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Uta (name)
Uta is a feminine given name and a surname. People with the name include: Historical *Uta, daughter of Theodo, member of the Agilolfings family and ruler of Bavaria in the 8th century *Uta of Schauenburg (c. 1115/1120—c. 1197), sovereign countess *Uta von Ballenstedt (c. 1000–1046), mediaeval aristocrat Given name *, Japanese judoka *Uta Barth (born 1958), German-American photographer *Uta Bresan (born 1965), German musical artist *Uta Briesewitz (born 1967), German cinematographer and television director *Uta Erickson, Norwegian actress *Uta Felgner (born 1951), German businesswoman *Uta Francke (born 1942), German-American physician *Uta Frith (born 1941), German developmental psychologist *Uta Fritze-von Alvensleben (born 1955), German astrophysicist *Uta Frommater (born 1948), German swimmer *Uta Gerhardt (born 1938), German academic and sociologist *Uta Hagen (1919–2004), German actress *Uta-Maria Heim (born 1963), German writer *Uta Ibrahimi (born 1983), Albanian alp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agilolfings
The Agilolfings were a noble family that ruled the Duchy of Bavaria on behalf of their Merovingian suzerains from about 550 until 788. A cadet branch of the Agilolfings also ruled the Kingdom of the Lombards intermittently from 616 to 712. They are mentioned as the leading dynasty in the ''Lex Baiuvariorum'' (c. 743). Their Bavarian residence was at Regensburg. The dynasty's eponymous ancestor is Agilulf (Suebi), Agilulf, a semi-legendary prince of the Suebi and descendant of Hermeric, the 5th-century Suevic king of Kingdom of Galicia, Galicia, possibly identical with one Agilulf, a steward of the Visigothic king Theoderic II, who was executed in 457. The first duke identified with the Agilolfing line in German historiography is Garibald I of Bavaria, Garibald I (''Gariwald''). However, doubt has been cast on Garibald's membership in the Agilolfing family in modern scholarship,Carl I. Hammer: ''From Ducatus to Regnum. Ruling Bavaria under the Merovingians and early Carolingi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uta Ibrahimi
Flutura Ibrahimi better known as Uta Ibrahimi (born 27 November 1983, Gjilan) is an Albanian alpinist from Kosovo. She is the first Albanian woman to climb Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world. After Mount Everest (22 May 2017), she has climbed Manasulu (8,163m), Cho-Oyu (8201m), Lhotse (8516m), Gasherburum (8080m), Annapurna 1 (8091m), Makalu (8485m), Dhaulagiri (8167m), Nanga Parbat (8125m), Broad Peak (8047m) and K2 (8611m) thus making her officially the first woman from the Balkans to summit 11X8000 meters peak Following her success, Uta Ibrahimi has been featured by many local and international media. Through her alpinism activities, and media appearances, Uta seeks to raise awareness about nature, the mountains, and human rights particularly in Kosovo and Albania. Uta is also a Sustainable Development Goals The ''2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development'', adopted by all United Nations (UN) members in 2015, created 17 world Sustainable Development Goals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uta Weyand
Uta Weyand (born in Reutlingen) is a German pianist, who started her concert career in 1989. She is the daughter of a chair conductor and an organist. She studied in Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany), Baltimore (USA) and Madrid (Spain) with Elza Kolodin, Vitaly Margulis, Leon Fleisher and Joaquín Soriano. She has performed with the Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Nuremberg and Bamberg orchestras and with the Stuttgart Philharmonic and the National Orchestra of Brazil. In 2000, she became a professor at Conservatorio Superior de Musica in Madrid, Spain, and, since 2002, she has been teaching at the Madrid Royal Conservatory The Madrid Royal Conservatory () is a music college in Madrid, Spain. History The Royal Conservatory of Music was founded on July 15, 1830, by royal decree, and was originally located in Mostenses Square, Madrid. In 1852 it was moved to the Roy .... In 2007, she founded and is the managing director of the Pianale Piano Academy and Pianale Junior. She created ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uta Streckert
Uta Streckert (born 23 March 1994) is a German female paralympic athlete. She went onto compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics representing Germany. She also participated in the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships The 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in Christchurch, New Zealand from January 21 to 30, 2011. Athletes with disabilities competed, and the Championships were a qualifying event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Over 1,000 ath ... and won a bronze medal in the Women's 200 metres event. References External links * * 1994 births Living people German female sprinters Paralympic athletes for Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics 21st-century German sportswomen {{Germany-sprint-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uta Schütz
Uta Schütz (born 8 August 1955) is a German former swimmer. She competed in three events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the .... References External links * 1955 births Living people German female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for West Germany West German female swimmers Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics People from Bergstraße (district) Sportspeople from Darmstadt (region) German female medley swimmers German female butterfly swimmers {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uta Schmuck
