Szpilman
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Szpilman is a surname of Polish-German
-Jewish (Polonised
Yiddish) origin, and may refer to:
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....
-Jewish (Polonised
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
Yiddish) origin, and may refer to:
- Władysław Szpilman (1911 - 2000), Jewish PolishPolesthumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
pianist and composer - Christopher Władysław Antoni Szpilman (1951, Warsaw), a Polish-British historian of Japanese political thoughtPolitical historyPolitical history is the narrative and analysis of political events, ideas, movements, and leaders. It is distinct from, but related to, other fields of history such as Diplomatic history, social history, economic history, and military history, as well as constitutional history and public...
; son of Władysław (ja) - 9973 Szpilman9973 Szpilman9973 Szpilman is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 4.03 years.Discovered on July 12, 1993 by E. W. Elst working at the European Southern Observatory, it was given the provisional designation . It was later renamed "Szpilman" after Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish pianist.- References :...
- Andrzej SzpilmanAndrzej SzpilmanAndrzej Szpilman is a dentist, composer, music producer, publisher, and son of the famous pianist and composer Władysław Szpilman....
(born 1956), Jewish Polish dentist, composer, son of Władysław
See also
- Spiel (disambiguation)
- SpielmannSpielmannSpielmann or Spielman is a German surname meaning "gleeman", a travelling performer in the Middle Ages. There are several spelling variations.Spielmann may refer to:* Götz Spielmann , Austrian film director...
, Spielman, Spillmann (SpillmanSpillmanSpillman may refer to:*William Jasper Spillman, founder of agricultural economics*Mel Spillman, an American probate clerk*Ken Spillman, an author...
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