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Denker
Denker is a Dutch and German noun meaning "thinker". Notable people with the surname include: * Arnold Denker (1914–2005), American chess player * Henry Denker (1912–2012), American novelist and playwright * Lydia Denker (born 1982), German-Australian singer-songwriter * Travis Denker (born 1985), American baseball player Dencker * Nils Dencker (born 1953), Swedish mathematician Denkers * Dirk Denkers, American soccer player See also * Denker Tournament of High School Champions, chess tournament * Der Denker-Club (The Thinkers Club), cartoon based on a fictitious group of professors and scholars * Denk (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Denker German-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Denker
Arnold Sheldon Denker (February 21, 1914 – January 2, 2005) was an American chess player and author. He was U.S. champion in 1944 and 1946. In later years he served in various chess organizations, receiving recognition from the United States Chess Federation, including in 2004 the highest honor, "Dean of American Chess". Rising star Denker was born on February 21, 1914, in the Bronx, New York City, in an Orthodox Jewish family. According to Denker himself, he learned chess in 1923 watching his elder brothers play, but took up the game seriously only in his freshman year in Theodore Roosevelt High School, where his schoolmates played for a nickel a game in the cafeteria. After steadily losing his milk money for a long time, Denker discovered former world chess champion Emanuel Lasker's book "Common Sense in Chess" in the school library, studied the book, and soon "the nickels came pouring back with interest". Denker was a promising boxer in his early years. He first gained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Denker
Henry Denker (November 25, 1912 – May 15, 2012) was an American novelist and playwright. Biography Denker was born in New York, the son of a fur trader. After initially studying to be a rabbi, he change to the study of law and graduated from New York Law School in 1934. He stopped practicing law but used his legal background for numerous written works. Denker was admitted to the New York Bar in 1935, at the height of the Depression, and he soon left law practice to earn his living by writing. His legal training was reflected in many of his works. During Denker's brief legal career, he won a Workmen's Compensation case which, according to Denker, for the first time established that a physical trauma can induce a mental disease. In another case, Denker served a summons on heavyweight champion Jack Johnson. Denker was the originator and writer of what he describes as the "first television series ever produced," ''False Witness'', on NBC-TV in 1939. Despite its success, the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lydia Denker
Lydia Norma Denker (born 25 December 1980, Germany) is an Australian-based pop singer-songwriter. Her second single, " One Perfect Day", was released in 2004, which peaked at No. 35 on the ARIA Singles Chart. In August 2006 Denker made the top 24 of the fourth season of ''Australian Idol'', but did not advance to the top 12. Biography Lydia Norma Denker was born in December 1980 in Germany and grew up in the town of Niedermittlau, Hesse. Her parents are Joseph and Jutta Denker,she has a son and she has a sister. When Denker was eight, her family moved to Melbourne. At the age of sixteen she signed with BMG's Gotham Records after Ross Fraser and Siew Ooi saw her performance at the Midnight Revue Show, Crown Casino. Denker released her first single, " Real to Me" in October 2000, but it did not reach the ARIA Singles Chart top 50. It was co-written by Alex Farrugia, John Anthony Cocivera, Merril Bainbridge, and Owen Bolwell. Note: User may have to click 'S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travis Denker
Travis Norton Denker (born August 5, 1985) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants. Prior to playing professional baseball, Denker attended Brea Olinda High School. Professional career Los Angeles Dodgers Originally drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 21st round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft, Denker signed and started his professional career that very same year. He split time between the South Georgia Waves and GCL Dodgers, combining to hit .264 with three home runs and 14 RBI in 46 games. Denker spent the entire 2004 season with the Ogden Raptors, with whom he hit .311 with 12 home runs and 43 RBI in 57 games. In 2005, he split time between the Columbus Catfish and Vero Beach Dodgers, combining to hit .281 with 23 home runs and 77 RBI in 132 games. He split time again between the two teams in 2006, hitting .247 with 16 home runs and 70 RBI in 129 games. He also walked 89 tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denker Tournament Of High School Champions
The Denker Tournament of High School Champions is a chess tournament that occurs annually in the United States alongside the US Open, Dewain Barber National Tournament of Middle School State Champions, IM Ruth Haring National Tournament of Girls State Champions and John D. Rockefeller III National Tournament of Elementary State Champions. The tournament is named for the founder, Arnold Denker and is usually referred to as "The Denker". History The Denker Tournament of High School Champions was started by Arnold Denker in 1984. Qualifying This chess tournament is by invitation only. Each United States Chess Federation sanctioned state affiliate, including Northern California, Southern California, and Washington, D.C., is allowed to send one player. If there is an odd number of players, the host state is allowed to send a second player to compete and win prizes. Each state affiliate can use any method they wish to choose their representative. Many state affiliates have chosen to hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirk Denkers
Dirk Denkers (born January 27, 1957) is a retired American soccer player who spent one season in both the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League as well as an unknown number in the American Soccer League. Denkers attended UC Davis where he played on the men's soccer team from 1975 to 1977. In 1978, Denkers turned professional with the Minnesota Kicks of the North American Soccer League. He also played the 1980-1981 Major Indoor Soccer League season with the San Francisco Fog Fog is a common weather phenomenon in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as along the entire coastline of California extending south to the northwest coast of the Baja California Peninsula. The frequency of fog and low-lying stratus clouds i .... He also played for the Sacramento Gold of the American Soccer League. References External links NASL/MISL Stats {{DEFAULTSORT:Denkers, Dirk 1957 births Living people American soccer players American Soccer League (1933– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Der Denker-Club
''The Thinkers Club'' (German: ''Der Denker-Club'') was a cartoon based on a fictitious group of professors and scholars which was popularized throughout the German Confederation in 1819. The cartoon depicts the suppression of freedom of expression within the German Confederation under the Carlsbad Decrees, which stipulated for rigorous surveillance and censorship Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information. This may be done on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or "inconvenient". Censorship can be conducted by governments ... of universities following a surge in student violence and radicalism. The plaque on the left bears the inscription: "The most important question of today's meeting: how long will thinking be allowed to us?" Interpretation The "club" is representative of all the clubs and societies that emerged at that point. The eight professors on the caricature are muzzled, which poin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denk (other)
Denk may refer to: People *Jeremy Denk (born 1970), American classical pianist *Michael K. Denk, Canadian professor of chemistry *Paula Denk (1908–1978), German actress * Ralph Denk (born 1973), German cyclist and cycling manager *Ulrike Denk (born 1964), German Olympic athlete *Winfried Denk (born 1957), German physicist Other * Denk (band), an Austrian rock band *DENK (political party), a Dutch political party See also *Denker Denker is a Dutch and German noun meaning "thinker". Notable people with the surname include: * Arnold Denker (1914–2005), American chess player * Henry Denker (1912–2012), American novelist and playwright * Lydia Denker (born 1982), German-A ..., a name * Denke, a name {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Dencker
Nils Jonas Dencker (born 14 December 1953 in Lund) is a Swedish mathematician. Dencker earned his doctorate from Lund University in 1981 under supervision of Lars Hörmander, and is a professor of mathematics at Lund University. From 1981 until 1983, he was the C. L. E. Moore instructor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He won the 2005 Clay Research Award for his proof of the Nirenberg–Treves conjecture. Dencker has been a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences since 2008. He was an invited speaker at the European Congress of Mathematics in Amsterdam in 2008, and at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Hyderabad, India, in 2010. In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society The American Mathematical Society (AMS) is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and scholarship, and serves the national and international community through its publications, meetings ....< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |