Lampen
Lampen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aleksander Lampén (1879–1935), Finnish engineer, politician *John Lampen (born 1938), English Quaker and writer *Timo Lampén Timo Lampén (5 September 1934 – 27 May 1999) was a Finnish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics. References 1934 births 1999 deaths Finnish men's basketball players Olympic basketba ...

John Lampen
John Lampen (born 1938) is a Quaker peace educator and writer. He is married to Diana Lampen. In 1987, he gave the Swarthmore Lecture, entitled ''Mending Hurts''. For twenty years, he worked with emotionally disturbed adolescent boys at Shotton Hall School, Shropshire. One of his students, Andrew Liddell, states, "Mr Lampen and his family helped me to develop my character and core values. I will never forget them." Then John lived in South Africa for some months. He then moved to Derry in Northern Ireland, working in the communities with young people and seeking reconciliation. Currently, Diana and John Lampen run a small training and consultancy agency, The Hope Project, based in Stourbridge, England, which works for peace in partnership with local organizations in Britain, Belarus, Bosnia, Croatia, Uganda and Ukraine. Publications *''Thoughts on aggression'' / with Lennhoff, F. G.; Williams, A. Hyatt; Shrewsbury : Shotton Hall - 1972 *''Thinking About Conscience'' / with Le ...
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Aleksander Lampén
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu ...
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