Braun (other)
Braun (German for "brown") may refer to: *Braun, surname of German origin *Braun (company), a German electronics and appliance company *B. Braun Melsungen, a German medical supplies and drugs company *Braun's Fashions, the former name of clothing retailer Christopher & Banks *Carl Braun Camera-Werk (new name Braun Photo Technik GmbH), German electronics, slide projector and camera maker *Braun Racing, a NASCAR team * C. F. Braun, an American engineering company, designed petroleum and chemical processing facilities; acquired by KBR (company), KBR *BraunAbility, American manufacturer of wheelchair lifts and accessible vans, formerly known as The Braun Corporation See also * Brawn (other) * Brown (other) * Braune * Brauner * Von Braun (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Braun
Braun is a common surname, originating from the German word for the color brown. The name is the 22nd most common family name in Germany. Many German emigrants to the United States also changed their name to ''Brown'' (''see Brown (surname)''). In German, ''Braun'' is pronounced , except for the "r" equal to the English word "brown". In English, it is often pronounced as "brawn", as in 'Carol Moseley Braun'. Pronunciation is an individual preference and is hard to guess unless one is in a position to hear the person's name spoken. As forename: * Braun Strowman (formerly Braun Stowman), ring name of American professional wrestler Adam Scherr (born 1983) As surname: * Alexander Braun (1805–1877), German botanist * Anna Maria Braun (born 3 July 1979), German business executive and lawyer * Annette Frances Braun (1884–1978), American entomologist * Arthur Michael Braun (1910–1989), American politician and businessman * Ben Braun (born 1953), American college basketball co ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Braun (company)
Braun GmbH ( "brown"; ) is a German consumer products company founded in 1921 and based in Kronberg im Taunus. The company is particularly well known for its industrial product design from the mid-20th century which included electric shavers and record players. From 1984 until 2007, Braun was a wholly owned subsidiary of The Gillette Company, which had purchased a controlling interest in the company in 1967. Braun is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Procter & Gamble, which acquired Gillette in 2005. History In 1921, (1890–1951), a mechanical engineer, established a small engineering shop in Frankfurt, Germany. In 1923, he began producing components for radio sets. By 1928, the company had grown to such an extent, partly due to the use of certain plastic materials, that it moved to new premises on ''Idsteiner Strasse''. In 1929, eight years after he started his shop, Max Braun began to manufacture entire radio sets. Soon after, Braun became one of Germany's leading radi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Braun's Fashions
Christopher & Banks is an American retail company. Originally headquartered in the Minneapolis suburb of Plymouth, Minnesota, it specializes in women's clothing for the age 40-60 demographic. In January 2021, the company filed for bankruptcy and closed all stores due to financial loss from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Following the bankruptcy and closures, Christopher & Banks' assets and intellectual property were acquired by Eden Prairie-based iMedia Brands. Since the acquisition, online retail for the company has resumed, as well as five brick-and-mortar locations. History The chain was founded in 1956 as Braun's Fashions in Minneapolis. It became a publicly traded company in 1992, and was re-branded as Christopher & Banks in 2000. Also in 2000, the chain founded a second brand, CJ Banks, which is a plus-size clothing store. In November 2004 Christopher & Banks acquired the Acorn Stores chain and operated it as a third retail concept. Christopher & Banks announced on Jul ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Carl Braun Camera-Werk
Carl Braun Camera-Werk of Nuremberg, Germany, or Braun, as it was more commonly called, was founded as an optical production house. It is best known for its 35mm film cameras named Paxette, and for slide projectors named Paximat. History The company was founded in 1915 under name of ''Karl Braun KG, Fabrik optischer Geräte und Metallwaren'' for the fabrication of optical appliances and metalware. In 1948, the company began producing box film cameras, in rollfilm and 35mm format. It changed its name to ''Carl Braun Camera-Werke''. Its best known model was the Paxette series of 35mm rangefinder cameras. Most of the company's cameras were consumer-level models, though the company did briefly produce several more advanced 35mm rangefinder designs as well as an interesting 35mm single-lens reflex camera line with leaf shutters, the Paxette Reflex (Automatic?)/AMC M335 Reflex. The most advanced of Braun's rangefinders and SLRs had interchangeable lenses. Braun ceased making cameras i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Braun Racing
Braun Motorsports, formerly known as Braun Racing, was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The team is based in Mooresville, North Carolina. Best known as one of the top independent Xfinity Series teams from 2003 to 2010, the team also made several starts in the Sprint Cup Series. The team was owned by Todd Braun, son of Braun Corporation founder Ralph Braun. The team formerly had alliances with Chip Ganassi Racing and Dale Earnhardt, Inc., and the team's operations also included former entries from ppc Racing and Akins Motorsports. In late 2010, the team was sold to Texas businessman and Camping World Truck Series team owner Steve Turner, becoming Turner Motorsports and later Turner Scott Motorsports (TSM). TSM ceased operations in 2014. After fielding entries in the regional K&N Pro Series East in 2014, the team returned to national competition in 2015 in the Camping World Truck Series with longtime spo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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KBR (company)
