Researching Paul Klein
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 361 people with the Klein surname? In that year Klein was ranked number 3218 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Paul means "small" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Paul Klein on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Paul Klein and the Klein Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Klein Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Klein family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 78994 people with the Klein surname in the USA? Klein is ranked number 131 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Paul Klein
Paul Klein (art activist)
Paul Klein (born 1946-2020) is an American art dealer. He was chosen as 2006 Man of the Year by the Chicago Society of Artists.
Klein works for the Bridge Group providing financial and legacy planning for collectors. He was the first executive director of the Chicago ART Project. From 2004-2008 he was the art curator for the expansion of McCormick Place, the editor of ArtLetter, and wrote for "Chicago Life" which was distributed regionally in The New York Times.
Klein has been a frequent panelist, appearing with Dawoud Bey, Tony Fitzpatrick, Wesley Kimler, Juan Angel Chavez, Joyce Owens, and Hamza Walker. He owned and operated Klein Art Works, a cutting edge art gallery in Chicago until 2004. Originally located in River North Gallery District, in 1981 it moved to River West in 1989 contributing to the development of that gallery area.
The Museum of Contemporary Art’s popular 12 x 12 program of presenting one Chicago artist a month is attributable to him.
He died on October 11, 2020 in Chicago. He is survived by his wife and children.
Source: Paul Klein (art activist), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaPaul Klein (chess player)
Paul (Paúl) Klein (born 23. November 1915, died 20. March 1992) was a German–Ecuadorian chess master and arbiter.
Born in Germany, he emigrated to South America because of Nazi policy. Klein played for Ecuador in the 14th Chess Olympiad at Leipzig 1960.
Awarded the International Arbiter title, he was a Head Referee in the 23rd Chess Olympiad, and in the 8th Women's Chess Olympiad, both at Buenos Aires 1978. He was also the head referee at the World Chess Championship rematch between Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi at Merano 1981.
Source: Paul Klein (chess player), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Klein
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