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Klein (surname)
Klein is the Dutch, German and Afrikaans word for "small", which came to be used as a surname, and thence passed into the names of places, concepts and discoveries associated with bearers of this surname. It is also a common Jewish surname in the United States, Europe and Brazil. Politics and government * Aaron Klein (born 1979), senior adviser, chief strategist for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu * Arthur George Klein (1904–1968), United States Representative from New York * Clayton Klein (born 1949), American politician in Oregon * Ezra Klein (born 1984), American political writer * Herb Klein (journalist) (1918–2009), American journalist, President Nixon's communications director * Herb Klein (politician) (born 1930), American politician * Herbert G. Klein (1918–2009), American political aide * Jacob Theodor Klein ("Plinius Gedanensium") (1685–1759), Prussian jurist, historian, botanist, mathematician and diplomat * Jacques Paul Klein (born 1939), French-born U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. '' Afrikaans'' is a separate but somewhat mutually intelligible daughter languageAfrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans was historically called Cape Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans is rooted in 17th-century dialects of Dutch; see , , , . Afrikaans is variously described as a creole, a partially creolised language, or a deviant variety of Dutch; see . spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, evolving from the Cape Dutch dialects of Southern Africa. The dialects used in Belgium (including Flemish) and in Suriname, meanwhile, are all guided by the Dutch Language Union. In Europe, most of the population of the Netherlands (where it is the only official language sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karsten Klein
Karsten Klein (born 2 December 1977) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2017. Early life and education After graduating from high school in 1999, Klein studied business administration at the University of Würzburg. Career Before being elected to the state parliament, Klein was marketing and sales manager of an Aschaffenburg company. He was managing director of the research institution Zentrum für Telematik e. V. in 2014 and worked as a research consultant for EU projects at the University of Applied Sciences in Aschaffenburg from 2015 until he moved to the Bundestag. From 2008 to 2013 Klein served as a member of the State Parliament of Bavaria. During that time, he was a member of the Budget Committee and served as his parliamentary group's spokesperson on the state's budget. Klein became a member of the Bundestag after the 2017 German federal election Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dani Klein
Danielle Schoovaerts (born 1 January 1953), known professionally as Dani Klein, is a Belgian singer, songwriter, band leader and producer, and consistently the center and driving force of the band Vaya Con Dios (1986-1996, 2004-2014 and 2022-). In the 1980s, she was also a singer in electronic group '' Arbeid Adelt !'' with Marcel Vanthilt (better known as a late eighties MTV Europe VJ), '' Ladies Sing the Blues'' with Réjane Magloire (''Technotronic'') and Beverly Jo Scott, and hardrock band '' Steelover'' with Rudy Lenners (known from German rockband (the) Scorpions). In 1999 she was the lead singer in Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ... band Purple Prose. External links Vaya con Dios 1953 births Living people Belgian women singers Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Klein (actor)
Frederick Christopher Klein (born March 14, 1979) is an American actor who is best known for playing Paul Metzler in ''Election'', Chris "Oz" Ostreicher in the '' American Pie'' comedy teen films, the serial killer Cicada on ''The Flash'' and most recently as Bill Townsend in the Netflix series '' Sweet Magnolias''. Early life Klein was raised in Brookfield, Illinois. He is of German, Irish, and English descent. His mother, Terese (née Bergen), is a kindergarten teacher, and his father, Fred Klein, is an engineer. Klein was the second of three children. His older sister, Debbie, was born in 1978 and his younger brother, Timothy, was born in 1982. As a child, Klein had his first on stage experience by singing ''This Little Light of Mine'' in a community theater at the Sheraton Convention Center in Chicago. He lived in the town for thirteen years before his family moved to Omaha, Nebraska. At Millard West High School in Omaha, Klein acted in his high school's performance of ''We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Joan Klein
Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who has been active since 1958, initially as one of the staff songwriters at 1650 Broadway and later as a solo artist. Regarded as one of the most significant and influential musicians of all time, King is the most successful female songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century in the US, having written or co-written 118 pop hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. King also wrote 61 hits that charted in the UK, making her the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts between 1962 and 2005. King's major success began in the 1960s when she and her first husband, Gerry Goffin, wrote more than two dozen chart hits, many of which have become standards, for numerous artists. She has continued writing for other artists since then. King's success as a performer in her own right did not come until the 1970s, when she sang her own songs, accompanying herself on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Lynn Klein
