Haacke is a German surname, a variation of
Haack. It is derived from the
Old German
Old High German (OHG; ) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally identified as the period from around 500/750 to 1050. Rather than representing a single supra-regional form of German, Old High German encompasses the numerous ...
word ''haak'', meaning "
hook
A hook is a tool consisting of a length of material, typically metal, that contains a portion that is curved/bent back or has a deeply grooved indentation, which serves to grab, latch or in any way attach itself onto another object. The hook's d ...
" or "crook".
Notable people with the surname include:
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Hans Haacke
Hans Haacke (born August 12, 1936) is a German-born artist who lives and works in New York City. Haacke is considered a "leading exponent" of institutional critique, and is considered to be the most harsh and consistent critic of museums among t ...
(born 1936), German artist
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Julia Haacke (born 1971), German actress
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Julian von Haacke (born 1994), German footballer
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Wilhelm Haacke
Johann Wilhelm Haacke (23 August 1855 – 6 December 1912) was a German zoologist born in Clenze, which is now Lower Saxony, who served as Director of the South Australian Museum in Adelaide from 1882 to 1884.
Career
He studied zoology at th ...
(1855–1912), German zoologist
See also
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Haacke HFM-2, a German two cylinder flat engine built in the early 1920s
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Haacke's rock gecko, or Haacke's flat gecko (Afroedura haackei), is a species of African gecko found in South Africa
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