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  ireland.com - The Irish Times - Wed, May 11, 2005 - MarqueTime
Horchs of the 1930s were considered to be among the top levels of luxury cars and owners regularly specified bodywork by the best coachbuilders of the day.
In one of the many automotive history quirks of fate, August Horch's Audi company got into financial difficulties, and in 1932 his original Horch enterprise merged with Audi, Wanderer, and DKW to form Auto Union.
In 1933 a new series was produced by Horch, with V8 engines in sizes ranging from 3-litre to 3.8 litres, and in the latter half of the decade came the 5-litre straight-eight "850" series cars using a De Dion rear axle developed for the race cars.
www.ireland.com /newspaper/motors/2005/0511/1115679847695.html   (550 words)

  
  August Horch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Horch and Cie in November 1899 in Ehrenfeld, Cologne, Germany.
In June 1932 Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer merged to form Auto Union AG, the new company's logo was four interlinked rings, one for each of the founder companies.
Horch was on the supervisory board of Auto Union.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/August_Horch   (231 words)

  
 U of U Biomedical Engineering   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Horch K, Ascending collaterals of cutaneous neurons in the fasciculus gracilis of the cat during peripheral nerve regeneration.
Horch KW, Burgess PR, Whitehorn, Ascending collaterals of cutaneous neurons in the fasciculus gracilis of the cat.
Horch, Barth's myochordotonal organ as an acoustic sensor in the ghost crab, Ocypode.
www.bioen.utah.edu /directory/profile.php?userID=39   (1149 words)

  
 Audi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first Horch automobile was produced in 1901 in Zwickau, in former East Germany.
In 1910, Horch was forced out of the company he had founded.
August Horch was forced to refrain from using his own family name in his new car business.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Audi   (3396 words)

  
 Hadley W. Horch (Bowdoin)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Horch, H.W., Kruttgen, A., Portbury, S.D, and Katz, L.C. Destabilization of cortical dendrites and spines by BDNF.
Horch, H.W., and Sargent, P.B. Effects of denervation on acetylcholine receptor clusters on frog cardiac ganglion neurons as revealed by quantitative laser scanning confocal microscopy.
Horch, H.W., and Sargent, P.B. Synaptic and extrasynaptic distribution of two distinct populations of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor clusters in the frog cardiac ganglion.
academic.bowdoin.edu /faculty/H/hhorch/homepage   (302 words)

  
 Limited-edition Horch Chronograph from a Company with a Fine Tradition
Consequently the shape and graphic design of the chronograph are still closely based on the design of the instruments and bodywork features, reflecting the precise love for detail and craftsmanship in the art of car-building of a past age.
In those days Horch was unchallenged in its position in the luxury segment, and not just within the Auto Union company, founded in 1932, to which the brands Audi, DKW and Wanderer also belonged.
The limited-edition Horch chronograph, of which there will only be 853, comes in a high-quality wooden case, and the serial number is stamped into the base of the watch housing.
www.audiworld.com /news/03/052503/content.shtml   (765 words)

  
 Horch, Benjamin
His family moved to Canada in 1909, and in his youth Horch sang in the Winnipeg Male Voice Choir.
Horch was one of the music editors of the Gesangbuch (1952) of the Mennonite Brethren Churches and a contributor to EMC.
He joined the CBC in Winnipeg in 1959 as a producer of serious music for radio and after his retirement in 1973 worked as a freelance broadcaster, and to promote Mennonite music in Canada.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0001647   (188 words)

  
 Horch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Automobilmuseum August Horch in Zwickau Alles über den Trabant und das Automobilmuseum, Entwicklung vom Horch über Audi und DKW zum Trabant.
Thomas Horch und Antonio Pascoal GbR Befasst sich mit Innenausbauarbeiten in Trockenbauweise.
Horch, Edward B. Engineer with 20 years experience seeks fulltime direct employment doing Unix or Linux based software integration, release engineering or project management in the New York and NEw Jersey area.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Horch.html   (221 words)

  
 European Automotive Hall of Fame
August Horch was a pioneering German entrepreneur who founded not one but two auto companies that bore his name.
Horch was one of a generation of automotive executives and entrepreneurs who drew both inspiration and practical experience from Daimler and Benz.
Horch cars were considered advanced alternatives to the models produced by large brands including Benz and Mercedes.
www.autonews.com /files/euroauto/inductees/horch2004.htm   (335 words)

  
 Audi Mediaroom: PORTRAIT OF AUGUST HORCH
Horch's first own design was an "impact-free" engine, and he was one of the first to adopt the cardan shaft as a means of power transmission.
August Horch was born on October 12, 1868 in Winningen, on the Moselle, the son of the village flsmith.
August Horch died on February 3, 1951 at the age of 83, and was buried in Winningen, the place of his birth.
media.audiusa.com /article_display.cfm?article_id=9264   (727 words)

