private collections, and public outdoor spaces. She is best known for her work titled ''Make Way for Ducklings'', installed in 1987 in the Boston Public Garden. The sculpture is an homage to the journey of a family of ducks traveling through Boston immortalized in Robert McCloskey's 1941 children's classic ''Make Way for Ducklings''. The sculpture, created by Schön with permission from McCloskey, is featured on the Boston Women's Heritage Trail. In the late 1980s, then-First Lady Barbara Bush invited Russia's First Lady Raisa Gorbachev to meet in Boston. The two visited Schön's duckling sculpture while meeting with a group of children in the Boston area. Schön was later informed that Ms. Gorbachev admired the sculpture. An intricate process began involving the U.S. Government, the Russian Government, Schön, and numerous other individuals to have th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadine Schön
Nadine Schön (born ''Nadine Müller'', 5 June 1983 in Lebach, Saarland) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the German Parliament from 2009 to 2025, representing the constituency of St. Wendel. Political career Career in state politics Between 2004 and 2009, Schön served as a member of the Landtag of the Saarland, where she was the CDU parliamentary group's spokesperson on research and higher education. Member of the German Parliament, 2009–2025 Schön became a member of the German Bundestag in the 2009 federal elections. Between 2009 and 2013, she served on the Committee on Economic Affairs and Technology and the Committee on Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. In this capacity, she was her parliamentary group's rapporteur on gender equality and the validation of foreign studies and degrees. In the negotiations to form a ''Grand Coalition'' of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats ( CDU together ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
