Hecht (surname)
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Der Hecht in German is the fish known in English as a pike. This surname came from house shield (cf. herald
) from Jewish communities such as Frankfurt/Main.
Yiddish העכט der hekht means spear
, arm
s. The meanings of Yiddish are older than modern German, like the English word "pike".
Hecht is the surname
of a number of people including:
Herald
A herald, or, more correctly, a herald of arms, is an officer of arms, ranking between pursuivant and king of arms. The title is often applied erroneously to all officers of arms....
) from Jewish communities such as Frankfurt/Main.
Yiddish העכט der hekht means spear
Spear
A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head.The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with bamboo spears, or it may be made of a more durable material fastened to the shaft, such as flint, obsidian, iron, steel or...
, arm
Arm
In human anatomy, the arm is the part of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow joints. In other animals, the term arm can also be used for analogous structures, such as one of the paired forelimbs of a four-legged animal or the arms of cephalopods...
s. The meanings of Yiddish are older than modern German, like the English word "pike".
Hecht is the 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"...
of a number of people including:
Politicians
- Chic HechtChic HechtMayer Jacob "Chic" Hecht was a Republican United States Senator from Nevada and U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas.-Early life and career:...
, former U.S. Senator from Nevada and U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas - Greg HechtGreg HechtGreg Hecht is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and a former member of the Georgia General Assembly in the U.S. state of Georgia...
, American politician, former member of the Georgia General Assembly - Michael Hecht, birth name of Michael HowardMichael HowardMichael Howard, Baron Howard of Lympne, CH, QC, PC is a British politician, who served as the Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from November 2003 to December 2005...
, British politician and leader of the Conservative Party from 2003 until 2005 - Sue HechtSue HechtSue Hecht is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. She is currently serving in her 3rd term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 3A in Frederick County. Hecht is a member of the Economic Matters Committee.Hecht was born in Takoma...
, member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Academics
- Michael HechtMichael HechtMichael L. Hecht is a researcher in the field of human communication, emphasising the areas of interpersonal and inter-ethnic relationships, identity, and adolescent drug resistance. In 1973, Hecht earned his M.A. from Queens College, City University of New York and his Ph.D. from the University...
, researcher in human communication - Tobias HechtTobias HechtTobias Hecht is an American anthropologist, ethnographer, and translator.He received his Ph.D. in Social Anthropology in 1995 from the University of Cambridge, and was the winner of the 2002 Margaret Mead Award, for his book At Home in the Street: Street Children of Northeast Brazil, an innovative...
, American anthropologist, ethnographer, and translator (descendant of Samuel Hecht, Jr) - Robert Hecht-NielsenRobert Hecht-NielsenRobert Hecht-Nielsen is an adjunct professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, San Diego. He co-founded HNC Software, and became a vice president of R&D at Fair Isaac Corporation when it acquired the company....
, artificial intelligence and cognition theorist - Selig Hecht, Polish-born American biophysicist
- Werner Hecht, literary scholar
- Eugene Hecht, American physicist, author, ceramics connoisseur
Literature
- Anthony HechtAnthony HechtAnthony Evan Hecht was an American poet. His work combined a deep interest in form with a passionate desire to confront the horrors of 20th century history, with the Second World War, in which he fought, and the Holocaust being recurrent themes in his work.-Early years:Hecht was born in New York...
, American poet - Daniel HechtDaniel HechtDaniel Hecht is an American novelist who has written Skull Session , The Babel Effect , Puppets , and is also known for the Cree Black series which contains City of Masks , Land of Echoes , and Bones of the Barbary Coast...
, American novelist - Jennifer Michael HechtJennifer Michael HechtJennifer Michael Hecht is a poet, historian, philosopher, and author.Hecht's scholarly articles have been published in many journals and magazines, and her poetry has appeared in The New Yorker, The New Republic, and Poetry Magazine, among others...
