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Warburg (disambiguation)

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Warburg can refer to:

Warburg
Warburg
Warburg is a town in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia on the river Diemel near the three-state point shared by Hessen, Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. It is in Höxter district and Detmold region...

, a city in Germany
- the Battle of Warburg
  Battle of Warburg
  The Battle of Warburg was a battle fought on 31 July 1760 during the Seven Years' War. The Battle was a victory for the Hanoverians and the British against the French. British general John Manners achieved some fame for charging at the head of the British cavalry and losing his hat during the charge...
Warburg, Alberta
Warburg, Alberta
Warburg is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 58 km west of the city of Leduc, along Highway 39.-Demographics:In 2006, Warburg had a population of 621 living in 253 dwellings, a 10.9% increase from 2001. The village has a land area of and a population density of ....

, a village in Canada
the Warburg family
Warburg family
The Warburg family is a German-Jewish family of bankers.The Warburgs moved from Bologna to Warburg in Germany in the 16th century before moving to Altona, near Hamburg in the 17th century. Their first known ancestor was Simon von Cassel, who died in 1566. They took their surname from the city of...

, a family of bankers, scholars and philanthropists
- Max Warburg
  Max Warburg
  Max M. Warburg was a Jewish-German-American banker and was, from 1910 until 1938, director of M.M.Warburg & CO in Hamburg, Germany. Prior to his directing of the Warburg banking company, he developed apprenticeships in Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Paris, and London...
  
  (1867-1946), Hamburg banker, great grandson of Moses Marcus Warburg (of the "Mittelweg" line of Warburgs)
- Aby Warburg
  Aby Warburg
  Abraham Moritz Warburg, known as Aby Warburg, was an art historian and cultural theorist who founded the Warburg Institute. The subject of his research was the legacy of the Classical world in the most varied areas of western culture through to the Renaissance...
  
  (1866-1929), renowned German art historian, founder of the Warburg Institute (formerly of Hamburg, now located in London) brother of Max Warburg
- Paul Moritz Warburg
  Paul Warburg
  Paul Moritz Warburg was a Jewish-German-American banker and early advocate of the U.S. Federal Reserve system.- Early life :...
  
  (1868-1932), father of the Federal Reserve, brother of Max and Aby Warburg
- Felix M. Warburg
  Felix M. Warburg
  Felix Moritz Warburg was a member of the Warburg banking family of Hamburg, Germany. He was a grandson of Moses Marcus Warburg, one of the founders of the bank, M. M. Warburg, which was founded in that city in 1798. He was a partner in Kuhn, Loeb & Co., and an advocate of a Federal Reserve System...
  
  , New York banker, brother of Max, Aby and Paul Warburg
- Eric Warburg (1900-1990), banker and goodwill ambassador, son of Max Warburg, namesake of the Eric M.

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Warburg can refer to:

Warburg
Warburg
Warburg is a town in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia on the river Diemel near the three-state point shared by Hessen, Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. It is in Höxter district and Detmold region...

, a city in Germany
- the Battle of Warburg
  Battle of Warburg
  The Battle of Warburg was a battle fought on 31 July 1760 during the Seven Years' War. The Battle was a victory for the Hanoverians and the British against the French. British general John Manners achieved some fame for charging at the head of the British cavalry and losing his hat during the charge...
Warburg, Alberta
Warburg, Alberta
Warburg is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 58 km west of the city of Leduc, along Highway 39.-Demographics:In 2006, Warburg had a population of 621 living in 253 dwellings, a 10.9% increase from 2001. The village has a land area of and a population density of ....

, a village in Canada
the Warburg family
Warburg family
The Warburg family is a German-Jewish family of bankers.The Warburgs moved from Bologna to Warburg in Germany in the 16th century before moving to Altona, near Hamburg in the 17th century. Their first known ancestor was Simon von Cassel, who died in 1566. They took their surname from the city of...

, a family of bankers, scholars and philanthropists
- Max Warburg
  Max Warburg
  Max M. Warburg was a Jewish-German-American banker and was, from 1910 until 1938, director of M.M.Warburg & CO in Hamburg, Germany. Prior to his directing of the Warburg banking company, he developed apprenticeships in Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Paris, and London...
  
  (1867-1946), Hamburg banker, great grandson of Moses Marcus Warburg (of the "Mittelweg" line of Warburgs)
- Aby Warburg
  Aby Warburg
  Abraham Moritz Warburg, known as Aby Warburg, was an art historian and cultural theorist who founded the Warburg Institute. The subject of his research was the legacy of the Classical world in the most varied areas of western culture through to the Renaissance...
  
