Francke is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

August Hermann Francke August Hermann Francke (; 22 March 1663 – 8 June 1727) was a German Lutheran clergyman, theologian, philanthropist, and Biblical scholar. Biography Born in Lübeck, Francke was educated at the Illustrious Gymnasium in Gotha before he studie ...

(1663–1727), German Protestant theologian *

Arne Francke Arne Edvard Francke (6 May 1904 – 11 March 1973) was a Swedish horse rider. He competed in jumping at the 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of ...

(1904–1973), Swedish horse rider *

Gloria Niemeyer Francke Gloria Niemeyer Francke (April 28, 1922 – August 3, 2008) was an American pharmacist. She became assistant director of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Division of Hospital Pharmacy (1946–1956); executive secretary of the American Soc ...

(1922–2008), American pharmacist and science writer *

Kuno Francke Kuno Francke (27 September 1855 – 1930), was a U.S. (German-born) educator and historian. Most of his career was spent at Harvard University where he eventually became a professor of history and German culture and curator of the Germanic ...

(1855–1930), educator and historian *

Malcolm Francke Fredrick Malcolm Francke (born 21 March 1939, in Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka) is a former Australian first-class cricketer who played for Queensland. A leg spinner, Francke played for Ceylon in 1957/58, and worked and played cricket in England for ...

(born 1939), Australian cricketer *

Master Francke Master Francke O.P. (or Meister Francke, Frater Francke, respectively German for "Master Francke" and Latin for "Brother Francke") was a North German Gothic painter and Dominican friar, born ca. 1380 in the Lower Rhine region or possibly Zutphe ...

(c.1380–1440), German painter *

Michael Francke James Michael Francke (; October 2, 1946 – January 17, 1989) was a New Mexico judge and director of the state's Corrections Department, the governmental bureau which manages prisons, inmates and parolees. He was later appointed by then-Oregon ...

(1946–1989), Director of the Oregon Department of Corrections *

Paul Francke (architect) Paul Francke (c. 1537, Weimar - 10 November 1615, Wolfenbüttel) was a German Renaissance architecture, Renaissance architect, most notable as director of works for the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1564 until his death in 1615. His works inclu ...

(c.1537-1615), German architect and master builder * Paul Francke (footballer) († 1914-1918), German football player and founder member of Bayern Munich * Paul Francke (geologist) (1897-1957), German geologist *

Paul Francke (musician) Paul Francke (born June 16, 1979) is an American songwriter and instrumentalist. He formed the synthpop band Alsace Lorraine in 1998 with guitarist Hewson Chen of the Parasol Records group Vitesse, signing with Darla Records in 1999."http://www.e ...

(born 1979), American musician *

Rend al-Rahim Francke Rend al-Rahim Francke (born 1949) is an Iraqi political activist who often appears on various current affairs programs. She held the position as Iraqi ambassador to the United States. She is considered to be a secularist trying to enable Iraq to t ...

(born 1949), Iraqi political activist and ambassador to the United States *

Rudolf Francke Leutnant Rudolf Francke was a World War I flying ace credited with 15 aerial victories. Francke joined the German Air Service in 1914. He served with Kampfstaffel 41 (Tactical Bomber Squadron 41) until July 1916. The following month he became a p ...

, 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 ...

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