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Wolfgang Förster
Wolfgang is a German male given name traditionally popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The name is a combination of the Old High German words ''wolf'', meaning "wolf", and ''gang'', meaning "path", "journey", "travel". Besides the regular "wolf", the first element also occurs in Old High German as the combining form "-olf". The earliest reference of the name being used was in the 8th century. The name was also attested as "Vulfgang" in the in the 9th century. The earliest recorded famous bearer of the name was a tenth-century Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg. Due to the lack of conflict with the pagan reference in the name with Catholicism, it is likely a much more ancient name whose meaning had already been lost by the tenth century. Grimm (''Teutonic Mythology'' p. 1093) interpreted the name as that of a hero in front of whom walks the "wolf of victory". A Latin gloss by Arnold of St Emmeram interprets the name as ''Lupambulus''.E. Förstemann, ''Altdeutsches Namenb ... [...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] |
Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine Of Neuburg
Wolfgang Wilhelm von Pfalz-Neuburg (4 November 1578 in Neuburg an der Donau – 14 September 1653 in Düsseldorf) was a German Prince. He was Count Palatine of Neuburg and Duke of Jülich and Berg. Life Wolfgang Wilhelm's parents were Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg, and Anna of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, a daughter of William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. His uncle, John William, Duke Julich-Cleves-Berg had no heirs, so Wolfgang Wilhelm rushed to secure the duchies for himself. Neuburg was small and weak, surrounded by stronger powers like Bavaria and the Electoral Palatinate. Acquiring the Jülich succession would not only provide more land but also enrich the Neuburg economy. Despite his Lutheran religious status, Wolfgang Wilhelm personally traveled to Prague to seek the Emperor's support. Neuburg also tried to gain the support of France and England, but these efforts were unsuccessful. He eventually entered negotiations with his main rival over the succe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Bodison
Brian Wolfgang Bodison (born November 19, 1966) is an American actor and creative director best known for playing Lance Corporal Harold W. Dawson in the 1992 drama film '' A Few Good Men''. Early life Brian Wolfgang Bodison was born on November 19, 1966, in Washington, D.C."Wolfgang Bodison" ''''. His mother, Dorothea Bodison, worked for the National Institutes of Health. His father died in a car accident when he was a child. In 1988, he graduated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Blochwitz
Wolfgang Blochwitz (8 February 1941 – 8 May 2005) was a football goalkeeper from East Germany. Playing career During his club career he played for 1. FC Magdeburg (1960–1966) and FC Carl Zeiss Jena (1966–1976). He made 275 appearances in the East German top flight. He played 17 matches (19 if Olympic matches were also counted) for the East Germany national football team and was a backup keeper at the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Career after football He was chairman at Carl Zeiss Jena between 1988 and 1990. External links * * References {{DEFAULTSORT:Blochwitz, Wolfgang 1941 births 2005 deaths Men's association football goalkeepers German men's footballers East German men's footballers East Germany men's international footballers 1974 FIFA World Cup players 1. FC Magdeburg players FC Carl Zeiss Jena players DDR-Oberliga players People from Mittelsachsen Footballers from Saxony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Bernhard
Wolfgang Bernhard (born 3 September 1960) is a former member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG. He served as the former President and COO of Chrysler from 2000 to 2004. Early life Bernhard was born Wolfgang Ayerle on 3 September 1960 in Böhen, Germany. He grew up as one of nine children and later took his mother's maiden name. He earned a master's degree in electrical engineering and economics from Technical University of Darmstadt, Technische Universität Darmstadt in 1986, an MBA from Columbia Business School in 1988, and a doctorate in economics from Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in 1990. Career After obtaining his doctorate degree, Bernhard joined McKinsey & Company in 1990 as a management consultant. In this capacity, he was assigned to Mercedes-Benz. In 1992, he joined Mercedes-Benz AG. Bernhard became CEO of Mercedes-AMG in 1999. Following the merger of Daimler-Benz and Chrysler in 1998, Bernhard was appointed President and COO of the Chrysler division in 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Becker (director, Born 1954)