  (1866-1929), renowned German art historian, founder of the Warburg Institute (formerly of Hamburg, now located in London) brother of Max Warburg
- Paul Moritz Warburg
  Paul Warburg
  Paul Moritz Warburg was a Jewish-German-American banker and early advocate of the U.S. Federal Reserve system.- Early life :...
  
  (1868-1932), father of the Federal Reserve, brother of Max and Aby Warburg
- Felix M. Warburg
  Felix M. Warburg
  Felix Moritz Warburg was a member of the Warburg banking family of Hamburg, Germany. He was a grandson of Moses Marcus Warburg, one of the founders of the bank, M. M. Warburg, which was founded in that city in 1798. He was a partner in Kuhn, Loeb & Co., and an advocate of a Federal Reserve System...
  
  , New York banker, brother of Max, Aby and Paul Warburg
- Eric Warburg (1900-1990), banker and goodwill ambassador, son of Max Warburg, namesake of the Eric M. Warburg Prize
- Siegmund George Warburg
  Siegmund George Warburg
  Siegmund George Warburg was a member of the prominent Jewish-German-American-British Warburg family. He played a prominent role in the development of merchant banking.-Career:...
  
  (1902-1982), founder of S. G. Warburg & Co, London, great great grandson of Moses Marcus Warburg (of the "Alsterufer" line of Warburgs)
  - Warburg Institute
    Warburg Institute
    The Warburg Institute is a research institution associated with the University of London. A member of the School of Advanced Study, its focus is the study of the influence of classical antiquity on all aspects of European civilisation.-History:...
    
    , founded by Aby Warburg
  - Warburg Pincus
    Warburg Pincus
    Warburg Pincus, LLC is a private equity firm with offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia. It has been a private equity investor since 1966. The firm currently has approximately $25 billion in assets under management and invests in a range of sectors including consumer, energy, financial...
    
    , a private equity firm, founded by Eric Warburg

the Warburg family of German scientists:
- Emil Gabriel Warburg (1846-1931), physicist
- Otto Warburg
  Otto Warburg (botanist)
  Otto Warburg , was a botanist and industrial agriculture expert and an active member of the Zionist Organization, which worked toward the re-establishment of Israel. He later served as the ZO's president from 1911-21....
  
  (1859-1938), botanist
- Otto Heinrich Warburg
  Otto Heinrich Warburg
  Otto Heinrich Warburg , son of physicist Emil Warburg, was a German physiologist, medical doctor and Nobel laureate...
  
  (1883-1970), physiologist, winner of the 1931 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
  - The Warburg hypothesis
    Warburg hypothesis
    Warburg's hypothesis was postulated by the Nobel laureate Otto Heinrich Warburg in 1924. He hypothesized that cancer, malignant growth, and tumor growth are caused by the fact that tumor cells mainly generate energy by non-oxidative breakdown of glucose...
    
    of cancer
    Cancer
    Cancer is a class of diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled growth , invasion , and sometimes metastasis...
    
    growth, named for Otto Heinrich Warburg
    Otto Heinrich Warburg
    Otto Heinrich Warburg , son of physicist Emil Warburg, was a German physiologist, medical doctor and Nobel laureate...
  - the Warburg effect
    Warburg effect
    The phrase "Warburg effect" is used for two unrelated observations in biochemistry, one in plant physiology and the other in oncology, both due to Nobel laureate Otto Heinrich Warburg.-Physiology:...
    
    , named for Otto Heinrich Warburg
    Otto Heinrich Warburg
    Otto Heinrich Warburg , son of physicist Emil Warburg, was a German physiologist, medical doctor and Nobel laureate...

the Anderson-Warburg syndrome, or Norrie disease
Norrie disease
Norrie Disease is a genetic disorder that primarily affects the eye and almost always leads to blindness. In addition to the congenital ocular symptoms, some patients suffer from a progressive hearing loss starting mostly in their 2nd decade of life, while another portion may be mentally...
Warburg Sjo Fledelius Syndrome, or Warburg Micro syndrome, or Micro syndrome
Micro syndrome
Micro Syndrome also known as WARBM, and Warburg Sjo Fledelius Syndrome, is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterized by microcephaly, microcornea, congenital cataract, mental retardation, optic atrophy, and hypogenitalism...

Fredric Warburg
Fredric Warburg
Fredric John Warburg was an English publisher best known for his association with the British author George Orwell...

, publisher, founder of Secker and Warburg
Secker and Warburg
Harvill Secker is a British publishing company formed as Secker and Warburg in 1936 from a takeover of Martin Secker, which was in receivership, by Fredric Warburg and Roger Senhouse....

Warburg element of an equivalent electrical circuit