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Werner is a name of Germanic origins that could refer to numerous people or entities.
The oldest known usage of the name was in the Habsburg family.
Last name WernerWerner is the family surname of a number of people:
First name WernerWerner is also the given name of a number of people:
In fictionWerner is also the name of several works of fiction or characters in fiction:
Other usesWerner is also the name of several entities, all of which are named for people with the surname "Werner":Geographic structures
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..... Click the link for more information. Wernher may refer to: People with the surname Wernher:
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..... Click the link for more information. Habsburg (commonly anglicised to "Hapsburg") and the successor family, Habsburg-Lorraine, were important ruling houses of Europe and are best known as the ruling Houses of Austria (and the Austrian Empire) for over six centuries. ..... Click the link for more information. Werner I, Bishop of Strasbourg (Born between 978 and 980, died October 281028) was bishop of Strasbourg from 1001 until his death in 1028. Werner was one of the last bishops to be appointed by Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor. ..... Click the link for more information. Werner I, Count of Habsburg (Born c. 1025-1030, died 1096-11-11. The great-great-great-great-grandfather of Rudolph I of Germany. Sometimes called Werner The Pious. [1] Father: Radbot, Count of Habsburg. Mother: Ida de Lorraine, a.k.a. ..... Click the link for more information. Werner II, Count of Habsburg (died 19 August 1167). The great-great-grandfather of Rudolph I of Germany. Father: Otto II. Mother: Hilla von Pfirt. Wife: Ida von Homberg. Daughter: Richenza von Habsburg. ..... Click the link for more information. A family name, surname, last name, patronymic, or metronymic, is the part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is currently widespread in cultures around the world. ..... Click the link for more information. Abraham Gottlob Werner (September 25, 1749 – June 30, 1817), was a German geologist who set out a controversial theory about the stratification of the Earth's crust and coined the now obsolete word Neptunism. ..... Click the link for more information. Alfred Werner Alfred Werner Born December 12, 1866 Mulhouse, Alsace Died November 15 1919 (aged 54) Nationality Switzerland Field Inorganic chemistry ..... Click the link for more information. Wallace "Buddy" Werner (1936-1964) was an American alpine skier in the 1950s and 1960s. He was born and raised in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and raced for the University of Colorado. His sister was Skeeter Werner. Werner was selected for the U.S. ..... Click the link for more information. C. W. Otto Werner (February 1 1879 - 1936 ) was a German physician, after whom Werner syndrome (Werner's syndrome), a form of premature aging (progeria adultoram) was named. As a medical student in 1903, Werner observed the syndrome in four siblings near the age of 30. ..... Click the link for more information. MeSH C16.320.925 Werner syndrome is a very rare, autosomal recessive disorder; its most recognizable characteristic is premature aging. Werner's syndrome more closely resembles "accelerated aging" than any other "segmental progeria. ..... Click the link for more information. Carla Werner (New Zealander) is a singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of a dairy farmer and her grandfather played in a band called the "Country Boys". She formerly sang country music. ..... Click the link for more information. Emmy E. Werner is an American developmental psychologist. She received her Ph. D. from the University of Nebraska and is currently a professor emeritus in the Department of Human and Community Development at the University of California at Davis. Dr. ..... Click the link for more information. Franz Werner (August 15 1867 in Vienna - February 28, 1939 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist and explorer. Specializing as a herpetologist and entomologist, Werner described numerous species and other taxa of frogs, snakes, insects, and other organisms. ..... Click the link for more information. Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias Werner (November 18, 1768 - January 17, 1823), was a German poet, dramatist and preacher. He was born at Königsberg in Prussia. His mother died a religious maniac, and Werner inherited her weak and unbalanced nature. ..... Click the link for more information. Competitor for Sweden Men's Swimming Olympic Games Bronze 1924 Paris 4x200m Freestyle European Championships (LC) Bronze 1926 Budapest 100m Freestyle Bronze 1926 Budapest 4x200m Freestyle Georg Werner ..... Click the link for more information. Heinrich Werner (May 14, 1874 – 1946) was a German physican who was born in Mühleisen, Thüringen. He studied medicine at the Kaiser Wilhelm Academy in Berlin, and later became a military medical officer in the German colonies of German East Africa, German Southwest Africa ..... Click the link for more information. Jan Werner Danielsen, artist name Jan Werner, (April 10 1976, Nord-Odal – September 29 2006, Oslo) was a Norwegian pop and rock singer, famous for his powerful voice. ..... Click the link for more information. Competitor for Poland Men’s Athletics Olympic Games Silver Montreal 1976 4x400m Relay European Championships Gold Budapest 1966 4x400m Relay Gold Athens 1969 400m Silver Helsinki 1971 400m Silver ..... Click the link for more information. Johann(es) Werner (14 February 1468 in Nuremberg, Germany – May 1522) (also Ioannis Verneri) was a German parish priest in Nuremberg and a mathematician. His primary work was in astronomy, mathematics, and geography, although he was also considered a skilled ..... Click the link for more information. The Werner projection is a pseudoconical equal-area map projection, sometimes called the Stabius-Werner or the Stab-Werner projection. Because it is heart shaped, it is sometimes called a cordiform projection. ..... Click the link for more information. Josiah Werner is the former bassist for the St. Louis-based post-hardcore band Adair and its forerunner group Disturbing the Peace. ..... Click the link for more information. Lars Werner (born July 25 1935) is a Swedish politician. A construction worker by profession, he was elected the chairman of the Left Party - Communists in 1975 and was a member of the Swedish parliament from 1965 to 1993. ..... Click the link for more information. Marco Werner (born April 27, 1966 in Dortmund) is a professional racer from Germany. In his early career, Werner was Formula Opel vice-champion in 1990 (behind Mika Häkkinen) and German F3 vice-champion in 1991 (behind Pedro Lamy). ..... Click the link for more information. Markus Werner (December 27 1944 in Eschlikon, canton of Thurgau) is a Swiss writer, the author of Zündels Abgang (Zündel’s Departure). LifeMarkus Werner was born in Eschlikon (canton of Thurgau)...... Click the link for more information. Oskar Werner (November 13, 1922 – October 23, 1984) was an Austrian actor. Born Oskar Josef Bschließmayer in Vienna, he started off his career as a stage actor for the famous Burgtheater until making his film debut in Der Engel mit der Posaune in 1948. ..... Click the link for more information. Pierre Werner (29 December 1913 - 24 June 2002) was a Luxembourg politician. Pierre Werner was born in Saint André near Lille in France from Luxemburg parents. ..... Click the link for more information. Gladys "Skeeter" Werner Walker (1933-2001) was an American alpine skier and Olympian. She was born in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. In 1954 she was the youngest member of the U.S. National Ski Team and an Olympian in 1956. She retired from competition in 1957. ..... Click the link for more information. This article is copied from an article on Wikipedia® - the free encyclopedia created and edited by online user community. The text was not checked or edited by anyone on our staff. Although the vast majority of the Wikipedia® encyclopedia articles provide accurate and timely information please do not assume the accuracy of any particular article. This article is distributed under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License. How to thank TFD for its existence? 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For a quartermaster had entered the wheelhouse, and even while we had been speaking the pilot had taken possession of the bridge; as we descended, the tender left us with flying handkerchiefs and shrill good-bys; and as we bowed to Miss Werner on the promenade deck, there came a deep, slow throbbing underfoot, and our voyage had begun. I have seen so many remarkable things in him, that if you would have me really say what I think, I shall reply that I really do look upon him as one of Byron's heroes, whom misery has marked with a fatal brand; some Manfred, some Lara, some Werner, one of those wrecks, as it were, of some ancient family, who, disinherited of their patrimony, have achieved one by the force of their adventurous genius, which has placed them above the laws of society. A bankruptcy company promoter named Werner discovered the secret and blackmailed the squire into surrendering the estate. |
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