Researching Josef Schmid
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 56 people with the Schmid surname? In that year Schmid was ranked number 3523 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Josef means "form of JOSEPH - God shall add" and is of German origin.
Records of Josef Schmid on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Josef Schmid and the Schmid Family Tree
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Josef Schmid (athlete)
Josef Schmid (born 15 February 1953, in Altshausen) is a retired West German middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.
He won a gold medal in 4 x 720 metres relay at the 1973 European Indoor Championships with teammates Reinhold Soyka, Thomas Wessinghage und Paul-Heinz Wellmann and the silver medal in 800 m at the 1976 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1974 European Championships without reaching the final.
He competed for the sports clubs LG Saulgau and Salamander Kornwestheim during his active career.
Source: Josef Schmid (athlete), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJosef Schmid (composer)
Josef Schmid (1890, in Germany – 1969, in New York City) was a conductor, composer, and composition teacher. He was one of the first students of Alban Berg, with whom he studied before World War I. As a conductor Schmid had been an assistant to both Zemlinsky and Erich Kleiber. As a composer Schmid was associated with Berg and Webern but considered himself a musical "godson" of Schoenberg. After the War Schmid emigrated to New York City and established himself as a teacher of composition, basing his teaching on the writings of Schoenbergs. His most important composition students included Robert Di Domenica and Joe Maneri.
Source: Josef Schmid (composer), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Schmid
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