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Ackerman , a Swedish surname
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Ackerman may refer to: Surname *Ackerman (surname), people with the surname Ackerman Places *Ackerman, Mississippi, town in Choctaw County, Mississippi, US * Ackerman, West Virginia, former unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, US * Ackerman Island, sandbar in the Arkansas River near Wichita, Kansas, US * Ackerman Nunatak, ridge of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica * Ackerman Ridge, ridge of the Queen Maud Mountains, Antarctica *Akkerman Other uses * Ackerman House (other) *Ackerman syndrome, medical disease *Ackermann steering geometry See also *Ackerman McQueen *Ackermans (other) * Ackermann (other) *Akkerman (other) *Åkerman Åkerman is a Swedish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Gustaf Åkerman (1888–1959), Swedish economist * Gustav Åkerman (1901–1988), Swedish Army lieutenant general *Johan Åkerman (born 1972), Swedish ice hockey player * Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ackerman, Mississippi
Ackerman is a town and the county seat of Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,594 according to 2020 census, which shows an increase from 1,510 reported in the 2010 census. It is named for William K. Ackerman, President of the Illinois Central Railroad 1877-1883. Geography Ackerman is located in southeast of the present-day center of Choctaw County. Mississippi Highway 15 passes through the town, leading north to Mathiston and south to Louisville, Mississippi (pronounced Lewis-ville). Mississippi Highway 12 passes through the northwest corner of the town, leading northeast to Starkville, where Mississippi State University is located and southwest to Kosciusko. Mississippi Highway 9 heads north from Highway 12 in the northwest corner of Ackerman, leading to Eupora. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.85%, is water. The town is located near the headwaters of the Yockanook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ackerman (surname)
Acker comes from German or Old English, meaning "ploughed Field (agriculture), field"; it is related to or an alternate spelling of the word ''acre''. Therefore, Ackerman means "ploughman". Ackerman is also a common Ashkenazi Jewish surname of Yiddish origin with the same meaning. The Ashkenazi surname Ackerman sometimes refers to the town of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Akkerman in Bessarabia, south-west of Odessa. Academics * A. Bernard Ackerman (1936–2008), American physician and dermatologist * Bernice Ackerman (1925–1995), American meteorologist * Edward Augustus Ackerman (1911–1973), American geographer * Frank Ackerman (1946–2019), American economist * Lauren Ackerman (1905–1993), American physician & pathologist * Maya Ackerman, Russian-American computer scientist * Nathan Ackerman (1908–1971), American psychiatrist and family therapist * Nate Ackerman (born 1978), British-American logician and wrestler Broadcasters * Brady Ackerman, American sports commentator * Craig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ackerman, West Virginia
Ackerman was an unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. Ackerman was located along a former branch line of the Western Maryland Railway in the North Branch Potomac River valley to the west of Knobly Mountain and to the east of Cresaptown, Maryland Cresaptown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 6,247. Prior to 2010 it was part of the Cresaptown-Bel Air CDP. Cresap .... References Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Unincorporated communities in Mineral County, West Virginia Populated places on the North Branch Potomac River {{MineralCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ackerman Island
Ackerman Island was a sandbar island located in the Arkansas River in downtown Wichita, Kansas, United States. It was located on the north side of the Douglas Street Bridge. History The sandbar started to form in the 1870s, supposedly due to a drop in the water level of the Arkansas River. Joseph Ackerman, a local businessman, acquired the island in 1890. In 1905, he sold the island, then the Wonderland Park (aka Wonderland Amusement Park) was built and remained open until 1918. In 1912, the Island Park baseball stadium was built on the island. Baseball was played at that stadium from 1912 until it was torn down in 1933. In 1925, at this stadium, a Ku Klux Klan team played baseball against a Negro league baseball team named the Wichita Monrovians. The Monrovians won 10–8. Proceeds were donated to charity. By the early 1930s, flooding concerns led the Works Progress Administration to organise the removal of the sandbar. The east side of the island was used to fill the west c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ackerman Nunatak
Mount Malville () is a mountain, high, standing southwest of Ackerman Nunatak in the northern part of the Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Mapping and name Mount Malville was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photographs from 1956 to 1966. It was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for J. McKim Malville, an auroral scientist at Ellsworth Station during the winter of 1957. Location Mount Malville is towards the north end of the Forrestal Range, which trends north-northeast between the Sallee Snowfield to the west and the Support Force Glacier The Support Force Glacier () is a major glacier in the Pensacola Mountains, draining northward between the Forrestal Range and Argentina Range to the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf. Mapping and name The Support Force Glacier was mapped by the United ... to the east. It is north of the Kester Peaks. The Larson Nunataks are j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ackerman Ridge
The La Gorce Mountains () are a group of mountains, long, standing between the tributary Robison Glacier and Klein Glacier at the east side of the upper reaches of the Scott Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. Discovery and naming The La Gorce Mountains were discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by Richard E. Byrd for John Oliver La Gorce, Vice President of the National Geographic Society. Location The La Gorce Mountains are to the east of the head of the Scott Glacier where it is joined from the southeast by the Klein Glacier. The Robison Glacier flows west along the north of the La Gorce Mountains to join the Scott Glacier. The northwest of the mountains is defined by the Ackerman Ridge, Surprise Spur, Delta Peak and Mount Mooney. Further south are the Gjertsen Promontory and Mount Gjertsen, the Waterhouse Spur, Hourglass Buttress and Beard Peak. South of Mount Gjertsen are Mount Grier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akkerman
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (, ; ; ), historically known as Aq Kirmān () or by other names, is a port city in Odesa Oblast, southwestern Ukraine. It is situated on the right bank of the Dniester Estuary leading to the Black Sea, in the historical region of Budjak. It also serves as the administrative center of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion and is coterminous with ''Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi urban hromada'', one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It is the location of a large freight seaport. Population: Name The city of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi is also referred to by alternative transliterations from Ukrainian as Bilhorod-Dnistrovsky. ''Dnistrovskyi'' was added to differentiate it from Belgorod (in Ukrainian Bilhorod), a city in Russia, when both were a part of the Soviet Union. ;Previous names * Ophiussa (Οφιούσσα), Phoenician colony (meaning "city of snakes" in Greek) * Tyras (Τύρας), Ancient Greek colony (also the Greek name for the River Dniester) * Turis, Antes name * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ackerman House (other)
Ackerman House may refer to: United States ''(alphabetically by state, then town)'' * Ackerman–Boyd House, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Bergen County * Van Houten–Ackerman House (Franklin Lakes, New Jersey), listed on the NRHP in Bergen County * Ackerman–Hopper House, Glen Rock, New Jersey, listed on the NRHP in Bergen County * Ackerman–Demarest House, Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, listed on the NRHP in Bergen County * Ackerman House (222 Doremus Avenue, Ridgewood, New Jersey), listed on the NRHP in Bergen County * Ackerman House (252 Lincoln Avenue, Ridgewood, New Jersey), listed on the NRHP in Bergen County * David Ackerman House, Ridgewood, New Jersey, listed on the NRHP in Bergen County * Ackerman–Van Emburgh House, Ridgewood, New Jersey, listed on the NRHP in Bergen County * Ackerman–Zabriskie–Steuben House, River Edge, New Jersey, listed on the NRHP in Bergen County * Ackerman–Outwater House, Rutherford, New J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ackerman Syndrome
Ackerman syndrome or interstitial granulomatous dermatitis is a familial syndrome of fused molar roots with a single canal ( taurodontism), hypotrichosis, full upper lip without a cupid's bow, thickened and wide philtrum, and occasional juvenile glaucoma. It was described by James L. Ackerman, A. Leon Ackerman, and A. Bernard Ackerman. Signs and symptoms * Fused molar roots * Single root canal * Juvenile glaucoma * Sparse body hair * Distinct facial features: full upper lip, absence of cupid's bow, thick philtrum * Syndactyly Syndactyly is a condition wherein two or more digits are fused together. It occurs normally in some mammals, but is an unusual condition in humans. The term is . Classification Syndactyly can be simple or complex. * In simple syndactyly, adja ... * Increased pigmentation of finger joints * Clinodactyly of fifth finger. Diagnosis Treatment References External links * {{WhoNamedIt, synd, 133 Rare genetic syndromes Syndromes affecting te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ackermann Steering Geometry
The Ackermann steering geometry (also called Ackermann's steering trapezium) is a geometric arrangement of linkages in the steering of a car or other vehicle A vehicle () is a machine designed for self-propulsion, usually to transport people, cargo, or both. The term "vehicle" typically refers to land vehicles such as human-powered land vehicle, human-powered vehicles (e.g. bicycles, tricycles, velo ... designed to solve the problem of wheels on the inside and outside of a turn needing to trace out circles of different radii. It was invented by the German carriage builder Georg Lankensperger in Munich in 1816, then patented by his agent in England, Rudolph Ackermann (1764–1834) in 1818 for horse-drawn carriages. Erasmus Darwin may have a prior claim as the inventor dating from 1758. He devised his steering system because he was injured when a carriage tipped over. Advantages The intention of Ackermann geometry is to avoid the need for tyres to slip sideways when foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ackerman McQueen
Ackerman McQueen, also called "Ack-Mac", is an advertising agency based in Oklahoma City. Founded in 1939, it has expanded to include offices in Alexandria, Virginia; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Dallas, Texas; and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ackerman McQueen has about 225 employees. History Ackerman McQueen was started by Ray Ackerman in 1954. Ackerman bought the shop of George W. Knox's advertising agency, and by the early 1970s, Ackerman "was joined by the father-and-son team of Marvin and Angus McQueen." In the early 1980s Harlon Carter, a top executive at the National Rifle Association (NRA), decided to hire an outside agency who "knew its way around a firearm" and Ackerman McQueen was picked. Clients Ackerman McQueen worked for the NRA from the 1980s through 2019; the relationship was called one of the strongest in the advertising field. The firm is credited with much of the NRA's modern success. Until 2019 most of the firm's efforts were on behalf of the NRA account. Services p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ackermans (other) , a Swedish surname
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Ackermans is a retail store based in South Africa. Ackermans may also refer to: * Stan Ackermans (1936–1995), Dutch mathematician *Ackermans & van Haaren, Belgian holding company See also * Ackerman (other) * Ackermann (other) *Akkerman (other) *Akerman *Åkerman Åkerman is a Swedish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Gustaf Åkerman (1888–1959), Swedish economist * Gustav Åkerman (1901–1988), Swedish Army lieutenant general *Johan Åkerman (born 1972), Swedish ice hockey player * Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
