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Ursula Rickenbacher, who sparked the special occasion category with her Ursula of Switzerland label, died Wednesday at her home in Troy, N.Y. Rickenbacher, who was believed to have been in her 80s ...
Ursula Bechtolsheimer-Kipp (born November 1951) is a German-born billionaire, businesswomen and heiress. [1] Bechtolsheimer-Kipp is the only daughter of German retail tycoon Karl-Heinz Kipp, founder of the Massa department store chain. [2] After her father died in October 2017, Ursula inherited much of his fortune. [1]
Ursula is a feminine given name in several languages. The name is derived from a diminutive of the Latin ursa , which means " bear ". The name was best used in the Anglosphere in the 16th century but has since been rather uncommon in English-speaking countries, although its use has been influenced since the twentieth century by the Swiss-born ...
Ursula Keller (born 21 June 1959) is a Swiss physicist. She has been a tenured physics professor at the ETH Zurich, Switzerland since 1993. [1] A pioneer in ultrafast science and technology, [2] she is known for inventing the semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM), enabling passive mode-locking of lasers and revolutionizing ultrafast laser applications in science and industry. [3]
Ursula Wyss (born 8 February 1973 in Davos) is a Swiss politician, economist and urban planner. She represented the Canton of Bern in the Swiss National Council as member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP) from 6 December 1999 to 3 March 2013. From January 2013 to December 2020 she was an executive member (Gemeinderätin) of the ...
The son of Albert and Ursula, Ulrich of Hohensax (1463–1538) consolidated the family lands in the Rhine valley and the Thurgau and was the mayor of Zurich. During the Burgundian Wars, he fought on the side of Zurich and was knighted. Between 1487 and 1497 he was a condottieri or mercenary leader in Habsburg service.
Hans Georg is the only child of Alexander Georgievich, Prince Yourievsky (1900-1988) [citation needed] and Swiss Ursula Anne Marie (née Beer von Grüneck; 1925-2001). [citation needed] He was born in St. Gallen but primarily grew-up in Flims in Grisons.
Mageina Tovah (born July 26, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Glynis Figliola in the television series Joan of Arcadia (2003–2005), as Ursula Ditkovich in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy and Zelda Schiff, the head librarian in The Magicians.