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Scharffs
Scharff is a surname, and may refer to: * Alexander Scharff (1904 - 1985), German historian * Anton Scharff (1845, Vienna - 1903, Brunn am Gebirge), Austrian medal maker * Benjamin Scharff (1651 - 1702), German doctor * Carlos Scharff (1866–1909), Peruvian rubber baron * Edwin Scharff (1887, Neu-Ulm - 1955, Hamburg), German sculptor and painter ** Edwin-Scharff-Preis ( en, Edwin Scharff Prize) * Gertrude Goldhaber, née Scharff (also: ''Gertrude Scharff-Goldhaber''; 1911, Mannheim - 1998), German-US physicist, wife of Maurice Goldhaber * Gottfried Scharff (1782 - 1855), German merchant and politician * Gottfried Balthasar Scharff (1676 - 1744), German Lutheran theologian and writer * Hanns(-Joachim Gottlob) Scharff (1907 - 1992), German interrogator * Harald Scharff (1836 - 1912), Danish ballet dancer * Johannes Scharff (1595 - 1660), German Lutheran theologian and philosopher * Margi Scharff (1955, Memphis, Tennessee - 2007, Tiburon, California), American artist * Pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanns Scharff
Hanns-Joachim Gottlob Scharff (December 16, 1907 – September 10, 1992) was a German Luftwaffe interrogator during the Second World War. He has been called the "Master Interrogator" of the Luftwaffe, and possibly of all Nazi Germany; he has also been praised for his contribution in shaping U.S. interrogation techniques after the war. As an '' Obergefreiter'' (equivalent to Private First Class) he was charged with interrogating captured American fighter pilots after he became an interrogation officer in 1943. He has been highly praised for the success of his techniques, in particular because he never used physical means to obtain the required information. Scharff's interrogation techniques were so effective that he was occasionally called upon to assist other German interrogators in their questioning of bomber pilots and aircrews, including those crews and fighter pilots from countries other than the United States. Additionally, he was charged with questioning many mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Scharff
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/ Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu'' o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gottfried Balthasar Scharff
Gottfried is a masculine German given name. It is derived from the Old High German name , recorded since the 7th century. The name is composed of the elements (conflated from the etyma for 'God' and 'good', and possibly further conflated with ) and ('peace, protection'). The German name was commonly hypocoristically abbreviated as ''Götz'' from the late medieval period. ''Götz'' and variants (including '' Göthe, Göthke'' and ''Göpfert'') also came into use as German surnames. Gottfried is a common Jewish surname as well. Given name The given name ''Gottfried'' became extremely frequent in Germany in the High Middle Ages, to the point of eclipsing most other names in ''God-'' (such as ''Godabert, Gotahard, Godohelm, Godomar, Goduin, Gotrat, Godulf'', etc.) The name was Latinised as ''Godefridus''. Medieval bearers of the name include: *Gotfrid, Duke of Alemannia and Raetia (d. 709) *Godefrid (d. c. 720), son of Drogo of Champagne, Frankish nobleman. * Godfrid Hara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Scharff
Scott Scharff (born February 7, 1982) is a former American football defensive lineman. He previously spent two and a half seasons with the San Francisco 49ers and the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Stanford. Professional career San Francisco 49ers Signed as an undrafted free agent following the 2005 NFL Draft choosing the San Francisco 49ers over offers from 5 other teams. After training camp was placed on the practice squad for the 2005-2006 season. Allocated to NFL Europe during the off-season. Upon his return, Scharff spent the 2006-2007 training camp with the 49ers. Scharff was waived at the conclusion of training camp and promptly signed by the New Orleans Saints. Hamburg Sea Devils Allocated to NFL Europe by the San Francisco 49ers on January 11, 2006. Started all 10 games at defensive end for the Hamburg Sea Devils. Led all players in NFL Europe with 6.0 sacks. Honored by being named First Team All-NFL Europe for his performance during the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Scharff
Samantha Scharff is an American television producer and comedy writer. She is most recognized for her work producing Robert Smigel's "TV Funhouse" cartoons on NBC's “Saturday Night Live”. Scharff also produced the hour and a half special The Best Of Saturday TV Funhouse which aired during the SNL time slot and received critical acclaim, as well as the DVD title for Universal Home Video. Scharff was responsible for bringing Stephen Colbert’s character Tek Jansen to life and produced the animated segments for “The Colbert Report” on Comedy Central. She produced Robert Smigel’s “TV Funhouse” series, which also aired on Comedy Central Comedy Central is an American basic cable channel owned by Paramount Global through its network division's MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in Manhattan. The channel is geared towards young adults aged 18–34 and carries comedy program .... She was the executive producer and writer for Stage Z, a 24-hour online event for Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Francis Scharff
