Academic/intellectual Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was a Chinese scientist and entrepreneur of Daur nationality. He was executed at the age of 58-59 on

Was a Chinese scientist and entrepreneur of Daur nationality. He was executed at the age of 58-59 on 28 November 2008, by firing squad, along with missile expert Guo Wanjun, 66, for passing sensitive information to a Taiwanese NGO. Weihan was interrogated for ten months in 2005 and allowed access to a lawyer in 2006. His trial was held in secrecy in 2007.[1] [2]

Was a German exegete and grammarian born at Heidenheim am Hahnenkamm At an early age Heidenheim was

Was a German exegete and grammarian born at Heidenheim am Hahnenkamm At an early age Heidenheim was sent to Fürth, where he studied Talmud under Joseph Steinhardt, author of Zikron Yosef, and, from 1777, under Hirsch Janow. Besides Talmudic literature, Heidenheim devoted himself to the study of Hebrew grammar, and particularly of the Masorah. In 1782 he left Fürth, probably on account of Janow's opposition to Mendelssohn's translation of the Pentateuch, of which Heidenheim was an admirer. He went to Frankfort-on-the-Main, where he made the acquaintance of the most prominent scholars, among them Wolf Breidenbach and Solomon Dubno. There began his literary activity, which lasted fifty years. He died at Rödelheim.

Is a German sinologist and works at the University of Bonn's Institute for Oriental and Asian Studie

Is a German sinologist and works at the University of Bonn's Institute for Oriental and Asian Studies. In November 2006, he attracted a great deal of attention due to an interview he gave with German broadcaster Deutsche Welle regarding Chinese literature, most of which he denounced in harsh terms; he referred to Wei Hui's Shanghai Baby as "garbage" and Jiang Rong's Wolf Totem as "fascist".[1][2] He has expressed his admiration for Lu Xun, and he has said that no contemporary author could compare to him.[3]

Was an influential German professor of Business Administration. . He graduated at the University of

Was an influential German professor of Business Administration. . He graduated at the University of Mannheim. In 1972 Männel became professor of Business Administration at the University of Frankfurt, in 1973 at the University of Dortmund and in 1982 at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.

Is a German computer scientist and professor for integrated circuit design at the computer science (

Is a German computer scientist and professor for integrated circuit design at the computer science (Informatik) department of the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg.[1] Nebel holds a Dipl.-Ing. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Hanover and a Dr.-Ing. degree from the Computer Science Department of the University of Kaiserslautern, where he has worked for Reiner Hartenstein. In 1987 Nebel joint Philips Semiconductors, Hamburg, and worked as software engineer, CAD project manager and finally became CAD software development manager. From 1996 to 1998 he served as Dean of his department. Additionally since 1998 Nebel has been a member of the executive board of the OFFIS research center, an institute associated with Oldenburg University.

Is a German artist. From 1958 to 1965 Petrick completed a course of studies in biology at the Freie

Is a German artist. From 1958 to 1965 Petrick completed a course of studies in biology at the Freie Universität Berlin and in art at the Hochschule der Künste (HdK) as a master scholar with Werner Volkert. From 1975 to 2007 he was a professor at the HdK, and he has been a member of the Akademie der Künste in Berlin since 1993. He lives and works in Berlin and, since 1994,[1] has also been working in New York.

Is a researcher, writer and university teacher in the field of environment, development, and globali

Is a researcher, writer and university teacher in the field of environment, development, and globalization. He studied sociology and Catholic theology in Munich, Tübingen and Berkeley. He holds a master degree in sociology (1971), a master degree in theology (1972) and a PhD in social sciences (1975).

Is a parson in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria and emeritus professor of church history a

Is a parson in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria and emeritus professor of church history and theological history. From 1988 to 2004 he was a professor at the Augustana Divinity School (Neuendettelsau).

Was a professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley focused on Western,

Was a professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley focused on Western, Central and Eastern Asian societies. Born in Potsdam, German Empire, he had a strong family background of astrophysicists and astronomers. He taught a wide variety of courses specializing in the societies and popular cultures of Western, Central and Eastern Asia. He was especially interested in Chinese folklore, popular literature, Turkish history, minorities and local cultures in China and the relations between the Chinese and the peoples of Central Asia. Eberhard entered Berlin University in 1927 where he focused his attention to classical Chinese and Social Anthropology. Because Berlin University, where Eberhard studied, did not offer instructions on colloquial Chinese, Eberhard enrolled secretly and simultaneously at the Seminar for Oriental Languages.

Is a Professor of European Studies at University of Portsmouth.[1] He was a lecturer and senior rese

Is a Professor of European Studies at University of Portsmouth.[1] He was a lecturer and senior research fellow at the universities of Edinburgh, Vienna, Paris-IV, Cambridge and Saarbrücken and at the Cultural Studies Institute in Essen before joining the University of Portsmouth as Professor of European Studies in 2000.[1] He is also Visiting Professor at the College of Europe in Bruges.[2]

Is a film critic and historian based in Beijing. He is the author of the definitive history of the C

Is a film critic and historian based in Beijing. He is the author of the definitive history of the Cultural Revolution in the Chinese autonomous region of Inner Mongolia, as well as editor of a major collection of archival material documenting the development of the film medium in Mao Zedong’s China. He caused somewhat of a stir in Chinese academic circles in the winter of 2006-2007 when he published, in the journal Contemporary Cinema («????»), a powerful critique of plagiarism and declining ethical standards in China's sectors of higher education and film research. In 2007, he founded the Academic Anti-Corruption Work Office, a non-profit organization (NPO) that supports the exposure and "outing" of members of China's social science and humanities community practicing plagiarism.

Was a Chinese scholar and writer who was born in the city now known as Chuzhou, Anhui and who died i

Was a Chinese scholar and writer who was born in the city now known as Chuzhou, Anhui and who died in Yangzhou, Jiangsu.Wu's family may have had ties to the famous philosophers Yan Yuan (??) and Li Gong (??). The philosophers emphasized the importance of ritual in Neo-Confucianism and may have influenced Wu's novel.[1]