Wolfgang Becker (22 June 1954 – 12 December 2024) was a German film director and screenwriter, best known to international audiences for his work '' Good Bye, Lenin!'' (2003). He was a co-founder of the production company X Filme Creative Pool, which produced his first successful feature film, '' Das Leben ist eine Baustelle'', in 1997. Life and career Wolfgang Becker was born in Hemer on 22 June 1954. He studied German, History and American Studies at the Free University in Berlin. In 1980 he landed a job at a sound studio and later enrolled at the German Film and Television Academy (DFFB). In 1983 he started work as a freelance cameraman graduating from the DFFB in 1986 with ''Schmetterlinge'' (Butterflies), which won the Student Academy Award in 1988, the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival, and the Saarland Prime-Minister's Award at the 1988 Saarbrücken. Becker directed an episode of the television drama '' Tatort'', titled "". He mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Becker (director, Born 1910)
Wolfgang Becker (15 May 1910 – 30 January 2005) was a German film director and film editor.Bock & Bergfelder p. 32 Selected filmography Editor * '' The Night Without Pause'' (1931) * '' Spoiling the Game'' (1932) * '' Spell of the Looking Glass'' (1932) * '' The Star of Valencia'' (1933) * '' The Country Schoolmaster'' (1933) * '' A Door Opens'' (1933) * ''Gold'' (1934) * '' Love, Death and the Devil'' (1934) * '' Frisians in Peril'' (1935) * '' Marriage Strike'' (1935) * '' Ninety Minute Stopover'' (1936) * '' The Coral Princess'' (1937) * '' Meiseken'' (1937) *'' The Chief Witness'' (1937) * '' The Great and the Little Love'' (1938) * '' The Woman at the Crossroads'' (1938) * '' Stars of Variety'' (1939) * '' Via Mala'' (1945) * '' And the Heavens Above Us'' (1947) * '' The Last Illusion'' (1949) Director * '' Heroism after Hours'' (1955) * ' (1956) * ' (1957) * '' Voyage to Italy, Complete with Love'' (1958) * '' I Was All His'' (1958) * '' Peter Voss, Thief of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Bauer (other)
Wolfgang Bauer may refer to: * Wolfgang Bauer (journalist) (born 1970), reporter for the German magazine ''FOCUS'', who observed war crimes in Afghanistan * Wolfgang Bauer (physicist) (born 1959), German-born physicist at Michigan State University * Wolfgang Bauer (writer) (1941–2005), Austrian writer and playwright * Wolfgang Maria Bauer (born 1963), German television actor {{hndis, Bauer, Wolfgang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Barthels
Wolfgang Barthels (born 23 November 1940 in Marienburg) is a former German footballer. Club career Barthels played more than 220 East German top-flight matches. International career He won 2 caps for the East Germany national team. References External links * * * * * 1940 births Living people Sportspeople from Malbork Sportspeople from West Prussia Footballers from Pomeranian Voivodeship German men's footballers East German men's footballers East Germany men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Olympic footballers for the United Team of Germany Olympic bronze medalists for the United Team of Germany Olympic medalists in football Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics FC Hansa Rostock players DDR-Oberliga players {{Germany-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Baldus
Wolfgang Baldus (born 1954) is a German graphic designer, artist, and philatelic writer. He is known for authoring and publishing books on cinderella stamps in the series ''History and Background Stories of Unusual Stamps'' and for his works on the Philatelic fakes and forgeries, philatelic forgeries and propaganda parodies produced by both sides during the First World War, First and Second World Wars. Early life and career Wolfgang Baldus was born in 1954.Birch, Brian. (2013) Biographies of Philatelists and Dealers'. 13th edition. Standish, Wigan: Brian Birch, p. 261. He works as a graphic designer and artist in Munich, Germany. Philatelic writing Baldus's first book was the two-volume ''Schwarze Post'' (1998), which dealt with the forged and propaganda stamps produced during the wars of the twentieth century."German Propaganda Parodies against Great Britain", ''The London Philatelist'', Vol. 115, No. 1336 (June 2006), p. 181. It was later republished in an extended and revised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Ambros
Wolfgang Ambros (born 19 March 1952) is an Austrian ''liedermacher'' (singer-songwriter). He is one of the most important contemporary Austrian musicians and is considered to be one of the founders of Austropop. Early life Ambros was born in the Semmelweis Women's Clinic in Vienna and spent his early years in Wolfsgraben, Lower Austria. His father was head of the primary school there, his mother worked as a teacher. Later, the family moved to Preßbaum. Ambros attended the Bundeskonvikt in Vienna's 2nd district and the Astgasse Grammar School in Vienna's 14th district. He later trained as a screen printer at the Graphische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt (training discontinued). He first worked as a typewriter mechanic, display arranger and as a records salesman in Vienna and for a year in London. Career Ambros' most famous songs are "Schifoan", "Es lebe der Zentralfriedhof" and "Zwickt's mi". "Schifoan" is effectively an anthem for the Austrian ski tourism and industry. Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Albers (other)
Wolfgang Albers may refer to: * Wolfgang Albers (politician) (born 1950), ''Die Linke'' politician in Berlin * Wolfgang Albers (police president) (born 1955), former police chief of Cologne {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
