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Sommer På Jorda
Sommer is a surname, from the German, Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian languages word for the season "summer". Notable people with this name include: A–L * Alfred Sommer (born 1943), American academic * Alice Herz-Sommer (1903–2014), Czech-born Jewish pianist, oldest Holocaust survivor * António de Sommer Champalimaud (1918–2004), Portuguese banker and industrialist * Bert Sommer (1949–1990), American musician and actor * Christine Sommer (born 1970), Austrian actress * Clifford C. Sommer (1908–1993), American businessman and politician * Coleen Sommer (born 1960), American high jumper * Daniel Sommer (1850–1940), American religious leader, prominent in the Restoration Movement * Édouard Sommer (1822–1866), French scholar * Elke Sommer (born 1940), German actress * Erik Sommer (born 1978), American artist * Evrim Sommer (born 1971), German politician (The Left) * Frederick Sommer (1905–1999), Italian-born American photographer * Gerhard Sommer (1921–2019), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Sommer
Alfred (Al) Sommer (born October 2, 1942) is an American ophthalmologist and epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. His research on vitamin A in the 1970s and 1980s revealed that dosing even mildly vitamin A deficient children with an inexpensive, large dose vitamin A capsule twice a year reduces child mortality by as much as 34 percent. The World Bank and the Copenhagen Consensus list vitamin A supplementation as one of the most cost-effective health interventions in the world.World Development Report 1993. World Bank, 1993. Biography Early life and education Sommer was born on October 2, 1942, in New York City. He attended Union College in Schenectady, New York and graduated summa cum laude in 1963. At Union College, Sommer received a Bachelor of Science in biology, with a minor in history. Sommer attended Harvard Medical School and obtained his MD in 1967. He served as a medical intern and resident at Harvard University's Beth Israel Deaconess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Sommer (composer)
Hans Sommer (born 20 July 1837 in Braunschweig (Brunswick) – 26 April 1922 in Braunschweig) was a German composer and mathematician. Sommer was born Hans Friedrich August Zincke in Braunschweig in 1837. Before going into music full-time, Sommer, who had studied mathematics and physics in Braunschweig and Göttingen, was also a noted mathematician. He served as the director of the Braunschweig University of Technology, where he taught mathematics, from 1875 to 1881. He was most successful as a composer for the theatre. Several of his operas used librettos based on fairy tales and were first produced at Brunswick: ''Der Nachtwächter'' (1865), ''Loreley'' (1891), ''Rübezahl und der Sackpfeifer von Neisse'' (1904), ''Riquet mit dem Schopf'' (1907) and ''Der Waldschratt ''(1912).''Saint Foix'', a one-act opera, was given at Munich in 1894 and ''Der Meermann at Weimar'' in 1896; ''Der Vetter aus Bremen'' (1865), ''Augustin'' (1898) and ''Münchhausen'' (1896–8) were not perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Sommer
Peter Sommer Christensen (born 28 August 1974 in Skanderborg) is a Danish singer and songwriter. His lyrics are often characterized by interesting puns and word plays. Besides his solo career, he was in the duo Superjeg with Carsten Valentin Lassen, and is currently part of the duo De Eneste To alongside Simon Kvamm. In duo Superjeg In the early 2000s, Peter Sommer and Carsten Valentin Lassen formed the pop rock duo Superjeg. Sommer was lead vocals and also played bass, whereas Lassen played guitar and keyboards. The duo used many double meanings and puns in their musical output and released two albums: ''Alt er ego'' in 2002 and ''Øst/Vest'' in 2003, both on the label Auditorium (2). The duo has never officially disbanded, but they have not produced any content together since. Solo In 2004, Peter Sommer released his debut solo album, '' På den anden side'', which cracked the Top 5 in Denmark. The single "Valby Bakke" was selected as ''Ugens Uundgåelige'' (week's pick), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Sommer
Michael Sandor Sommer (October 9, 1934 – April 23, 2022) Published by The Washington Post on Apr. 28, 2022. was an American football player from Sommer attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington, DC where he was an ALL High running back, leading the Tigers to the Interhigh championship in 1952 scoring 5 TDs against archrival Western. A week later, WW defeated Catholic league champion St Johns for the City title in Griffith Stadium, 24–6. Sommer ran for a 44-yard TD and threw 23 yards for another score. Sommer was also the Interhigh's Sprint champion in track that year. Sommer played three season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Sommer
Michael Sommer (born 15 January 1952) is a German trade unionist leader. He served for 12 years as the chairman of the German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB). Early life and career Born in Büderich, now part of Meerbusch, North Rhine-Westphalia, Sommer studied political sciences at Free University of Berlin from 1971 to 1980. He has been a member of the German Post Trade Union, which became part of ver.di in 2001, since 1971. After his final degree, Sommer worked for the trade union. He climbed the ladder in the trade union becoming chairman of ver.di on 18 March 2001. A year later, on 28 May 2002, he was elected chairman of the DGB. He served for twelve years, retiring in 2014. Other activities * Aktion Deutschland Hilft (Germany's Relief Coalition), Member of the Board of Trustees * Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES), Deputy Chairman of the Board * Volkswagen, Member of the Sustainability Council (since 2016) * Volkswagen Foundation The Volkswagen Foundation (Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manfred Sommer
Manfred Sommer (May 27, 1933 – October 3, 2007) was a Spanish comics artist, best known for the reporter comics series ''Frank Cappa''. Career Sommer was born at San Sebastián. He began his career as an informal pupil of Jesus Blasco, and received creative support from the Blasco family during his young years. Sommer's main influences were Milton Caniff, Frank Robbins and Hugo Pratt. Sommer created the series ''El Lobo Solitario'', ''Polux'', and ''El Tigre'', before launching his first great success in 1981, ''Frank Cappa'', which was published in the comics magazine ''Cimoc''. Joining the Spanish creators such as Jordi Bernet, Antonio Segura Antonio Segura (June 13, 1947 – January 31, 2012) was a Spanish comics writer. Biography Antonio Segura's earliest work appeared in the early 1980s after meeting the experienced artists José Ortiz, Luis Bermejo and Leopoldo Sanchez who w ..., Leopold Sánchez and José Ortiz, Sommer was part of the ambitious though short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Elliott Sommer
