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Kastner
Kastner is a German language surname, originating from the medieval occupation Kastner ("bursary officer"). Notable people with the surname include: * Bruno Kastner (1890–1932), German actor * Daniel Kastner (born 1981), Austrian footballer *Daniel L. Kastner (fl. 2020), American researcher and physician * Elliott Kastner (1930–2010), American film producer * Hermann Kastner (1886–1957), German politician * Jean-Georges Kastner (1810–1867), French composer and musicologist * John Kastner (born 1969), Canadian musician and composer * Karl Wilhelm Gottlob Kastner (1783–1857), chemist, natural scientist * Kas Kastner, racing driver, racing car builder, racing team manager * Marc A. Kastner (born 1945), American physicist * Peter Kastner (1943 – 2008), Canadian born actor * Rudolf Kastner (1906–1957), Jewish-Hungarian lawyer, head of the Hungarian Aid and Rescue Committee during the Holocaust ** Kastner train, after Rudolf Kastner * Sabine Kastner (* ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann Kastner
Hermann Kastner (1886–1957) was a German politician and served as the deputy prime minister of East Germany between 1949 and 1950. He cofounded Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (LDPD). He defected and obtained political asylum from West Germany shortly before he died in Munich. Early life and education Kastner was born in Berlin on 25 October 1886. His father was a teacher. After graduating from a high school in Berlin in 1904 he received a degree in law and economics from the University of Berlin in 1908. Next year he obtained his doctorate degree in law from the University of Jena with a dissertation on the Reich Vaccination Law of 1874. In his thesis Kastner adopted a liberal approach towards the vaccination laws arguing that compulsory vaccination should be removed and that those who did not want to be vaccinated should only be charged an amount of money. Career and activities Kastner worked at different city councils between 1912 and 1917. He joined the Prince Leopold A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Language
German (, ) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western Europe, Western and Central Europe. It is the majority and Official language, official (or co-official) language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. It is also an official language of Luxembourg, German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium and the Italian autonomous province of South Tyrol, as well as a recognized national language in Namibia. There are also notable German-speaking communities in other parts of Europe, including: Poland (Upper Silesia), the Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Denmark (South Jutland County, North Schleswig), Slovakia (Krahule), Germans of Romania, Romania, Hungary (Sopron), and France (European Collectivity of Alsace, Alsace). Overseas, sizeable communities of German-speakers are found in the Americas. German is one of the global language system, major languages of the world, with nearly 80 million native speakers and over 130 mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Kastner
Peter Kastner (1 October 1943 – 18 September 2008) was a Canadian actor who achieved prominence as a young man in lead roles in the popular 1964 film '' Nobody Waved Good-bye'' and in Francis Ford Coppola's 1966 well-received comedy ''You're a Big Boy Now''. He also had a leading role in another film as a young man in 1971 and in a sequel of his debut film in 1984. Additionally, he starred in two short-lived television situation comedy series of 1968 and 1977. Following his promising early success, his career faltered and he became increasingly emotionally troubled in his later years. Life and career Kastner was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Rose and Martin Kastner. His family was Jewish and prominent in the arts, film and television. His mother was a writer and editor who became involved in television and film productions and his father was an artist. His three siblings all had careers in television, film and journalism. Kastner's first leading role was in the 1964 Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kestner
Kestner is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * (Georg Christian) August Kestner (1777, Hanover - 1853), German antiquarian and diplomat ** Kestner-Museum, Hanover, Germany, founded in 1889 ** kestnergesellschaft Kestner Gesellschaft (Kestner Society) is an art institution in Hanover, Germany, founded in 1916 to promote the arts. Its founders included the painter Wilhelm von Debschitz (1871–1948). The association blossomed under the management of and ..., an art gallery in Hanover, Germany, founded in 1916 * Boyd Kestner (born 1964), American actor * Charlotte Kestner, née Buff (1753 - 1828), wife of Johann Christian Kestner * Jens Kestner (born 1971), German politician * Johann Christian Kestner (1741 - 1800), German jurist and archivist :de:Johann Christian Kestner See also * Kastner * Kästner References German-language surnames {{Joiner-surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kästner
Kästner (transliterated Kaestner) is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, (1719-1800), German mathematician ** Kästner (crater), a lunar crater * Detlef Kästner (born 1958), German boxer * Erich Kästner (1899–1974), German author ** (12318) Kästner asteroid named after Erich Kästner * Erich Kästner (camera designer) (1911–2005), German movie camera designer * Erich Kästner (World War I veteran) (1900–2008), the last known German veteran of the First World War * Mercedes Kaestner-Varnado (born 1992), American professional wrestler known as Sasha Banks * Peter Kaestner (born 1953), American foreign service officer and ornithologist Other * Louis Kaestner, fictional character in the period political crime drama Boardwalk Empire, one of the main protagonists in the first season and one of the two main antagonists in the second season See also * Kastner * Kestner Kestner is a German surname. Notable people wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costner
