Hermann

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Hermann or Herrmann is a German given name (meaning "army man" or "warrior"), and might refer to:

Contents 1 People 1.1 Surname 1.2 Given name 2 Other 3 See also

[edit] People

• Herrmann or Hermann der Cherusker, "Arminius", Germanic leader opposed to Roman conquest and victor of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest

[edit] Surname

• Alexander Herrmann, German magician known as "The Great Herrmann."
• Bernard Herrmann, American composer
• Boris Herrmann, German sailor
• Johann Wilhelm Herrmann, German theologian
• Edward Herrmann, American actor
• Fernand Herrmann, French silent film actor
• Johann Hermann, French zoologist
• Judith Hermann, German short story writer
• Ned Herrmann, is known for his research in creative thinking and whole-brain methods
• Peter Hermann (b. 1967), German-American actor and writer
• Peter Hermann (b. 1963), Liechtenstein track cyclist
• Wálter Herrmann, Argentinian basketball player

[edit] Given name

• Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850–1909)
• Hermann Göring, an infamous German Nazi official.
• Hermann Gundert, a German missionary who compiled the first Malayalam-English dictionary
• Hermann Hesse, a German-born poet, novelist, and painter
• Hermann Hreiðarsson, footballer of Icelandic descent.
• Hermann Huppen, a Belgian comic book artist
• Hermann Maier, an Austrian skier
• Hermann Minkowski, a Lithuanian mathematician who devised the idea of four-dimensional spacetime
• Hermann Panzo (1958-1999), a French sprinter
• Hermann Rauschning, a German conservative and reactionary who was a member of the nazi party
• Hermann von Salza, a Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights

[edit] Other

• Auftag Hermann (English: Mission Start), the German term for starting a military mission (as for the so-called Operation Hermann)
• Hermann, Missouri, a town on the Missouri River in the United States
• Hermannstadt, German exonym for the city of Sibiu, Romania
• Hermann's Tortoise

[edit] See also

• Herman

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