Barbi Benton (born Barbara Lynn Klein; January 28, 1950) is an American retired model, actress, television personality, and singer. She is known for appearing in ''Playboy'' magazine, as a four-season regular on the comedy series ''Hee Haw'', and for recording several modestly successful albums in the 1970s. After the birth of her first child in 1986, Benton retired from show business to raise her family. Early life Benton was born Barbara Lynn Klein in New York City to a Jewish family. Her father was a gynecologist and her mother worked as an investment counselor. She grew up in Sacramento and attended Rio Americano High School and took all kinds of lessons – from scuba diving to piano – and even did some "tearoom modeling" while in school. She enrolled into UCLA to become a veterinarian, but had to give up that career option as she could not stand the sight of blood. Career At the age of 16, she began to model. Following high school, she attended UCLA, and at age 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Klein
Allen Klein (December 18, 1931 July 4, 2009) was an American businessman whose aggressive negotiation tactics affected industry standards for compensating recording artists. He founded ABKCO Music & Records Incorporated. Klein increased profits for his musician clients by negotiating new record company contracts. He first scored monetary and contractual gains for Buddy Knox and Jimmy Bowen, one-hit rockabillies of the late 1950s, then parlayed his early successes into a position managing Sam Cooke, and eventually managed the Beatles and the Rolling Stones simultaneously, along with many other artists, becoming one of the most powerful individuals in the music industry during his era. Rather than offering financial advice and maximizing his clients' income, as a business manager normally would, Klein set up what he called "buy/sell agreements" where a company that Klein owned became an intermediary between his client and the record label, owning the rights to the music, manuf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Klein
Alan Charles Klein (born 29 June 1940) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He wrote the soundtrack for the stage play and film, '' What a Crazy World'' (1963). In 1964, he released his only solo album, ''Well at Least It's British'', that was re-released in 2008 by RPM Records. Klein was born in Clerkenwell, London. Many of his recordings were made with the record producer, Joe Meek. In 1966 he went on tour as lead vocalist of The New Vaudeville Band. Writing credits *1962 "What a Crazy World We're Living In" – Recorded by Joe Brown and the Bruvvers. Piccadilly 7N35024 *1962 "My Very First Love" – Recorded by Ronnie Hall on Piccadilly 7N35040 *1962 "A Lay-Abouts Lament" – Recorded by Joe Brown and the Bruvvers on Piccadilly 7N35047 *1962 "At Times Like These" – Recorded by Ricky Valance on Columbia DB4787 *1963 "Sally Ann" – Recorded by Freddie and the Dreamers on Columbia SEG8287 EP *1963 "Our Streets Annual Outing" – Recorded by The Bachelors on D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klein (musician)
Klein is a singer-songwriter and producer from South London, England. She released the EP ''Tommy'' on UK label Hyperdub in 2017 and has received praise for her albums ''Lifetime'' (2019) and ''Frozen'' (2020) on her record label ijn inc. Biography Klein lives in South London, and comes from a Nigerian background. A fan of gospel music and theatre, she wrote poetry before moving to production as a hobby, receiving some early encouragement from musicians Mica Levi and Arca (musician), Arca. After independently releasing the projects ''ONLY'' and ''Lagata'' in 2016, she garnered a cult audience and critical praise from sources such as '' |
Volkmar Klein
Volkmar Klein (born 13 January 1960 in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He is a member of the German Bundestag since 2009 and was a member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1995 until 2009. Early life and education Parallel to his studies in the University of Bonn, Klein worked as an assistant to a member of the German Bundestag. In 1986, Klein finished his studies in the University of Bonn as a graduate economist and took on a several month internship in the consulting company Henkell Brothers in Melbourne, Australia. After returning to Germany, Klein continued working for the same Australian consulting company as a freelancer. From 1988 until 1989, Klein was the branch manager of another Australian company Exicom Ltd (electronic company) in Düsseldorf. From 1989 until 1995, Klein was the executive manager of the Wittgensteiner Kuranstalt GmbH & Co. KG, an operator of rehabilitation clinics and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Klein
Ronald Jason Klein ( ; born July 10, 1957) is an American politician and lawyer who is a former member of the United States House of Representatives for . He is a member of the Democratic Party and chairs the Jewish Democratic Council of America. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He is currently employed by the law firm Holland & Knight. Early life, education and career Klein was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 1975, and attended Ohio State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1979. While at Ohio State, Klein became a member of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity. Klein also spent time during college as an intern at the Ohio General Assembly. Klein attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law and graduated with a J.D. degree in 1982. Florida Legislature In 1992, Klein defeated ten-year incumbent Steve Press in the Democrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Klein
Ralph Philip Klein (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 2006. Klein also served as the 32nd mayor of Calgary from 1980 to 1989. Ralph was born and mostly grew up in Calgary, Alberta. After dropping out of High School in grade 11, Klein joined the Royal Canadian Air Force reserves for one year and then attended the Calgary Business College. Klein later worked as a teacher and principal at the Calgary Business College, and later public relations with non-profits. After that, Klein became a prominent local journalist in Calgary where he reported on the challenges of the working class, social outcasts and First Nations, endearing himself to those groups. In 1980, Klein turned his attention to politics and as an underdog was elected Mayor of Calgary, where he oversaw the boom and bust of the oil indu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
