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Feit
Feit is a German-language surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Carl Feit, Jewish American cancer research scientist * Phra Chenduriyang, Peter Feit (1883–1968), Thai music composer and professor * Rosemary Feit Covey (born 1954), American printmaker * Walter Feit (1930–2004), Jewish Austrian-American mathematician See also * Feit–Thompson (other) Related names * Feith (other) * Veith, Veit (other), Veidt * , Feitl, etc. References {{surname, Feit German-language surnames Surnames of Jewish origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Feit
Walter Feit (October 26, 1930 – July 29, 2004) was an Austrian-born American mathematician who worked in finite group theory and representation theory. His contributions provided elementary infrastructure used in algebra, geometry, topology, number theory, and logic. His work helped the development and utilization of sectors like cryptography, chemistry, and physics. He was born to a Jewish family in Vienna and escaped for England in 1939 via the Kindertransport. He moved to the United States in 1946 where he became an undergraduate at the University of Chicago. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan in 1955, and later became a professor at Cornell University, and at Yale University in 1964. His most famous result is his proof, joint with John G. Thompson, of the Feit–Thompson theorem that all finite groups of odd order are solvable. At the time it was written, it was probably the most complicated and difficult mathematical proof ever completed.He wrote al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosemary Feit Covey
Rosemary Feit Covey (born July 17, 1954) is an American printmaker, whose work focuses on wood engraving. She was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, immigrated to the United States in 1962, and studied at Cornell University and the Maryland Institute College of Art, and with the master wood engraver and illustrator Barry Moser. She currently resides in Alexandria, Virginia, and has a studio at the Torpedo Factory Art Center. Works Her work deals with the themes of death, disease and the effects of illness. She has worked primarily in the medium of wood engraving since 1982. In 2007, she was commissioned by blogger David Welch, who was suffering from a brain tumor, to create a series of works depicting his treatment. In 2007-2008, she worked as a fellow at Georgetown University Hospital exploring her interest in these subjects. In November 2007, a large retrospective of her science-related work was displayed at the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago. She created ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feith (other)
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Feith is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Constant Feith (1884–1958), Dutch athlete * Douglas J. Feith (born 1953), American official * Greg Feith (born 1957), Air Safety Investigator with the NTSB * Herbert Feith (1930–2001), Australian academic and scholar of Indonesian politics * Pieter Feith (born 1945), Dutch diplomat * Rhijnvis Feith (1753–1824), Dutch poet See also * Feit Feit is a German-language surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Carl Feit, Jewish American cancer research scientist * Phra Chenduriyang, Peter Feit (1883–1968), Thai music composer and professor * Rosemary Feit Covey (born 1954), Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phra Chenduriyang
Phra Chenduriyang (Piti Vādyakara) (, ; born as ''Peter Feit'', (July 13, 1883 – December 25, 1968) was a Thai composer, conductor, music professor, collector and arranger. He was the son of a German American immigrant, Jacob Feit, and a Mon mother. However, he never left Thailand and identified himself solely as Thai. He composed the Thai National Anthem. Feit's father Jacob, who was also a musician, had arrived in Siam (the former name of Thailand) during the reign of King Rama V (Chulalongkorn) and became a trumpet teacher at the royal court. Feit studied piano and western string instruments with his father and at the Assumption College, Bangkok. In 1917, he joined the Royal Entertainment Department and formed the first western-style orchestra in Siam. King Rama VI (Vajiravudh) appointed him deputy director, later director of the "Royal Western string orchestra" and granted him the feudal title and name of '' Phra Chenduriyang'' (translating to "skilled with musical instrum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Feit
Carl Feit is a noted cancer research scientist and occupant of the Dr. Joseph and Rachel Ades Chair in Health Sciences at Yeshiva University. He has served as Chairman of the Science Division of Yeshiva College since 1985. Prior to that he was a research scientist at The Laboratory of Immunodiagnosis at the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research. Feit also serves on the editorial board of '' Cancer Investigation''. Religion Feit is an Orthodox Jew. He is also a Talmudic scholar and has lectured and taught Talmud classes for many years. He is a founding member of the International Society for Science and Religion The International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR) is a learned society established in 2001 for the purpose of the promotion of education through the support of inter-disciplinary learning and research in the fields of science and religion c .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feit–Thompson (other)
Feit–Thompson may refer to: * Feit–Thompson conjecture * Feit–Thompson theorem In mathematics, the Feit–Thompson theorem, or odd order theorem, states that every finite group of odd order is solvable. It was proved in the early 1960s by Walter Feit and John Griggs Thompson. History In the early 20th century, Wil ... {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veith
Veith is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew Veith (born 1991), American climber, producer, and writer * Anna Veith (born 1989), Austrian alpine ski racer * Bob Veith (1926–2006), American racing driver * Ilza Veith (1912–2013), German-born American historian of medicine * Johann Veith (1916–1945), German SS officer * Johann Emanuel Veith (1787–1876), Czech Roman Catholic priest *, born 1944) German chemist * Michael Veith (born 1957), German alpine skier * (born 1957), German biologist * Oswin Veith (born 1961), German politician (CSU) * Robin Veith, American television writer * Walter Veith, South African zoologist and a Seventh-day Adventist lay preacher {{surname Surnames from given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veit (other)
Veit is a personal name. Notable people with the name include: Surname *David Veit (1771–1814) was a German doctor and writer, brother of Simon Veit * Gustav Veit (1824–1903), German gynecologist and obstetrician * Johann Veit (1852–1917), German gynecologist * Mario Veit (born 1973), German boxer * Mauro Luis Veit (born 1983), Brazilian defensive midfielder *Philipp Veit (1793–1877), German Romantic painter * Sankt Veit (other), the German name for Saint Vitus and a number of derived names *Simon Veit (1754–1819), German merchant and banker of Jewish ancestry, first husband of Dorothea von Schlegel * Sixten Veit (born 1970), German football player * Stan Veit (1919–2010), entrepreneur and publisher in the early days of the personal computer industry in the US *Václav Jindřich Veit (1806–1864), Czech composer, copyist, pianist and lawyer Given name *Veit Amerbach, professor of theology and member of Martin Luther's entourage who converted to Catholicism * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veidt
Veidt () is a German-language surname which may refer to: People * Conrad Veidt (1893–1943), German actor * (1879–1946), German Lutheran theologian * Tyson Veidt, American college football coach and former player * (1903–1992), German actor and author Fictional characters * Adrian Veidt or Ozymandias, in the comic book series ''Watchmen'' See also * Veit (other) {{surname German-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German-language Surnames
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] |
