Freitag
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Freitag is the German
word for Friday
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It can also refer to:
People with the surnames Freitag or Freytag:
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....
word for Friday
Friday
Friday is the day between Thursday and Saturday. In countries adopting Monday-first conventions as recommended by the international standard ISO 8601, it is the fifth day of the week. It is the sixth day in countries that adopt a Sunday-first convention as in Abrahamic tradition...
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It can also refer to:
- Freitag, a German weekly newspaper published in Berlin
- FreitagFreitag aus LichtFreitag aus Licht is the fifth of seven operas that comprise Licht , by Karlheinz Stockhausen. It was the last of the operas to receive a staged production with the composer's involvement.-History:...
, the fifth opera of Karlheinz Stockhausen'sKarlheinz StockhausenKarlheinz Stockhausen was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Another critic calls him "one of the great visionaries of 20th-century music"...
LichtLichtLicht , subtitled "The Seven Days of the Week," is a cycle of seven operas composed by Karlheinz Stockhausen between 1977 and 2003. In total, the cycle contains over 29 hours of music.-Origin:...
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People with the surnames Freitag or Freytag:
- Amanda FreitagAmanda FreitagAmanda Freitag is a New York chef and frequent guest on Food Network television programming.-Early career:Following graduation from the Culinary Institute of America in 1993, Freitag took a position at Vong New York working under chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. In 1994, she left Vong to cook at...
, Food Network Chef - Arny FreytagArny FreytagArny Freytag is an American photographer. Among his works are several photo shoots for Playboy magazine, and as of 1994 held the record for photographing the most Playmate centerfolds. As of September 2008, Freytag has photographed every WWE Diva that has appeared on the cover of Playboy.-External...
, American photographer - Barbara FreitagBarbara FreitagBarbara Freitag is an author and academic at [Universidade de Brasília/Brazil]-Published works:Books by Barbara Freitag include:*Die brasilianische Bildungspolitik: Resultante oder Agens gesellschaftl...
- Bernd von Freytag-Loringhoven (1914-2007), Baltic German general
- Elsa von Freytag-LoringhovenElsa von Freytag-LoringhovenBaroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven was a German-born avant-garde, Dadaist artist and poet who worked for several years in Greenwich Village, New York City, United States.-Early life:Freytag-Loringhoven was born Elsa Hildegard Plötz in Swinemünde , German Empire,...
(1874-1927), Dada-artist - Herta FreitagHerta FreitagHerta Freitag was an Austrian-American mathematician, a professor of mathematics at Hollins College, known for her work on the Fibonacci numbers....
- Holger FreitagHolger FreitagHolger Freitag is a retired German ski jumper.In the World Cup he finished six times among the top 10, his best result being a victory from Harrachov in January 1983.-External links:...
- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich FreytagGeorg Wilhelm Friedrich FreytagGeorg Wilhelm Friedrich Freytag was a German philologist.Freytag was born in Lüneburg. After attending school he entered the University of Göttingen as a student of philology and theology; here from 1811 to 1813 he acted as a theological tutor, but in the latter year accepted an appointment as...
(1788-1861), German philologist - Gustav FreytagGustav FreytagGustav Freytag was a German novelist and playwright.-Life:Freytag was born in Kreuzburg in Silesia...
(1816-1895), German dramatist- Freytag's pyramidDramatic structureDramatic structure is the structure of a dramatic work such as a play or film. Many scholars have analyzed dramatic structure, beginning with Aristotle in his Poetics...
- Freytag's pyramid
- Jacques FreitagJacques FreitagJacques Freitag a South African high jumper. He grew up in Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng . He is 2.04 m and weighs 87 kg. His mother, Hendrina Pieters, was in 1973 a South African high jump champion with PB 1.74m...
(born 1982), South African high jumper - John FreitagJohn FreitagJohn W. Freitag was an American rower who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.He died in St. Louis, Missouri.In 1904 he was part of the American boat, which won the bronze medal in the coxless fours....
- Leon D. Freitag (born 1946), Superintendent of the North Dakota District Council of the Assemblies of God
- Meike FreitagMeike FreitagMeike Freitag is a retired female swimmer from Germany, specialised in the freestyle. A three-time Olympian she won a total number of three medals as a member of the German women's relay teams...
(born 1979), German freestyle swimmer - Werner Freitag (born 1946), German butterfly swimmer
- Libor CharfreitagLibor CharfreitagLibor Charfreitag is a hammer thrower from Slovakia. His personal best throw is 81.81 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Prague.He was chosen Slovak athlete of the year in 2003...
(born 1977), Slovak hammer-thrower - Wessel von Freytag-Loringhoven (1899-1944), Baltic German member of the resistance against Adolf Hitler
- Willy FreitagWilly FreitagWilliam "Willy" Freitag is a former U.S. soccer defender. Freitag earned three caps with the U.S. national team in 1960 and 1961. His first two games came in World Cup qualifiers in November 1960. The first game was a 3-3 tie and the second was a 3-0 loss, both to Mexico. His third, and final,...