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, while Lotár is a Hungarian masculine given name. Both names are modern forms of the Germanic

Chlothar Chlothar (Latin ''Chlotharius''; Greek ''Khlōthários'' Χλωθάριος; French ''Clotaire'') is a Germanic given name, attested in Old English as ''Hloþhere'', in Old High German as ''Lothari'' ( Lothair), and reconstructed in Frankish as *' ...

(which is a blended form of ''Hlūdaz'', meaning "fame", and ''Harjaz'', meaning "army"). Notable people with this name include:

Surname

Ernst Lothar Ernst Lothar (; 25 October 1890 – 30 October 1974) was a Moravian-Austrian writer, theatre director/manager and producer. He was born Ernst Lothar Müller, and as Müller is a very common German surname, he dropped it. His brother, Hans M ...

(1890–1974), Moravian-Austrian writer * Hanns Lothar or Hanns Lothar Neutze (1929–1967), German actor *

Mark Lothar Mark Lothar ó:tar(born Lothar Hundertmark; 23 May 1902, in Berlin – 6 April 1985, in Munich) was a German composer. In May 1938 his opera '' Tailor Wibbel'', inspired by a play by Hans Müller-Schlösser, was performed at the Berlin State Op ...

(1902–1985), German composer *

Rudolf Lothar Rudolf Lothar ú:dolf ló:tar(born Rudolf Lothar Spitzer; 25 February 1865 – 2 October 1943) was a Hungarian-born Austrian writer, playwright, critic and essayist. He was born and died in Budapest. Literary works * 1891 ''Der verschleier ...

(1865–1943), Hungarian-born Austrian writer *

Susanne Lothar Susanne Lothar (15 November 1960 – 21 July 2012) was a German film, television and stage actress. Early life and education Susanne Lothar was born on 15 November 1960 in Hamburg, Germany. She was the daughter of actors Hanns Lothar and Ingrid ...

(1960–2012), German actress

Given name

Lothar Ahrendt Lothar Ahrendt (born 13 March 1936) is one of the former interior ministers of German Democratic Republic, the German Democratic Republic. Biography Ahrendt was born on 13 March 1936 in Erfurt. He was trained as a car mechanic. Ahrendt was a me ...

(born 1936), former interior minister of the

German Democratic Republic German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

Lothar Albrich Lothar Albrich (20 August 1905 – 3 November 1978) was a Romanian hurdling, hurdler. He competed in the Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1928 Summer Olympics. References Exte ...

(1905–1978), Romanian hurdler *

Lothar Baumgarten Lothar Baumgarten (5 October 1944 – 2 December 2018) was a German conceptual artist, based in New York and Berlin. His work includes installation and also film. Early life and education Born 1944 in Rheinsberg, Germany, Baumgarten attended ...

(1944–2018), German artist *

Lothar Berg Lothar Berg (born 28 July 1930 in Stettin; died 27 July 2015 in Rostock) was a German mathematician and university teacher. Work and life Lothar Berg graduated from high school in Neustrelitz in 1949 and then studied mathematics and physics a ...

(1930–2015), German mathematician *

Lothar Bolz Lothar Bolz (3 September 190328 December 1986) was an East German politician. From 1953 to 1965 he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of East Germany (GDR). Biography Lothar Bolz was born in Gleiwitz in Upper Silesia, now Poland, on 3 Septemb ...

(1903–1986), East German politician *

Lothar-Günther Buchheim Lothar-Günther Buchheim () (February 6, 1918 – February 22, 2007) was a German author, painter, and wartime journalist under the Nazi regime. In World War II he served as a war correspondent aboard ships and U-boats. He is best known for ...

