Bernhard
Encyclopedia
Bernhard is a common given
and family name
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Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
and family name
Family name
A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...
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First name
- Bernhard of Saxe-WeimarBernhard of Saxe-WeimarBernard of Saxe-Weimar was a German prince and general in the Thirty Years' War.-Biography:Born in Weimar within the Duchy of Saxe-Weimar, Bernard was the eleventh son of Johann, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and Dorothea Maria of Anhalt.Bernard received an unusually good education and studied at the...
, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1604–1639) - Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, Prince Consort (1911–2004)
- Bernhard FrankBernhard FrankObersturmbannführer Bernhard Frank was an SS Commander of the Obersalzberg complex who arrested Hermann Göring on April 25, 1945 by order of Adolf Hitler, who had been manipulated by Reichsleiter Bormann into believing Göring was attempting to usurp the Führer's authority...
, German SS Commander - Bernhard GrillBernhard GrillBernhard Grill is one of the developers of the MP3 technology.Grill was born in Schwabach and studied Electrical Engineering at the Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen-Nuremberg. From 1988 to 1995 he engaged in the development and implementation of audio coding algorithms at the Fraunhofer...
(born 1961), one of the developers of MP3 technology - Bernhard HeiligerBernhard HeiligerBernhard Heiliger was a German artist. He was considered "West Germany's foremost sculptor", and his large public artworks are a prominent presence in many German cities, especially Berlin.-Biography:...
(1915–1995), German sculptor - Bernhard MaierBernhard MaierBernhard Maier is a German professor of religious studies, who publishes mainly on Celtic culture and religion....
(born 1963), German celticist - Bernhard RiemannBernhard RiemannGeorg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann was an influential German mathematician who made lasting contributions to analysis and differential geometry, some of them enabling the later development of general relativity....
(1826–1866), German mathematician - Bernhard ZintlBernhard ZintlBernhard Zintl is a retired male pole vaulter from Germany, who represented West Germany during his career. He set his personal best on 26 August 1989 in the final of the 1989 Summer Universiade in Duisburg, earning him a gold medal.-Achievements:-References:*...
(born 1965), German pole vaulter
Last name
- Ruth BernhardRuth BernhardRuth Bernhard was an American photographer.-Early life:Bernhard was born in Berlin and studied at the Berlin Academy of Art from 1925–27. Bernhard's father, Lucian Bernhard, was known for his poster and typeface design.-Photography career:In 1927 Bernhard moved to New York City, where her...
(1905–2006), photographer - Sandra BernhardSandra BernhardSandra Bernhard is an American comedian, singer, actress and author. She first gained attention in the late 1970s with her stand-up comedy in which she often bitterly critiques celebrity culture and political figures. Bernhard is number 97 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest standups of...
(born 1955), singer and comedian - Thomas BernhardThomas BernhardThomas Bernhard was an Austrian novelist, playwright and poet. Bernhard, whose body of work has been called "the most significant literary achievement since World War II," is widely considered to be one of the most important German-speaking authors of the postwar era.- Life :Thomas Bernhard was...
(1931–1989), playwright and novelist
See also
- BernardBernardThe masculine given name Bernard is of Germanic origin.The meaning of the name is from a Germanic compound Bern-hard meaning "bear-hardy", or "brave as a bear". Bern- is the old form of bear from West Germanic *beran-....
- Bernhardt (disambiguation)
- Saint Bernard (disambiguation)
- Bernhardi (disambiguation)
- BerndBerndBernd is a German given name. It is a diminutive form of the given name Bernhard .The following people share the name Bernd.-List of persons with given name Bernd:*Bernd Brückler, Austrian hockey player...