Famous People with Name Hess

Hessel De Vries            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Hessel De Vries: was a Dutch physicist at the University of Groningen who furthered the detection methods and applications of radiocarbon dating to a variety of sciences. He has been called "the unsung hero of radiocarbon dating" by Willis.In 1958, de Vries showed that there were systematic anomalies in the carbon-14 dates of tree rings. His explanation was that the concentration of carbon-14 in the atmosphere had varied over time by up to 1%. He hypothesized that the variation might be explained by (a) something connected with climate, (b) that it was not created in the atmosphere at a uniform rate due to variations in the Earth's magnetic field, or (c) a cause lay in the Sun itself.

Marian Richard Hess            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Marian Richard Hess: ethnographer, sculptor, passionate local legends and traditions [1]. Between 1968-1988 he lived and worked in Dwerniku near Lower Ustrzyków [2].Creator regional legend of Biesie and Czadach. It was the inspiration of his later works. Around the house there was an exhibition of sculptures, which explored both the scouts and tourists. Marian Hess told the visitors about the culture of the region [3].In 1997 he moved to Germany. In 2005 appeared his first book in 2007 was translated into German. He currently lives in Krefeld in Westphalia and creates sculptures inspired by local dosing of Gnomach and Koboldach.

Max Hess            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Max Hess: was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Karl Von Hess            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Karl Von Hess: was an American professional wrestler. In the early 1960s, Von Hess's gimmick began to wear thin, and he was gradually phased out of the WWWF. He continued to work in various wrestling promotions before quitting the business in the late 1960s.

Heinrich Hess            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Heinrich Hess: is a Saar sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he finished 12th in the K-2 10000 m event while being eliminated in the heats of the K-2 1000 m event.

Erika Hess            Origin/Culture/Country: Swiss

Erika Hess: is a former alpine ski racer from Switzerland. She is one of the best female skiers ever, dominating the field in the 1980s with 31 World Cup victories (22 in slalom), five slalom titles (1981–83, 1985–86), and two overall titles (1982, 1984). She also wo