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Ganz (other)
Ganz may refer to: * Ganz Works, a Hungarian manufacturer of electric railway equipment * Ganz Midwest-CBK, a Canadian toy and home décor company known for Webkinz * Ganz, Styria, a town in the district of Mürzzuschlag in Styria, Austria * Ganz (surname), people with the surname ''Ganz'' See also * Swan-Ganz catheter, a pulmonary artery catheter * Gantz (other) ''Gantz'' is a manga series created by Hiroya Oku, later adapted into an anime and two live action films. Gantz may also refer to: Persons * Timothy Gantz (1946–2004), classical scholar * Benny Gantz (born 1959), Israeli military leader and pol ... * Gans (other) {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganz Works
The Ganz Works or Ganz ( or , ''Ganz companies'', formerly ''Ganz and Partner Iron Mill and Machine Factory'') was a group of companies operating between 1845 and 1949 in Budapest, Hungary. It was named after Ábrahám Ganz, the founder and the manager of the company. It is probably best known for the manufacture of tramcars, but was also a pioneer in the application of three-phase alternating current to electric railways. Ganz also made ships (''Ganz Danubius''), bridge steel structures (''Ganz Acélszerkezet'') and high-voltage equipment (''Ganz Transelektro''). In the early 20th century the company experienced its heyday, it became the third largest industrial enterprise in Kingdom of Hungary after the ''Manfréd Weiss Steel and Metal Works'' and the ''MÁVAG'' company. Since 1989, various parts of ''Ganz'' have been taken over by other companies. History Before 1919, the company built ocean liners, dreadnought type battleships and submarines, power plants, automobiles and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganz Midwest-CBK
Ganz Midwest-CBK LLC (also known as simply Ganz) is a Canadian soft toy and home décor company, famous for its plush animals and collectibles. They are the manufacturer of Webkinz, a toy with an interactive virtual-reality Internet site for children. Founded in 1950 by Holocaust survivors Samuel Ganz and his sons Jack and Sam Ganz, it was originally called Ganz Bros Toys and sold products for the Canadian home market. They were also carnival suppliers and manufactured many products in their own factory. A private company with headquarters just north of Toronto in Woodbridge, Ontario, Ganz is known as a user of Ty's copyrighted TyTips fabric, which is used for several of the older Webkinz. The success of Webkinz, first released in 2005, and other similar items helped the fortunes of the Ganz family who then decided to start The Webkinz Foundation. The Webkinz Foundation was a charitable organization that focused on supporting children's programs worldwide and provided the comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganz, Styria
Ganz was a municipality in Austria which merged in January 2015 with Mürzzuschlag in the district of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag in Styria Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ..., Austria. References Fischbach Alps Cities and towns in Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District {{Styria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganz (surname)
, yi, גאנץ, Gancz, Gantz (surname), Gantz, ro, Ganț * Gans (surname), Gans, Ganss, Gansz * Ganzer, Gantzer * Ganser, Gansser , footnotes Ganz () is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ábrahám Ganz, Swiss merchant and founder of the Ganz companies * Bruno Ganz (1941–2019), Swiss actor * Caterina Ganz (born 1995), Italian cross-country skier * Edwin F. Ganz, American politician * Joan Ganz Cooney, American businesswoman and television producer * Josef Ganz, German car designer * Lowell Ganz, American screenwriter * Maurizio Ganz, Italian footballer * Megan Ganz, American comedy writer * Peter Ganz (1920–2006), Germanist * P. Felix Ganz (1922–1990), American stamp collector * Rhonda Ganz, Canadian poet and illustrator * Rudolph Ganz, Swiss pianist, conductor, and composer * Valerie Ganz, Welsh painter * Victor Ganz (1913–1987), art collector Fictional * Sebastian Ganz, fictional character Ganț * Ovidiu Ganț, Ovidiu Victor Ganţ (born 1966, Dett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan-Ganz Catheter
A pulmonary artery catheter (PAC), also known as a Swan-Ganz catheter or right heart catheter, is a balloon-tipped catheter that is inserted into a pulmonary artery in a procedure known as pulmonary artery catheterization or right heart catheterization. Pulmonary artery catheterization is a useful measure of the overall function of the heart particularly in those with complications from heart failure, arrythmia.html" ;"title="heart attack, arrythmia">heart attack, arrythmias or pulmonary embolism. It is also a good measure for those needing intravenous fluid therapy, for instance post heart surgery, shock, and severe burns. The procedure can also be used to measure pressures in the heart chambers. The pulmonary artery catheter allows direct, simultaneous measurement of pressures in the right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery, and the filling pressure (pulmonary wedge pressure) of the left atrium. The pulmonary artery catheter is frequently referred to as a Swan-Ganz cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gantz (other)
''Gantz'' is a manga series created by Hiroya Oku, later adapted into an anime and two live action films. Gantz may also refer to: Persons * Timothy Gantz (1946–2004), classical scholar * Benny Gantz (born 1959), Israeli military leader and politician of the Israel Resilience Party * Israel Gantz (born 1978), mayor, Head of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council Other * Gantz, a character from the ''Klonoa'' series who is known as "Guntz" in Japan and Europe * Gantz Homestead, a historical farm house in Grove City, Ohio * Gantz (film), ''Gantz'' (film), a 2011 series of live-action Japanese science fiction films See also * Ganz (other) * Gant (other) * Gantt (other) * Gans (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
