Falk — may refer to: * Falk Township, Minnesota * Falk Corporation, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin * Falk (name), including origin and list of people with this name … Wikipedia
Falk — ist ein männlicher Vorname und ein Familienname. Herkunft und Bedeutung Der Name Falk leitet sich ab von dem germanischen Männernamen Falko (althochd. falc(h)o, „Falke“, lat. falco), der seinem Träger die Eigenschaften dieses besonders für die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
FALK, JACOB JOSHUA BEN ẒEVI HIRSCH — (1680–1756), rabbi and halakhic authority. Falk was born in Cracow and was a descendant of joshua heschel b. joseph of cracow , the author of Meginnei Shelomo. He studied in Polish yeshivot and took up residence in Lemberg after his marriage to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
FALK, SAMUEL JACOB ḤAYYIM — (c. 1710–1782), kabbalist and adventurer, known as the Ba al Shem of London. Falk, who was born in Galicia, was intimately connected with leaders of the Shabbatean sectarians for many years, e.g., Moses David of Podhajce. He became known early as … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Falk — m Jewish: from the Yiddish vocabulary word falk falcon (modern German Falke). It is sometimes taken as a translation of the Hebrew given name Yehoshua (see JOSHUA (SEE Joshua)); there have been many famous rabbis named Joshua Falk. The… … First names dictionary
Name — Name, allgemein jede Benennung, im engern Sinn als Eigenname (Nomen proprium) die Bezeichnung eines einzelnen Wesens oder Dinges zur Unterscheidung von andern gleicher Ga nun g, und zwar insbes. die eines menschlichen Individuums (Personenname).… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Falk Corporation — Infobox Company company name = The Falk Corporation owner = Rexnord company company type = Subsidiary of Rexnord company slogan = Falk A good name in industry foundation = 1892 location city = Milwaukee, Wisconsin location country = USA key… … Wikipedia
Falk, Samuel Jacob Chaim — (c. 1710–82) London Cabbalist and alchemist. Falk was born in Galicia. An enthusiastic practitioner of the magic arts, he was said to have been condemned as a sorcerer in Westphalia, and was in fact banished from Cologne. Arriving in England… … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
Falk laws — Kulturkampf Kul*tur kampf , n. [G., fr. kultur, cultur, culture + kampf fight.] (Ger. Hist.) Lit., culture war; a name, originating with Virchow (1821 1902), given to a struggle between the Roman Catholic Church and the German government, chiefly … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Falk — This interesting surname with variant spellings Faulkes, Fawlks, Fawkes, Fakes, etc., derives from the Norman given Fau(l)ques, originally an Olde Germanic byname Falco meaning Falcon . The surname dates back to the early 13th Century, (see… … Surnames reference