, American poet, historian, philosopher, and author - Jamey Adam Hecht, American poet, classicist, and author
Entertainment
- Albie HechtAlbie HechtAlbie Hecht is the CEO of Worldwide Biggies, founder of Spike TV, and a former president of Nickelodeon Entertainment.Hecht oversaw the development and production of SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, Blue’s Clues, and the live-action show All That at Nickelodeon...
, former president of Spike TV and Nickelodeon - Ben HechtBen HechtBen Hecht was an American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, and novelist. Called "the Shakespeare of Hollywood", he received screen credits, alone or in collaboration, for the stories or screenplays of some 70 films and as a prolific storyteller, authored 35 books and created some of...
, prolific Hollywood screenwriter - Erik Hecht, real name of German musician Eric FishEric FishEric Fish , singer of Subway to Sally and solo artist.-History:Eric's first musical merit was that of reaching the finale of a DDR singer/songwriter competition in 1988. The same year he founded Catriona, a folk band based in Königs Wusterhausen, together with Jan Klemm and Marek Kalbus...
- Gina HechtGina Hecht-Television:* 1979–1981: Mork & Mindy .... Jean DaVinci* 1979: Hizzonner .... Melanie* 1987: Everything's Relative .... Emily Cabot* 1988: HeartBeat .... Patty* 1989: Baywatch: "Panic at Malibu Pier" .... Gina Pomeroy...
, American actress - Jessica HechtJessica HechtJessica Hecht is an American actress, known for numerous Broadway appearances and TV roles.-Background:Hecht was born in Princeton, New Jersey, the daughter of Lenore, a psychotherapist, and Richard Hecht, a physicist. Jessica moved with her parents and her sister to Bloomfield, CT, at the age of...
, American actress - Harold HechtHarold HechtHarold Hecht , born in New York City, was an American film producer.Harold Hecht started his involvement with the New York stage at age 16. He appeared in numerous classical stage productions and later danced with the companies of the Metropolitan Opera and Martha Graham...
, film producer - Paul HechtPaul HechtPaul Hecht is an English-born Canadian stage, film, and television actor best known for playing radio newsman Ross Buckingham in Howard Stern's Private Parts....
, Canadian actor
Sports
- Daniel Alan Hecht, Hungarian curling champion
- Duvall HechtDuvall HechtDuvall Hecht is an American competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in the pair without coxswain at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne....
, American Olympic champion row - Gerhard HechtGerhard HechtGerhard Hecht was a boxer. Hecht fought for the middleweight championship against Sugar Ray Robinson in 1951. The fight ended when Robinson hit Hecht in the kidney, and Hecht could not continue. The fight was originally ruled a disqualification victory for Hecht but later changed to a...
, German boxer - Jochen HechtJochen HechtJochen Hecht is a German professional ice hockey player for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
, German ice hockey player - Ladislav HechtLadislav HechtLadislav Hecht was a Jewish professional tennis player, well known for representing Czechoslovakia in the Davis Cup during the 1930s....
, professional tennis player - Raymond HechtRaymond HechtRaymond Hecht is a retired German javelin thrower. He represented SC Magdeburg in former East Germany....
, German javelin throwerer
Business
- Robert Hecht Jr.Robert Hecht Jr.Robert Emmanuel Hecht Jr is an American antiquities dealer. He is currently on trial in Italy on charges of conspiring to traffic in looted artifacts....
, American antiquities dealer - Reuben HechtReuben HechtDr. Reuben R. Hecht was an Israeli industrialist, and founder of the Hecht Museum. Hecht was also a Zionist - revisionist , and winner of the Israel Prize for "TRIP" on contribution to society and county.-Biography:...
, Israeli industrialist an dphilanthropist. - Sam HechtSam HechtSam Hecht, born in London 1969, British industrial designer. Sam Hecht and Kim Colin are retained designers of Muji.Sam Hecht and Kim Colin founded Industrial Facility in 2002, a design studio based in London...
, British industrial designer - Samuel Hecht, Jr., American retailer, founder of Hecht'sHecht'sHecht's, also known as Hecht Brothers, Hecht Bros. and the Hecht Company, was a large chain of department stores located mainly in the mid-Atlantic and southern region of the United States....