Costner is a surname of several individuals, as well the surname of several fictional characters as well. * Brandon Costner (born 1987), basketball player * Chris Costner Sizemore (1927–2016), multiple personality disorder sufferer * George Costner (1923—2002), boxer * Kevin Costner Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Kevin Costner, various accolades, including two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Primeti ... (born 1955), actor and director * Michael Costner, fictional character {{surname Occupational surnames ru:Костнер ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabine Kastner
Sabine Kastner is a German-born American cognitive neuroscientist. She is professor of psychology at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute at Princeton University. She also holds a visiting scientist appointment at the University of California, Berkeley, University of California at Berkeley. She is an elected member of the Society for Experimental Psychology (2020), American Academy of Arts & Sciences (2022), National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Germany (2021), the International Neuropsychology Symposium (2016), and a Fellow of the American Psychological Society (2010). She received the Young Investigator Award of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society (2005), the Society for Neuroscience Award for Education in Neuroscience (2019), and the George A. Miller Prize in Cognitive Neuroscience. Biography Early life and education Kastner grew up in Hannover, Germany, where she attended the Wilhelm-Raabe-Gymnasium. She was the first in her family to earn a high school diploma. Ranki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kastner Train
The Kastner train is the name usually given to a rescue operation which saved the lives of over 1,600 Jews from Hungary during World War II. It consisted of 35 cattle wagons that left Budapest on 30 June 1944, during the German occupation of Hungary, ultimately arriving safely in Switzerland after a large ransom was paid to the Nazis.For 30 June, see Bauer (1994), p. 199; for the date and time (30 June, towards 11 pm), see Löb (2009), pp. 50, 97; for 35 cattle trucks, see p. 97. Porter (2007), p. 234, writes that the train left Budapest at half an hour after midnight on Saturday, 1 July. The number of passengers most often cited is 1,684. This was the number registered when the train arrived at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The number on board when the train left Budapest is not known, because people jumped on and off while the train was in motion. The train was named after Rudolf Kastner, a Hungarian-Jewish lawyer and journalist, who was a founding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kas Kastner
Robert William Kastner (30 August 1928 – 11 April 2021), commonly known as R.W. Kastner or Kas Kastner, was a builder and tuner of racing cars, a racing driver, and an author. He also raced sailing boats competitively. At different times he was Director of Motorsports in the United States for both the Triumph Motor Company and Nissan. Kastner has been called one of the most influential Americans in the history of Triumph cars. He coined the maxim "Never be beaten by equipment." Early years Kastner was born in Batavia, New York. He graduated High School in 1945, then enlisted in the US Army for a two-year stint, during which he was stationed at Fort Carlson in Colorado. After his discharge he returned to Batavia briefly, where he taught himself to drive in a 1934 Plymouth. He soon returned to Colorado where he earned a living in a variety of jobs, including managing the pool-hall portion of a large bar, where he earned some extra money hustling pool. His next stop was working as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc A
Marc or MARC may refer to: People * Marc (given name), people with the first name * Marc (surname), people with the family name Acronyms * MARC standards, a data format used for library cataloging, * MARC Train, a regional commuter rail system serving Maryland, Washington, D.C., and eastern West Virginia * MARC (archive), a computer-related mailing list archive * M/A/R/C Research, a marketing research and consulting firm * Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition, a non-profit, volunteer organization * Matador Automatic Radar Control, a guidance system for the Martin MGM-1 Matador cruise missile * Mid-America Regional Council, the Council of Governments and the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the bistate Kansas City region * Midwest Association for Race Cars, a former American stock car racing organization * Revolutionary Agrarian Movement of the Bolivian Peasantry (''Movimiento Agrario Revolucionario del Campesinado Boliviano''), a defunct right-wing political moveme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Kastner
Richard Otto Bruno Kastner (January 1890Different sources cite 1 January, 3 January, 20 January, and 30 January as Kastner's date of birth. – 30 June 1932) was a German people, German stage and film acting, actor, screenwriter, and film producer whose career was most prominent in the 1910s and 1920s during the silent film era. Kastner was one of the most popular leading men in German films during his career's peak in the 1920s. Early life Richard Otto Bruno Kastner was born in Forst (Lausitz), Brandenburg, Germany in 1890 to Paul Ferdinand Richard Kastner, a forestry tax minister, and Ida Elisabeth Emma Kastner (née Voigt). Kastner attended schools in Fürstenwalde and afterward served a short, seventeen-day stint in the military before being relieved of his duties due to an injury. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
