Pollack

Pollack

Pollack is a surname, and may refer to:

* Alan W. Pollack, musicologist
* Andrea Pollack (1961–), swimmer
* Ben Pollack (1903–1971), drummer and bandleader
* Brittany Pollack, New York City Ballet dancer
* David M. Pollack, (1982–), American football linebacker
* Egon Pollack, Australian footballer
* Eileen Pollack, novelist, essayist and writer
* Frank L. Pollack (1876–1957), science fiction writer
* Harvey Pollack (1922–), statistician
* Henry Pollack (1961–), radio host
* Howard Pollack, professor
* Jackson Pollock (1912–1956), painter
* James B. Pollack (1938–1994), astrophysicist
* Kenneth Pollack (1966–), CIA intelligence analyst
* Lew Pollack (1895–1946), composer
* Neal Pollack (1970–), satirist, novelist and writer
* Olaf Pollack (1973–), road racing cyclist
* Rachel Pollack (1945–), science fiction author and comic book writer
* Reginald Pollack (1924–2001), painter
* Robert Pollack (biologist), biologist
* Robert (Rocky) L. Pollack, Manitoba judge
* Sydney Pollack (1934–2008), film director, producer and actor

Also

* Pollack's Rule, a principle in computer architecture relating performance of a single CPU with its complexity.
* a misspelling of Polak or Polack; in English, this is a derogatory reference to people who are Poles or have Polish heritage.

ee also

* Pollock, a type of fish
* Pollak, a surname
*Polack (surname)


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  • Pollack — (Pollachius pollachius) Systematik Acanthomorpha Ordnung: Dorschartige (Gadif …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pollack — Pol lack, n. [Cf. G. & D. pollack, and Gael. pollag a little pool, a sort of fish.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A marine gadoid food fish of Europe ({Pollachius virens}). Called also {greenfish}, {greenling}, {lait}, {leet}, {lob}, {lythe}, and {whiting… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pollack — s.n. (iht.) Peşte marin din fam. gadidae (cod), de culoare neagră (Pollachius virens), numit comercial şi cod negru, dar poate fi şi de culoare mai deschisă (Pollachius pollachius), având carnea delicată, asemănătoare cu cea a somonului… …   Dicționar Român

  • pollack — (n.) sea fish, c.1600, alteration of Scottish podlok, of unknown origin. Possibly altered by influence of Pollack Polish person …   Etymology dictionary

  • Pollack [1] — Pollack, eine Art Schellfisch …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Pollack [2] — Pollack, Leopold, geb. 1806 zu Lodenitz in Böhmen, Genremaler, ging 1831 nach München u. 1833 nach Rom, wo er sich vornehmlich mit anmuthigen Frauenscenen befaßte …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Pollack — Pollack, nur noch wenig übliches Spiel unter vier Personen mit Pikettkarte. Je zwei, die sich gegenübersitzen, spielen zusammen, und jeder erhält acht Blätter. Trumpf gibt es nicht. Die Partien werden wie im Pikett durch gewisse Anfagen und… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Pollack — Pollack, Fisch, s. Kalmück …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Pollack — (Sydney) (né en 1934) cinéaste américain: On achève bien les chevaux (1969), Jeremiah Johnson (1972), Tootsie (1983), Out of Africa (1985), Sabrina (1996) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • pollack — (also pollock) ► NOUN ▪ an edible greenish brown fish of the cod family. ORIGIN perhaps from Celtic …   English terms dictionary

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