Abendroth is a
German
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surname (from German ''Abendrot'', "evening red", "
afterglow
An afterglow in meteorology consists of several atmospheric optical phenomena, with a general definition as a broad arch of whitish or pinkish sunlight in the twilight sky, consisting of the bright segment and the purple light. Purple light mai ...
").
Notable people with the surname include:
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Amandus Augustus Abendroth (1767–1842), German jurist
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August Abendroth (1796–1867), Hamburg jurist, merchant and philanthropist
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Erna von Abendroth (1887–1959), pioneering German nurse and trainer/teacher
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Ernst K. Abendroth, American biologist who researched in Antarctica
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Abendroth Peak a mountain in Antarctica named after Ernst K. Abendroth
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Heide Göttner-Abendroth
Heide Göttner-Abendroth (born February 8, 1941 in Langewiesen, Germany) is a German feminist advocating ''matriarchy studies'' (also ''modern matriarchal studies''), focusing on the study of matriarchal or matrilineal societies.
Life
Göttner-Ab ...
(born 1941), German feminist
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Hermann Abendroth
Hermann Paul Maximilian Abendroth (19 January 1883 – 29 May 1956) was a German conductor.
Early life
Abendroth was born on 19 January 1883, at Frankfurt, the son of a bookseller. Several other members of the family were artists in diverse dis ...
(1883–1956), German conductor
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Irene Abendroth (1871–1932), Polish soprano
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Martin Abendroth (1883–1977), German opera singer and voice teacher
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Walter Abendroth (1896–1973), German composer
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William H. Abendroth (1895–1970), United States Army Major General
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Wolfgang Abendroth
Wolfgang Walter Arnulf Abendroth (2 May 1906 – 15 September 1985) was a socialist German jurist and political scientist. He was born in Elberfeld, now a part of Wuppertal in North Rhine-Westphalia. Abendroth was an important contributor to the c ...
(1906–1985), German jurist
See also
* ''
Abendrot (album)'', a studio album by American emo band,
You Blew It!
You Blew It! was an American emo quintet based in Orlando, Florida. The band was formed in 2009 by Tanner Jones, Timothy Flynn, and Matt Messore.
History
In 2012, the band released their debut LP, '' Grow Up, Dude'' under Topshelf Records. Pri ...
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Abendroth & Root Manufacturing Co
Abendroth & Root Manufacturing Company were a manufacturer of water heaters, water tanks, and other sanitation equipment.
Founded in Newburgh, New York, in 1866, they entered the automobile business in 1906. Using the name Frontenac, they cat ...
, American manufacturer
* "Im Abendrot", the last poem of ''
Four Last Songs
The ''Four Last Songs'' (german: Vier letzte Lieder, link=no), Op. posth., for soprano and orchestra are – with the exception of the song "Malven" (Mallows), composed later the same year – the final completed works of Richard Strauss. They ...
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References
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German-language surnames
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