Egon
Encyclopedia
Egon is a variant of the male
given name
Eugene
. It is most commonly found in Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Sweden, and parts of the Netherlands and Belgium. Egon may refer to:
Male
Male refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...
given name
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...
Eugene
Eugene (given name)
Eugene is a common first name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής , "noble", literally "well-born". Gene is a common shortened form...
. It is most commonly found in Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Sweden, and parts of the Netherlands and Belgium. Egon may refer to:
People
- Egon BahrEgon BahrEgon Karl-Heinz Bahr is a German SPD politician.The former journalist was the creator of the "Ostpolitik" promoted by West German Chancellor Willy Brandt, for whom he served as Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office from 1969 until 1972...
(born 1922), German politician - Egon BondyEgon BondyEgon Bondy, born Zbyněk Fišer, was a Czech philosopher, writer, and poet, one of the main personalities of the Prague underground.In the late 1940s, Bondy was active in a surrealistic group...
(1930–2007), Czech philosopher - Egon EiermannEgon EiermannEgon Eiermann was one of Germany's most prominent architects in the second half of the 20th century....
(1904–1970), German architect - Egon FriedellEgon FriedellEgon Friedell born Egon Friedmann, 21 January 1878, in Vienna, died 16 March 1938, in Vienna, was a prominent Austrian philosopher, historian, journalist, actor, cabaret performer and theatre critic.- Early life :...
(1878–1938), Austrian writer - Egon Kisch (1885–1948), Czechoslovak writer
- Egon KrenzEgon KrenzEgon Krenz is a former politician from East Germany , and that country's last Communist leader...
(born 1937), German politician, last leader of East Germany - Egon PearsonEgon PearsonEgon Sharpe Pearson, CBE FRS was the only son of Karl Pearson, and like his father, a leading British statistician....
(1895–1980), British statistician - Egon PetriEgon PetriEgon Petri was a classical pianist.-Biography:Petri's family was Dutch and he was born a Dutch citizen, but he was born in Hanover in Germany and was brought up in Dresden. His father was a professional violinist who taught his son that instrument. Petri played in the Dresden Court Orchestra and...
(1881–1962), Dutch pianist - Egon RammsEgon RammsEgon Ramms is a retired German general who held numerous international commands. Ramms is a father of two.His last assignment was commander of NATO's Joint Force Command in Brunssum, the Netherlands...
(born 1948), German general - Egon RonayEgon RonayEgon Ronay was a Hungarian-born food critic who wrote and published a famous series of guides to British and Irish restaurants and hotels in the 1950s and '60s. He was an innovator when Britain had little appreciation of foreign cuisine.-Early life:Born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary, in 1915, he...
(1915–2010), Hungarian-born British food writer - Egon SchieleEgon SchieleEgon Schiele was an Austrian painter. A protégé of Gustav Klimt, Schiele was a major figurative painter of the early 20th century. His work is noted for its intensity, and the many self-portraits the artist produced...
(1890–1918), Austrian painter - Egon SendlerEgon SendlerFather Egon Sendler is a Roman Catholic priest of the Jesuit order and one of the world's foremost experts on the painting of Eastern Orthodox icons. He is also an author, teacher, theologian, and artist. Father Sendler is unusual in that he has achieved considerable respect from many Orthodox...
(born 1923), French Roman Catholic priest - Egon von FürstenbergEgon von FürstenbergEgon von Fürstenberg or Prince Egon of Fürstenberg was a fashion designer.- Family :Eduard Egon Peter Paul Giovanni Prinz zu Fürstenberg was the elder son of Prince Tassilo zu Fürstenberg and his first wife, Clara Agnelli , a sister of Fiat's chairman, Gianni Agnelli. His stepmother was the Texas...
(1946–2004), German fashion designer - Egon von VietinghoffEgon von VietinghoffEgon von Vietinghoff was a German-Swiss painter, author, philosopher and creator of the Egon von Vietinghoff Foundation...
(1903–1994), Swiss painter - Egon WelleszEgon WelleszEgon Joseph Wellesz was an Austrian-born British composer, teacher and musicologist, notable particularly in the field of Byzantine music.- Life :...
(1885–1974), Austrian-born British composer - Egon WolffEgon WolffEgon Wolff is a Chilean playwright and author. He was born in Santiago, Chile and was educated in Chile and the United States.-Early life:...
(born 1926), Chilean playwright
Fiction
- Egon OlsenEgon OlsenEgon Olsen is a fictional character in the Danish film series The Olsen Gang and the Norwegian film series Olsenbanden. He is portrayed by Ove Sprogøe in the Danish movies and by Arve Opsahl in the Norwegian versions...
, fictional character in the Olsen Gang films - Egon SpenglerEgon SpenglerEgon Spengler is a fictional character appearing in the films Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II, and in the animated television series The Real Ghostbusters and later Extreme Ghostbusters. He is a member of the Ghostbusters, and one of the three doctors of parapsychology on the team...
, fictional character in the Ghostbusters films
Other uses
- Egon (fictional country)Egon (fictional country)Egon is the name of a fictional country in Lionel Davidson's children's novel Under Plum Lake. Located somewhere deep beneath Earth's oceans, Egon is unknown and inaccessible to surface-dwelling humans unless an Egonian chooses to take a human being down to Egon for purposes of study or amusement...
, the futuristic world in Lionel Davidson's novel Under Plum Lake - Mount EgonMount EgonMount Egon is a stratovolcano located in the southeastern part of the island of Flores, Indonesia in the area of Maumere bay. A landslide during the eruption on 29 January 2004 forced 6,000 people to evacuate the area. Activity of Gunung Egon on 15 April 2008 forced thousands of people to evacuate...
, a volcano in Indonesia