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Lange (surname)
Lange (, rarely ; German: ) is a surname derived from the German word ''lang'' "long". Geographical distribution As of 2014, 62.4% of all known bearers of the surname ''Lange'' were residents of Germany, 16.7% of the United States, 3.4% of South Africa, 2.5% of Poland, 2.3% of Brazil, 1.9% of France, 1.3% of Denmark, 1.2% of Australia, 1.0% of Canada and 1.0% of the Netherlands. In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:504) in the following states: * 1. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (1:151) * 2. Brandenburg (1:230) * 3. Saxony-Anhalt (1:249) * 4. Saxony (1:276) * 5. Berlin (1:283) * 6. Schleswig-Holstein (1:296) * 7. Bremen (1:335) * 8. Lower Saxony (1:362) * 9. Thuringia (1:365) * 10. Hamburg (1:399) People * Alex Lange (born 1995), American baseball pitcher * Algot Lange (1884 – after 1941), Swedish explorer * André Lange (born 1973), German bobsledder * Andrew E. Lange (1957–2010), U.S. astronomer * Antoni Lange (1863–1929), Polish poet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Language
German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italy, Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium, as well as a national language in Namibia. Outside Germany, it is also spoken by German communities in France (Bas-Rhin), Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Poland (Upper Silesia), Slovakia (Bratislava Region), and Hungary (Sopron). German is most similar to other languages within the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch language, Dutch, English language, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots language, Scots, and Yiddish. It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic languages, North Germanic group, such as Danish lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bremen (state)
Bremen (), officially the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (german: Freie Hansestadt Bremen; nds, Free Hansestadt Bremen), is the smallest and least populous of Germany's 16 states. It is informally called ("State of Bremen"), although the term is sometimes used in official contexts. The state consists of the city of Bremen and its seaport exclave, Bremerhaven, surrounded by the larger state of Lower Saxony in northern Germany. Geography The state of Bremen consists of two non-contiguous territories. These enclaves contain Bremen, officially the 'City' (''Stadtgemeinde Bremen'') which is the state capital, and the city of Bremerhaven (''Stadt Bremerhaven''). Both are located on the River Weser; Bremerhaven ("Bremen's harbour") is further downstream on the mouth of the Weser with open access to the North Sea. Both enclaves are completely surrounded by the neighbouring State of Lower Saxony (''Niedersachsen''). The highest point in the state is in Friedehorst Park (32.5m). Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Lous Lange
Christian Lous Lange (17 September 1869 – 11 December 1938) was a Norwegian historian, teacher, and political scientist. He was one of the world's foremost exponents of the theory and practice of internationalism. Early life and education He was born in Stavanger; his father was a military engineer and he was the grandson of the historian Christian C. A. Lange. He graduated from secondary school in 1887 and proceeded to travel and study history, English, and French at the University of Oslo, from which he received the cand. philol. degree in 1893. He taught at secondary schools for many years and eventually returned to the University of Oslo to receive a doctorate. Career In 1899, he had his first official role in the internationalist movement when he was appointed secretary of the committee organizing an Oslo conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, an organization dedicated to fostering discussion between parliamentarians of different countries. The next year, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Lange (politician)
Christian Lange (born 27 February 1967) is a German lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg from 1998 until 2021. Political career Born in Saarlouis, Saarland, Lange became a member of the Bundestag in the 1998 German federal election. He is Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection. In June 2020, Lange announced that he would not stand in the 2021 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term. '' |
Carl Lange (other)
Carl Lange or Karl Lange may refer to: * Carl Lange (physician) (1834–1900), Danish physician * Carl Lange (actor) (1909–1999), German film actor * Carl Lange (architect) (1828–1900), Danish architect * Carl Viggo Lange Carl Viggo Manthey Lange (9 April 1904 – 31 May 1999) was a Norwegian physician and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Kristiania as a son of Christian Lous Lange (1869–1938) and Bertha Manthey (1867–1947), and brother of A ... (1904–1999), Norwegian physician and politician * Karl Otto Lange (1903–1973), American atmospheric scientist {{hndis, Lange, Carl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Lange (other)
Bill Lange may refer to: * Bill Lange (1871–1950), American baseball player * Bill Lange (coach) (1897–1953), American basketball and football player and coach * Bill Lange (offensive guard) William Henry Lange (January 12, 1928 – April 7, 1995) was an American football offensive guard who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Rams, Baltimore Colts and Chicago Cardinals. He was selected by t ... (1928–1995), American football player See also * Bill Lang (1882–1952), Australian boxer * Bill Lang (rower) (born 1956), British Olympic rower * William Lang (other) {{hndis, Lange, Bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artie Lange
