3-1182: Not to be confused with Kurt Weil . Kurzweil is a surname of German and Yiddish origin with the literal meaning "short while" or "short time" which in modern German only occurs as the adjective / adverb kurzweilig , meaning "entertaining" or "diverting". Notable people with the surname include: Adele Kurzweil (1925–1942), Austrian Holocaust victim Allen Kurzweil (born 1960), American writer Amy Kurzweil (born 1986), American cartoonist Arthur Kurzweil (born 1951), American genealogist, scholar of Judaism and writer Baruch Kurzweil (1907–1972), Israeli literary critic Edith Kurzweil (1925–2016), American writer and editor Jaroslav Kurzweil (1926–2022), Czech mathematician Max Kurzweil (1867–1916), Austrian painter and printmaker Ray Kurzweil (born 1948), American inventor, author and futurist Kurzweil Music Systems , company founded by Ray Kurzweil that produces electronic musical instruments Kurzweil Educational Systems , company founded by Ray Kurzweil that produces reading and writing software [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
6-623: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Kurt Weil Kurt Weil (2 January 1932 – 12 December 2012) was a Swiss jazz vibraphonist . Weil was born in Zürich . He learned piano and trombone as a youth, but was playing vibraphone professionally by 1952, as a member of Rio de Gregori 's ensemble. He moved to Stockholm in 1955, playing with Hacke Björksten , Stan Getz , and Tony Scott . He founded his own group in 1957, which included Raymond Court , George Gruntz , and Daniel Humair as sidemen; this ensemble played for more than
9-521: The surname Kurzweil . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kurzweil&oldid=1176255025 " Categories : Surnames German-language surnames Surnames of Jewish origin Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
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