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Ekkehard Of Huysburg
Ekkehard (and Eckardt, Eckard, Eckart, Eckhardt, Ekkehart) is a German given name. It is composed of the elements ''ekke'' "edge, blade; sword" and ''hart'' "brave; hardy". Variant forms include Eckard, Eckhard, Eckhart, Eckart. The Anglo-Saxon form of the name was ''Ecgheard'', possibly attested in the toponym Eggerton. Middle Ages It was the name of five monks of the Abbey of Saint Gall from the tenth to the thirteenth century: * Ekkehard I (died 973) * Ekkehard II (died 990) * Ekkehard III *Ekkehard IV (died c. 1056) * Ekkehard V (died c. 1220) It was also the name of two Margraves of Meissen: * Eckard I (died 1002) * Eckard II (died 1046) Other notable people with that given name include: * Ekkehard of Huysburg (died 1084), abbot of Huysburg Abbey * Ekkehard of Aura (died 1126), chronicler and abbot of Aura Abbey *Meister Eckhart Eckhart von Hochheim ( – ), commonly known as Meister Eckhart (), Master Eckhart or Eckehart, claimed original name Johannes Eckhart, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eckhart (other)
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Eckhart may be: People with the surname Eckhart * Meister Eckhart (–), German theologian * Johann Georg von Eckhart (1664–1730), German historian and linguist * Dietrich Eckart (1868–1923), German journalist and political activist * Aaron Eckhart (born 1968), American film actor * Lisa Eckhart (born 1992), Austrian comedian and slam poet Other * Eckhart Tolle (born 1948) is a German-born writer and public speaker living in Canada. * Eckhart von Hochheim, aka ''Meister Eckhart'', a German theologian and philosopher * Mason Eckhart, a comic book character * ''Eckhart'' (TV series), a Canadian animated children's TV show * Eckhart Branch Railroad, early short line railroad See also * Eckart * Eckert (other) Eckert may refer to: People * Allan W. Eckert (1931–2011), American historical novelist * Andrea Eckert (born 1958), Austrian actress * Carter Eckert (1945–2024), American historian * Charles R. Eckert (1868–1959), U.S. congressman from P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekkehard Of Huysburg
Ekkehard (and Eckardt, Eckard, Eckart, Eckhardt, Ekkehart) is a German given name. It is composed of the elements ''ekke'' "edge, blade; sword" and ''hart'' "brave; hardy". Variant forms include Eckard, Eckhard, Eckhart, Eckart. The Anglo-Saxon form of the name was ''Ecgheard'', possibly attested in the toponym Eggerton. Middle Ages It was the name of five monks of the Abbey of Saint Gall from the tenth to the thirteenth century: * Ekkehard I (died 973) * Ekkehard II (died 990) * Ekkehard III *Ekkehard IV (died c. 1056) * Ekkehard V (died c. 1220) It was also the name of two Margraves of Meissen: * Eckard I (died 1002) * Eckard II (died 1046) Other notable people with that given name include: * Ekkehard of Huysburg (died 1084), abbot of Huysburg Abbey * Ekkehard of Aura (died 1126), chronicler and abbot of Aura Abbey *Meister Eckhart Eckhart von Hochheim ( – ), commonly known as Meister Eckhart (), Master Eckhart or Eckehart, claimed original name Johannes Eckhart, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Joseph Abert
Johann Joseph Abert (20 September 1832 – 1 April 1915 in Stuttgart) was a German composer. An ethnic German from the Sudetenland, he is also known in Czech as Jan Josef Abert. Life and career Abert was born in Kochowitz near Gastorf, Bohemia, now Kochovice, Hoštka, Czech Republic. He studied double bass at the Prague Conservatory with Josef Hrabě and also received lessons in theory from Johann Friedrich Kittl and August Wilhelm Ambros. In 1853, Peter Josef von Lindpaintner selected him as a double bassist for the Court Orchestra at Stuttgart, the royal capital of Württemberg. He became the Court Kapellmeister in 1867 and remained in this office, previously occupied by Lindpainter, Friedrich Wilhelm Kücken, and Karl Anton Eckerts, until 1888. Abert composed chamber music and ''lieder,'' as well as several successful operas. Of his seven symphonies, the ''Frühlingssinfonie'' (''Spring Symphony'', No. 7) in C, the program symphony ''Columbus'' (No. 4), and the ''Symphony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekkehard (opera)
