Famous People with Name Nigg

Serge Nigg            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Serge Nigg: was a French composer. After initial studies with Ginette Martenot, Nigg entered the Paris Conservatory in 1941 and studied harmony with Olivier Messiaen and counterpoint with Simone Plé-Caussade. In 1945, he met René Leibowitz, who introduced him to the twelve-tone technique of composition. After completing a Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments and a Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra (both 1943), and the symphonic poem Timour (1944), he became the first French composer to write a dodecaphonic work when his Variations for Piano and 10 Instruments appeared in 1946. This piece was premiered at the International Festival of Dodecaphonic Music, organized by Leibowitz in 1947.

Marina Nigg            Origin/Culture/Country: Europe

Marina Nigg: is an alpine skier who represented Liechtenstein at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Nigg specializes in the slalom and giant slalom events, and finished 22nd in the slalom at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

John Arnold Niggeling            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Arnold Niggeling: (July 10, 1903 - September 16, 1963) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball.

Simone Niggli-Luder            Origin/Culture/Country: Swiss

Simone Niggli-Luder: is a Swiss orienteering athlete who has twice won (in 2003 and 2005) all four women's competitions at the world championships.At the European Championships in 2006 in Otepää, Estonia, she won gold in the sprint and long distance competitions, and finished