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Zeck is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Arnold Zeck, a fictional character in the Nero Wolfe crime novels by Rex Stout * (1862–1940), German politician * Emil Hermann Zeck (1891–1963), Australian entomologist and scientific illustrator * (born 1962), Hungarian actress. * Mike Zeck (born 1949), American comic book illustrator * Nick Zeck (born 1983), American football player * William A. Zeck (1915-2002), New York State judge and prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials See also * * Zech *Zec (surname) Zec () is a Serbian and Bosnian surname, borne by ethnic Serbs and Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. The word "zec" means rabbit. It may refer to: * Asim Zec (born 1994), Bosnian footballer * Darko Zec (born 1989), Slovenian footballe ...
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Mike Zeck
Michael J. Zeck (born September 6, 1949) is an Americans, American comics artist. He is best known for his work for Marvel Comics on such series as ''Captain America (comic book), Captain America'', ''Secret Wars, Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars'', ''Master of Kung Fu (comics), Master of Kung-Fu'', and ''The Punisher (1986 series), The Punisher'' as well as the "Kraven's Last Hunt" storyline in the Spider-Man titles. Early life Mike Zeck was born in Greenville, Pennsylvania. He attended the Ringling College of Art and Design, Ringling School of Art in 1967, and after graduation worked at the Migrant Education Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Career Zeck began his comics career in 1974, doing illustration assignments for the text stories in Charlton Comics' animated line of comics, which led to work on their horror titles. During this period he lived briefly in the Derby, Connecticut, area where Charlton was headquartered. In 1977, Zeck started working for Marvel Comics on ''M ...
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Nero Wolfe Supporting Characters
The Nero Wolfe stories are populated by a cast of supporting characters who help sustain the sense that each story takes place in familiar surroundings. The main characters are Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin. Household Fritz Brenner Fritz Brenner is an exceptionally talented Swiss cook who prepares and serves all of Wolfe's meals except those that Wolfe occasionally takes at Rusterman's Restaurant. Though both his first and last names are of German origin, Fritz himself was born in a French part of Switzerland, speaks French and English, and subscribes to a French-language newspaper. Fritz also acts as the household's majordomo and butler. Initially, in ''Fer-de-Lance'', Fritz is said to live on the third floor of Wolfe's house, opposite the plant rooms. Later, the plant rooms are said to take up the entire third floor, and Fritz's living quarters are in the basement of Wolfe's brownstone; here he keeps 294 cookbooks on 11 shelves, the head of a wild boar he shot in the Vosg ...
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Nick Zeck
Nick Zeck, (b. January 27, 1983) in West Allis, Wisconsin, is a retired professional American football player. He attended Lakeland College where he played football and also basketball. Early years Zeck attended Nathan Hale High School where he participated in football, basketball and track. His Senior year, he was named First Team All-Greater Metro Conference in both football and basketball. Zeck was selected First Team All-Illini-Badger Conference in football and First Team All-Lake Michigan Conference in basketball as a sophomore, junior and senior; he was named First Team All-Lake Michigan Conference in basketball as a sophomore, junior and senior as well. Pro career Zeck was a member of the Louisville Fire for the final 4 games of the 2007 season. That same year he played for the Rock River Raptors of the United Indoor Football League. In 2008 Zeck had a tryout with the Georgia Force and was signed in May. However, he was later cut by the team but then became a member of t ...
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Emil Hermann Zeck
Emil Hermann Zeck (16 November 1891 – 3 September 1963) was an Australian entomologist and biological illustrator. He was highly respected for his beautiful and scientifically accurate illustrations, especially of insects. Life Zeck was born in Sydney. His artistic talent was recognised early and from 1908 to 1923 he worked as an entomological illustrator at the Government Printing Office in Sydney. He subsequently joined the staff of the New South Wales Department of Agriculture as an entomologist and remained there until his retirement in 1956. Honours and awards * Fellow of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales (1951) * Australian Natural History Medallion The Australian Natural History Medallion is awarded each year by the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria (FNCV) to the person judged to have made the most meritorious contribution to the understanding of Australian natural history. The idea origin ... (1961) References 1891 births 1963 deaths Australi ...
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Zech
Zech is both a given name and a German surname. The surname comes from Middle High German ''zæhe'', ''zæh'', ''zæch'', ''zāch'' meaning "tough". Notable people with the name include: Surname *Alfred Zech, German child soldier *Arryn Zech, American voice actress *Benedikt Zech, Austrian footballer * Benno Zech, German teacher and politician * Carlferdinand Zech, German musicologist, composer and choir conductor *Hans Walter Zech-Nenntwich, German SS member * Harry Zech (born 1969), Liechtenstein footballer * Julius August Christoph Zech (1821–1864), German astronomer **Zech's logarithm * Julius von Zech-Burkersroda (1885–1946), German diplomat *Jürgen Zech (born 1965), Liechtenstein politician * Karl Zech, German SS-''Gruppenführer'' * Karin Zech-Hoop (born 1973), Liechtenstein politician *Lore Zech, German geneticist and cytogenetics researcher * Luiz Zech, Brazilian volleyball player *Paul Zech, German writer and poet * Reinhold Zech (born 1948), German footballer *Rosel ...
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William A
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxfor ...
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