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Walser (surname)
The Walser people are descendants of people who migrated from the Wallis, Switzerland, to other Alpine regions. The Highest Alemannic Walser German dialects are still very similar to Walliser German People * Al Walser (born 1976), German-born Liechtensteiner singer, songwriter, and record producer *Alissa Walser (born 1961), German writer and artist; daughter of Martin Walser * Andreas Walser (1908–1930), Swiss painter * David Walser (1923–1993), British Anglican rector and archdeacon * Derrick Walser (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player and coach *Don Walser (1934–2006), American singer-songwriter and musician * Emma Shannon Walser (1929–2021), Liberian lawyer and jurist * Frank Walser (1924–1996), American builder * Franziska Walser (born 1950), German actor; daughter of Martin Walser * George Walser (1834–1910), American lawyer and politician * Helmut Walser Smith (born 1962), German history professor * Hugo Walser (1940–2005), Liechtensteiner runner * Hugo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walser People
The Walser people are the speakers of the Walser German dialects, a variety of Highest Alemannic. They inhabit the region of the Alps of Swiss Alps, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, as well as the fringes of Italy and Austria. The Walser people are named after the Valais, Wallis (Valais), the uppermost Rhône valley, where they settled from roughly the 10th century in the late phase of the migration of the Alamanni, crossing from the Bernese Oberland; because of linguistic differences among the Walser dialects, it is supposed that there were two independent immigration routes. From the upper Wallis, they began to spread south, west and east between the 12th and 13th centuries, in the so-called Walser migrations (''Walserwanderungen''). The causes of these further population movements, the last wave of settlement in the higher valleys of the Alps, are not entirely clear. Some think that the large ''Walser'' migrations took place because of conflicts with the valley's feudal lord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Walser
George Henry Walser (May 26, 1834 – May 1, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician. Walser was born in Dearborn County, Indiana on May 26, 1834. In 1856, he was admitted to the Illinois bar. He served in the 12th Illinois Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War and was commissioned a lieutenant colonel. He then moved to Barton County, Missouri and continued to practice law in Lamar, Missouri. Walser was an agnostic and a supporter of the writer Robert G. Ingersoll. Walser founded the community of Liberal, Missouri in Barton County. He served in the Missouri House of Representatives The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 37,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections ... in 1869 for two terms as a Republican. He died in Liberal, Missouri on May 1, 1910. Walser also wrote poetry. Notes External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walzer (surname)
Walzer is a German surname. It may refer to: *Andreas Walzer (born 1970), German cyclist and Olympic medalist * Antonio Walzer (1909–?), Argentine wrestler and Olympics competitor *Judith Walzer Leavitt (born 1940), American science and medicine historian; sister of Michael Walzer *Michael Walzer (born 1935), American political theorist, editor, and public intellectual; brother of Judith Walzer Leavitt * (born ''Josef Walzer''; 1888–1966), German Benedictine monk *Richard Rudolf Walzer (1900–1975), German-born British philologist, linguist, orientalist, author, and Farabi scholar *, Austrian author, editor, and historian of Austrian-Jewish studies * Werner Walzer (born 1947), Austrian footballer See also *Walser (surname) The Walser people are descendants of people who migrated from the Wallis, Switzerland, to other Alpine regions. The Highest Alemannic Walser German dialects are still very similar to Walliser German People * Al Walser (born 1976), German-born ... * Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waltzer (surname)
Waltzer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Jack Waltzer (' since 1967), American acting coach and actor *Kenneth Waltzer Kenneth Alan "Kenny" Waltzer (born December 23, 1943) is an American historian and educator, formerly director of the Jewish Studies program at Michigan State University (MSU). His research on the Buchenwald concentration camp has focused on the ... (born 1942), American Holocaust historian, author and educator See also * Walser (surname) * Walzer (surname) * Wälzer (surname) {{surname, Waltzer German-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter (other)
Walter may refer to: People and fictional characters * Walter (name), including a list of people and fictional and mythical characters with the given name or surname * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1987), who previously wrestled as "Walter" * Walter, standard author abbreviation for Thomas Walter (botanist) ( – 1789) * "Agent Walter", an early codename of Josip Broz Tito * Walter, pseudonym of the anonymous writer of '' My Secret Life'' * Walter Plinge, British theatre pseudonym used when the original actor's name is unknown or not wished to be included * John Walter (businessman), Canadian business entrepreneur Companies * American Chocolate, later called Walter, an American automobile manufactured from 1902 to 1906 * Walter Energy, a metallurgical coal producer for the global steel industry * Walter Aircraft Engines, Czech manufacturer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeb V
Zeb may refer to: *Zeb (name), a list of people with the given name, nickname or surname *Drummie Zeb, born Angus Gaye in 1959, drummer, producer and lead singer of UK band Aswad *Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios, a main character in ''Star Wars Rebels'' *Zeb Jones, a character in the novella ''If This Goes On—'' by Robert A. Heinlein *Zebulon "Zeb" Walton, family patriarch on the American TV series ''The Waltons'' *Zeb, a character in the novel ''Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz'' by L. Frank Baum *Typhoon Zeb, a powerful Category 5 typhoon that struck Luzon in the Philippines in 1998 *Zeb, Oklahoma, United States, an unincorporated community and census-designated place *Zero-Energy Building, a building with net zero energy consumption See also *Zeeb Oreb (Hebrew: עֹרֵב, ''Orev'') and Zeeb (Hebrew: זְאֵב, ''Z'ev'') were two Midianite princes mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. Oreb () [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulrich And Anton Walser