  
 RIT - News & Events: Hubble Space Telescope brings the stars up close   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
While the target stars in Horch’s study are members of the galactic halo, another important component of the halo is the system of some 200 globular star clusters surrounding the Milky Way.
Data taken by Horch’s project could help scientists indirectly determine the ages and distances of the galactic globular clusters, which also are thought to hold important clues in understanding the Milky Way.
Horch, the project investigator, is working closely with Otto Franz and Larry Wasserman at Lowell Observatory and Jim Heasley at the University of Hawaii’s Institute for Astronomy.
www.rit.edu /~930www/NewsEvents/2001/Dec01/hubble.html   (366 words)

  
 HORCH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Die Firma Horch (A. Horch and Cie.) war eine 1899 in Köln-Ehrenfeld von August Horch gegründete Automobilhersteller-Firma.
Horch war in den 1920er Weltmarktführer im Luxussegment.
Horch fusioniert 1932 mit Audi, DKW, der Autosparte von Wanderer und später auch NSU zur Auto Union.
www.toonorama.com /encyclopedia/H/Horch   (122 words)

  
 Audi World Site > Company > Horch 8-cylinder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Horch thus became the first and only German car manufacturer to produce only eight-cylinder cars.
Horch built a total of approximately 70,000 eight-cylinder engines until it ceased production in 1943.
Fritz Fiedler introduced the V-engine at Horch, initially as a V12 in 1932, a year later as a V8.
www.audi.com /audi/com/en1/company/history/technical_highlights/horch_8-cylinder.html   (160 words)

  
 reviewjournal.com -- Auto Guide News: Horch: Perfect car enchances driving experience   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Horch left the company in 1909 after a dispute with the executive committee, but within 72 hours he would have the right amount of capital established for a competing company in Zwickau.
Horch came up with a new name during a dinner party when a friend suggested he refer to his Latin education.
The first Audis were successful in racing and rallying events and Horch's new company would create the sporty Audi type D in 1914, a vehicle that became the preferred method of transportation for the King of Saxony.
www.reviewjournal.com /auto/news/062504/24160097.html   (855 words)

  
 HORCH 780 CABRIOLET, AUTO-SALON-SINGEN AG, Oldtimer, Raritäten, Investments, Kapitalanlagen
However already in the course of the yearly 1900 he built the first Horch cars.
It was just mysctic it seemed that Horch brought out a twelve-cylinder - type to Paris salon in the autumn of 1931.
The last one of these models Horch 12 left the factory in February 1935.
www.auto-salon-singen.de /horch_780_cabriolet_blau_e.htm   (445 words)

  
 August Horch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
August Horch (October 12 1868 - February 3 1951) was a German engineer and automobile he founded the manufacturing firm that would Audi.
Horch left the in 1909 after a dispute and set in competition in Zwickau.
June 1932 Audi DKW Horch and Wanderer merged to form Auto Union AG the new company's logo was interlinked rings one for each of the companies.
www.freeglossary.com /August_Horch   (347 words)

  
 August Horch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
August Horch (October 12, 1868 - February 3, 1951) was aGerman engineer and automobile pioneer, he founded the manufacturing firm that would become Audi.
Horch left the company in 1909 aftera dispute and set up in competition in Zwickau.
In June 1932 Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer merged to form Auto Union AG, the new company's logo was four interlinked rings, one for eachof the founder companies.
www.therfcc.org /august-horch-149902.html   (171 words)

  
 HORCH 830BL CABRIOLET 1938, AUTO SALON_SINGEN_AG, AUTOSALON INVESTMENTS, KAPITALANLAGEN
How RSR the 12 cylinder had remained fortunately, was noticeable to the relevantly interested public at that time hardly, because those outwardly same or nevertheless nearly same car as type 500B and 780B with that 5 litres of eight-cylinders engine far more numerously on the road came.
But the Horch 12 prepared neither much joy for its creators nor its owners, why it brought it also only on approximately 80 pieces, whose last car left the work in February 1935.
This graceful designed Horch 830 BL with 8 cylinders an engine was in the last 30 years "to guest" in Australia.
www.auto-salon-singen.de /horch_830bl_cabrio_1938_8993_02_04_e.htm   (579 words)

  
 AUGUST HORCH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
August Horch entstammt einer alten Winzer- und Schmiedefamilie.
Von 1888 bis 1891 studiert August Horch am Technikum Mittweida und arbeitet von 1891 bis 1899 als Maschinenbauingenieur in Rostock, in Leipzig und bei Carl Benz in Mannheim.
Er gründet 1899 das Unternehmen "Horch and Cie" in Köln-Ehrenfeld und baut 1900 sein erstes Automobil, mit dem von ihm entwickelten "stoßfreien Motor".
www.toonorama.com /encyclopedia/A/August_Horch   (222 words)

  
 Audi Groups
August Horch moved to Berlin in the 1920s and was appointed a member of the supervisory board of Auto Union AG in 1932, continuing to be involved in the company's technical development work mainly in his capacity as expert.
Horch was the clear market leader in the entire deluxe class and it sold one-third more cars than its competitors; for instance, Horch sold 773 cars in Germany in 1932 and was able to export around 300.
The Horch marque was easily able to assert its leading position in the deluxe class; in 1937, it held a market share in excess of 50 percent in the 4 litre and upwards class.
www.williamtoll.com /audi_groups.htm   (14118 words)