Other
- Abraham HechtAbraham HechtAbraham Hecht born on April 5, 1922 in Brooklyn, New York; is an American Orthodox rabbi affiliated with the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, and is president of the Rabbinical Alliance of America - Igud HaRabanim....
, controversial American Orthodox rabbi - Anton HechtAnton HechtAnton Hecht is an English artist born in London. In 2007 he asked musicians from around the Durham area to contribute to a soundtrack for a film...
, English artist and filmmaker - Frederick Hecht, American pediatrician and geneticist (descendant of Samuel Hecht, Jr.)
- Hans-Joachim HechtHans-Joachim HechtHans-Joachim Hecht is a German chess player and twice the national champion. His first name is often abbreviated to Hajo....
, German chess grandmaster - Jacob J. HechtJacob J. HechtRabbi Jacob J. Hecht, known as the Lubavitcher Rebbe's right hand man, was a leading Chabad rabbi, educator, writer and radio commentator.- Achievements :...
, American rabbi - Joan HechtJoan HechtJoan Hecht is an American humanitarian and award winning author of the book The Journey of the Lost Boys. She is also the founder and President of the 501 c-3 non-profit Alliance for the Lost Boys of Sudan, an organization that assists with the health and educational needs of Lost Boys and their...
, American writer and activist - Kenneth HechtKenneth HechtKenneth Hecht is an American public interest attorney. Hecht is an advocate for improved access to nutritious, affordable food on behalf of low-income people....
, American public interest attorney, health and nutrition advocate - Kenneth HechtKenneth HechtKenneth Hecht is an American public interest attorney. Hecht is an advocate for improved access to nutritious, affordable food on behalf of low-income people....
(disambiguation) - Nathan HechtNathan HechtNathan L. Hecht is a Justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Hecht, a Republican, was elected to the Texas Supreme Court in 1988 and reelected in 1994, 2000, and 2006. With over 18 years of service, Hecht is currently the most senior Justice of the Court. He was re-elected to a fourth six-year term...
, Texas Supreme Court Justice - Todd Hecht, President, MilitaryStars, Expert in helping companies hire Military Veterans
- Donald Hecht, American philanthropist, university founder
- Amy Allison Hecht, American clinical psychologist
Hechter
- Iosif HechterMihail Sebastian-Life:Sebastian was born to a Jewish family in Brăila. After finishing his secondary studies, Sebastian went on to study law in Bucharest, but was soon attracted to the literary life and the exciting ideas of the new generation of Romanian intellectuals, as epitomized by the literary group...
, known as "Mihail Sebastian" (1907, Brăila - 1945), a Jewish Romanian playwright, essayist, journalist and novelist - Daniel HechterDaniel HechterDaniel Hechter is a French fashion designer, sometimes referred to as the inventor of Pret-a-Porter or ready-to-wear .-Personal life:...
(born 1938), a Jewish French fashion designer
Hechtmann
- Gideon GechtmanGideon GechtmanGideon Gechtman was an Israeli artist and sculptor. His art is most noted for holding a dialogue with death, often in relation with his own biography.-Biography:...
(1942, Cairo - 2008), an Israeli artist, sculptor - Ken HechtmanKen HechtmanKen Hechtman is a freelance journalist from Canada who achieved brief international prominence in late 2001. Afghanistan's Taliban government captured him as a suspected United States spy while he researched a story for the Montreal Mirror. Afghanistan tried, acquitted, and released him after a...
(born ?), a Jewish Canadian freelance journalist
See also
- Reuben and Edith Hecht Museum, Haifa, Israel
- Jacob J. Hecht Sefer Torah
- 10484 Hecht10484 Hecht10484 Hecht is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 28, 1983 by E. Bowell at Lowell Observatory's Anderson Mesa Station.- External links :*...
, an asteroid
Similar names
- Thomas Hachtmann (de)
- Gächter