Finck
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Finck is a surname or part of a longer surname of German
origin and the name of several individuals:
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
origin and the name of several individuals:
- Count Albrecht Konrad Finck von Finckenstein (1660 - 1735), Prussian field marshal
- Count Karl-Wilhelm Finck von FinckensteinCount Karl-Wilhelm Finck von FinckensteinKarl Wilhelm Finck von Finckenstein was a Prussian diplomat and later Prime Minister of Prussia.He was the son of Count Albrecht Konrad Finck von Finckenstein, who was a Field Marshal and Governor of the Crown Prince, the future King Frederick II. Karl Wilhelm studied in Geneva and traveled in...
(1714 - 1800), Prussian Prime Minister - Count Ottfried Finck von Finckenstein (1901 - 1987), German author
- Countess Eva Finck von Finckenstein (1903–1994), German politician
- Albert Finck, German politician
- August Georg Heinrich von Finck (1898 - 1980), German banker
- August von Finck junior (* 1930), German banker and entrepreneur
- Franz Nikolaus FinckFranz Nikolaus FinckFranz Nikolaus Finck was a German philologist, born in Krefeld. He was a professor of General Linguistics at the University of Berlin.Finck visited the Aran Islands of Ireland, where he lived with speakers of Irish Gaelic...
(1867-1910), German linguist - Friedrich August von FinckFriedrich August von FinckFriedrich August von Finck was a Prussian soldier and writer.Finck was born in Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He first saw active service in 1734 on the Rhine, as a member of the suite of Anton Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel...
(1718 – 1766), PrussiaPrussiaPrussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
n soldier - Heinrich FinckHeinrich FinckHeinrich Finck was a German composer.He was probably born at Bamberg, but nothing is certainly known either of the place or date of his birth. Between 1492 and 1506 he was a musician in, and later possibly conductor of the court orchestra of successive kings of Poland at Warsaw...
(1444 or 1445 – 1527), GermanGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
composer of the RenaissanceRenaissanceThe Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not... - Hermann FinckHermann FinckHermann Finck was a German composer.The great-nephew of composer Heinrich Finck, Hermann was born in Pirna, and died at Wittenberg. After 1553 he lived at Wittenberg, where he was organist, and there, in 1555, was published his collection of wedding songs...
(1527 – 1558), German composer, music theorist and organist of the RenaissanceRenaissance musicRenaissance music is European music written during the Renaissance. Defining the beginning of the musical era is difficult, given that its defining characteristics were adopted only gradually; musicologists have placed its beginnings from as early as 1300 to as late as the 1470s.Literally meaning...
, great-nephew of Heinrich FinckHeinrich FinckHeinrich Finck was a German composer.He was probably born at Bamberg, but nothing is certainly known either of the place or date of his birth. Between 1492 and 1506 he was a musician in, and later possibly conductor of the court orchestra of successive kings of Poland at Warsaw... - Jonathan Friedrich von Finck, Prussian general
- Robin FinckRobin FinckRobin Finck is an American guitarist of Nine Inch Nails and former lead guitarist of Guns N' Roses. He is one of only a few artists who has played in two different bands listed on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock"; Nine Inch Nails and Guns N' Roses .-Career:Finck grew up in Marietta,...
(born 1971), American rock guitarist (worked with Guns N' RosesGuns N' RosesGuns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...
and Nine Inch NailsNine Inch NailsNine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
) - Jerad Finck (born 1980), American Pop/Rock Singer/Songwriter (For the group "Jerad Finck")
- Werner FinckWerner FinckWerner Finck was a German comedian, an actor with "comic bones". He could read the phone book and it would seem extremely funny.-Life:...
(1902 – 1978), German comedian - Wilhelm von Finck, German banker
- William E. FinckWilliam E. FinckWilliam Edward Finck was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Somerset, Ohio, Finck attended the public schools and St...
, U.S. Congressman from Ohio - William Finck (American football), All-American football player for Yale, 1900
See also
- Related family names: FinkFink (disambiguation)Fink is a collaborative computing project to port Unix programs to Mac OS X.Fink may also refer to:* Fink , people with the surname Fink* Someone who betrays a trust.* Fink , 1989 album by the Swamp Zombies...
, FinkeFinkeFinke or Fincke is the name of:* Aputula, Northern Territory, an Indigenous Australian community in central Australia also known as Finke in English* the Finke River that runs past the town * Finke Gorge National Park...
, FunkFunk (disambiguation)Funk commonly refers to a musical styleFunk or Funky may also refer to:* Funk , a family name * Funk carioca, known as funk in Brazil, musical genre...