Uta Schmuck (later Uta Hoffmann; born 19 August 1949) is a retired German swimmer. Born in Limbach-Oberfrohna, Soviet Occupied Zone, she competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics. She qualified for the women's 100 metre freestyle, the women's 4×100 m freestyle relay A relay Electromechanical relay schematic showing a control coil, four pairs of normally open and one pair of normally closed contacts An automotive-style miniature relay with the dust cover taken off A relay is an electrically operated switc ..., and, as part of a team of four that included Helga Lindner, the women's 4×100 m medley relay. She, Roswitha Krause, Gabriele Perthes, and Gabriele Wetzko won a silver medal in the women's 4×100 m freestyle relay. The women's 4×100 m medley relay team came in fifth. References External links * 1949 births Living people Olympic swimmers for East Germany Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uta Rohländer
Uta Rohländer, nee Fromm (born 30 June 1969 in Merseburg) is a retired German sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay with her teammates Linda Kisabaka, Anja Rücker and Grit Breuer. At the 1997 World Championships in Athens, she won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay with her teammates Anke Feller, Rücker and Breuer. Her personal best time is 50.33 seconds, achieved in July 1998 in Stuttgart. She represented the sports club SV Halle. She married Alexander Fromm, son of Dieter Fromm Dieter Fromm (born 21 April 1948) is a retired East German middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He held the indoor 800 m world record for over ten years. His career ended abruptly in 1976 when, in a race ahead of the 1976 Su .... Achievements Note: Results in parentheses indicate overall position in that round References * 1969 births Living peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uta Ranke-Heinemann
Uta Ranke-Heinemann (2 October 1927 – 25 March 2021) was a German theologian, academic, and author. In 1969, she was the first woman in the world to be habilitated in Catholic theology. She held a chair of ancient Church history and the New Testament at the University of Duisburg-Essen. When her license to teach was revoked by the bishop because of her critical position in matters of faith, the university created a nondenominational chair of History of Religion. Her 1988 book '' Eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven'', criticising the Catholic Church's stance on women and sexuality, was published in several editions, and translated in 12 languages. Her 1992 book ''Nein und Amen'', revised in 2002, said there were "fairy tales you don't need to believe to have a living faith". Life and career Uta Heinemann was born in Essen; her parents were Calvinist Protestants. Her father Gustav Heinemann was to become the third President of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1969 as a firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uta Poreceanu
Uta Poreceanu-Schlandt (13 November 1936 – 27 January 2018) was a Romanian artistic gymnast. Born in Braşov, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ..., she was an Olympic bronze medalist with the team.International Olympic Committee Athletes Uta Poreceanu References 1936 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uta Pippig
Uta Pippig (born 7 September 1965) is a retired German long-distance runner, and the first woman to officially win the Boston Marathon three consecutive times (1994–1996). She also won the Berlin Marathon three times (1990, 1992 and 1995); the 1993 New York City Marathon; represented Germany at the Olympic Games in 1992 and 1996, and won a bronze medal at the 1991 World 15km Road Race Championship. Her marathon best of 2:21:45 set in Boston in 1994, made her the third-fastest female marathon runner in history at that time. Career The daughter of two physicians, Pippig was born in Leipzig and began running at the age of 13 while a citizen of the former East Germany. She finished 14th in the marathon at the 1987 World Championships in Rome. In university, she was a medical student at the Humboldt University Berlin and when the Berlin Wall came down in November 1989, she continued her studies at the Freie University of Berlin. After passing her final exams, she chose to re-fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uta Nickel
Uta Nickel (born 19 July 1941) is a German economist and one of the former finance ministers of East Germany. Early life and education Nickel was born in Leipzig on 19 July 1941. She studied economics. Career Nickel joined the ruling party of East Germany, Socialist Unity, in 1960. She served as the councillor of finance of Leipzig in the period between 1963 and 1976. She was state secretary for finances and prices from 1988 to 1989. She was appointed minister of finance and prices on 18 November 1989, replacing Ernst Höfner in the post. She was part of the reform-minded cabinet formed by Hans Modrow. She resigned from the office in January 1990 following the allegations that she was involved in illegal payments. Upon these accusations, she was investigated by the prosecutor general for financial breach of trust. Nickel denied any wrongdoing. Nickel's term officially ended on 12 April 1990 when Walter Siegert was appointed as acting finance minister. After retiring from poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uta Merzbach
Uta Caecilia Merzbach (February 9, 1933 – June 27, 2017) was a German-American historian of mathematics who became the first curator of mathematical instruments at the Smithsonian Institution. Early life Merzbach was born in Berlin, where her mother was a philologist and her father was an economist who worked for the Reich Association of Jews in Germany during World War II. The Nazi government closed the association in June 1943; they arrested the family, along with other leading members of the association, and sent them to the Theresienstadt concentration camp on August 4, 1943. The Merzbachs survived the war and the camp, and after living for a year in a refugee camp in Deggendorf they moved to Georgetown, Texas in 1946, where her father found a faculty position at Southwestern University. Education After high school in Brownwood, Texas, Merzbach entered Southwestern, but transferred after two years to the University of Texas at Austin, where she graduated in 1952 with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
