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Mayer (name)
Mayer is a common German surname and less frequent as a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname Mayer *Adolf Mayer (1843–1942), a German-Dutch virologist *Albrecht Mayer (born 1965), German classical oboist *Alfred G. Mayer (1868–1922), German-American cnidariologist and entomologist * Alfred M. Mayer (1836–1897), American physicist * Arno J. Mayer (born 1926), Luxembourgish historian *Arthur Mayer (1886–1981), film producer and distributor who worked with Joseph Burstyn * Auguste Étienne François Mayer (1805–1890), French naval painter * Ben Mayer (1925–2000), amateur astronomer *Bernadette Mayer (born 1945), American poet and author * Brantz Mayer (1809–1879), American writer * Carl Mayer (1894–1944), Austrian-German screenwriter *Charles Mayer (other) Charles Mayer may refer to: * Charles Mayer (actor) (born 1970), English stage actor *Charles Mayer (boxer) (1882–1972), American boxer * Charles Mayer (composer) (1799–1862), or M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Language
German ( ) is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and 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, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots, and Yiddish. It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic group, such as Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language after English, which is also a West Germanic language. German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