Artie is a masculine given name, usually a diminutive of Arthur. Notable people with the given name include: People * Artie Bettles (1891–1971), Australian rules footballer * Artie Butler (born 1942), American popular music arranger, songwriter and pianist * Artie Cobb (born 1942), American poker player * Artie P. Hatzes (born 1957), American astronomer * Artie Kornfeld (born 1942), American musician, record producer and music executive best known as the music promoter for the Woodstock Festival * Artie Lange (born 1967), American actor and comedian on ''The Howard Stern Show'' and ''Mad TV'' * Artie Malvin (1922–2006), American composer and vocalist on The Crew Chiefs and with Glenn Miller's band * Artie Pew Jr. (1898–1959), American college football and basketball player * Artie Shaw (1910–2004), American jazz clarinetist, composer and bandleader * Artie Simek (1916–1975), American calligrapher best known as a letterer for Marvel Comics * Artie Smith (born 1970), Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoni Lange
Antoni Lange (1863 – 17 March 1929) was a Polish poet, philosopher, Multilingualism, polyglot (15 languages), writer, novelist, science-writer, reporter and translation, translator. A representative of Polish Parnassianism and symbolism (arts), symbolism, he is also regarded as belonging to the Decadent movement. He was an expert on Romanticism, French literature and a popularizer of Eastern cultures. His most popular novel is ''Miranda (novel), Miranda''. He translated English, French, Hungarian language, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Indian, American English, American, Serbian language, Serbian, Egyptian and Oriental writers into Polish language, Polish and Polish literature, Polish poets into French and English. He was also one of the most original poets of the Young Poland movement. His work is often compared to Stéphane Mallarmé and Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle. Lange was an uncle of the poet Bolesław Leśmian. Life Lange was born in Warsaw into the patriotic J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew E
Andrew Ford Valentino Espiritu (born July 30, 1967) is a Filipino rapper, record producer, actor, toy collector and comedian. He is best known in the Philippines for his 1990 debut hit single "Humanap Ka Ng Panget" (''Look For Someone Ugly''). Andrew E. won a 'Rap Album of the Year' award for his latest album ''Clubzilla'' at the 2010 PMPC Star Awards for Music. His latest single is "Shoot Shoot Part 2" which later used as instrumental for campaign jingle "Heto Na Inday Sara." Career Espiritu first worked as a DJ in a popular club, Euphoria and was discovered by guitarman Ramon "RJ" Jacinto in 1991. He made his television debut on '' That's Entertainment'', a variety show hosted by the late German Moreno on GMA-7. He eventually started his professional career in December 1990 when he released his debut single "Humanap Ka ng Panget" (). Andrew's career branched out as he began to star in comedy films based on his songs. In mid-1997, Espiritu founded an independent rap label ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Lange
André Lange (; born 28 June 1973) is a retired German bobsledder and the most successful bob pilot of all time. Competing at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, he has won four gold and one silver medals. Lange originally started his sledding career as a luger, taking up bobsleigh in 1993. At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Lange won the four-man event with teammates Carsten Embach, Enrico Kühn and Kevin Kuske. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Lange also won gold in the four-man event with teammates Kevin Kuske, René Hoppe and Martin Putze, in addition to winning the two-man event with Kuske. He competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics, winning gold in the two-man and silver in the four-man events. Lange also won fourteen medals at the FIBT World Championships with eight golds (Two-man: 2003, 2007, 2008; Four-man: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008), four silvers (Two-man: 2000, 2005; Four-man: 2001, 2009), and two bronzes (Two-man: 2004, Four-man: 2007). At the Bobsleigh World Cup le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algot Lange
Åke Algot Lange (born Åke Mortimer Lange; 10 May 1884 – 21 February 1961) was a Swedish-American explorer who wrote books about the Amazon. Biography Lange was born in Stockholm as Åke Mortimer Lange, but later he took his father's name as his middle name. His parents were the opera singer Algot Lange and the pianist and author Ina Lange Forstén. He collected 2,000 pottery fragments from Pacoval Island in Lake Arary on Marajo Island, which were acquired by the American Museum of Natural History in 1915. Lange immigrated to the United States in 1904 and became a U.S. citizen in 1915. He died in 1961 in New York City. Publications *''In the Amazon jungle: adventures in remote parts of the upper Amazon river'' (1912) with J. Odell Hauser and Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh *''The lower Amazon: a narrative of explorations in the little known regions'' (1914): Supplements ''In the Amazon jungle'' "with a most readable account of the new explorations and discoveries in this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Lange
Alex Craig Lange (born October 2, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at Louisiana State University (LSU). He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs with the 30th pick in the first round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. Career Lange was adopted when he was a baby. He attended Lee's Summit West High School in Lee's Summit, Missouri and maintained a 4.0 weighted GPA. As a senior, Lange was named the Missouri Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year (2014). He was scouted by many NCAA Division I colleges, but chose to attend Louisiana State University (LSU). As a college freshman in 2015, Lange was a consensus All-American. He was also named the National Freshman Pitcher of the Year by Louisville Slugger and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and helped lead LSU to the College World Series. LSU returned to the College World Series in 2017, and facing top-ranked Oregon Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
