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Welti, Emil -- Encyclopædia Britannica (551 words) |
 | Political leader and Landammann (chief executive) of his native canton of Aargau in 1858, 1862, and 1866, Welti entered the federal Ständerat (council of cantons) in 1857 and subsequently served as assembly president (1860, 1866). |
| Internationally known actor Emil Jannings became in 1929 the first actor to win an Academy award for acting, for his performances in The Way of All Flesh (1928) and The Last Command (1928). |
| One of the leading Soviet classical pianists of the 20th century, Emil Gilels was acclaimed for his brilliant technical mastery and fine control of the piano's tone. |
| Emil (81 words) |
| Emil is the German, Scandinavian, and English form of Aemilius, a Latin name meaning “Rival” from “aemulus.” |
| Emil was not common until the 18th century. |
| In the United States, Emil, a name with a high German flavor, has been steadily declining throughout the 20th century. |
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