Gans (surname)
Encyclopedia
Gans is a Dutch
and German
noun meaning "goose
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It is also a surname
and may refer to:
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
and German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
noun meaning "goose
Goose
The word goose is the English name for a group of waterfowl, belonging to the family Anatidae. This family also includes swans, most of which are larger than true geese, and ducks, which are smaller....
".
It is also a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
and may refer to:
- Carl Gans (7 Sept. 1923 - 30 Nov. 2009), Jewish German-American herpetologist
- Christophe GansChristophe GansChristophe Gans is a French film director, writer, and producer who specializes in horror, fantasy movies and video game adaptations.-Biography:...
(1960, Antibes), French film director - David (ben Shlomo) Gans (Ganz)David Gans----David ben Solomon ben Seligman Gans was a Jewish mathematician, historian, astronomer, astrologer, and is best known for the works Tzemach David and Nechmad ve'naim.- Early life :...
(1541, Lippstadt - 1613, Prague), Jewish German-Czech mathematician, historian, and astronomer - Danny GansDanny GansDaniel Davies Gans was an American singer and comedian who found regional success as a vocal impressionist.-Career:...
, American singer and comedian - Abraham Isaak Gans, a Jewish German banker ∞ Zippora Marcus
- Eduard GansEduard GansEduard Gans was a German jurist.He was born in Berlin of prosperous Jewish parents. He studied law first at the Friedrich Wilhelm University, Berlin, then at Göttingen, and finally at Heidelberg, where he attended G. W. F. Hegel's lectures, and became thoroughly imbued with the principles of...
(1797, Berlin - 1839), Jewish German jurist
- Eduard Gans
- Eric (Lawrence) GansEric GansEric Lawrence Gans is an American literary scholar, philosopher of language, and cultural anthropologist. Since 1969, he has taught 19th century literature, critical theory, and film in the UCLA Department of French and Francophone studies.Gans invented a new science of human culture and origins...
(born 1941), American scholar and professor - Herbert J. GansHerbert J. GansHerbert J. Gans is an American sociologist who has taught at Columbia University since 1971, retiring in 2007.One of the most prolific and influential sociologists of his generation, Gans came to America in 1940 as a refugee from Nazism and has sometimes described his scholarly work as an...
(born 1927), American sociologist - Joachim (Jeochim, Jochim) Gans (Ganse, Gaunse; Gaunz) (?, Prague - ?), a Jewish Czech mining expert, the first Jew to live in America
- Joe GansJoe GansJoe Gans was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Gans was rated as the greatest lightweight boxer of all time by boxing historian and Ring Magazine founder, Nat Fleischer and was known as the "Old Master". He fought from 1891 to 1909.Gans started boxing professionally about 1891 in Baltimore...
(born Joseph Gant; 1874 - 1910), American lightweight boxer - Richard Gans, founder of the Spanish type foundry Fundiciòn Richard GansFundiciòn Richard GansFundicion Tipografica Richard Gans was a type foundry in business from 1888-1975. Founder, Richard Gans was the son of a doctor from Karlsbad, Austria who emigrated to Spain in 1874 where he founded the business in 1888. After his death in 1925 the foundry was led by Mauricio Wiesenthal until 1936...
. - Richard (Martin) GansRichard GansRichard Martin Gans , German of Jewish origin, born in Hamburg, was the physicist who founded the Physics Institute of the National University of La Plata, Argentina...
(1880, Hamburg - 1954, City Bell, nearby La PlataLa PlataLa Plata is the capital city of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and of La Plata partido. According to the , the city proper has a population of 574,369 and its metropolitan area has 694,253 inhabitants....
), Jewish German physicist - Ronald "Ron" GansRon GansRonald Kenneth Gans , sometimes credited as Ron Kennedy, was an American voice-over artist and character actor, known for portraying Sebastian the alley cat on The Disney Channel's Dumbo's Circus and the voice of Eeyore on Welcome to Pooh Corner. He also voiced the Stunticon Drag Strip in The...
(?), American voice-over artist and character actor - Sharon GansSharon GansSharon Gans is an American actress. She played the part of Valencia Merble, Billy Pilgrim's wife, in George Roy Hill's the 1972 film version of the novel Slaughterhouse-Five, Or--The Children's Crusade that Kurt Vonnegut Jr. had published in 1969...
(1942, New York City), American actress
See also
- GanzGanz (surname)Ganz is a surname and may refer to:* Ábrahám Ganz, Swiss merchant and founder of the Ganz companies* Bruno Ganz, Swiss actor* David Ganz, British academic* David L...
, Gantz - Gansser, Ganssen
- Benny Gantz, general in the Israel Defense ForcesIsrael Defense ForcesThe Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...
- David Gantz, American cartoonist
- Frank Ganz (Gansz)Frank GanszFrank Gansz was an American football coach whose career spanned nearly 40 years. He died in Dallas on April 27, 2009, from complications following knee replacement surgery....
, former Head Coach of the Kansas City ChiefsKansas City ChiefsThe Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...