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surname related to the word ''Buche'' (german:

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Eberhard Büchner Eberhard Büchner (born 6 November 1939 in Dresden) is a German operatic and concert tenor. He made his debut in 1964 as Tamino in Mozart's ''Die Zauberflöte'' at the Mecklenburg State Theatre. Recordings * Franz Schubert: Messe G-Dur for sop ...

(born 1939), German tenor *

Ernst Büchner Ernst Wilhelm Büchner (18 March 1850 – 25 April 1924) was the German industrial chemist after whom the Büchner flask and Büchner funnel are named. The patent for his two inventions was published in 1888. Life His father was the pharmacist ...

(1850–1925), German chemist after whom the

Büchner flask A Büchner flask, also known as a vacuum flask,The use of the term ''vacuum flask'' sometimes causes confusion with the Thermos flask filter flask, suction flask, side-arm flask, Kitasato flask or Bunsen flask, is a thick-walled Erlenmeyer flas ...

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Büchner funnel A Büchner funnel is a piece of laboratory equipment used in filtration. It is traditionally made of porcelain, but glass and plastic funnels are also available. On top of the funnel-shaped part there is a cylinder with a fritted glass disc/perf ...

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Franz Büchner Franz Büchner PlM (2 January 1898 – 18 March 1920) was one of the most successful German fighter aces of the First World War, shooting down 40 enemy aircraft. He began his military career as a 16-year-old infantryman. His doughty exploits ear ...

(1898-1920), German First World War

flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ...

Georg Büchner Karl Georg Büchner (17 October 1813 – 19 February 1837) was a German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose, considered part of the Young Germany movement. He was also a revolutionary and the brother of physician and philosopher Ludwig Büchn ...

(1813–1837), German writer and playwright *

Joachim Büchner Joachim "Jochen" Büchner (8 April 1905 – 22 February 1978) was a German sprint runner who won a bronze medal in the 400 m event at the 1928 Olympics. He failed to reach the 400 m final at the next Olympics, and finished in fourth place with t ...

(1905–1978), German athlete *

Ludwig Büchner Friedrich Karl Christian Ludwig Büchner (29 March 1824 – 30 April 1899) was a German philosopher, physiologist and physician who became one of the exponents of 19th-century scientific materialism. Biography Büchner was born at Darmstadt on ...

(1824–1899), German philosopher *

Wolfgang Büchner (canoeist) Wolfgang Büchner is a former slalom canoeist who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. He won a gold medal in the K-1 team event at the 1973 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Muotathal , neighboring_municipalities= Bürglen (UR), ...

, German slalom canoeist *

Wolfgang Büchner (journalist) Wolfgang Büchner (born 23 July 1966 in Speyer) is a German journalist. Life He worked for Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa). From September 2013 to December 2014 Büchner was editor-in-chief for German magazine '' Der Spiegel''. Since 1 July 2015 ...

(born 1966), German journalist In the anglicized spelling "Buechner", it may refer to: *

Frederick Buechner Carl Frederick Buechner ( ; July 11, 1926 – August 15, 2022) was an American author, Presbyterianism, Presbyterian Minister (Christianity), minister, preacher, and theologian. The author of thirty-nine published books, his work encompassed d ...

(1926-2022), American author and minister * Jack Buechner (1940-2020), American lawyer and politician *

John C. Buechner John Charles Buechner (July 30, 1934 – July 28, 2018) was an American educator and politician. Buechner was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He moved with his family to Wooster, Ohio and graduated from Wooster High School. In 1956, Buechner receive ...

(1934–2018), American educator and politician *

Karl Buechner Karl Buechner (born December 23, 1970) is an American musician from Syracuse, New York, best known as the frontman for the hardcore punk, hardcore band Earth Crisis. He is also the singer of Freya (band), Freya, Path of Resistance, Vehement Sere ...

(born 1971), American metalcore vocalist * Margaret Buechner (1922–1998), a German-born, American composer *

Sara Davis Buechner Sara Davis Buechner (born David Buechner; 1959)" Allmusic: David Buechner > overview, retrieved February 25, 2007. is an American concert pianist and educator currently based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Career Buechner was born in Baltimore ...

(born David Buechner, 1959), American concert pianist

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