  
 CiteULike: gkvas's Horch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Recent papers posted to gkvas's library by the author Horch.
by EV Goodall, KW Horch, TG McNaughton, CM Lybbert
by TM Lefurge, EV Goodall, KW Horch, AS Schoenberg
www.citeulike.org /user/gkvas/author/Horch   (713 words)

  
 Brian Sacawa: Sounds Like Now: Kyle Horch, AngloSax   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Born and raised in the United States, Horch studied with Frederick Hemke at Northwestern University in Chicago and received a BP North America scholarship to pursue postgraduate studies at London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Stephen Trier.
Horch brings this approach of studied detachment to each movement, never forcing the line, playing with just the right amount of sentimentality, and letting the music stand on its own.
Kyle Horch is a fine saxophonist with a knack for lyricism and expression.
soundslikenow.typepad.com /sacawa/2005/02/kyle_horch_iang.html   (1149 words)

  
 Audi Cars
Later Horch is at the house of some friends trying to brainstorm a name for the new firm.
August Horch, the founder of Audi, was one of the first designers to tackle the problems of aerodynamic drag.
Horch would become one of the most important men in European automobile history he helped found and name the car companies Horch (1899) and Audi (1909).
www.ukcar.com /history/audi   (3604 words)

  
 Motormint.Com;diecast model cars:mustangs, classic cars, collectables, collectibles, chevelles, mini coopers, old cars, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Horch, one of the divisions of the Auto Union AG company, held the lofty status as the most desired luxury car.
Horch owned 55% of this market during the late 1930's.
Horch had founded the company in 1899 after a 3-year apprenticeship with Carl Benz.
www.motormint.com /product-103.htm   (275 words)

  
 August Horch -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
August Horch (October 12, 1868 - February 3, 1951) was a German engineer and automobile pioneer, he founded the manufacturing firm that would become (Click link for more info and facts about Audi) Audi.
Horch & Cie in November 1899 in Ehrenfeld, (Click link for more info and facts about Cologne, Germany) Cologne, Germany.
In June 1932 Audi, DKW, Horch and (Someone who leads a wandering unsettled life) Wanderer merged to form (Click link for more info and facts about Auto Union) Auto Union AG, the new company's logo was four interlinked rings, one for each of the founder companies.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/au/august_horch.htm   (317 words)

  
 RIT Astronomy - Elliott Horch - Publications
Ninkov and E. Horch [1999], "Hyperspectral Imaging: Wide- Area Spectrophotometry Using a Liquid-Crystal Tunable Filter,"Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 111, pp.
Horch [1999] (invited), "Electronic speckle pattern interferometry," in the Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Volume 6, ed.
Horch, Z. Ninkov, W. van Altena and R. Meyer [2001], "Four Years of Speckle Observing at the WIYN Observatory," Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 33, p.
www.cis.rit.edu /people/faculty/horch/papers   (416 words)

  
 August-Horch-Museum - Wikipedia
Zu Ehren des Technikers, Konstrukteurs und Wegbereiters des Automobilbaustandortes Zwickau trägt das Museum den Namen von August Horch.
An dieser Stelle gründete August Horch sein zweites Unternehmen, die späteren Audi-Werke.
das 100-jährige Jubiläum des Anfangs der Automobilproduktion in Zwickau bei der „Horch and Cie.
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/August-Horch-Museum   (248 words)

  
 Audi New Zealand > Company
In 1909 August Horch got into a dispute with the supervisory board of A. Horch and Cie.
The first Horch car took to the road in 1901: it had a horizontal engine which developed about 4-5 hp.
Following the establishment of the company in Cologne in 1899 and its relocation to Reichenbach in Saxony in 1902, the success of Horch cars made it clear that the factory had to be expanded.
www.audi.co.nz /company/history/chr_1899.asp   (519 words)

  
 Audi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The first Horch automobile was produced by him in 1901 in Zwickau, East Germany.
August Horch was obliged to refrain from using his family name in connection with cars.
As the word "horch!" is old German for "listen!", August Horch used the Latin equivalent of his name, "audi!" for his next effort.
www.yotor.com /wiki/en/au/Audi.htm   (1556 words)

  
 HHMI Bulletin: Collaboration in the Name of Science
But as an assistant professor of biology and neuroscience at Bowdoin College, she found she missed the interaction with colleagues and the fast pace of discovery that characterized her graduate and postdoctoral days.
Now Hoy and his former postdoc are collaborating to bring the tools of modern cellular and molecular biology to one of Hoy's pet projects, the regeneration of auditory neurons in crickets.
Horch gets to continue the research she began as a postdoc.
www.hhmi.org /bulletin/summer2004/wellspring/collab.html   (436 words)

  
 Horch, Ben (1907-1992)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Benjamin Horch (19 November 1907-2 July 1992) was born in Freidorf, Russia, of Lutheran Pietist parents.
The Horch family moved to Winnipeg, Canada, in 1909.
The Horch family was a musical family and two of his brothers became professional musicians in Winnipeg.
www.mhsc.ca /encyclopedia/contents/H673ME.html   (226 words)

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