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Tann Europe
Tanne (German for "fir tree") or Tann may refer to: *Tann, Hesse, a city in Hesse * Tann, Bavaria, a town in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria *Tann, Switzerland, a village of the municipality of Dürnten in the canton of Zurich * Tanne, Saxony-Anhalt, a town in the district of Harz in Saxony-Anhalt People with the surname * Adam Tann (born 1982), English association football player * Bert Tann (1914–1972), English association football player and manager * Georgia Tann (1891–1950), American adoption worker * Hilary Tann (1947–2023), Welsh composer * John Laurence Tann (1890–19??), English rower * Malcolm Tann (born 1978), American heavyweight boxer * Wesley Tann (1928–2012), American fashion designer * Willie Tann, English poker player * Richard Tanne (born 1985), American film director, writer, actor and producer * Tanne, a nickname of Danish writer Karen Blixen (1885–1962) See also * Von der Tann (other) * Tannenbaum (other) Tannenbaum, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fir Tree
Firs are evergreen coniferous trees belonging to the genus ''Abies'' () in the family Pinaceae. There are approximately 48–65 extant species, found on mountains throughout much of North and Central America, Eurasia, and North Africa. The genus is most closely related to '' Keteleeria'', a small genus confined to eastern Asia. The genus name is derived from the Latin "to rise" in reference to the height of its species. The common English name originates with the Old Norse ''fyri'' or the Old Danish ''fyr''. They are large trees, reaching heights of tall with trunk diameters of when mature. Firs can be distinguished from other members of the pine family by the way in which their needle-like leaves are attached singly to the branches with a base resembling a suction cup, and by their cones, which, like those of cedars, stand upright on the branches like candles and disintegrate at maturity. Identification of the different species is based on the size and arrangement of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Laurence Tann
John Laurence Tann (born 1890) was an English rower who won the Wingfield Sculls, the amateur single sculling championship of the River Thames, in 1914. Tann was born at Holborn, the son of Edward Tann. The Tann family were the first in the business of manufacturing iron safes. Tann studied engineering at London University and entered the family safe business. He joined Thames Rowing Club and in 1914 won the Wingfield Sculls and the London Cup at the Metropolitan Regatta. Tann was an Associate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Institute of Mechanical Engineers The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) is an independent professional association and learned society headquartered in London, United Kingdom, that represents mechanical engineers and the engineering profession. With over 110,000 membe ... and obtained patents relating to safes. Tann was the last member of the family to run the safe making company, and having no male heir, sold the business ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Von Der Tann (other)
Von der Tann may refer to: * , an Imperial German Navy battlecruiser which served in World War I; launched in 1909 * ''Von der Tann'' (gunboat), the first propeller-driven gunboat in the world; launched in 1849 * Hartmann von der Tann (born 1943), German journalist * Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen Ludwig Samson Heinrich Arthur Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen (18 June 181526 April 1881) was a Bavarian general. Early life Born in Darmstadt, on the day of Waterloo, Ludwig was a descendant from the old family of von der Tann, whic ... (1815-1881), Bavarian general who fought in several wars, and from whom SMS ''Von der Tann'' took its name {{disambig, surname, ship Tann Tann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Blixen
Baroness Karen Christentze von Blixen-Finecke (born Dinesen; 17 April 1885 – 7 September 1962) was a Danish author who wrote in Danish and English. She is also known under her pen names Isak Dinesen, used in English-speaking countries; Tania Blixen, used in German-speaking countries; Osceola, and Pierre Andrézel. Blixen is best known for ''Out of Africa'', an account of her life while in East Africa Protectorate, Kenya, and for one of her stories, ''Babette's Feast (short story), Babette's Feast''. Both have been adapted as films and each won Academy Awards. She is also noted, particularly in Denmark and the US, for her ''Seven Gothic Tales''. Among her later stories are ''Winter's Tales'' (1942), ''Last Tales'' (1957), ''Anecdotes of Destiny'' (1958) and ''Ehrengard'' (1963). The latter was adapted to film in 2023 as the romantic comedy ''Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction.'' Blixen was considered several times for the Nobel Prize in Literature, but failed to win, accordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Tanne
Richard Tanne (born February 4, 1985) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is known for writing and directing the films Southside with You (2016) and Chemical Hearts (2020). ''Southside with You'' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim and received numerous accolades including a Gotham Award nomination for Breakthrough Director and the Rotten Tomatoes Award for the best-reviewed romance of the year. In 2020, Tanne released his second feature film, the Amazon Studios drama ''Chemical Hearts''. It received positive reviews. He has also served as a staff writer for Pixar Animation Studios. Early life Tanne was born and raised in the township of Livingston, New Jersey. He attended Livingston High School, graduating in 2003. He was raised Jewish. As a teenager, Tanne's writing led to him being the recipient of the New Jersey Governor's Award for Excellence in Arts Education for playwriting. Following his initial success as a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Tann
Willie Tann is an English professional poker player. Tann was born in Singapore and moved to England to study law in the 1960s. Tann made one appearance on the original televised poker show ''Late Night Poker'', finishing 3rd in his heat behind Padraig Parkinson and Ken Lennaárd. In later years he would also play in the European Poker Tour. Tann mentored Zac Goldsmith (editor of ''The Ecologist'') in poker, leading Goldsmith to his 3rd-place finish in the 2004 Poker Million. Tann made a final table at the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha event of the 2000 World Series of Poker (WSOP), receiving $26,910 for his 4th-place finish behind Johnny Chan. In 2005 he won a WSOP bracelet in the $1,000 No Limit Hold'em event, to take home a prize of $188,335. In the 2007 World Series of Poker Tann cashed in the money for the first time in the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event coming in 77th place out of a field of 6,358 players, winning $106,382 At one time Tann was a spokesman for Betfairpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesley Tann