Luke Elliott Sommer (born June 26, 1986, in Peachland, British Columbia) is a former US Army ranger and bank robber. After almost two years under house arrest in Canada, he pleaded guilty on May 27, 2008, to the August 7, 2006, robbery of a branch of the Bank of America in Tacoma, Washington. Sommer is currently serving his sentence at Coleman II United States Penitentiary. The heist and subsequent criminal charges On August 7, 2006, four men brandishing weapons robbed the Bank of America branch in South Tacoma of $54,011. While two robbers with automatic rifles covered the bank's entrances, the other two, with handguns, moved swiftly to confront the tellers. The gang's leader wielded a 9 mm Glock 19 with a red laser sight, which he pointed threateningly at the employees. While one of the door guards called out the elapsed time, Luke Elliott Sommer, the gang leader, vaulted over the teller counter and barged behind the bandit barrier into the cages, shouting threats and comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kostas Sommer
Kostas Sommer () is a Greek actor and television host who has appeared in numerous movies and TV shows. In 2005, he appeared in the Hollywood film '' Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo'' starring Rob Schneider, as the Greek gigolo Assapopoulos Mariolis. The role was Sommer's first Hollywood role, after his only audition since arriving in Los Angeles. Life and career Sommer was born in Germany, to a German-born Greek father, from Crete, and a German mother. He uses his mother's maiden name as his stage name. Sommer spent most of his childhood years in Germany and later moved to Greece. Sommer attended the German School of Athens. He was bitten by the acting bug as a young boy, and continued working in television and film in Greece. He started modeling at age 12, and graduated of UCLA (Arts and Psychology) in 1997. He is a very well known Greek celebrity appearing in numerous magazines and commercials as a model before participating in big screen film productions such as ''Brides'' b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith P
Keith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Keith (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters * Keith (surname) * Keith (singer), American singer James Keefer (born 1949) * Keith (gamer), American professional League of Legends player * Baron Keith, a line of Scottish barons in the late 18th century * Clan Keith, a Scottish clan associated with lands in northeastern and northwestern Scotland Places Australia * Keith, South Australia, a town and locality Scotland * Keith, Moray, a town ** Keith railway station * Keith Marischal, East Lothian United States * Keith, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Keith, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Keith, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Keith, Wisconsin, a ghost town * Keith County, Nebraska Other uses * Keith F.C., a football team based in Keith, Scotland * , a ship of the British Royal Navy * Hurricane Keith, a 2000 hurricane that caused extensive damage in Central America * ''Keith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juergen Sommer
Juergen Petersen Sommer (born February 27, 1969) is an American former professional soccer player and coach. He became the first American goalkeeper to play in the FA Premier League, when he signed to play for Queens Park Rangers in 1995. He has served as the United States national team goalkeeping coach. Later on, Sommer coached Indy Eleven in the NASL. Youth and college Sommer played soccer at Culver Military Academy in Culver, Indiana where he was an All-American. After graduation, Sommer walked on at Indiana University, where he quickly became the starting goalkeeper in 1987. He was named ''Collegiate Goalkeeper of the Year'' in 1990. Club career Sommer left Indiana to sign with Luton Town of the First Division in 1991. Sommer played for the next seven years in England for Queens Park Rangers, Luton Town and Torquay. In 1998, he made the jump back home to sign with the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer, as a replacement for Brad Friedel, who had signed for Liverpool t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Wilhelm Ernst Sommer
Johann Wilhelm Ernst Sommer (31 March 1881 – 15 October 1952) was a bishop of the Methodist Church, elected in 1946 for service in Germany. Birth and family Johann was born 31 March 1881 in Stuttgart, Germany, of German and English ancestry. He was the eldest son of The Reverend Johann Jakob Sommer (1850-1925), a Methodist preacher who was arrested and reprimanded for persistent preaching in public places, and Zillah Elizabeth Barratt (1848-1935). He was educated in Germany, at Kingswood School, Bath, and Caius College, Cambridge, in England, and in Switzerland. From 1906 until 1912 he was a Methodist missionary in the Ottoman Empire. He also attended Methodist Conferences in Lausanne (1927) and in Edinburgh (1937). He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Free Church Council of Germany. During World War II, his family lived in the basement of their looted home, and eight times he was called before the Gestapo for questioning. Episcopal ministry Johann was elected to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Sommer
Maximilian Josef Sommer (born June 26, 1934) is a German-American retired stage, television, and film actor. Early life He was born in Greifswald, Germany, and raised in North Carolina, the son of Elisabeth and Clemens Sommer, a professor of Art History at the University of North Carolina. He studied at the Carnegie Institute of Technology. He has a daughter, Maria. Career Sommer made his acting debut at the age of nine in a North Carolina production of ''Watch on the Rhine''. He made his film debut in ''Dirty Harry'' (1971) and appeared in films such as '' The Stepford Wives'' (1975), ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' (1977), '' Still of the Night'' (1982), '' Silkwood'' (1983), Peter Weir's thriller ''Witness'' (1985) opposite Harrison Ford (where he played a dirty cop), ''Target'' (1985), '' Malice'' (1993), '' Patch Adams'' (1998), and '' X-Men: The Last Stand'' (2006). He appeared as President Gerald Ford opposite Gena Rowlands in the TV movie '' The Betty Ford Story' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
