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name Petrus, and may refer to:

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Adam Petri Adam Petri (1454 in Langendorf (now part of Elfershausen) in Franconia – 15 November 1527 in Basel) was a printer, publisher and bookseller. Early life Petri was born ca. 1454 in Langendorf near Hammelburg. Like his uncle Johannes Petr ...

(1454–1527), Swiss Renaissance printer who founded a Basel publishing house * Alexandra Petri (born 1988), humor columnist for ''The Washington Post'', daughter of Tom * August Petri (1878–?), German fencer * Bernhard Eduardovich Petri (1884–1937), Russian anthropologist and archaeologist *

Carl Adam Petri Carl Adam Petri (12 July 1926 in Leipzig – 2 July 2010 in Siegburg) was a German mathematician and computer scientist. Life and work Petri created his major scientific contribution, the concept of the Petri net, in 1939 at the age of 13, for ...

(1926–2010), German mathematician who introduced Petri nets * Carl Axel Petri (1929–2017), Swedish politician and judge * Catharose de Petri (1952–1990), Dutch mystic * Cunerus Petri (1531–1580), Dutch bishop * Daniele Petri (born 1980), Italian darts player * Edward P. Petri (1884–1949), American politician and businessman *

Egon Petri Egon Petri (23 March 188127 May 1962) was a Dutch-American pianist. Life and career Petri's family was Dutch. He was born a Dutch citizen in Hanover, Germany, and grew up in Dresden, where he attended the Kreuzschule. His father, a professi ...

(1881–1962), Dutch pianist and composer *

Elio Petri Eraclio Petri (29 January 1929 – 10 November 1982), commonly known as Elio Petri, was an Italian film and theatre director, screenwriter and film critic. The Museum of Modern Art described him as "one of the preeminent political and social ...

(1929–1982), Italian director, screenwriter and film critic * Ellen Petri (born 1982), Belgian beauty queen * Franziska Petri (born 1973), German actress *

Friedrich Richard Petri Friedrich Richard Petri (1824–1857) was a Kingdom of Saxony-born Texas painter whose works recorded life in the original German immigrant settlements, and portrayed Native American tribes in family settings. Early life Friedrich Richard Petri ...

(1824–1857), American painter of German origin * György Petri (1943–2000), Hungarian poet *

Heather Petri Heather Danielle Petri (born June 13, 1978) is an American water polo player who won the silver medal with the US women's national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, a silver medal in Beijing in 2008 and ...

(born 1978), American water polo player * Heinrich Petri, better known by his Latin name Henricus Petrus (1508–1579), Swiss publisher *

Henri Petri Henri Willem Petri (5 April 1856 – 7 April 1914) was a Dutch violinist, music pedagogue, composer and arranger who spent his entire career in Germany. Life Born in Zeist, Petri came from a musical family. His father was oboist in the city o ...

(1856–1914), Dutch violinist, music pedagogue, composer and arranger *

Horst and Erna Petri Horst Petri (March 18, 1913 – December 12, 1962) and Erna Petri (May 30, 1920 – July 2000) were married Nazi war criminals during World War II. Early lives After graduating from high school, Horst trained as a farmer and received a grad ...

(1913–1962, 1920–2000), married Nazi war criminals *

Ilse Petri Ilse Petri (20 March 1918 – 3 February 2018) was a German stage, television and film actress. Partial filmography * ''April, April!'' (1935) * ''Das Mädchen vom Moorhof'' (1935) * ''Königstiger'' (1935) * '' The Abduction of the Sabine Women ...

(1918–2018), German actress *

Johan Petri Johan Petri (born 24 April 1959) is a Swedish theatre director, dramatist, and theatre scholar. His work takes place in a field formed by authors of late modernism, contemporary poetry, postdramatic theatre, improvised and contemporary classical ...

(born 1959), Swedish theatre director, dramatist and theatre scholar * Johannes Petri (1441–1511), uncle to Adam Petri, both printers of Basel *

Julius Richard Petri Julius Richard Petri (; 31 May 185220 December 1921) was a German microbiologist who is generally credited with inventing the device known as the Petri dish, which is named after him, while working as assistant to bacteriologist Robert Koch. L ...

(1852–1921), German bacteriologist, inventor of the Petri dish *

Lajos Petri Lajos Petri (until 1928 Lajos Pick; 10 June 1884 – 25 August 1963) was a Hungarians, Hungarian sculptor of Jewish origin. His work was part of the art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Szeged, H ...

(1884–1963), Hungarian sculptor *

Laurentius Petri Laurentius Petri Nericius (1499 – 27 October 1573) was a Swedish clergyman and the first Evangelical Lutheran Archbishop of Sweden. He and his brother Olaus Petri are, together with the King Gustav Vasa, regarded as the main Lutheran reform ...

(1499–1573), Swedish clergyman and the first Evangelical Lutheran Archbishop of Sweden *

Lennart Petri Carl Johan ''Lennart'' Petri (10 May 1914 – 25 June 1996) was a Swedish diplomat. Petri began his diplomatic career in 1938 and served in various international postings, including Madrid, Washington, Buenos Aires, and Bogotá, with a focus on ...

(1914–1996), Swedish diplomat *

Luca Petri Luca Petri (born January 31, 1989, in Pisa) is an Italian professional footballer. In January 2011 he joined Lecco Lecco (, , ; ) is a city of approximately 47,000 inhabitants in Lombardy, Northern Italy, north of Milan. It lies at the en ...

(born 1989), Italian football player * Luigi Petri (1860–1911), Italian painter * Luis Petri (born 1972), Argentine politician * Maria Petri (1939–2022), English association football supporter * Mario Petri (1922–1985), Italian operatic bass * Michala Petri (born 1958), Danish recorder player * Mike LiPetri (born 1990), American politician and attorney * Mike Petri (born 1984), American rugby player *

Nina Petri Nina Petri (born 16 July 1963) is a German actress. She has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1983. Partial filmography Television appearances Awards * Bavarian Film Award (best actress) (1994) * Deutscher Filmpreis (best suppor ...

(born 1963), German actress *

Olaus Petri Olof Persson, sometimes Petersson (6 January 1493 – 19 April 1552), better known under the Latinisation of names, Latin form of his name, Olaus Petri (or less commonly, Olavus Petri), was a clergyman, writer, judge, and major contributor to the ...

(1493–1552), Swedish clergyman * Petrus Petri (1220–1291), Spanish medieval architect *

Ray Petri Ray Petri (16 September 1948 – August 1989) was a fashion stylist and creator of the fashion house Buffalo. Born Ray Petrie in Dundee, Scotland Dundee (; ; or , ) is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, fourt ...

(1948–1999), Scottish fashion designer * Romana Petri (born 1955), Italian writer * Scott Petri (born 1960), American politician and member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives *

Tom Petri Thomas Evert Petri (born May 28, 1940) is an American politician who was the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 1979 to 2015; he is a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party. Early lif ...

(born 1940), American politician and the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 6th congressional district * William A. Petri (born 1955), American physician and scientist

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