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Korff
Korff is a last name shared by the following people: *Arnold Korff (1870–1944), Hollywood actor and director *André Korff (born 1973), German bicycle racer * Baruch Korff, (1914–1995), Jewish community activist * Hans-Peter Korff (born 1942), German actor *Johann Albrecht von Korff (1697–1766), diplomat, president of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences *Michael Von Korff (born 1949), American epidemiologist *Werner Korff Werner Korff (18 December 1911 – 11 February 1999) was a German ice hockey player, born in Berlin, who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games and commonly known a ... (1911–unknown), German Olympic ice hockey player * Yitzhak Aharon Korff, grand rabbi, diplomat and consultant in international law and business, entrepreneur, See also * Korf (other) {{Surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baruch Korff
Baruch Korff (July 4, 1914 – July 26, 1995) was an American Orthodox rabbi. He was a longtime Jewish community activist who was associated with the Irgun and Lehi groups. Korff was a close political confidant of Richard Nixon, and was known as "Nixon's rabbi." Early life Baruch Korff was born on July 4, 1914, in Novohrad-Volynskyi present-day Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire). He was the second child of Grand Rabbi Jacob Israel Korff and Gittel Goldman Korff, in a family that was part of an unbroken line of rabbis that went back 73 generations. In 1919, anti-Jewish pogroms swept through Eastern Europe Korff family found themselves caught in the middle of one such pogrom. Gittel fled her home carrying an infant in her arms, with Korff and two other young children following her. Gittel was killed, and Korff witnessed the murder. He would forever label himself a coward for not attempting to save her. Korff wrote in his memoirs that "My life ever since has been a quest for r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yitzhak Aharon Korff
Yitzhak Aharon (Ira A.) Korff is the present Rebbe of Zvhil – Mezhbizh. Since 1975 he has been the Chaplain of the City of Boston (serving the Boston Police and Fire Departments, Mayor's Office, and other City departments and agencies) and spiritual leader of Congregation Bnai Jacob, Zvhil–Mezhbizh Beit Medrash of Boston, Miami, and Jerusalem, serving also with the Chief Rabbis of Israel as Spiritual Leader of The Jerusalem Great Synagogue. He is a '' dayan'' (judge of Jewish law) of the BaDaTz Boston ''Beth din'' (rabbinical court) and ''Vaad HaRabbonim'' (council of rabbis). He is also principal of Korff Associates, consultants in business, diplomacy and international law and relations, Consul to the government of Austria and publisher of the Boston-based Jewish newspaper ''The Jewish Advocate''. Family Korff's father was Nathan (Nochum or Menachem Nochum) Korff, who served as founding rabbi of Congregation B'nai Jacob in Milton, Massachusetts. His uncle Baruch Kor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Korff
Arnold Peter Kirsch-Korff (2 August 1870 – 2 June 1944) was an Austrian-born American Hollywood actor and director. He appeared in a number of German and Austrian films before moving to the United States and resuming his career in America. He made his first appearance on the American stage in Denver in 1892. Selected filmography * '' Hannerl and Her Lovers'' (1921) * '' Ilona'' (1921) * '' Roswolsky's Mistress'' (1921) * '' The Inheritance of Tordis'' (1921) * '' The Story of a Maid'' (1921) * '' Nights of Terror'' (1921) * '' The Haunted Castle'' (1921) * '' Lola Montez, the King's Dancer'' (1922) * '' Power of Temptation'' (1922) * '' The Curse of Silence'' (1922) * ''Miss Julie'' (1922) * ''Victims of Passion'' (1922) * '' Sins of Yesterday'' (1922) * '' The Lost Shoe'' (1923) * '' The Secret of the Duchess'' (1923) * '' The Final Mask'' (1924) * ''Athletes'' (1925) * ''The Dice Game of Life'' (1925) * '' Hussar Fever'' (1925) * '' Den of Iniquity'' (1925) * '' The Humble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans-Peter Korff
Hans Peter Korff (born 24 August 1942) is a German actor. Life Korff studied at Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg. In Germany Korff works as an actor in cinema-, tv-films and tv-series. Since 1992 Korff is married with German actress Christiane Leuchtmann Christiane is a given name, a form of the Latin ''Christiana'', feminine form of ''Christianuis'' (see Christian), or a Latinized form of Middle English ''Christin'' 'Christian' (Old English ''christen'', from Latin).. A short form is Chris. Alter .... Filmography Cinema Television References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Korff, Hans Peter German male film actors German male television actors 21st-century German male actors 20th-century German male actors 1942 births Male actors from Hamburg Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Albrecht Von Korff
Baron Johann Albrecht von Korff (November 30, 1697 – April 7, 1766) was a Russian diplomat, and was the president of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1734–1740). A native of Courland, he moved through his service at the court duchess of Courland (then Russian empress) Anna Ivanovna. Since 1740 he was the Russian ambassador in Copenhagen. His library (36,000 volumes) was purchased for the Crown Prince of Grand Duke Paul Petrovich, then it passed to the Crown Prince Constantine Pavlovich. Biography Young years Johann Albrecht Korff was born November 30, 1697, in the Duchy of Courland. Korff graduated with honors from University of Jena. Shortly after returning from the university he was appointed chamberlain to the court of the Duchess of Courland Anna Ivanovna, and in 1728 sent to Moscow to request for a raise in their pension, which the Duchess received from the Russian court. In 1730 the Empress sent him to Courland to petition for listing the names of Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Korff
André Korff (born 16 June 1973) is a German professional road bicycle racer. Despite being a sprinter, he only managed to take two wins in his entire career. He lives in Forchheim, Germany, with his wife and two children. Palmares * Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt - 1 stage (2004) * GP Tell The Grand Prix Guillaume Tell (, "William Tell Grand Prize") was a professional cycling race held annually in Switzerland. It was part of UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were in ... - 1 stage (1998) External links * 1973 births Living people German male cyclists Sportspeople from Erfurt People from Bezirk Erfurt Cyclists from Thuringia 21st-century German people {{Germany-cycling-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Von Korff
Michael Rehn Von Korff (born 1949) is an American epidemiologist and medical researcher who studies the treatment of chronic pain and major depressive disorder. He works as a senior investigator at Kaiser Permanente's Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle, Washington. He is the co-founder of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing, as well as a fellow of both AcademyHealth and the Society of Behavioral Medicine. He was named an ISI Highly Cited Researcher The Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) was an academic publishing service, founded by Eugene Garfield in Philadelphia in 1956. ISI offered scientometric and bibliographic database services. Its specialty was citation indexing and analysis, ... in 2002. References External linksAcademic profile* Living people 1949 births American epidemiologists American medical researchers {{US-academic-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werner Korff
Werner Korff (18 December 1911 – 11 February 1999) was a German ice hockey player, born in Berlin, who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Lake Placid 1932, were a winter multi-sport event in the United States, held in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The games opened on February .... In 1932 he was a member of the German ice hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played all six matches. External linksWerner Korff's profile at databaseOlympics.com 1911 births 1999 deaths [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