KBR, Inc. (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root) is a U.S. based company operating in fields of science, technology and engineering. KBR works in various markets including aerospace, defense, industrial and intelligence. After Halliburton acquired Dresser Industries, KBR was created in 1998 when M.W. Kellogg merged with Halliburton's construction subsidiary, Brown & Root, to form Kellogg Brown & Root. In 2006, the company separated from Halliburton and completed an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. The company's corporate offices are in the KBR Tower in Downtown Houston.Eriksen, Helen"Will KBR ditch its Houston headquarters for Katy suburbia?"''Houston Chronicle''. April 30, 2008. Retrieved on January 13, 2009. History M. W. Kellogg In 1901, Morris Woodruff Kellogg founded The M. W. Kellogg Company in New York City. The company was incorporated in 1905 and its headquarters was moved to Jersey City, New Jersey. Initially Kellogg's main business was power pla ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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BraunAbility
BraunAbility is an American manufacturer of wheelchair accessible vans and wheelchair lifts based in Winamac, Indiana. It is currently owned by Investor AB. The company was founded by Ralph Braun, who had spinal muscular atrophy. Braun designed a wheelchair lift and steering controls, which allowed him to drive a 1970 converted full size Dodge van. He began converting vans to sell to others. As sales grew, Braun was able to acquire Independent Mobility Systems. IMS had previously been the largest manufacturer of wheelchair minivans. Braun also acquired the Viewpoint Mobility line of wheelchair minivans, United Access, Performance Mobility, Kersey Mobility, ADA and Wheel Chair Vans of Florida. Company sales have grown to $950 million a year in 2022. History 1963: Braun builds his first three-wheel motorized scooter in his cousin's farm shop. He later named this scooter the "Tri-Wheeler". 1963: Braun begins selling the Tri-Wheeler to others out of his parents' garage under the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brawn (other)
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Brawn is a meat dish. Brawn may also refer to: * Amadeus Cho, a fictional superhero from Marvel Comics * Brawn (Transformers), a fictional character from the various Transformers universes * Brawn (surname), a family name * Physical strength, the capacity for muscular force * An episode of the television series ''The Batman'' * Brawn GP, a former Formula One team See also * Braun (other) * Brown (other) Brown is a color. Brown may also refer to: Places In the United States * Brown, California, an unincorporated community * Brown, Louisiana, an unincorporated community * Brown, Nevada, a ghost town * Brown, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brown (other)
Brown is a color. Brown may also refer to: Places In the United States *Brown, California, an unincorporated community *Brown, Louisiana, an unincorporated community *Brown, Nevada, a ghost town *Brown, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community *Brown, West Virginia, a former unincorporated community *Brown County (other), several counties in the United States *Brown Township (other), several townships in the United States Elsewhere *Brown (crater), lunar crater *Brown Point, South Australia, Australia *Brown Valley, a valley in Antarctica *Cape Brown (Greenland) People with the name *Brown (surname), a common surname **List of people with surname Brown *People with the given name **Brown Bannister (born 1951), American contemporary Christian music producer and songwriter, member of the Gospel Hall of Fame **Brown Ferguson (born 1981), Scottish football player and manager **Brown Holmes (1907–1974), American screenwriter **:Brown family, Brown family, of Rhode ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Braune
Braune is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Christian Wilhelm Braune (1831–1892), German anatomist * Werner Braune (1909–1951), German Nazi SS officer, executed for war crimes * Wilhelm Braune (1850–1926), German philologist and Germanist See also *Braun (other) Braun (German for "brown") may refer to: *Braun, surname of German origin *Braun (company), a German electronics and appliance company *B. Braun Melsungen, a German medical supplies and drugs company *Braun's Fashions, the former name of clothing re ... {{Brown-surname German-language surnames ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brauner
Brauner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: People *Artur Brauner (1918–2019), also called Atze Brauner, German film producer and entrepreneur *Asher Brauner (born 1946), American actor *Alfred Brauner (1910-2002), French-Austrian scholar, child psychologist and author *Bohuslav Brauner (1855–1935), Czech chemist *Harry Brauner (1908–1988), Romanian ethnomusicologist and composer *Henry Brauner (born 1984), also called George Valencia, American-Filipino soccer player *Jo Brauner (born 1937), German journalist *Victor Brauner (1903–1966), also called Viktor Brauner, Romanian painter Families * Brauner family, Swedish noble family See also *The Von Brauners, a professional wrestling tag team/stable consisting of several members with the character surname Von Brauner *Braun *Brawner {{Brown-surname German-language surnames ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |