Göhr (also spelled as Goehr or Gohr) is a
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
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of
German language
German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Ita ...
origin. Notable people with this name include:
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Alexander Goehr
Peter Alexander Goehr (; born 10 August 1932) is an English composer and academic.
Goehr was born in Berlin in 1932, the son of the conductor and composer Walter Goehr, a pupil of Arnold Schoenberg. In his early twenties he emerged as a centra ...
(born 1932), English composer and academic, son of Walter
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Lydia Goehr
Lydia Goehr is a professor of philosophy at Columbia University. Her research specialties include the philosophy of music, aesthetics, critical theory, the philosophy of history, and 19th-century philosophy, 19th- and 20th-century philosophy.
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(born 1960), English philosopher
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Walter Goehr
Walter Goehr (; 28 May 19034 December 1960) was a German composer and conductor.
Biography
Goehr was born in Berlin, where he studied with Arnold Schoenberg and embarked on a conducting career, before being forced as a Jew to seek employment outsi ...
(1903-1960), German composer, father of Alexander
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Arnold Gohr (1896–1983), German trade unionist, activist, and politician
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Greg Gohr
Gregory James Gohr (born October 29, 1967) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1993 to 1996 for the Detroit Tigers and California Angels. He was drafted in the first round of the 1989 Major League Baseball Draf ...
(born 1967), American baseball pitcher
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Marlies Göhr
Marlies Göhr (née Oelsner, born 21 March 1958 in Gera, Bezirk Gera) is a former East German track and field athlete, the winner of the 100 metres at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. She ranked in the top 10 of the 100 m world r ...
(born 1958), German athlete
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German-language surnames