Gottschalk or Godescalc (

Old High German Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old High ...

) is a male

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that can be translated literally as "

servant of God "Servant of God" is a title used in the Catholic Church to indicate that an individual is on the first step toward possible canonization as a saint. Terminology The expression "servant of God" appears nine times in the Bible, the first five in th ...

". Latin forms include ''Godeschalcus'' and ''Godescalcus''.

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Godescalc of Benevento Godescalc (also known as Godescalco, Gottschalk, Godescalcus or Gotteschalchus) was the Duke of Benevento in Langobardia minor from 740 until his assassination in 743. Godescalc's accession was without approval of the King. With the return of ...

, 8th-century Lombard duke *Godescalc (), Carolingian scribe; author of the

Godescalc Evangelistary The Godescalc Evangelistary, Godescalc Sacramentary, Godescalc Gospels, or Godescalc Gospel Lectionary (Paris, BNF. acquisitions nouvelles lat.1203) is an illuminated manuscript in Latin made by the Frankish scribe Godescalc and today kept in the ...

*Godescalc of Le Puy, 10th-century bishop, first documented pilgrim of the

Via Podiensis The Via Podiensis or the Le Puy Route is one of the four routes through France on the pilgrimage to the tomb of St. James the Great in Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwest Spain. It leaves from Le-Puy-en-Velay and crosses the countryside ...

Gottschalk of Orbais Gottschalk (Latin: Godescalc, Gotteschalchus) of Orbais (c. 808 – 30 October 868 AD) was a Saxon theologian, monk and poet. Gottschalk was an early advocate for the doctrine of two-fold predestination, an issue that ripped through both Italy an ...

, a 9th-century theologian, poet, and unwilling monk, best known as a hero of the

Jansenists Jansenism was an early modern theological movement within Catholicism, primarily active in the Kingdom of France, that emphasized original sin, human depravity, the necessity of divine grace, and predestination. It was declared a heresy by ...

and for his conflict with

Hincmar Hincmar (; ; la, Hincmarus; 806 – 21 December 882), archbishop of Reims, was a Frankish jurist and theologian, as well as the friend, advisor and propagandist of Charles the Bald. He belonged to a noble family of northern Francia. Biography Ea ...

Gottschalk (Slavic prince) Gottschalk or Godescalc (Old High German) is a male German name that can be translated literally as "servant of God". Latin forms include ''Godeschalcus'' and ''Godescalcus''. Given name *Godescalc of Benevento, 8th-century Lombard duke *Godescalc ...

, 11th-century Slavic Prince of the Wends (Saint Gottschalk) *a 12th-century Holstein peasant, protagonist of the ''

Visio Godeschalci ''Visio Godeschalci'' is a 12th-century text relating the vision of a peasant of Harrie, now Großharrie in Holstein, named Gottschalk. In December 1189, during the siege of Segeberg castle, Gottschalk fell ill, and during five days was presumed d ...

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Alfred Gottschalk (biochemist) Alfred Gottschalk (22 April 1894 – 4 October 1973) was a German biochemist who was a leading authority in glycoprotein research. During his career he wrote 216 research papers and reviews, and four books.Frank Fenner"Gottschalk, Alfred (1894– ...

(1894–1973), German biochemist * Alfred Gottschalk (rabbi) (1930–2009), German-born American rabbi *

Ben Gottschalk Ben Gottschalk (born February 15, 1992) is an American football center who is currently a free agent. He played college football at SMU, and subsequently played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Early life G ...

(born 1992), American NFL football player *

Carl W. Gottschalk Carl William Gottschalk (April 28, 1922 – October 15, 1997) was the Kenan Professor and Distinguished Research Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Gottschalk made important discoveries about the function o ...

(1922–1997), American professor and kidney researcher *

Elisabeth Gottschalk Maria Karoline Elisabeth Gottschalk (28 October 1912 – 14 September 1989) was a German-born Dutch historical geographer and professor. She was noted for ''Stormvloeden en rivieroverstromingen in Nederland'' (Storm surges and river floods in the ...