(1918–2007), German author * Lothar Collatz (1910–1990), German mathematician * Lothar Dräger (1927–2016), German comic writer * Lothar Emmerich (1941–2003), German football player and manager * Lothar von Faber (1817–1896), German industrialist * Lothar Forcart (1902–1990), Swiss zoologist * Lothar Geisler (1936–2019), German football player * Lothar Hause (born 1955), East German football player * Lothar Kreyssig, German bureaucrat and opposer of Aktion T4 * Lothar Kurbjuweit (born 1950), East German football player * Lothar Lindtner (1917–2005), Norwegian actor *

Lothar Machtan Lothar Machtan (born 4 October 1949) is a German historian, writer, as well as professor of Modern and Current History at the University of Bremen. Early life Born in Gelsenkirchen, Machtan studied history and political sciences at Heidelberg Uni ...

(born 1949), German historian, writer *

Lothar Malskat Lothar Malskat (May 3, 1913 – February 10, 1988) was a German painter and art restorer who repainted medieval frescoes of the Marienkirche in Lübeck, critically damaged during WWII. Life and career Malskat was a painter from Königsber ...

(1913–1988), German painter and art restorer * Lothar Matthäus (born 1961), German football player and manager, 1990 World Cup winner *

Lothar Matthes Lothar Matthes (born 23 July 1947) is a German former diver who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munic ...

(born 1947), German diver * Lothar de Maizière (born 1940), last Prime Minister of

East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

(1990) *

Lothar Meggendorfer Lothar Meggendorfer (6 November 1847 in Munich – 7 July 1925 in Munich) was a German illustrator and early cartoonist known for his pop-up books. He was first published in 1862 in the ''Fliegende Blätter'', an illustrated comic weekly, and fro ...

(1847–7 July 1925), German illustrator *

Lothar Meyer Julius Lothar Meyer (19 August 1830 – 11 April 1895) was a German chemist. He was one of the pioneers in developing the earliest versions of the periodic table of the chemical elements. Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev (his chief rival) and he ...

(1830–1895), German chemist * Lothar Mendes (1894–1974), German screenwriter and film director * Lothar Metz (1939–2021), German wrestler and Olympic medalist *

Lothar Milde Lothar Milde (born 8 November 1934) was an East German athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw. He was born in Halle an der Saale. Milde competed at three Olympic Games winning the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City ...

(born 1934), East German athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw *

Lothar Müthel Lothar Müthel (né Lothar Max Lütcke; 18 February 1896 – 4 September 1964) was a German stage and film actor and director. Career Müthel was born in Berlin, where he attended the acting school of Max Reinhardt, ''Schauspielschule, Berl ...

(1896–1964), German stage and film actor and director *

Lothar Osterburg Lothar Osterburg (born 1961) is a German-born, New York-based artist and master printer in '' intaglio'', who works in sculpture, photography, printmaking and video.Pfaff, Judy. "Timeless Constructions," ''Art On Paper'', November/December 2004, ...

(born 1961), German artist *

Lothar Rendulic Lothar Rendulic ( hr, Rendulić; 23 October 1887 – 17 January 1971)Rudolf Neck, Adam Wandruszka, Isabella Ackerl (ed.) (1980): ''Protokolle des Ministerrates der Ersten Republik, 1918–1938, Abteilung VIII, 20. Mai 1932 bis 25. Juli 1934''. ...

(1887–1971), Austrian Nazi General in the

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previous ...

, one of the principal commanders of

Courland Pocket The Courland Pocket (Blockade of the Courland army group), (german: Kurland-Kessel)/german: Kurland-Brückenkopf (Courland Bridgehead), lv, Kurzemes katls (Courland Cauldron) or ''Kurzemes cietoksnis'' (Courland Fortress)., group=lower-alpha ...

, Lapland War, Continuation War, Operation Kutuzov and

Prague Offensive The Prague offensive (russian: Пражская стратегическая наступательная операция, Prazhskaya strategicheskaya nastupatel'naya operatsiya, lit=Prague strategic offensive) was the last major military ...

* Lothar von Richthofen (1894–1922), fighter ace and younger brother of top-scoring ace

Manfred von Richthofen Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (; 2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918), known in English as Baron von Richthofen or the Red Baron, was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I. He is considered the ace-of-aces of ...

