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Vietinghoff
Vietinghoff is a surname. People with that name include: * Egon von Vietinghoff (1903-1994), German-Swiss painter, author and philosopher, son of Jeanne * Heinrich von Vietinghoff Heinrich Gottfried Otto Richard von Vietinghoff genannt Scheel (6 December 1887 – 23 February 1952) was a German general (''Generaloberst'') of the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with O ... (1887-1952), German general of the Wehrmacht during World War II * Jeanne de Vietinghoff (1875-1926), Belgian writer, mother of Egon See also * Baron Boris Vietinghoff-Scheel (-1901), Russian composer * {{surname German noble families Vietinghoff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanne De Vietinghoff
Jeanne de Vietinghoff (31 December 1875 – 15 June 1926) was a Belgian writer who published several books on ethical, mystical and religious topics. She was the mother of the painter and philosopher Egon von Vietinghoff. Life Jeanne Céline Emma Bricou was born on 31 December 1875 in Schaerbeek, now a district of Brussels, Belgium. Her parents were Alexis Pierre Joseph Bricou, a chandler and trader in sponges and chamois leather at the Nouveau Marché aux Grains, 9, in Brussels (1825–77), and his third wife Emma Antoinette Isaure Storm de Grave (1841–1933), who came from a patrician Dutch family. She was their only child, and her father died when she was 18 months old. Although she was a Protestant she received her secondary education at the Catholic Sacré-Coeur convent school in Jette, on the outskirts of Brussels. The Francophone boarding school was run by the Sisters of the Sacred Heart. Jeanne was sent there to perfect her French. Her closest friend there was Fernande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egon Von Vietinghoff
Egon Arnold Alexis Freiherr von Vietinghoff genannt Scheel (February 6, 1903 in The Hague – October 14, 1994 in Zurich) was a Germany, German-Switzerland, Swiss Painting, painter, author, philosopher and creator of the Egon von Vietinghoff Foundation. He reconstructed the lost painting techniques of the Old Masters, and created some 2,700 paintings. Life Egon von Vietinghoff grew up in an artists’ house: his father Conrad von Vietinghoff was a pianist of Baltic Germans, German-Baltic origin, his mother Jeanne Bricou Vietinghoff, who had Belgium, Belgian and Netherlands, Dutch ancestors, was a writer of philosophical books. He spent his childhood in France (Paris) and Germany (Wiesbaden), lived in Switzerland after 1913 (Geneva, Zuoz and finally Zurich). Born a Russian subject, he became a Swiss citizen in 1922, together with his parents and his brother. From 1922 to 1937 he lived in Germany (Munich), Italy (on the isle of Capri), France (again in Paris), Spain (on the isle o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Von Vietinghoff
Heinrich Gottfried Otto Richard von Vietinghoff genannt Scheel (6 December 1887 – 23 February 1952) was a German general (''Generaloberst'') of the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Vietinghoff commanded the German troops in German-occupied Italy in 1945. Career On 24 November 1938, Vietinghoff was appointed commander of the 5th Panzer Division and took part in the invasion of Poland under Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb. He was promoted to General in June 1940 after which he led the German XLVI Panzer Corps in the invasion of Yugoslavia. During Operation Barbarossa, his Corps was part of Army Group Centre under Field Marshal Fedor von Bock. As did all commanders of the German corps on the Eastern Front during the invasion, Vietinghoff implemented the criminal Commissar Order. Vietinghoff also later served with General Heinz Guderian in the 2nd Panzer Army. From December 1941 to August 1943, he was Commander-i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Boris Vietinghoff-Scheel
Baron Boris Alexandrovich Fitinhoff-Schell (, tr. ) ( in Morshansk – in St. Petersburg, Russia) was a Russian composer of Baltic German descent. Biography Fitinhoff-Schell was born to Baltic German noble Baron Alexander Otto von Vietinghoff genannt Scheel and Yelisevet Pavlovna Yazykova. The Vietinghoff family, was considered part of the Uradel (or old nobility), the family was of Westphalian origin, originating in Essen. The Baltic branch had moved to the Baltics since the 14th Century. Even though Boris’ father was a Lutheran, he was baptised an Orthodox, because his mother was a Russian. Fitinhoff-Schell was trained at the Moscow Conservatory under Field and Henselt, and was a classmate of Tchaikovsky's. His most noted work are the ballets '' The Haarlem Tulip'' (1887) and ''Cinderella'' (1893), composed for the Imperial Ballet of St. Petersburg. He also scored four operas for the St. Petersburg Imperial Opera, which were commissioned by Ivan Vsevolozhsky, direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Noble Families
German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also German nationality law **Germanic peoples (Roman era) *German diaspora * German language * German cuisine, traditional foods of Germany People * German (given name) * German (surname) * Germán, a Spanish name Places * German (parish), Isle of Man * German, Albania, or Gërmej * German, Bulgaria * German, Iran * German, North Macedonia * German, New York, U.S. * Agios Germanos, Greece Other uses * German (mythology), a South Slavic mythological being * Germans (band), a Canadian rock band * "German" (song), a 2019 song by No Money Enterprise * ''The German'', a 2008 short film * "The Germans", an episode of ''Fawlty Towers'' * ''The German'', a nickname for Congolese rebel André Kisase Ngandu See also * Germanic (disambiguat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |