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Biehl is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Amy Biehl (1967–1993), American anti-apartheid activist murdered by a black South African mob * Dorothea Biehl (1731–1788), Danish playwright and translator * Janet Biehl (born 1953), writer associated with social ecology *João Biehl, Brazilian anthropologist and theologian * John Biehl (born 1939), Chilean lawyer, political scientist and politician See also * Biel (name), given name and surname *Beal (surname) Beal is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Andrew Beal (born 1952), American billionaire *Arthur Harold Beal (1896–1992), creator of Nitt Witt Ridge *Brandon Beal (born 1983), American singer, songwriter, & producer *Bradley Bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Biehl
Amy Elizabeth Biehl (April 26, 1967 – August 25, 1993) was a Fulbright Scholar and American graduate of Stanford University and an anti-Apartheid activist in South Africa who was murdered by Cape Town residents while a black mob shouted anti-white slurs. The four men convicted of her murder were granted amnesty by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Background Biehl, who was of German descent, was a student at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town as a scholar in the Fulbright Program. Death As she drove three friends home to the township of Gugulethu, outside Cape Town, on August 25, 1993, a mob pulled her from the car and stabbed and stoned her to death. The attack on the car driven by her was one of many incidents of general lawlessness on the N2 highway that afternoon. Bands of toyi-toying youths threw stones at delivery vehicles and cars driven by white people. One delivery vehicle was toppled over and set alight, and only the arrival of the police p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Biehl
John Henry Biehl del Río (; born 26 August 1939) is a Chilean lawyer, political scientist, and diplomat who served as the cabinet-level Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency for Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle's administration. El Mercurio (Santiago), 31 May 1994, p.C2 Early life Biehl is of Danish ancestry. He studied law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso in his home city, and later national development in the Netherlands, and finally political science at the University of Essex, where he received his Master's degree. Biehl was the founder and director of the Institute of Political Science at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Diplomatic and political career Although Biehl had never registered for any political party, he is considered more of a Christian Democrat due to his exile after the 1973 Chilean coup d'état and Pinochet's rise to power. He gained diplomatic experience acting as an advisor to various governments. These incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Biehl
Janet Biehl (born September 4, 1953) is an American author, copyeditor, and artist. She authored several books and articles associated with social ecology, the body of ideas developed and publicized by Murray Bookchin. Formerly an advocate of his antistatist political program, she broke with it publicly in 2011 and now identifies as a progressive Democrat. She works as a freelance copyeditor for book publishers in New York. She is also a graphic artist. Education Biehl grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and attended Wesleyan University, graduating in 1974 as a theater major. She studied acting as well as set and costume design at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. She then moved to New York City, where she appeared in off-off-Broadway productions, including the world premiere of '' Fefu and Her Friends'' by Maria Irene Fornes. Biehl studied drawing and watercolor painting at the Art Students League of New York. In 1985 she enrolled at the CUNY Graduate Center, where she earned an M. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Biehl
João Guilherme Biehl is a Brazilian anthropologist who is the Susan Dod Brown Professor of Anthropology at Princeton University, where he is also the Co-Director of the Program of Global Health and Health Policy and where he holds an Old Dominion Professorship at the Council of Humanities, as well as being a Visitor at the School of Social Sciences of the Institute for Advanced Study. He specializes in medical anthropology, and his interests include social studies of science and religion, psychological anthropology, globalization and development, global health, ethnographic methods, critical theory, and Brazilian and Latin American societies. He is the winner of the Rudolf Virchow Award given by the Society for Medical Anthropology, the Margaret Mead Award in 2007, the Presidential Distinguished Teaching Award in 2005, and Princeton Universities' Graduate Mentoring Award in 2012. Early life and education Biehl grew up in the favelas outside of the town of Novo Hamburgo in Southe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothea Biehl
Charlotta Dorothea Biehl (June 2, 1731 – May 17, 1788) was a Danish author, playwright and translator. Biography Charlotta Dorothea Biehl was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her parents were Christian Æmilius Biehl and Sophie Hedevig Brøer. At an early age, she learned to read and write in both the Danish and German languages from her maternal grandfather, Hans Brøer, who died when she was eight years old. After his death, her parents forbade her to read, and when her grandmother also died in 1746, she had to become a maid in 1747. In 1755, her father became a secretary at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Marianne AleniusDorothea Biehl (1731-1788)Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon In 1761, Biehl started to translate plays from French in particular, but also from German and Italian for the Royal Danish Theatre. In 1762, her own play, ''Poète Campagnard'', had its first performance, and she continued as a playwright until 1783. She wrote 13 comedies and was the first au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biel (name)
Biel is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Julia Biel (born 1976), jazz singer and composer * Jessica Biel (born 1982), American actress *Gabriel Biel (c. 1420 or 1425–1495), German philosopher *Tito Biel, South Sudanese politician and major general * Ulrich Biel (1907–1996), German politician (CDU) Given name *Biel Medina (born 1980), Spanish footballer *Biel Ribas (born 1985), Spanish footballer See also *Biehl Biehl is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Amy Biehl (1967–1993), American anti-apartheid activist murdered by a black South African mob * Dorothea Biehl (1731–1788), Danish playwright and translator * Janet Biehl (b ..., surname {{given name, type=both German-language surnames Surnames from nicknames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
