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Benz (other)
Benz, an old Germanic clan name dating to the fifth century (related to "bear", "war banner", "gau", or a "land by a waterway") also used in German () as an alternative for names such as Berthold (other), Berthold, Bernhard, or Benedict (surname), Benedict, may refer to: People Surname * Amy Benz (born 1962), American golfer * Bertha Benz (1849–1944), German marketing entrepreneur who was the first to drive an automobile for a long distance, wife of Carl Benz * Carl Benz (1844–1929), German engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur who built the first patented automobile * Derek Benz (born 1971), American author of fantasy fiction for children * Edward J. Benz, Jr., professor of genetics * Gerold Benz (1921–1987), German politician * GRB Studios, Gary R. Benz, producer of the GRB Studios * Joe Benz (1886–1957), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Joseph Benz (born 1944), Swiss former bobsledder, Olympic and world champion * Julie Benz (born 1972), American actres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berthold (other)
Berthold may refer to: * Berthold (name), a Germanic given name and surname * Berthold Type Foundry, former German type foundry * Berthold, North Dakota, a place in the United States See also * Berthod, a surname * Berchtold, a name {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Parry
Lee Parry (born Mathilde Charlotte Benz, 14 January 1901 – 24 January 1977) was a German film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1919 and 1939. Biography Lee Parry was born Mathilde Charlotte Benz on 14 January 1901, daughter of the stage actor, opera tenor, and variety director Josef Friedrich Benz (1863–1928), who was popularly known as "Papa Benz", and the singer Mathilde Benz (1880–1967). Parry was discovered by director Richard Eichberg in 1919, who she subsequently married. She made her film debut in '' Jettatore'', followed by ''Sins of the Parents'' and ''Nonne und Tänzerin'' (all 1919), all of which were directed by Eichberg. Parry was at the pinnacle of her career when she starred in the historical drama ''Monna Vanna'' (1922) opposite Paul Wegener and Hans Stürm. She co-starred in several films with Bela Lugosi during the period in which he lived in Germany, including ''Hypnosis'' and ''The Curse of Man''. In addition to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benz (unit)
The metre per second is the unit of both speed (a scalar quantity) and velocity (a vector quantity, which has direction and magnitude) in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the speed of a body covering a distance of one metre in a time of one second. According to the definition of metre, is exactly \frac of the speed of light. The SI unit symbols are m/s, m·s−1, m s−1, or . Conversions is equivalent to: : = 3.6 km/h (exactly) : ≈ 3.2808 feet per second (approximately) : ≈ 2.2369 miles per hour (approximately) : ≈ 1.9438 knots (approximately) 1 foot per second = (exactly) 1 mile per hour = (exactly) 1 km/h = (exactly) Relation to other measures The benz, named in honour of Karl Benz, has been proposed as a name for one metre per second. Although it has seen some support as a practical unit, primarily from German sources, it was rejected as the SI unit of velocity and has not seen widespread use or acceptance. The square of metres pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benz Pass
Russell East Glacier () is a glacier, long and wide, which lies at the north end of Detroit Plateau and flows from Mount Canicula eastward into Prince Gustav Channel on the south side of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica. This glacier together with Russell West Glacier, which flows westward into Bone Bay on the north side of Trinity Peninsula, form a through glacier across the north part of Antarctic Peninsula. Location Russell East Glacier is in Graham Land towards the west of the south coast of the Trinity Peninsula, which forms the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. It flows in an east-southeast direction into the Prince Gustav Channel, which it enters to the north of Long Island. It is southwest of the Cugnot Ice Piedmont, south of Louis Philippe Plateau and northeast of Victory Glacier. At its head it saddles with Russell West Glacier, which flows west to Bone Bay. Nearby features include Mount Canicula, Mount Daimler and Asimuth Hill to the southwest, and Benz Pass an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benice, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Benice () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kamień Pomorski, within Kamień County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Kamień Pomorski and north of the regional capital Szczecin. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania The history of Pomerania starts shortly before 1000 AD, with ongoing conquests by newly arrived Polans (western), Polan rulers. Before that, the area was recorded nearly 2000 years ago as Germania, and in modern times Pomerania has been split betw .... References Villages in Kamień County {{Kamień-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benz, Nordwestmecklenburg
Benz () is a municipality in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu .... It has about 640 inhabitants. References Nordwestmecklenburg {{Nordwestmecklenburg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benz (Usedom)
