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Gaertner or Gärtner is a German surname meaning "gardener". Notable people with the surname include: * Karl Friedrich von Gaertner (1772–1850), German botanist known as "C.F.Gaertn." or "Gaertner fils" * Christian Gärtner (1705–1782), German merchant and astronomer, after whom is named: ** Gärtner (crater), a crater on the Moon ** 132445 Gaertner, an asteroid * Joseph Gaertner (1732–1791), German botanist known as "Gaertn." * Friedrich von Gärtner (1791–1847), German architect * Gottfried Gaertner (1754–1825), German botanist known as "G. Gaertn." * Friedrich Gärtner (1824–1905), German architectural painter * Gustav Gärtner (1855–1937), Austrian pathologist * Carl Gaertner (1898–1952), U.S. artist * Belva Gaertner (1885–1965), U.S. cabaret singer and alleged murderer * Georg Gärtner (1920–2013), German soldier * Hildesuse Gärtner (1923–2016), German alpine skier * Bertil Gärtner (1924–2009), Swedish Lutheran bishop of Gothenburg * Claus Theo Gärtn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardener
A gardener is someone who practices gardening, either professionally or as a hobby. Description A gardener is any person involved in gardening, arguably the oldest occupation, from the hobbyist in a residential garden, the home-owner supplementing the family food with a small vegetable garden or orchard, to an employee in a plant nursery or the head gardener in a large estate. Garden design and maintenance The garden designer is someone who will design the garden, and the gardener is the person who will undertake the work to produce the desired outcome. Design The term gardener is also used to describe garden designers and landscape architects, who are involved chiefly in the design of gardens, rather than the practical aspects of horticulture. Garden design is considered to be an art in most cultures, distinguished from gardening, which generally means ''garden maintenance''. Vita Sackville-West, Gertrude Jekyll and William Robinson were garden designers as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Gärtner
Georg Gärtner (; December 18, 1920 – January 30, 2013) was a German soldier who served during World War II and who was captured and held as a prisoner of war by the United States. He escaped from a prisoner of war camp, took on a new identity as Dennis F. Whiles, and was never recaptured. He revealed his true identity some 40 years later. Biography Gärtner was from Schweidnitz, Lower Silesia (now Świdnica, Poland). He enlisted in the Wehrmacht in 1940 at age 19, and fought in the North African Campaign with the Afrika Korps. He was captured by British troops in Tunis in 1943 and was taken to the United States as a prisoner of war. At the end of the war, Gärtner was terrified at the thought of being repatriated to his hometown, which at the time became a part of communist Poland, and decided to escape. Several weeks after the war's end, he escaped from his prison camp in Deming, New Mexico, on September 22, 1945. After crawling under two gates, he jumped aboard a passi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gartner (surname)
The surname "Gartner" is derived from the occupational name of a gardener or winemaker, and historically was primarily used by Germans, Slovenians, and Ashkenazi Jews.Hanks, Patrick. Dictionary of American Family Names', Volume 2, page 18 (Oxford University Press, 2003). People with the surname Gartner * Princess of Allemaneya Eva Maria *Carlo Gartner *Chloe Gartner * Christian Gartner (footballer) *Daniel Gartner *Franc Gartner * Fred C. Gartner *Gideon Gartner *Hana Gartner * Hermann Treschow Gartner *Jo Gartner *Joe Gartner * John Gartner (other), several people * Mahela Gartner * Marianna Gartner *Marianne Gartner * Michael Gartner *Mike Gartner *Ray Gartner (rugby league) * Renee Gartner *Richard Gartner * Robin Gartner *Russel Gartner * Suzana Gartner * Theodor Gartner (1843-1925), Austrian linguist * William Gartner * Wolfgang Gartner *Zsuzsi Gartner See also * Gaertner or Gärtner * Gardner * Gardiner Gardiner may refer to: Places Settlements ;Canada * Gar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardiner (surname)
Gardiner is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Addison Gardiner (1797–1883), New York Lieutenant Governor and Chief Judge * Ainsley Gardiner, film producer from New Zealand * Sir Alan Gardiner (1879–1963), English Egyptologist * Albert Gardiner, Australian politician * Alfred George Gardiner (1865–1946), English journalist and essayist * Allen Francis Gardiner (1794–1851), English missionary * Anthony W. Gardiner (1820–1885), President of Liberia * Antoinette Avril Gardiner (born 1941), known as Princess Muna al-Hussein, second wife of King Hussein of Jordan * Asa Bird Gardiner (1839–1919), American lawyer and politician * Barry Gardiner (born 1957), Scottish politician * Bernard Gardiner (c. 1668–1726), English academic administrator * Boris Gardiner (born 1943), Jamaican reggae musician * Charlie Gardiner (ice hockey player) (1904–1934), Scottish-born Canadian ice hockey player * Charles Gardiner (1720–1769), Irish politician and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardner (surname)
Gardner is a surname of English, Scottish and Irish origin. Most sources say it is an occupational surname that comes from the word "gardener". Other sources claim that it is derived from the old English words ''gar-dyn'' meaning "warrior", "one who bears arms". In Ireland, the surname is an anglicized form of the Gaelic ''Mac'' ''Gairnéir''. Variants include Gardyner, Gardener, Gardenar, Gardinier, Gardiner, and Gardner; the last two are the most common today. There is a tradition held by some of the descendants of William Gardiner (son of Benoni), son of George of Newport, that William won his crest at Acre in 1191, by chopping through the shoulder of a Saracen who was about to kill Richard Coeur de Lion or Richard the Lionheart, hence the Saracen's head on the coat of arms. A * Adam Gardner, American musician * Alexander Gardner (other) **Alexander Gardner (soldier) (1785–1877), American or Irish mercenary **Alexander Gardner (photographer) (1821–1882), Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Gertner
Paul Gertner is an American close-up magician from Pittsburgh. He is best known in the magic world for his ''Steel and Silver'' book and set of DVDs. Magic career Paul Gertner's interest in magic began as a child, borrowing library books on the subject. He claims his interest in magic began with his father, who created "magical" home movies using special effects and an 8 mm video camera. When he was sixteen, Gertner worked nights at the Forks Hotel in Buffalo, New York, learning a great deal about how to interact with an audience and the psychological side of performing. His mentor there was the Forks' owner, legendary bar magician Eddie Fechter. From the mid-1970s on, Gertner performed mostly corporate gigs and trade shows, and has worked for a variety of companies, including IBM, NASA, GlaxoSmithKline, and US Steel. Paul Gertner has appeared on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' three times, and was a guest on episode 1437 of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jürgen Gärtner
Jürgen Gärtner (born 1950 in Reichenbach, Oberlausitz) is a German mathematician, specializing in probability theory and analysis. Gärtner graduated in 1973 with ''Diplom'' from TU Dresden. He received in 1976 his Ph.D. from Lomonosov University under the supervision of Mark Freidlin. At the Weierstrass Institute, Gärtner was from 1976 to 1985 a research associate; he habilitated there in 1984 with Dissertation B: ''Zur Ausbreitung von Wellenfronten für Reaktions-Diffusions-Gleichungen'' (The propagation of wave fronts for reaction-diffusion equations). At the Weierstrass Institute he was from 1985 to 1995 the head of the probability group. He was a professor of the Academy of Sciences of the GDR from 1988 until its disbandment in late 1991. At TU Berlin he was from 1992 to 2011 a professor, retiring as professor emeritus in 2011. In 1977 he proved a general form of Cramér's Theorem in the theory of large deviations (LD); the theorem is known as the Gärtner-Ellis Large De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claus Theo Gärtner
Claus Theo Gärtner (born 19 April 1943) is a German television actor mainly known for his role as Josef Matula, the main character in the German detective show series ''Ein Fall für Zwei'' (''A Case For Two''). Gärtner spent his youth in Austria, the United States and southeastern Asia. He has studied music in Braunschweig and Hannover. He made his theatre debut in Göttingen. In his youth, Gärtner was actively involved in the activities of the German socialistic students' association. Since 1981, Gärtner has starred as the private detective '' Josef Matula'' in 300 episodes. Gärtner is also known as a car enthusiast. Since 1967 he participated in numerous car races, and drove cars as a test-driver for a German manufacturer. He does his own car stunt A stunt is an unusual and difficult physical feat or an act requiring a special skill, performed for artistic purposes usually on television, theaters, or cinema. Stunts are a feature of many action films. Before comput ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertil Gärtner
Bertil Edgar Gärtner (13 December 1924 – 20 September 2009) was a Swedish Lutheran bishop of Gothenburg (1970–1991) and professor of New Testament exegesis at Princeton Theological Seminary, United States. In 1969 Gärtner became provost of Gothenburg cathedral and on 24 July 1970 bishop of the Lutheran diocese of Gothenburg. Like his predecessor Bo Giertz, Gärtner was theologically conservative and High Church. He was the writer of a number of books about the ministry of the Church as well as on New Testament subjects and one of the Swedish church leaders opposing the ordination of women in the Church of Sweden, an episcopal Visitor of Societas Sanctae Birgittae Societas Sanctæ Birgittæ (SSB) is a High Church Lutheran religious society with character of third order for priests and laity, men and women in the Church of Sweden. Societas Sanctæ Birgittæ was founded in 1920 as a refuge for those who i ... from 1972-, Pro Ecclesia from 1990-1997, Laurentiistifte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hildesuse Gärtner
Hildesuse Gaertner (10 February 1923 – 10 February 2016) was a German alpine skier, born in Freiburg. Between 1949 and 1952, she became a sevenfold German champion in alpine skiing. She retired to work as a journalist and became later a writer of travel literature. She died in Freiburg on 10 February 2016 at the age of 93. References External links sport-komplett German female alpine skiers 1923 births 2016 deaths Sportspeople from Freiburg im Breisgau 20th-century German women {{Germany-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belva Gaertner
Belva Eleanora Gaertner (née Boosinger; September 14, 1884 – May 14, 1965) was an American woman who was acquitted of murder in a 1924 trial. She inspired elements of the 1926 play ''Chicago'' created by Maurine Dallas Watkins; Watkins reported on the trial for the ''Chicago Tribune''. The character also appears in the 1975 musical based on the play. Early life Gaertner was born Belva Eleanora Boosinger on September 14, 1884, in Litchfield, Illinois to Mary Jane (née Clark) and Charles M. Boosinger. She was a three-time divorced cabaret singer who used the professional name Belle Brown. Her first marriage was to a Mr. Overbeck. In 1917, she married William Gaertner, who was 20 years her elder and a wealthy industrialist, in Crown Point, Indiana. Five months later, William Gaertner successfully sued to have the marriage annulled, claiming that Belva's divorce from Overbeck had not been finalized. They then were married a second time, but had separated by the time Belva was accu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Friedrich Von Gaertner
Karl Friedrich von Gaertner (or Carl Friedrich von Gärtner) (1 May 1772 – 1 September 1850) was a well-known German botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ..., and the son of Joseph Gaertner. He was a pioneer in the study of hybrids, and he is considered an important influence on Gregor Mendel. Gärtner, who was a protestant, challenged the doctrine of Carl Linnaeus of the "new special creation" which stated that new species of vegetation could arise through hybridization. He defended the stability of species, and argued that although the transmutation of species was evidently possible, the new species would not last because of a ''law of reversion'' which prevented them from spreading freely. As was reported in the words of Mendel: Gärtner is mentioned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
