Linger (surname)

	Linger (surname) Linger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andreas Linger (born 1981), Austrian luger * Carl Linger (1810–1862), German Australian composer * Chelton Linger (born 1988), Dutch footballer Christian Nicolaus von Linger (1669–1755), Prussian general of artillery James Linger (born 1990), Australian baseball player * Ortwin Linger (1967–1989), Dutch-Surinamese footballer Paul Linger (born 1974), English footballer Wolfgang Linger Wolfgang Linger (born 4 November 1982 in Hall in Tirol) is an Austrian retired luger who has competed internationally since 2000. As young children, he and his older brother Andreas learned to luge on a former Olympic l ... (born 1982), Austrian luger {{surname, Linger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Andreas Linger Andreas Linger (born 31 May 1981, in Hall in Tirol) is an Austrian retired luger who has competed internationally since 2000. He and his younger brother Wolfgang began luging at a very young age, and did their first doubles run when they were 14. Linger has won five medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with three golds (Men's doubles: 2003, 2011 and 2012) and two bronzes (Mixed team: 2003 and men's doubles: 2013). He also earned seven medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold (Men's doubles: 2010), three silvers (Men's doubles: 2008, Mixed team: 2008, 2010), and three bronzes (Men's doubles: 2004 and 2014, Mixed team: 2004). The Lingers were overall Luge World Cup men's doubles champions in 2011-12 and scored 15 World Cup race victories. They were two time Olympic champions in the men's doubles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy and the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They won in 2006 despite Wolfgang having ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Carl Linger Carl Linger (15 March 1810 – 16 February 1862) was a German Australian composer in South Australia who in 1859 wrote the melody for the patriotic "Song of Australia". German-born intellectual Carl Linger, who had studied at the Institute of Music in Berlin, came to South Australia in 1849 on the ''Princess Luise''. He settled in Gawler, grew potatoes, went broke and settled in Adelaide, where he was far more successful as a musician. He was the founder and conductor of the Adelaide Liedertafel in 1858 and composer of church music, including the "Ninety-third Psalm", "Gloria", "O Lord who is as Thee" and "Vater unser". For several years he played the harmonium at St Frances Xavier Cathedral. Performances were given at his funeral by the Adelaide Liedertafel and Brunswick Band, of which he was also a founder and conductor. His remains were buried at the West Terrace Cemetery. Later, as part of the State's Centenary, a monument was built on his grave. Much of Carl Linger's musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Chelton Linger Chelton Linger (born April 14, 1988 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch footballer who played for Eerste Divisie club FC Omniworld Almere City Football Club is a Dutch professional football club based in Almere, Flevoland. Founded in 2001, plays in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, and hosts home matches at the Yanmar Stadion. The club builds on former c ... during the 2007-2009 football seasons.http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler.htm?dbid=57205&typeofpage=84137 sports reference retrieved March 24, 2013 References External links voetbal international profile* Dutch men's footballers Footballers from Amsterdam Almere City FC players Eerste Divisie players 1988 births Living people Men's association football forwards 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Christian Nicolaus Von Linger Christian Nicolaus von Linger (5 April 1669 in Berlin, died 17 April 1755) was a Prussian general. He was chief of the Prussian artillery from 1716. In his 67-year military career, he served three monarchs in six wars, and founded the Prussian artillery arm of the military. He was appointed the first General of the Artillery by King Frederick II in 1744. Family Christian Nicolaus von Linger was the son of Solomon Linger, a Brandenburg master armourer, who died in 1683, and his wife Marie, (nee Wiese). He was born on 5 April 1669 in Berlin and died on 17 April 1755, also in Berlin.Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, ''Adelslexikon'' Band VII, Band 97 der Gesamtreihe, Seite 401 Military service In 1688, as a 19-year-old, he entered the Prussian Artillery as a Bombardier. During the campaign against France 1689–1697, he served in the sieges at Bonn and Namur, and was promoted to lieutenant in 1696. In October 1701, he was promoted to captain and company chief, the highest posi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	James Linger James Linger (born 6 September 1990, in Box Hill, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian former professional baseball player. He was signed to the Atlanta Braves organisation and plays second base for the GCL Braves. Career Linger played Baseball for Norths in the Far North Coast Baseball Association competition, and also for the Queensland Rams in the 2008 Claxton Shield, batting at .394. He was then scouted by Phil Dale and signed with the Braves for $120,000 over five years. James then joined the Australian national baseball team for the 2008 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament at just 17 years of age, making him the youngest player to play for Australia. He was named as Young Player of the Year at the Baseball Australia Diamond Awards. In 2009, he had another solid tournament in the 2009 Claxton Shield, hitting .268 for the Rams. Later that year, he was a replacement call up to Australia's team for the 2009 Baseball World Cup, when Justin Huber was called up to the Maj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ortwin Linger Ortwin Linger (17 September 1967 – 10 June 1989) was a Dutch footballer. During his career he played for HFC Haarlem. He was a passenger on Surinam Airways Flight PY764 when it crashed in Paramaribo on 7 June 1989. He died three days later, at 21 years of age, due to his injuries suffered in the crash. He went to the same high school as Steve van Dorpel, who also died in the crash. Linger was born in Paramaribo, but grew up in Amsterdam, in the Bijlmer area. He started his football career at amateur side FC Abcoude and later at JOS Watergraafsmeer where he would play until he was 16 years old. His next step up to a professional career was joining the youth squads of HFC Haarlem. His dream came true after he was promoted into the first-team squad and he made his professional debut. He was invited by Colourful 11 founder Sonny Hasnoe Sonny is a common nickname and occasional given name. Often it can be a derivative of the English word "Son", a name derived from the Ancient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Paul Linger Paul Linger (20 December 1974 – 1 October 2021) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Charlton Athletic, Leyton Orient and Brighton & Hove Albion. He went on to play non-League football for clubs including Welling United, Billericay Town, Braintree Town, Purfleet/Thurrock, East Thurrock United, Wingate and Finchley, Chelmsford City, Redbridge, and Dover Athletic. Linger represented the United Kingdom at the 2005 Maccabiah Games. On 1 October 2021, Linger died of pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer arises when cell (biology), cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a Neoplasm, mass. These cancerous cells have the malignant, ability to invade other parts of t ... at the age of 46. He was diagnosed with the disease earlier in the year. References External links * 1974 births 2021 deaths Footballers from Stepney English footballers Ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]