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Popper (surname)
Popper is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Albert Popper (1808–1889), Mayor of Vimperk and official doctor of the Schwarzenberg Princes * Ami Popper (born 1969), convicted murderer * Catherine Popper (born 1973), rock musician * David Popper (1843–1913), Bohemian composer and cellist * David H. Popper (1912–2008), American diplomat * Erwin Popper (1879–1955), Austrian physician * Frank Popper (1918–2020), art historian * Frank J. Popper (born 1944), Rutgers urban planner * Ilona Novák, Ilona Novák-Popper (1925-2019), Hungarian swimmer * Joachim Edler von Popper (1722–1795), Court Jew and lessee of the Habsburg tobacco monopoly * John Popper (born 1967), musician and songwriter * Josef Popper-Lynkeus, Josef Popper (1838–1921), Austrian engineer and author * Julius Popper (1857–1893), Romanian explorer * Karl Popper (1902–1994), philosopher of science, defender of liberal democracy * Ota Pavel (1930–1973), Czech author (born ''Otto Popper'') * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Popper
Albert Popper ( cs, Vojtěch Popper; Hebrew name: ''Abraham''; 1808 – 3 September 1889) was a mayor of Vimperk (Winterberg) and doctor for the House of Schwarzenberg. Popper was born in the village of Bresnitz (Březnice) to a Jewish family. At the time of his birth the number of Jewish families in the Kingdom of Bohemia was strictly controlled by the Familianten quota system, which was partially abolished in 1848 and fully abolished in 1859. In addition to the government control of Jewish procreation, during most of Popper's life Jews were prohibited from owning property, choosing their place of domicile, attending public schools, or holding public office. This situation did not change until late in Albert Popper's life with the reforms of 1867 in the Austrian portion of the dual monarchy. Popper, nevertheless, was able to gain permission to attend the University of Vienna, where he earned his doctorate in Pharmacology in 1835. He went on to earn his medical degree and se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |