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The von Rohr is an old German noble family, also belonging to the
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File:COA family se von Rohr.svg, Von Rohrs of Sweden
File:VonRohr Sweden Arms.png, Von Rohrs of Sweden
File:Rohr COA.jpg, Von Rohrs of Wappen
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The von Rohr is an old German noble family, also belonging to the Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
and Finnish nobility.
History
The earliest recorded family member wasOtto von Rohr
Otto von Rohr (24 February 1914 – 5 July 1982) was a German operatic bass.
Life
Von Rohr was born in Berlin. After his education at the Musikhochschule Berlin with Hermann Weißenborn, he made his debut 1938 at the Theater Duisburg as Sarastr ...
(c. 1350–1427), the German Bishop of Havelberg
The Bishopric of Havelberg (german: Bistum Havelberg) was a Roman Catholic diocese founded by King Otto I of Germany in 946, from 968 a suffragan to the Archbishops of Magedeburg. A Prince-bishopric (''Hochstift'') from 1151, Havelberg as a resu ...
from 1401 to 1427. The Von Rohrs are Swedish House of Nobility noble family number 807 and Finnish House of Nobility noble family number 85.
Notable members
* (1421–1487), Salzburg archbishop * Ferdinand von Rohr (1783–1851), Prussian general and minister of war * (born 1944), German geographer and educator * (1895–1988), Officer *Hans Joachim von Rohr
Hans Joachim von Rohr (1 October 1888 in Demmin, Province of Pomerania – 10 November 1971) was a German politician with the German National People's Party.
Biography
Hans Joachim von Rohr was born in 1888 as the son of the Pomeranian ...
(1888–1971), German politician
* Hans Christoffer von Rohr (1626–1700), Swedish captain ennobled in the Swedish House of Nobility who died in the Battle of Narva
* Hans-Babo von Rohr
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military of the Third Reich during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of ...
(1922–1945), German lieutenant
* Joachim von Rohr (1677–1757), Swedish lieutenant colonel and commander
* (1688–1742), Saxon cameralist, natural scientist and writer
* (1843–1910), Prussian politician
* Moritz von Rohr (1868–1940), German optical scientist
* Otto von Rohr (bass)
Otto von Rohr (24 February 1914 – 5 July 1982) was a German operatic bass.
Life
Von Rohr was born in Berlin. After his education at the Musikhochschule Berlin with Hermann Weißenborn, he made his debut 1938 at the Theater Duisburg as Sarast ...
(1914–1982), German opera singer
* Wilhelm Eugen Ludwig Ferdinand von Rohr
Wilhelm Eugen Ludwig Ferdinand von Rohr (born 17 May 1783, Brandenburg an der Havel - died 15 March 1851, Glogau) was a Prussian general and minister of war.
On 4 October 1842 he married Auguste Gräfin von Rittberg (1824–1906).
Literature ...
(1783–1851), Prussian general and minister of war
* Chris von Rohr (born 1951), Swiss musician
von Röhr
*Julius Philip Benjamin von Röhr Julius Philipp Benjamin von Rohr (1737–1793) was a Prussian-born botanist and plant collector, naturalist, medical doctor and watercolourist, in Danish service who sent many plants to Europe from South America and the West Indies. He collected mal ...
(1737–1793), Prussian botanist and plant collector, naturalist, medical doctor and watercolourist
See also
*Röhr (surname) Röhr (Roehr) is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Julius (Philip Benjamin) von Röhr (1737–1793), a Prussian botanist and plant collector, naturalist, medical doctor and watercolourist
* Julius Edward Roehr (1860–?), member ...
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Bavarian noble families
Swedish nobility
Swedish noble families
Finnish noble families