''Ekkehard'' is an 1878 German-language opera by Johann Joseph Abert to a libretto by Adolf Kröner after the novel '' Ekkehard'' by Joseph Victor von Scheffel. The plot tells a romantic episode in the life of Ekkehard II of Saint Gall. Recording *''Ekkehard'' - Jonas Kaufmann, Christian Gerhaher, Nyla van Ingen, Susanne Kelling, Henryk Böhm, Alfred Reiter, Stuttgarter Choristen, SWR Rundfunkorchester, Peter Falk. 2CDs Capriccio, DDD/LA, 1998Gramophone " The booklet provides the libretto in German only ... A good cast of young singers (one or two of them a little stretched) does it proud; Jonas Kaufmann in particular is a lyric/dramatic tenor of ..." References Operas 1878 operas German-language operas Operas based on novels {{German-opera-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Victor Von Scheffel
Joseph Victor von Scheffel (16 February 1826 – 9 April 1886) was a German poet and novelist. His novel '' Ekkehard'' (1855) became one of the most popular German novels in the 19th century. Biography He was born at Karlsruhe. His father, a retired major in the Baden army, was a civil engineer and member of the commission for regulating the course of the Rhine; his mother, ''née'' Josephine Krederer, the daughter of a prosperous tradesman at Oberndorf am Neckar, was a woman of great intellectual powers and of a romantic disposition. Young Scheffel was educated at the lyceum at Karlsruhe and afterwards (1843–1847) at the universities of Munich, Heidelberg and Berlin. After passing the state examination for admission to the judicial service, he graduated ''Doctor juris'' and for four years (1848–1852) held an official position at the town of Säckingen. Here he wrote his epic poem ' (''The Trumpeter of Säckingen'') (1853), a romantic and humorous tale which immediately gain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekkehard (novel)
''Ekkehard'' is an 1855 historical novel by the German writer Joseph Victor von Scheffel. Plot The novel is about the 10th-century monk and hymn writer Ekkehard II at the Abbey of Saint Gall. Ekkehard has a romantic affair with a widow who visits the abbey. He has an oak cut down when he learns a woman is using it in pagan ceremonies. When there is a Hun invasion, Ekkehart goes to battle and proves to be a skilled warrior. Reception The novel was published in 1855 by Johann Valentin Meidinger Sohn. With the 4th edition in 1873, it turned into a phenomenon, becoming one of Germany's most popular novels of the 19th century. By 1903, it had been printed in 200 editions. Adaptations * '' Ekkehard'', 1878 opera by Johann Joseph Abert to a libretto by Adolf Kröner * ''Ekkehard'', 1990 TV miniseries References External links Ekkehard: A Tale of the Tenth Century. Vol. 1 (of 2)at Project Gutenberg Ekkehard: A Tale of the Tenth Century. Vol. 2 (of 2)at Project Gutenberg Ekkehard : a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eckhard Pfeiffer
Eckhard Pfeiffer (born August 20, 1941, in Lauban, Germany Lubań">ow_Lubań<_a>,_Poland.html" ;"title="Lubań.html" ;"title="ow ow Lubań, Poland">Lubań.html" ;"title="ow ow Lubań, Poland is a businessman of Germans">German ancestry, who served as president and CEO of Compaq">Lubań">ow Lubań, Poland">Lubań.html" ;"title="ow Lubań">ow Lubań, Poland is a businessman of Germans">German ancestry, who served as president and CEO of Compaq from 1991 to 1999. He was named as one of ''Time (magazine)">Time'' "Cyber Elite Top 50" for 1998. Personal life Pfeiffer's father was a prisoner of war during World War II, while Pfeiffer and his mother Flight and expulsion of Germans from Poland during and after World War II, fled the advancing Red Army, Soviet troops. He graduated from Kaufmännische Berufsschule in 1963, and later received his MBA from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. He is a fan of fast cars and has owned a Porsche 911 Turbo and a 1962 roads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekkehard Von Kuenssberg
Ekkehard von Kuenssberg CBE (; 17 December 1913 – 27 December 2000) was a German-born physician who made his career in Scotland. He was chairman and later president of the Royal College of General Practitioners and was appointed as its Wolfson Travelling Professor. Early life Kuenssberg was the son of Eberhard von Kuenssberg, a professor who taught law at the University of Heidelberg, and Katharina von Kuenssberg, a biologist.BMJ profile by Alan Large"Ekkehard von Kuenssberg Former general practitioner (b 1913; Edinburgh 1939; CBE, FRCP Ed, FRCOG, FRCGP), d 27 December 2001" Accessed 29 January 2021. Kuenssberg's German ancestry could be traced to the reign of Charlemagne."Dr Ekkehard Kuenssberg" '' The Herald'' (Glasgow), 6 January 2001. Accessed 29 January 2021. His mother was the daughter of Gustav Samson, owner of a large cloth mill in Cottbus, and Anna Goldschmidt, whose family was of Jewish origin. He was educated at Schloss Salem, Baden, under the headship of Kurt Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eckhard Christian