(the Red Baron) *

Lothar Sippel Lothar Sippel (born 9 May 1965, in Göttingen) is a German Association football, football coach and a former player. Honours * UEFA Cup finalist: 1993 References

1965 births Living people German footballers Association football midfie ...

(born 1965), German football player *

Lothar Späth Lothar Späth (16 November 1937 – 18 March 2016) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (Germany), CDU. Life Späth was born in Sigmaringen. From 30 August 1978 to 13 January 1991 Späth was the 5th Minister President of ...

(1937–2016), German politician *

Lothar Spranger Lothar Spranger is a German former association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Career Spranger played in the DDR-Oberliga in the 1950s with 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig for five seasons. In 1957, ...

, East German footballer * Lothar von Trotha (1848–1920), a German military commander who instigated the

Herero massacre The Herero and Nama genocide (formerly, also 'Herero and Namaqua genocide') was a campaign of ethnic extermination and collective punishment which was waged against the Herero (Ovaherero) and the Nama in German South West Africa (now Namibia) by ...

Lothar Ulsaß Lothar Ulsaß (9 September 1940 – 18 June 1999) was a German professional footballer who played as a midfielder or striker. Club career Early in his career Ulsaß was a prolific goalscorer at Arminia Hannover in the second tier Amateuroberli ...

(1940–1999), German football player *

Lothar Wolleh Lothar Wolleh (January 20, 1930 – September 28, 1979) was a well-known German photographer. Until the end of the sixties, Lothar Wolleh worked as a commercial photographer. He made portraits of international contemporary painters, sculptors ...

(1930–1979), German photographer

Fictional characters

* Lothar – comic character, sidekick to

Mandrake the Magician ''Mandrake the Magician'' is a syndicated newspaper comic strip A comic strip is a sequence of drawings, often cartoons, arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloon ...

created by

Lee Falk Lee Falk (), born Leon Harrison Gross (; April 28, 1911 – March 13, 1999), was an American cartoonist, writer, theater director, and producer, best known as the creator of the comic strips ''Mandrake the Magician'' and ''The Phantom''. At the ...

* Lothar – a gatekeeper in the 2016 Indian film ''Mohenjo Daro'' * Lothar – a Nazi spy for Germany, sidekick to Nazi spy Neville Sinclair in the

Rocketeer The Rocketeer is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books originally published by Pacific Comics. Created by writer/artist Dave Stevens, the character first appeared in 1982 and is an homage to the Saturday matinee serial heroes f ...

* Lothar - character in E. T. A. Hoffmann's ''

The Sandman The Sandman is a mythical character in European folklore who puts people to sleep and encourages and inspires beautiful dreams by sprinkling magical sand onto their eyes. Representation in traditional folklore The Sandman is a traditional charact ...

'' * Lothar Weiser – a spy for Socialist East Germany in

Arnaldur Indriðason Arnaldur Indriðason (pronounced ; born 28 January 1961) is an Icelandic writer of crime fiction; his most popular series features the protagonist Detective Erlendur. Biography Arnaldur was born in Reykjavík on 28 January 1961, the son of ...

's book, ''

The Draining Lake ''The Draining Lake'' (Icelandic: ''Kleifarvatn'') is a 2004 crime novel by Icelandic author Arnaldur Indriðason, an entry in the Detective Erlendur series. The title is based on a real Icelandic lake Kleifarvatn, which began draining away in 2 ...

'' * Anduin Lothar – a historical warrior in the

Warcraft Universe ''Warcraft'' is a franchise of video games, novels, and other media created by Blizzard Entertainment. The series is made up of five core games: '' Warcraft: Orcs & Humans'', '' Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness'', '' Warcraft III: Reign of Chao ...

* Lothar – a robot in '' The Metabarons'' * Lothar – a powerful Planewalker wizard in the Planescape setting for Dungeons & Dragons, likewise appearing in the game Planescape: Torment

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