Kerner may refer to: *

Kerner (grape) The Kerner grape is an aromatic white grape variety. It was bred in 1929 by August Herold by crossing Trollinger (a red variety also known as Schiava grossa or Vernatsch) and Riesling.

, a variety of white grape *

Kerner Commission The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, known as the Kerner Commission after its chair, Governor Otto Kerner Jr. of Illinois, was an 11-member Presidential Commission established in July 1967 by President Lyndon B. Johnson in to in ...

, established in 1967 by President Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate the causes of race riots in the United States *

Kerner Optical Kerner Optical was an American practical visual effects company based in San Rafael, California. Originally the practical effects division of Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), it was spun off as an autonomous company in 2006. After five years ...

, a motion picture visual effects company *

Durand–Kerner method In numerical analysis, the Weierstrass method or Durand–Kerner method, discovered by Karl Weierstrass in 1891 and rediscovered independently by Durand in 1960 and Kerner in 1966, is a root-finding algorithm for solving polynomial equations. In ot ...

, root-finding algorithm for solving polynomial equations in numerical analysis

People

Literature

* Elizabeth Kerner (born 1958), fantasy author *

Justinus Kerner Justinus Andreas Christian Kerner (18 September 1786, in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany – 21 February 1862, in Weinsberg, Baden-Württemberg) was a German poet, practicing physician, and medical writer. He gave the first detailed des ...

(1786–1862), a German lyric poet of the Swabian school

Politics

Johann Georg Kerner Johann Georg Kerner (9 April 1770 - 7 April 1812) was a physician and a political journalist who became a critical chronicler of the French revolution. Life Provenance and kinships (Johann) Georg Kerner was the elder brother of the poet-write ...

(1770–1812), political journalist, critical chronicler of the French revolution, brother of Justinus Kerner *

Otto Kerner, Jr. Otto Kerner Jr. (August 15, 1908 – May 9, 1976) was an American jurist and politician who served as the 33rd governor of Illinois from 1961 to 1968 and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circui ...

(1908–1976), Illinois Governor and judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit *

Otto Kerner, Sr. Otto Kerner (February 22, 1884 – December 13, 1952) was the attorney general of Illinois and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Education and c ...

(1884–1952), an Illinois Attorney General and judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Entertainment and media

* Debby Kerner, American singer *

Nena Gabriele Susanne Kerner (born 24 March 1960), better known as Nena, is a German singer and songwriter who rose to international fame in 1983 as the lead vocalist of the band Nena with the Neue Deutsche Welle song "99 Luftballons". In the same ye ...

(Gabriele Susanne Kerner; born 1960), German singer who became famous with the New German Wave songs "Nur geträumt" and "99 Luftballons" *

Jordan Kerner Jordan Kerner is an American film producer. Career Kerner started his career at CBS-TV KPIX-SF in San Francisco in 1971. In 1976, he became an attorney at the law firm of Ball, Hunt, Hart and Baerwitz. In 1977, he left to join CBS Entertainm ...

, film producer *

Johannes B. Kerner Johannes Baptist Kerner (born 9 December 1964) is a German television host, journalist, and former sportscaster. Early life Born in Bonn, Kerner was raised in Hersel, Bornheim, in a Catholic household. He attended boarding school at Aloisiu ...

, (born 1964), German television broadcaster

Sports

Jonathan Kerner Jonathan Kerner (born June 6, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player. After graduating from St. Pius X Catholic High School, the 6'11" center attended East Carolina University and Florida State University. He played one game ...

(born 1974), American basketball player *

Marlon Kerner Marlon Lavalle Kerner (born March 18, 1973) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 1995 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State ...

(born 1973), American football player

Science and mathematics

Boris Kerner Boris S. Kerner (born 1947) is a German physicist and civil engineer who created three phase traffic theory. ttp://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/200404/upload/apr04.pdf Article by Davis in "APS News" titled "Physicists and traffic flow"/ref> ...

, (born 1947), German physicist *

Anton Kerner von Marilaun Anton Kerner Ritter von Marilaun, or Anton Joseph Kerner, (12 November 1831 – 21 June 1898) was an Austrian botanist and professor at the University of Vienna. Career Kerner was born in Mautern, Lower Austria, and studied medicine in Vienna fo ...

(1831–1898), Austrian botanist

Other fields

Ian Kerner Ian Kerner is a sex counselor and practitioner of psychotherapy. He specializes in sex therapy, couples therapy and working with individuals on a range of relationship issues. Career Ian is a licensed psychotherapist and widely recognized sex ...

, American sex counselor