John Wesley Tann Jr (July 17, 1928 – November 23, 2012) was an American fashion designer. His clientele included Jacqueline Kennedy, Diahann Carroll, Carmen de Lavallade, Leontyne Price, Jennie Grossinger and several Miss Americas. His 1962 collection included several sari-inspired dresses. In his later life, he worked in interior design, including work on The Pentagon, and later moved to Newark and taught etiquette. A road in Newark, New Jersey, is named for him. Early life and education John Tann was born on July 17, 1928, in Rich Square, North Carolina, to John Wesley Tann, a farmer, and Abbie (Mitchell), a dressmaker, who taught him to sew. He had a sister, Mabel. He was 13 years old when his mother died, and he moved to Washington, D.C., where he first stayed at the YMCA. He lived with congressman Rep. Adam Clayton Powell for around six years. Powell sent him to the International School of Etiquette and Protocol in Washington, and introduced him to civil rights law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Tann
Malcolm Earl Tann (born August 20, 1978) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2002 to 2017. Amateur career Tann started boxing while serving in the United States Air Force. In 2002 Tann became National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Champion with a win over, among others, Nathaniel James. Professional career Tann won his first eight bouts, including a bizarre disqualification win over journeyman Clifford Couser (Couser was DQ'd for picking Tann up, slamming him to the mat, then trying to hit him while he was down) in 2003, but was dropped and decisioned by Willie Chapman that same year. In 2004 he beat Jason Gavern and in 2005 beat Derek Bryant, but later in the year had another defeat, to Domonic Jenkins via decision. During two separate bouts in 2007 televised by ShoBox, Tann was knocked out by heavyweights Chris Arreola and Alexander Dimitrenko Alexander Viktorovych "Sascha" Dimitrenko (; born 5 July 1982) is a Ukrainian-born German former profes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilary Tann
Hilary Tann (2 November 1947 – 8 February 2023) was a Welsh composer based in the United States. Career Born in Llwynypia, Glamorgan (Wales), Tann held degrees in music composition from the University of Wales, Cardiff, and Princeton University. Her compositions are published by Oxford University Press. Tann's orchestral works have been released on the North/South Recordings CD ''Here, the Cliffs'', – "music of great integrity, impeccable craft, and genuine expressive ambition" Robert Carl, Fanfare 36:I. Her overture, "With the Heather and Small Birds," commissioned by the 1994 Cardiff Festival, is her tribute to the land of her birth. Until 2019 she was the John Howard Payne Professor of Music at Union College in Schenectady, New York, where she had been since 1980, teaching courses on music theory and composition, in addition to founding the Union College Orchestra. Tann was the invited Guest Composer-in-Residence for the 2011 Women in Music Festival, Eastman School of Musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tann, Hesse
Tann () is a town in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated in the Rhön Mountains, 27 km northeast of Fulda. It is an accredited Spa town at the Ulster River. Mayors * Karl Hilgen (SPD) till 1983 * Wolfgang Schwake (CDU) till 1989 * Dieter Herchenhan] (SPD) till 2001 * Markus Meysner (CDU) till 2013 * Mario Dänner (independent) since 2013 Buildings Image:Stadttor tann.jpg, City gate of Tann (built 1557–1563) File:Tann (Rhön), Ev. Stadtpfarrkirche-20160505-001.jpg, Protestant church File:Tann schlosshinten gelb.jpg, Tann yellow castle File:Tann blau schloss.jpg, Tann blue castle Sons and daughters of the town * Johann Ludwig Klüber (1762-1837), state lawyer and writer Personalities who have worked on the spot * Johann Michael Bach (musician at Wuppertal) (1745-1820), a member of the musical Bach family. Worked in Tann as a church musician (1786 to ca. 1795) * Sebastian Kehl (born 1980, Fulda), grew up in the district Lahrbach, professional fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Tann
Beulah George "Georgia" Tann (July 18, 1891 – September 15, 1950) was an American social worker and child trafficker who operated the Tennessee Children's Home Society, an unlicensed adoption agency in Memphis, Tennessee. Tann used the home as a front for her black market baby adoption scheme from the 1920s to 1950. Young children were kidnapped and then sold to wealthy families, abused, or—in some instances—murdered. A state investigation into numerous cases of adoption fraud led to the institution's closure in 1950. Tann died of cancer before the investigation made its findings public. Early life and education Tann was born on July 18, 1891, in Philadelphia, Mississippi, to Beulah Isabella (née Yates) and George Clark Tann. She was older than her brother, Rob Roy Tann, by three years. Young Beulah was a school teacher during a time when it was uncommon for women to work outside of the home. Her father, Judge George Tann, reportedly had a "domineering" personal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert Tann
Bertram James Tann (4 May 1914 – 7 July 1972) was a professional footballer and later football manager, who is best known for managing Bristol Rovers for a spell of 18 years from 1950 to 1968. He is the longest-serving post-war manager of Bristol Rovers, and their second-longest-serving of all time behind Alfred Homer. His playing and management careers were split by the Second World War. As a player he spent time with Clapton FC and Romford before ending his official playing days with Charlton Athletic in 1939, although he did go on to make a number of guest appearances for other clubs after this date in unofficial wartime friendlies. After the hostilities ended he returned to football firstly as a coach and later as manager of Erith & Belvedere, then after a brief spell in Norway where he spent a season at the helm of Fredrikstad he took over as Bristol Rovers' boss in 1950. Early life Tann was born in Plaistow, now part of Greater London, in May 1914, one of eleven chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
