Heinrich
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Heinrich is a male given name
or surname
of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henry
(English), Hendrik (Dutch), Hinnerk (Low German), Enrico (Italian), Henri (French), Enrique
(Spanish), Enric (Catalan), and Henrique
(Portuguese). A pet form of Heinrich is "Heinz". The once-common Americanized nickname "Heinie" is largely obsolete. It survives in the public consciousness as a nickname of several early 20th century German-American baseball players, for example Heinie Zimmerman
and Heinie Manush
.
People whose given name is or was "Heinrich" may include:
People whose surname is or was "Heinrich" may include:
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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...
or surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henry
Henry (given name)
Henry is an English male given name and a surname, from the Old French Henry , derived itself from the Germanic name Haimric , which was derived from the word elements haim, meaning "home" and ric, meaning "power, ruler". Harry, its English short form, was considered the "spoken form" of Henry in...
(English), Hendrik (Dutch), Hinnerk (Low German), Enrico (Italian), Henri (French), Enrique
Enrique
Enrique is the Spanish variant of Heinrich of Germanic origin. As a given name, it ranked 298 out of 1219 for males of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. Equivalents in other languages are Henry , Enrico , Henrik , Henri , and Henrique...
(Spanish), Enric (Catalan), and Henrique
Henrique
Henrique is the name of two rulers and two princes of Portugal:*Henry, Count of Portugal .*Henry I, King of Portugal .*Henry the Navigator , a royal prince and important figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire....
(Portuguese). A pet form of Heinrich is "Heinz". The once-common Americanized nickname "Heinie" is largely obsolete. It survives in the public consciousness as a nickname of several early 20th century German-American baseball players, for example Heinie Zimmerman
Heinie Zimmerman
Henry Zimmerman , known as "Heinie" or "The Great Zim," was a Major League Baseball player in the early 20th century. Zimmerman played for the Chicago Cubs and New York Giants...
and Heinie Manush
Heinie Manush
Henry Emmett Manush , nicknamed "Heinie" due to his German heritage, was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964....
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People whose given name is or was "Heinrich" may include:
- Heinrich IHenry I of GermanyHenry I the Fowler was the Duke of Saxony from 912 and German king from 919 until his death. First of the Ottonian Dynasty of German kings and emperors, he is generally considered to be the founder and first king of the medieval German state, known until then as East Francia...
, first German king - Heinrich BoereHeinrich BoereHeinrich Boere is a convicted German-Dutch war criminal and former member of the Waffen-SS.-Early life:Boere was born in Eschweiler, Germany, to a Dutch father and a German mother, but his parents moved to Maastricht when he was two years old. He volunteered for the Waffen-SS in September 1940,...
(born 1921), Dutch Nazi collaborator - Heinrich BöllHeinrich BöllHeinrich Theodor Böll was one of Germany's foremost post-World War II writers. Böll was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize in 1967 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1972.- Biography :...
, writer and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate - Heinrich Hertz, German physicist
- Heinrich HoffmannHeinrich HoffmannHeinrich Hoffmann was a German photographer best known for his many published photographs of Adolf Hitler.-Early life and career:...
, Nazi German and Hitler's personal photographer - Heinrich HoffmannHeinrich Hoffmann (author)Heinrich Hoffmann was a German psychiatrist, who also wrote some short works including Der Struwwelpeter, an illustrated book portraying children misbehaving.- Early life and education:...
, a 19th century German psychiatrist - Heinrich HimmlerHeinrich HimmlerHeinrich Luitpold Himmler was Reichsführer of the SS, a military commander, and a leading member of the Nazi Party. As Chief of the German Police and the Minister of the Interior from 1943, Himmler oversaw all internal and external police and security forces, including the Gestapo...
, former head of the SS - Heinrich HeineHeinrich HeineChristian Johann Heinrich Heine was one of the most significant German poets of the 19th century. He was also a journalist, essayist, and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry, which was set to music in the form of Lieder by composers such as Robert Schumann...
, German poet - Heinrich Müller, several people
- Heinrich SchliemannHeinrich SchliemannHeinrich Schliemann was a German businessman and amateur archaeologist, and an advocate of the historical reality of places mentioned in the works of Homer. Schliemann was an archaeological excavator of Troy, along with the Mycenaean sites Mycenae and Tiryns...