} Eckhard Christian (1 December 1907 – 3 January 1985) was a Luftwaffe officer in World War II, and rose to the rank of ''Generalmajor''. On 2 February 1943, he married Gerda Daranowski who was one of Adolf Hitler's private secretaries during World War II. Christian was captured by British troops on 8 May 1945 and held in custody until 7 May 1947. Biography Eckhard Christian was born in Charlottenburg (Berlin). He first joined the '' Reichsmarine'' (German Navy) in 1926. In 1928 and 1929, he attended officer candidate courses. Thereafter, he continued in the navy and obtained the rank of ''Leutnant zur See'' (second lieutenant) on 1 October 1930. In 1934, Christian transferred to the Luftwaffe (German Air force) glider school in Warnemünde. He was promoted to the rank of ''Hauptmann'' (captain) on 1 April 1935. He was transferred to the Air Ministry in July 1938 and onto the General Staff. On 1 June 1940, he was promoted to major and from 15 January 1941 was attached to Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meister Eckhart
Eckhart von Hochheim ( – ), commonly known as Meister Eckhart (), Master Eckhart or Eckehart, claimed original name Johannes Eckhart,Meister Eckhart: German mystic by Reiner Schürmann, Father Reiner Schürmann, Dominican Order, O.P. on Britannica was a German Catholic priest, theology, theologian, philosopher and German mysticism, mystic. He was born near Gotha in the Landgraviate of Thuringia (now Thuringia in central Germany) in the Holy Roman Empire. Eckhart came into prominence during the Avignon Papacy at a time of increased tensions between monastic orders, diocesan clergy, the Franciscan Order, and Eckhart's Dominican Order. In later life, he was accused of heresy and brought up before the local Franciscan-led Inquisition, and tried as a heresy, heretic by Pope John XXII with the bull ''In Agro D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekkehard Of Aura
Ekkehard of Aura (; born ''c.'' 1080, died 20 February 1126) was the first Abbot of Aura (a monastery founded by Otto, Bishop of Bamberg, on the Franconian Saale river, near Bad Kissingen, Bavaria) from 1108. It is thought that Ekkehard was a member of the Bavarian aristocracy. A Benedictine monk and chronicler, he made updates to the ''World Chronicle'' (''Chronicon universale'') of Frutolf of Michelsberg, adding important German history between 1098 and 1125 during the reign of Emperor Henry V, in which he sided strongly with the papacy in the Investiture Controversy. He was a participant in the Crusade of 1101 (Lerner, 1989), and provided important source material for the Rhineland massacres of Jews and for the First Crusade. While the Crusade of 1101 was considered a failure, Ekkehard did manage to journey to Jerusalem, although his stay in the Holy City was only brief. He returned from the Holy Land via Rome, before returning to Germany, where he became a monk at the abbey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eckard II, Margrave Of Meissen
Eckard II (; – 24 January 1046) was Margrave of Lusatia (as Eckard I) from 1034 and Margrave of Meissen from 1038 until his death. He was the last of his dynasty, with his death the line of Ekkeharding margraves descending from Eckard I of Meissen (d. 1002) became extinct. Life He was a younger son of Margrave Eckard I of Meissen and his wife Swanehilde. Eckard was a count in the '' Gau'' Chutizi east of Merseburg as well as in the burgward of Teuchern. Upon the assassination of his father in 1002, Eckard II and his elder brother Herman I ruled over the Ekkeharding allodial lands, while the Meissen margravial title first passed to their uncle Gunzelin feuding with his nephews until his deposition in 1009. During the German–Polish War around the Lusatian and Milceni lands, the brothers were able to maintain the rule over the Meissen lands until fighting ended with the 1018 Peace of Bautzen. About 1026, Eckard married Uta von Ballenstedt, sister of the Saxon count E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
