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Kurth
Kurth may refer to: People * Charles J. Kurth (1862-1896), American lawyer and politician * Don Kurth (b. 1949), American politician * Ernst Kurth (1886-1946), Swiss music theorist * Godefroid Kurth (1847-1916), Belgian historian * James Kurth (b. ? ), Claude Smith Professor of Political Science at Swarthmore College, United States * Jean-Pierre Kurth, Swiss para-alpine skier * Joe Kurth (1914 - ? ), American football player * Markus Kurth (footballer) (b. 1973), German footballer (soccer player) * Markus Kurth (politician) (b. 1966), German politician * Monica Kurth, American politician * Peter Kurth (politician), Peter Kurth (born 1960), German politician * Rob Kurth (b. ? ), American punk rock drummer in the band Face to Face (punk band) * Ronald J. Kurth (b. ? ), United States Navy admiral * Wally Kurth (b. 1958), American singer and television performer Companies * Andrews Kurth, Houston, Texas-based law firm * Kurth Brewery, located in Columbus, Wisconsin and operated from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godefroid Kurth
Godefroid Kurth (1847–1916) was a Belgian historian and pioneering Christian democrat. He is known for his histories of the city of Liège in the Middle Ages and of Belgium, his Catholic account of the formation of modern Europe in ''Les Origines de la civilisation moderne'', and his defence of the medieval guild system.Paul Gérin, "Kurth, Godefroid", '' Nouvelle Biographie Nationale''vol. 8(Brussels, 2005), 212–219. Life ;Early life Godefroid Kurth was born on 11 May 1847 in Arlon, the capital of the Belgian province of Luxembourg. His father, a former soldier from Cologne who was naturalized as a Belgian in 1842, became a police commissioner in Arlon but died in 1850. The family spoke Luxembourgish at home, and he learned French in primary school. He was educated at the Athénée royal d'Arlon and the Liège Normal school, where he completed his studies in 1869.Henri PirenneNotice sur Godefroid Kurth ''Annuaire de l'Académie royale belge'', 1924, pp. 192–261. That same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Kurth
James Kurth (born 1938) is the Claude C. Smith Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Swarthmore College, where he taught defense policy, foreign policy, and international politics. In 2004, Kurth also became the editor of '' Orbis'', a professional journal on international relations and U.S. foreign policy published by the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Kurth received his BA in history from Stanford University and his MA and PhD in political science from Harvard University, where he was mentored by Samuel P. Huntington. Kurth taught at Harvard from 1967 to 1973 and has taught at Swarthmore since 1973. He has been a visiting member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey; visiting professor of political science at the University of California at San Diego; and visiting professor of strategy at the U.S. Naval War College. At the war college, Kurth was chairman of the Strategy and Campaign Department, an advisor to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles J
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (James (wikt:Appendix:Proto-Indo-European/ǵerh₂-">ĝer-, where the ĝ is a palatal consonant, meaning "to rub; to be old; grain." An old man has been worn away and is now grey with age. In some Slavic languages, the name ''Drago (given name), Drago'' (and variants: ''Dragom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Kurth
Donald J. Kurth, Jr. (April 26, 1949 - October 4, 2023) was a physician, businessowner, educator, and former mayor of the Rancho Cucamonga, California, City of Rancho Cucamonga, California (2006–2011). He was elected President of the Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce in 1994, Director of the Cucamonga County Water District in 1996, appointed to the Rancho Cucamonga City Council in 2002, and elected mayor of Rancho Cucamonga on November 7, 2006. Early life Donald James Kurth, Jr. was born in Newport, Rhode Island, Newport, Rhode Island where his father, also named Donald James Kurth, was stationed in the United States Navy. Kurth's father and mother, Isabelle, both served in the hospital corps in the Navy throughout World War II. His mother taught Navy carrier pilots how to use oxygen masks for high altitude missions. His father served on the heavy cruiser, the USS New Orleans (CA-32), USS New Orleans, in battles including Pearl Harbor, Battle of the Coral Sea, Coral Sea, Battle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Kurth
Ernst Kurth (1 June 1886 – 2 August 1946) was a Swiss music theorist of Austrian origin. Life and career Ernst Kurth was born in Vienna on 1 June 1886. Kurth studied musicology there with Guido Adler (a student of Anton Bruckner, Bruckner and Eduard Hanslick, Hanslick) at Vienna University and privately with Robert Gund, earning his Ph.D. (1908) with a thesis about Christoph Willibald Gluck's operatic style. In a relatively short publishing career of about 15 years, Kurth wrote four enormously influential works: ''Grundlagen des Linearen Kontrapunkts'' (''Foundations of Linear Counterpoint''), ''Romantische Harmonik und ihre Krise in Wagners "Tristan"'' (''Romantic Harmony and its Crisis in Wagner's "Tristan"''), ''Bruckner'', and ''Musikpsychologie''. Since the 1940s, Kurth was gradually eclipsed by other theorists (notably Heinrich Schenker). However, his concept of "developmental motif" has remained influential. A developmental motif is one which gradually changes or gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre Kurth
Jean-Pierre Kurth was born on February 20, 1957, in Porrentruy, canton of Jura and resides in Verbier, canton of Valais. He is a handisport skier. He represented Switzerland at the 1984 Winter Paralympics, where he competed in alpine skiing. He won several gold medals with Guy Dériaz as guide at the 1982 Winter sport world championship in the Alpes vaudoises, including the gold medal in the Giant Slalom B2, the Downhill B2, and the Combined B2. (B2 is the category for the visually impaired). In 1984, he competed at the Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck Innsbruck (; ) is the capital of Tyrol (federal state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the Wipptal, Wipp Valley, which provides access to the ... with Guy Dériaz as guide. He won the bronze medal in the Giant Slalom B2 event. See also * List of Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing References Living people Ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Kurth