, the archeologist who discovered TroyTroyTroy was a city, both factual and legendary, located in northwest Anatolia in what is now Turkey, southeast of the Dardanelles and beside Mount Ida... - Heinrich von VietinghoffHeinrich von VietinghoffHeinrich Gottfried Otto Richard von Vietinghoff genannt Scheel was a German Colonel-General of the German Army during the Second World War....
, Generaloberst of the WehrmachtWehrmachtThe Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...
during WWIIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... - Ferdinand Adolf August Heinrich Graf von ZeppelinFerdinand von ZeppelinFerdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin was a German general and later aircraft manufacturer. He founded the Zeppelin Airship company...
, founder of the ZeppelinZeppelinA Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship pioneered by the German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century. It was based on designs he had outlined in 1874 and detailed in 1893. His plans were reviewed by committee in 1894 and patented in the United States on 14 March 1899...
airship company - Heinrich Wilhelm ErnstHeinrich Wilhelm ErnstHeinrich Wilhelm Ernst was a Moravian-Jewish violinist, violist and composer. Ernst was widely seen as the outstanding violinist of his time and one of Paganini's greatest successors....
, the famous violin virtuoso considered to be Paganini's successor - Heinrich, character in the Conker seriesConker seriesConker is a series of action-adventure video games developed by Rare. It chronicles the events of Conker the Squirrel, a fictional red squirrel that made his debut as a playable character in Diddy Kong Racing...
- Baron Heinrich Zemo, fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe
People whose surname is or was "Heinrich" may include:
- Bernd HeinrichBernd HeinrichBernd Heinrich, Ph.D , is a professor emeritus in the biology department at the University of Vermont and is the author of a number of books about nature writing, behavior, biology, ecology, and evolution. Heinrich has made major contributions to the study of insect physiology and behavior, as...
, zoologist at the University of VermontUniversity of VermontThe University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or...
and an author of a number of books on zoology, ecology, and evolution - Carl HeinrichCarl HeinrichCarl Heinrich was an American entomologist.- Life :He studied Greek and drama at the University of Chicago, he moved to Washington D.C., in 1902, where he worked in business. In 1908, he went to New York to study music. Heinrich moved back to Washington and in 1913 joined the United States...
, American entomologist - Cláudio HeinrichCláudio HeinrichCláudio Heinrich is a Brazilian film and television actor.-Complete filmography:*Sonho de Verão *Xuxa Requebra *Xuxa Abracadabra *Didi Quer Ser Criança...
, Brazilian actor - Herbert William HeinrichHerbert William HeinrichHerbert William Heinrich was an American industrial safety pioneer from the 1930s. He was an Assistant Superintendent of the Engineering and Inspection Division of Travelers Insurance Company when he published his book Industrial Accident Prevention, A Scientific Approach in 1931...
- Hartmut HeinrichHartmut HeinrichHartmut Heinrich is a German marine geologist and climatologist. Dr. Heinrich is Head of the Physics Department at the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency in Hamburg. He is actively involved in GOOS...
(see Heinrich eventHeinrich eventHeinrich events, first described by marine geologist Hartmut Heinrich, occurred during the last glacial period, or "ice age". During such events, armadas of icebergs broke off from glaciers and traversed the North Atlantic. The icebergs contained rock mass eroded by the glaciers, and as they...
) - Martin HeinrichMartin HeinrichMartin T. Heinrich is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes the central area of the state, in and around Albuquerque.- Early life, education and career :...
, American politician - Michael HenrichMichael HenrichMichael Henrich is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Henrich is currently a member of HC Asiago of the Serie A in Italy. An NHL first-round draft pick of the Edmonton Oilers in 1998, Henrich played several years of professional hockey in North America before moving to professional hockey...
, Canadian ice hockey player - Stephanie HeinrichStephanie HeinrichStephanie Heinrich is an American model and actress.She became Playboy's first Cyber Girl of the Week in September 2000 and the first Cyber Girl of the Month ....
, PlayboyPlayboyPlayboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
model - Volker HeinrichVolker HeinrichVolker B. Heinrich is a German naturalist.He studied horticultural sciences at the Technical University of Munich. A self-confessed "nepenthophile", he is a carnivorous plant enthusiast....
, German naturalist
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- Heinrich eventHeinrich eventHeinrich events, first described by marine geologist Hartmut Heinrich, occurred during the last glacial period, or "ice age". During such events, armadas of icebergs broke off from glaciers and traversed the North Atlantic. The icebergs contained rock mass eroded by the glaciers, and as they...
, ice age