Robert Francis Scharff (9 July 1858 – 13 September 1934) was an English zoologist, known for his lifetime of work in Ireland and contributions to the understanding of Irish flora and fauna. He was acting director of the National Museum of Ireland from 1916 to 1922. Life Scharff was born in Leeds on 9 July 1858 to German parents. He studied at University College London for a B.Sc., and furthered those studies at the universities of Edinburgh with an MA graduating in 1885, and Heidelberg where he completed a Ph.D. From there he went on to study at St. Andrews Biological Station in New Brunswick and Stazione Zoologica in Naples. Scharff was twice married, his first wife Alice Hutton died during the 1918 flu pandemic, they had two sons together. In 1920 he married Jane Stephens with whom he had a daughter. Scharff died in Worthing on 13 September 1934. Career Scharff was appointed as an Assistant in the Natural History Division of the National Museum of Ireland in 1887, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Scharff
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (album), a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a 1934 film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather Animals * Peter, the Lord's cat, cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouser), Chief Mouser between 1929 and 1946 * Peter II (cat), Chief Mouser between 1946 and 1947 * Peter III (cat), Chief Mouser between 1947 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margi Scharff
Margi Scharff (born February 11, 1955, Memphis, Tennessee - d. July 2, 2007, Tiburon, California) was an American artist. Among her better known pieces were ''The Night Room'', ''Pillar of Warmth'' and ''A Series of Miscellaneous Connections''. Scharff was given to using found objects in her art. Death Scharff died of ovarian cancer, aged 52, in 2007. Exhibitions *Cross Current and Intersection: L.A. Artcore (Los Angeles, California; 2003) *Transmigrations (a travelling exhibition): Ann Bryant Gallery, East London (Durban, South Africa; 2003), the Olievenhuis Art Museum (Bloemfontein, South Africa; 2003) and the Pretoria Museum of Art (Arcadia Park, South Africa; 2002) *Cross Tracks: The Blue Door (Los Angeles; 2001) *Salon Show: Ruth Bachofner Gallery (Santa Monica; 2001) *The Drawing Show (works From the Road in Mexico): Ellen Kim Murphy Gallery (Santa Monica, California; 1999–2000) *Tijuana en Tarjetas: Galeria de la Ciudad (Tijuana, 1999) *Vision sin Fronteras (Bajo la Fal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philosopher
A philosopher is a person who practices or investigates philosophy. The term ''philosopher'' comes from the grc, φιλόσοφος, , translit=philosophos, meaning 'lover of wisdom'. The coining of the term has been attributed to the Greek thinker Pythagoras (6th century BCE).. In the classical sense, a philosopher was someone who lived according to a certain way of life, focusing upon resolving existential questions about the human condition; it was not necessary that they discoursed upon theories or commented upon authors. Those who most arduously committed themselves to this lifestyle would have been considered ''philosophers''. In a modern sense, a philosopher is an intellectual who contributes to one or more branches of philosophy, such as aesthetics, ethics, epistemology, philosophy of science, logic, metaphysics, social theory, philosophy of religion, and political philosophy. A philosopher may also be someone who has worked in the humanities or other sciences whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Scharff
Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as " John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, '' Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yehochanan'', meaning " Yahweh is gracious". The name became popular in Northern Europe, especially in Germany because of Christianity. Common German variants for Johannes are '' Johann'', ''Hannes'', ''Hans'' (diminutized to ''Hänschen'' or ''Hänsel'', as known from "'' Hansel and Gretel''", a fairy tale by the Grimm brothers), '' Jens'' (from Danish) and ''Jan'' (from Dutch, and found in many countries). In the Netherlands, Johannes was without interruption the most common masculine birth name until 1989. The English equivalent for Johannes is John. In other languages *Joan, Jan, Gjon, Gjin and Gjovalin in Albanian *'' Yoe'' or '' Yohe'', uncommon American form''Dictionary of American Family Names'', Oxford University Press, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