(1912–1989), German-born Dutch historical geographer and professor *

Heyno Gottschalk Heyno Gottschalk († 1541 in Oldenstadt) was from 1506 to 1531 the last abbot of the Benedictine abbey of Oldenstadt. 1523 he became Diffinitor of the Bursfelde Congregation. He was also reader of Martin Luther Martin Luther (; ; 10 Novem ...

, († 1541), Lutheran monk, the last abbot in Oldenstadt *

Jacob C. Gottschalk Jacob Gottschalk (Godtschalk) Henricks van der Heggen (c.1670 – c.1763) was the first person to serve as a Mennonite bishop in America. Life Gottschalk was born around 1670 in Germany, in Goch, a town at the Dutch border. In 1701, he receiv ...

(c. 1670–c. 1763), American Mennonite bishop *

John Gottschalk John E. Gottschalk (; born 1943) is the retired chief executive officer and publisher of the ''Omaha World-Herald'' and was the national president of the Boy Scouts of America from 2008 to 2010. Early life Gottschalk grew up in Rushville, Nebras ...

(born 1943), American newspaper publisher * Joseph Gottschalk (1950–2003), American cycling exhibitionist * Kay Gottschalk (born 1965), German politician *

Louis Moreau Gottschalk Louis Moreau Gottschalk (May 8, 1829 – December 18, 1869) was an American composer and pianist, best known as a virtuoso performer of his own romantic piano works. He spent most of his working career outside the United States. Life and car ...

(1829–1869), American composer and pianist *

Louis F. Gottschalk Louis Ferdinand Gottschalk (October 7, 1864 – July 15, 1934) was an American composer and conductor born in St. Louis, Missouri. The son of a Missouri governor, also named Louis, he studied music in Stuttgart, Germany, where his father, a judg ...

(1864–1934), American composer *

Louis A. Gottschalk __FORCETOC__ Louis August Gottschalk (August 26, 1916 – November 27, 2008) was an American psychiatrist and neuroscientist. Gottschalk earned his M.D. at Washington University in St. Louis in 1943 and his Ph.D. from New Center for Psychoanaly ...

(1916–2008), American psychiatrist *

Robert Gottschalk Robert Gottschalk (March 12, 1918 – June 3, 1982) was an American camera technician, inventor, and co-founder of Panavision. Early life Born to Gustav and Anna Gottschalk in Chicago, Illinois. His father was an architect who built severa ...

(1918–1982), American camera technician and founder of Panavision *

Timo Gottschalk Timo Gottschalk (born August 28, 1974 in Neuruppin) is a German rally co-driver, most notable for being on the winning team of the 2011 Dakar Rally alongside Nasser Al-Attiyah. Career Gottschalk made his debut in the Dakar Rally as navigator to ...

(born 1974), German rally navigator *

Thomas Gottschalk Thomas Johannes Gottschalk (born 18 May 1950) is a German radio and television host and entertainer. He is best known for hosting '' Wetten, dass..?'', for many years Europe's biggest television show, which he steered to huge success in Germany, ...

(born 1950), German entertainer and actor *

Walter Gottschalk Walter Helbig Gottschalk (November 3, 1918 – February 15, 2004) was an American mathematician, one of the founders of topological dynamics. Biography Gottschalk was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, on November 3, 1918, and moved to Salem, Virginia a ...

(1918–2004), American mathematician

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Gottschalks Gottschalks (former NYSE ticker symbol GOT) was a middle-tier American department store that operated 58 department stores and three specialty apparel stores in six western states (California, Washington, Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada); some ...

, a former retail chain in the United States * ''

Gottschalk v. Benson ''Gottschalk v. Benson'', 409 U.S. 63 (1972), was a Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that a process claim directed to a numerical algorithm, as such, was not patentable because "the pate ...

'', a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court patent case

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