Ulrich Walser and Anton Walser were Swiss-born American builders. They were two of six Walser brothers who immigrated to the United States from Haldenstein, Gaubuenden, Switzerland. One or both of them built most of the frame houses in Alma, Wisconsin that have Queen Anne style elements. A number of their works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. In a double ceremony, Anton and Ulrich were married in 1889, in a church that they had just built. Works include (with attribution): * Frederick Laue, Jr., House, 1109 S. Main St., Alma, Wisconsin (Walser, Ulrich & Anton), NRHP-listed * Burlington Hotel, 809 N. Main St., Alma, Wisconsin (Walser, Ulrich & Anton), NRHP-listed * Dr. J. T. Tenny House, 305 N. 2nd St., Alma, Wisconsin (Walser, Ulrich & Anton), NRHP-listed * Ulrich Walser House, 711 N. 2nd St., Alma, Wisconsin (Walser, Ulrich), NRHP-listed *P. E. Ibach House, (built 1897) 108 South Second Street, Alma, Wisconsin. "Premier" example of Queen Anne a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Walser
Samuel Walser (born June 5, 1992) is a Swiss professional ice hockey center. He is currently playing for HC Fribourg-Gottéron of Switzerland's National League (NL). Playing career He previously played as a youth and made his professional debut with the Kloten Flyers. On May 14, 2013, Walser left the Kloten Flyers to sign a multi-year contract with HC Davos. After five seasons with Davos, Walser left as a free agent, signing a four-year contract with his third Swiss club, HC Fribourg-Gottéron, starting from the 2018–19 season. International play Walser participated at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships as a member of the Switzerland men's national junior ice hockey team The Switzerland men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team of Switzerland. The team is controlled by the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. History Switzerland .... Career statistics Regular season and playo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Walser (musicologist)
Robert Walser is an American musicologist associated with the " new musicology". He is author of the book ''Running With the Devil: Power, Gender, and Madness in Heavy Metal Music'', concerning heavy metal music. Walser currently is a member of the faculty at Case Western Reserve University. Walser has also served as an expert witness An expert witness, particularly in common law countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States, is a person whose opinion by virtue of education, training, certification, skills or experience, is accepted by the judge as ... for over 250 music copyright infringement cases, generally reserved to the Ninth Circuit. His big success came from a broad statement of support from Circuit Judge William C. Canby, Jr., who fully supported Dr. Walser's methodology, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Walser
Robert Walser (15 April 1878 – 25 December 1956) was a German language Swiss writer. He additionally worked as a copyist, an inventor's assistant, a butler, and in various other low-paying trades. Despite marginal early success in his literary career, the popularity of his work gradually diminished over the second and third decades of the 20th century, making it increasingly difficult for him to support himself through writing. He eventually had a nervous breakdown and spent the remainder of his life in sanatoriums. Life and work 1878–1897 Walser was born into a family with many children. His brother Karl Walser became a well-known stage designer and painter. Walser grew up in Biel, Switzerland, on the language border between the German- and French-speaking regions of Switzerland, and grew up speaking both languages. He attended primary school and progymnasium, which he had to leave before the final exam when his family could no longer bear the cost. From his early y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Walser
Martin Johannes Walser (; 24 March 1927 – 26 July 2023) was a German writer, known especially as a novelist. He began his career as journalist for ''Süddeutscher Rundfunk'', where he wrote and directed audio plays. He was a member of Group 47 from 1953 on. His first novel, ''Marriage in Philippsburg'', a satirical portrait of postwar society, became a success in 1957. Walser then turned to freelance writing. He published a Anselm Kristlein trilogy, trilogy of novels about the character Anselm Kristlein, beginning with ''Halbzeit'' in 1960, ''Das Einhorn'' (''The Unicorn'') in 1966 and ending with ''Der Sturz'' (''The Fall'') in 1973. Most of his major works have been translated into English, including the 1978 novella ''Runaway Horse'', which was successful with both readers and critics. He also wrote plays (''Die Zimmerschlacht''), screenplays, story collections and essays. Several of his books have been adapted to the screen, including ''Runaway Horse'' in 1986 and again in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Walser
Karl Edmund Walser (April 8, 1877, Teufen - September 28, 1943, Bern) was a Swiss painter, stage designer, illustrator, muralist, and artist. He was the older brother, by one year, of the writer Robert Walser, and provided illustrations for Robert's first book ''Fritz Kocher's Aufsätze'' (1904). He was a close friend of German expressionist painter Max Beckmann, who strongly influenced his work. Life and career Karl Walser was born in Teufen, on April 8, 1877, to Adolf Walser and Elisa Marti Walser who had 7 children. He grew up in Biel. He completed an apprenticeship as a decorative artist in Strasbourg and Stuttgart. Most of Walser's earlier works were lost during World War II. Between 1899 and 1914 he lived in Berlin and became a board member of the Berlin Secession (1903) and later a member of the Deutsche Künstlerbund (German Artists’ Association). While in Berlin, he worked as an illustrator for the publisher Bruno Cassirer and designed the majority of his book illu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
