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Wessel (name)
Wessel is a diminutive of the given name Werner of Frisian, German, and Dutch origin. People with this name include: Given name * Wessel Freytag von Loringhoven (1899-1944), German military commander and member of the German Resistance *Wessel Gansfort (1419-1489), Dutch theologian and early humanist * Wessel Myburgh (born 1990), Namibian cricketer *Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (1819-1901), first president of the South African Republic * Wessel Roux (born 1975), South African rugby player *Wessel van Diepen (born 1966), Dutch radio host * Peter Wessel Zapffe (1899 – 1990), Norwegian metaphysician, author, lawyer and mountaineer Surname * Andreas Wessel (1858–1940), Norwegian physician and politician * Bernhard Wessel (1936-2022), German football goalkeeper * Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, American (Iowa) politician * Caspar Wessel (1745–1818), Dano-Norwegian mathematician who was the first person to describe the complex numbers * Christer Wessel (born 1943), Swedish curler * David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werner (name)
Werner is a name of German language, German origin. Werner, meaning “the defender” or “the defending warrior”, is common both as a given name and a surname. There are alternate spellings, such as the Scandinavian language, Scandinavian ''Verner (other), Verner''. The name was popular in the House of Habsburg, Habsburg family. *Werner I (Bishop of Strasbourg) (c. 980 – 1028) *Werner I, Count of Habsburg (c. 1025 – 1096) *Werner II, Count of Habsburg (d. 1167) People with the surname A–H *Abraham Gottlob Werner (1749–1817), German geologist *Alfred Werner (1866–1919), Swiss Nobel Prize–winning chemist *André Werner (born 1960), German composer *Annette Werner (born 1966), German mathematician *Anton von Werner (1843–1915), German painter *Björn Werner (born 1990), German player of American football *Brian Werner (born 1966), American Tiger Conservationist, founder of Tiger Missing Link Foundation *Buddy Werner, Buddy (Wallace Jerold) Werner (1936 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |