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Behnke
Behnke is a surname originating from west Prussia and the western part of Pomerania, which is now modern north west Poland and north east Germany. People * Albert R. Behnke (1903–1992), American physician * Bev Behnke, American curler * Elmer Behnke (1929–2018), American basketball player * Gerhard Behnke (1910–1962), German Wehrmacht officer * Gunther Behnke (born 1963), retired German basketball player * Heinrich Behnke (1898–1979), German mathematician * Heinrich Behnke (Medal of Honor) (1882–1952), United States Navy seaman who received the Medal of Honor * Heinz Behnke (1919–2002), German Wehrmacht officer * Julia Behnke (born 1993), German handball player * Robert E. Behnke (1932–1999), Democratic assemblyman * Robert J. Behnke (1929–2013), American fisheries biologist * Stephen H. Behnke (born 1958), former Director of Ethics Office of the American Psychological See also * Benke * Behncke * Benkei , popularly known as simply Benkei, was a Japanese warr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bev Behnke
Beverly Behnke is an American curler from Denver, Colorado. She was a three-time national champion in the early 1990s. Curling career In 1990 Behnke was named the United States Curling Association's Female Athlete of the Year. Behnke skipped her team to gold at three National Women's Championships in only a five year span, in 1990, 1993, and 1994. In 1992 they earned silver at Nationals, losing to Lisa Schoeneberg in the final. As national champions they earned the right to represent the United States at the subsequent World Championships. In and they finished in eighth and sixth place, respectively. In Behnke's team finished in eighth place as well, but Behnke missed the tournament due to an injury and instead Sharon O'Brien skipped the team. Behnke came up short of defending her title in 1995, losing to Schoeneberg in the final again. Schoeneberg yet again beat Behnke in the final of the 1996 National Championship. Behnke's team then again finished in second place to Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Behnke
Heinrich Adolph Louis Behnke ( Horn, 9 October 1898 – Münster, 10 October 1979) was a German mathematician and rector at the University of Münster. Life and career He was born into a Lutheran family in Horn, a suburb of Hamburg. He attended the University of Göttingen and submitted his doctoral thesis to the University of Hamburg. He was noted for work on complex analysis with Henri Cartan and Peter Thullen. His first wife, Aenne Albersheim, was Jewish, but she died soon after the birth of their son. He was concerned about his son's ethnicity during the Nazi period. In 1936 he was elected a member of the '' Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina''. Selected publications *with Peter Thullen: Theorie der Funktionen mehrerer komplexer Veränderlicher, Springer Verlag, Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete, 1934, 2nd edn. with collaboration by Reinhold Remmert 1970 *with Friedrich Sommer: Theorie der Funktionen einer komplexen Veränderlichen, Spri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunther Behnke
Gunther Behnke (born January 19, 1963) is a German former professional basketball player. The 7 ft 3 in (2.21 metres) center was on the team that won the 1993 FIBA European Championship. Behnke began playing basketball as a teenager in Pulheim near Cologne. He was recruited by head coach Joe B. Hall to play for the University of Kentucky but became homesick and never appeared in a game for Kentucky. Behnke was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1985 NBA draft. He was selected as the last pick of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1989 NBA expansion draft. He never played in the NBA. Behnke played for TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen A tab-separated values (TSV) file is a simple text format for storing data in a tabular structure, e.g., a database table or spreadsheet data, and a way of exchanging information between databases. Each record in the table is one line of the text ... from 1980 through 1992. In those eleven years the team won five German championships (1985, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Behnke (Medal Of Honor)
Heinrich Behnke (April 10, 1882 – June 19, 1952) was a seaman first class serving in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor for bravery. Biography Behnke was born April 10, 1882, in Germany and after immigrating to the United States he joined the navy in 1902. He was stationed aboard the as a seaman first class when, on January 25, 1905, a manhole plate blew out of boiler D. For his actions received the Medal of Honor March 20, 1905. He died June 19, 1952. Medal of Honor citation Rank and organization: Seaman First Class, U.S. Navy. Born: 10 April 1882, Germany. Accredited to: Washington, D.C. G.O. No.: 182, 20 March 1905. Citation: While serving aboard the U.S.S. Iowa, Behnke displayed extraordinary heroism at the time of the blowing out of the manhole plate of boiler D on board that vessel, 25 January 1905. See also *List of Medal of Honor recipients in non-combat incidents Prior to 1963, the Medal of Honor could be awarded for actions not involving dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmer Behnke
Elmer H. Behnke (February 3, 1929 – May 25, 2018) was an American basketball player. Born in Rockford, Illinois, he played collegiately for Bradley University. He was selected by the Rochester Royals in the 4th round (35th pick overall) of the 1951 NBA draft. He played for the Milwaukee Hawks (1951–52) in the NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ... for four games. Career statistics NBA Source Regular season References External links * 1929 births 2018 deaths Basketball players from Illinois Bradley Braves men's basketball players Milwaukee Hawks players Rochester Royals draft picks Sportspeople from Rockford, Illinois American men's basketball players Centers (basketball) {{1920s-US-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Behnke
Julia Behnke (born 28 March 1993) is a German handball player for Ferencvárosi TC and the German national team German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge .... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Behnke, Julia German female handball players 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Mannheim Expatriate handball players German expatriate sportspeople in Hungary German expatriate sportspeople in Russia Ferencvárosi TC players (women's handball) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert J
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behncke
Behncke is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Isabel Behncke, Chilean primatologist * Matt Behncke (born 1980), American soccer player * Paul Behncke (1869–1937), Imperial German Navy admiral See also * Benke * Behnke * Benkei {{surname, Behncke Low German surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benke
The name Benke (meaning "Little Ben") originates from a form of Benedek (Hungarian form of Benedict). Benke immigrants in North America came predominantly from Ireland, Germany and England. People * David Benke (born 1946), American Lutheran pastor * Judit Benke de Laborfalva, known as: ''Róza Laborfalvi'' (1817–1886), Hungarian actress * Mike Benke * Valéria Benke (1920–2009), Hungarian politician See also * Behnke * Behncke * Benkei , popularly known as simply Benkei, was a Japanese warrior monk (''sōhei'') who lived in the latter years of the Heian Period (794–1185) ">/sup>. Benkei led a varied life, first becoming a monk, then a mountain ascetic, and then a rogue war ... References {{surname, Benke Low German surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert E
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and '' berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Prussia
The Province of West Prussia (german: Provinz Westpreußen; csb, Zôpadné Prësë; pl, Prusy Zachodnie) was a province of Prussia from 1773 to 1829 and 1878 to 1920. West Prussia was established as a province of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1773, formed from Royal Prussia of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth annexed in the First Partition of Poland. West Prussia was dissolved in 1829 and merged with East Prussia to form the Province of Prussia, but was re-established in 1878 when the merger was reversed and became part of the German Empire. From 1918, West Prussia was a province of the Free State of Prussia within Weimar Germany, losing most of its territory to the Second Polish Republic and the Free City of Danzig in the Treaty of Versailles. West Prussia was dissolved in 1920, and its remaining western territory was merged with Posen to form Posen-West Prussia, and its eastern territory merged with East Prussia as the Region of West Prussia district. West Prussia's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Psychological
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