Benz () is a municipality on the island of Usedom in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. In an area that has been occupied since the Stone Age, the first documentation of the village dates to 1229 and during historical times, possession of it has changed several times, including by Sweden and Prussia. It is a famous spot for visitors, due to its scenic location between hills and lakes, the picturesque windmill A windmill is a machine operated by the force of wind acting on vanes or sails to mill grain (gristmills), pump water, generate electricity, or drive other machinery. Windmills were used throughout the high medieval and early modern period ..., the old church St. Petri, and the graves of notable people, such as the German painter Otto Niemeyer-Holstein. The windmill, an Erdholländermühle, that was in operation until the later half of the twentieth century is open to the public, where they may learn about its historic, architec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spragga Benz
Carlton Errington Grant (born 30 May 1969), better known as Spragga Benz, is a Jamaican dancehall deejay. Career He began his career around 1991. He was once known to his friends as "Spaghetti" (tall and slim), but this was later shortened to Spragga. The Benz in his name comes from the sound system for which he used to work for, L.A. Benz, and it is through this that he found his way into the music industry at a dubplate recording session with Buju Banton. The famed elder DJ was slated to do four tracks for L.A. Benz but only voiced two and suggested that Spragga do the other two. Since he was new to recording, he freestyled a couple of lines of what would then become, "Love Mi Gun", a popular tune. He soon became an in-demand performer for numerous producers, including Bobby Digital, and hits followed with "Could a Deal" (produced by Winston Riley) and "Girls Hooray" ( Steely & Clevie). A series of well-received singles followed, many included on his debut album, ''Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikki Benz
Nikki Benz (born 1981 or 1982) is an American pornographic film actress. She was named the 2011 Penthouse Pet of the Year. Early life Born in Ukraine, Benz immigrated to Canada with her parents at age seven. She was raised in Toronto. After living in the United States for several years, she became a U.S. citizen in February 2013. Career Benz worked as a swimsuit model and stripper prior to her porn career. She entered the adult film industry by e-mailing porn director Jim Gunn, who introduced her to Frank Kay, the president of Pleasure Productions. She signed with Pleasure Productions in January 2003 and made her first on-screen sex scene in ''Strap on Sally 20'' with Gina Lynn, and her first boy-girl scene with Ben English in ''The Sweetest Thing''. After completing her contract, Benz moved to Los Angeles and signed with Jill Kelly Productions in September 2004. Benz signed a contract with TeraVision in September 2005. She was the Penthouse Pet of the Month for Apri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Benz
Wolfgang Benz (born 9 June 1941) is a German historian and Antisemitism, anti-semitism researcher from Ellwangen (Jagst), Ellwangen. He was the director of the Berlin Research Centre on Anti-Semitism, Center for Research on Antisemitism of the Technische Universität Berlin between 1990 and 2011, and is also a member of the advisory board for the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe and was involved in the memorial's design. He has written or published over 200 works. He is considered to be one of the most renowned and well-known historians in modern Germany, and one of the foremost scholars on Antisemitism studies, anti-semitism studies. He has been referred to as the "doyen" of anti-semitism research. Personal life Benz studied history, political science and art history in Frankfurt am Main, Kiel and Munich. In 1968 he completed his doctoral thesis on under the supervision of Karl Bosl at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. From 1969 till 1990, Benz worked at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Benz
Walter Benz (May 2, 1931 Lahnstein – January 13, 2017 Ratzeburg) was a German mathematician, an expert in geometry. Benz studied at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz and received his doctoral degree in 1954, with Robert Furch as his advisor. After a position at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, he served as a professor at Ruhr University Bochum, University of Waterloo, and University of Hamburg. Benz was honoured with the degree of a Dr. h.c. Based on his book ''Vorlesungen über Geometrie der Algebren'' (Springer 1973), certain geometric objects are called Benz planes. Inner product spaces over the real numbers provide the basis of a 2007 book by Benz: ''Classical Geometries in Modern Contexts''.W. Benz (2007) ''Classical Geometries in Modern Contexts: Geometry of Real Inner Product Spaces'', Birkhäuser, See also * List of University of Waterloo people The University of Waterloo, located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, is a comprehensi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Benz
Sara Benz (born 25 August 1992 in Zürich, Switzerland) is a Swiss ice hockey forward, who shoots left. International career Benz was selected for the Switzerland national women's ice hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympics. She played in all five games, scoring a goal. Benz has also appeared for Switzerland at four IIHF Women's World Championships, with her first appearance in 2009. She was also a member of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2012 championships.IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2013 World Championship Benz made three appearances for the Switzerland women's national under-18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