Joseph James Kurth (January 23, 1907 – January 6, 1987) was an American football tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Wisconsin and Notre Dame where he was named a unanimous All-American in 1932. Early life and college career Kurth was born on January 23, 1907, in Waunakee, Wisconsin. He attended Madison East High School in Madison, Wisconsin. He played college football for Wisconsin and Notre Dame. While at Notre Dame in 1932 he was named as an All-American. Professional career Following his All-American campaign in 1932 he signed with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a Professional gridiron football, professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National ... (NFL). In two years with the team he played in twenty games and starte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markus Kurth (footballer)
Markus Kurth (born 30 July 1973 in Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German football manager and former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea .... He is currently the manager of SC Mülheim Nord References External links * Markus Kurthat glubberer.de * on Fupa 1973 births Living people Footballers from Neuss German men's footballers Bayer 04 Leverkusen players 1. FC Nürnberg players 1. FC Köln players MSV Duisburg players Rot-Weiss Essen players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players 21st-century German politicians Men's association football forwards {{germany-footy-forward-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markus Kurth (politician)
Markus Kurth (born 14 April 1966) is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2002. Early life and career After graduating from high school in 1985 at the Kardinal-Frings-Gymnasium in Bonn, Kurth did his civilian service with the Caritas Association Bonn until 1987 and then studied political science at the Free University of Berlin, which he completed in 1993 with a degree in political science. Kurth subsequently worked as a research assistant at the Department of Sociology at Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf from 1994 to 1997 and as a freelance political consultant from 1997 to 1998. In 1998, he joined the Initiativkreis Emscherregion as a research associate and in 2002 took over the responsibilities of an education manager at the Heinrich Böll Foundation North Rhine-Westphalia. Political career Kurth first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2002 German fede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Kurth
Monica Kurth is an American educator and politician. Kurth is from Davenport, Iowa. She taught at Scott Community College. In 2017, she won a special election to the Iowa House of Representatives to fill the seat vacated by Jim Lykam Jim Lykam (born December 16, 1949) is an American politician. He served in the Iowa Senate, representing the 45th district. He previously represented the 89th district in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 to 2017. Lykam received his A ... for the 89th district. She subsequently won reelection in 2018 and 2020. In 2022 she ran and won in the 98th district. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Election history 2017 2018 Kurth ran unopposed in both the primary and general elections 0in 2018. 2020 2022 Due to redistricting, Kurth ran in the 98th district in 2022. References Living people Schoolteachers from Iowa American women educators Politicians from Davenport, Iowa Year of birth mis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Kurth (politician)
Peter Kurth (born 5 April 1960) is a German politician (former CDU) and lobby-manager who served as State Minister of Finance (''Senator'') in Berlin from 1999 until 2001. He is active in far-right networks and is supporting neo-fascist activities in Germany and Austria. Career Peter Kurth studied law and political science both in Bonn and in Freiburg. Following a traineeship in Berlin, he carried out various activities insocial and business administration in the State of Berlin. From 1994, Kurth served as State Secretary to the successive State Ministers of Finance Elmar Pieroth (1994-1996) and Annette Fugmann-Heesing (1996-1999) in the government of Mayor Eberhard Diepgen (CDU). In 2009 he ran for the CDU in Cologne for the office of mayor. From 2001 until 2009, Kurth was a member of the board of Alba Group in Berlin. Kurth was president of the influential "Federal Association of the German Waste Management, Water and Raw Materials Industry" (BDE). He was scheduled to ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Face To Face (punk Band)
Face to Face is a punk rock band from Victorville, California, formed in 1991 by frontman Trever Keith, bassist Matt Riddle and drummer Rob Kurth. The band rose to fame with their 1995 album '' Big Choice'', featuring the radio hit " Disconnected" which received heavy rotation on KROQ radio in Los Angeles and appeared in the movies ''Tank Girl (film), Tank Girl'' and ''National Lampoon's Senior Trip''. Face to Face officially split up in September 2004, allowing the band members time to focus on other projects. During that time all the band members played in a number of post-Face to Face projects including Legion of Doom (mash up group), Legion of Doom, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, The Offspring and Saves the Day. In April 2008, after a four-year hiatus, Face to Face performed together for the first time at The Glasshouse in Pomona, California. Since then, the band has continued to perform and has released five more studio albums to date. History Beginnings (1987–1992) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
