Knorr (surname)
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Knorr is a surname, and may refer to:
- Brian KnorrBrian KnorrBrian Knorr is a college football wide receivers coach for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team. He graduated from the Air Force Academy and played quarterback. He also was an assistant at the Air Force Academy when he went to Ohio University with Jim Grobe. He was the head coach of the...
(born 1963), football coach - Christian Knorr von RosenrothChristian Knorr von RosenrothChristian Knorr von Rosenroth was a German Hebraist born at Alt-Raudten, today Stara Rudna in Silesia. After having completed his studies in the universities of Wittenberg and Leipzig, he traveled through Holland, France, and England.On his return he settled at Sulzbach and devoted himself to the...
(1636–1689), Christian Hebraist - Fred KnorrFred KnorrFrederick A. Knorr was a radio executive and part-owner of the Detroit Tigers in Major League Baseball from 1956 until his death in 1960....
(died 1960), American radio executive - Eduard von KnorrEduard von KnorrErnst Wilhelm Eduard von Knorr was a German admiral of the Kaiserliche Marine who helped establish the German colonial empire.-Life:...
(1840–1920), German admiral - Georg KnorrGeorg KnorrTheodor Georg Knorr , was an engineer and entrepreneur on the field of railroad technology and founder of the company Knorr-Bremse...
(1859–1911), engineer and entrepreneur on the field of railroad technology - Iwan KnorrIwan KnorrIwan Knorr was a German composer and teacher of music. A native of Mewe, he attended the Leipzig Conservatory where he studied with Ignaz Moscheles, Ernst Friedrich Richter and Carl Reinecke. In 1874 he became a teacher and in 1878 director of music theory instruction at the Imperial...
(1853–1916), German teacher of music - James Knorr, (1938-)American entertainer/Ventrilitqist
- Johnny KnorrJohnny KnorrJohn C. "Johnny" Knorr in Crissey, Ohio was a musician and bandleader.At the age of nine, Johnny was on the stage playing violin solos made popular by David Rubinoff. During his junior high school days, he performed as a violin soloist on programs with Helen O'Connell...
, American musician/Big Band Leader - Karin KnorrKarin KnorrKarin Knorr-Cetina is an Austrian sociologist well known for her work on epistemology and Social constructionism, summarized in the books The Manufacture of Knowledge: An Essay on the Constructivist and Contextual Nature of Science and Epistemic Cultures: How the Sciences Make Knowledge...
(born 1944), Austrian sociologist - Ludwig KnorrLudwig KnorrLudwig Knorr was a German chemist. Together with Carl Paal, he discovered the Paal-Knorr synthesis, and the Knorr quinoline synthesis and Knorr pyrrole synthesis are also named after him. The synthesis in 1883 of the analgesic drug Antipyrin, now called Phenazone, was a commercial success...
(1859–1921), German chemist - Micah KnorrMicah KnorrMicah J. Knorr is a former American football punter in the National Football League. He played college football at Utah State University and was signed by the Dallas Cowboys in 2000. Norr most recently played with Denver Broncos, but was waived by the team before the start of regular season on...
(born 1975), NFL football player - Nathan Homer KnorrNathan Homer KnorrNathan Homer Knorr was the third president of the incorporated Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, becoming so on January 13, 1942, replacing Joseph Franklin Rutherford, who had served in the position since 1916.-Life:...
(1905–1977), third president of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society - Randy KnorrRandy KnorrRandy Duane Knorr is the manager for the Syracuse Chiefs of the International League, the Triple A affiliate to the Washington Nationals, and is a former catcher in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays , Houston Astros , Florida Marlins , Texas Rangers and Montreal Expos...
(born 1968), American baseball player - Theresa KnorrTheresa KnorrTheresa Knorr is an American woman convicted of torturing and murdering two of her children while using the others to facilitate and cover up her crimes.- Early life :...
(born 1946), American woman who murdered two children - Wilbur KnorrWilbur KnorrWilbur Richard Knorr was an American historian of mathematics and a professor in the departments of philosophy and classics at Stanford University. He has been called "one of the most profound and certainly the most provocative historian of Greek mathematics" of the 20th century.-Biography:Knorr...
(1945–1997), American historian of mathematics and a professor - Dmitrii KnorreDmitrii KnorreDmitrii G. Knorre is a chemist and biochemist, specialist in chemical kinetics of complex reactions, bioorganic chemistry, and molecular biology. Corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences since 1968, and academician since 1981...
(born 1926), Russian chemist - Viktor KnorreViktor KnorreViktor Knorre was a Russian astronomer of German ethnic origin.-Biography and family background:Viktor Knorre was born into a three-generation astronomer family...
(1840–1919), Russian astronomer