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Goebel House
Goebel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Charles Paul Goebel (born 1956), American architect and land planner * Brad Goebel (born 1969), professional American football player * Ed Goebel (1898–1959), Major League Baseball player * Evandro Goebel (born 1986), Brazilian footballer * Florian Goebel (1972–2008), German astrophysicist * Günter Goebel (1917–1993), German officer during World War II * Joey Goebel (born 1980), American author * Justus Goebel (1860–1919), American politician * Karl Ritter von Goebel (1855–1932), German botanist * Louis S. Goebel (1839–1915), New York politician * Paul G. Goebel (1901–1988), American football player * Peter Goebel, president of Elmhurst College * Reinhard Goebel (born 1952), German conductor and violinist * Timothy Goebel (born 1980), American figure skater * Walther F. Goebel (1899—1993), American immunologist * William Goebel (1856–1900), 34th Governor of Kentucky; assassinated See also * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Paul Goebel
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Goebel
Peter Goebel was the third president of Elmhurst College. He served in this capacity from 1880 to 1887. He was succeeded by Daniel Irion in 1887. Goebel Hall at Elmhurst College is named in his honor. When Carl Frederick Kranz, a German minister and teacher, established the German Evangelical Proseminary in Elmhurst, Illinois. Its mission was "to maintain a culture in the wilderness, to provide an educated leadership for the developing communities, and to teach liberal arts within the context of the Christian faith." Its primary purpose was to train ministers and teachers for German Evangelical communities. The college presidents were referred to as ''Inspectors'', and they performed much of the actual teaching, recordkeeping, and student oversight. All courses (including English) were taught in the German language. Under the second "Inspector", at least one scientific class (Laboratory Science) was added to the liberal-arts curriculum, but all teaching continued in the Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |