Petri
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Petri is a surname and a given name derived from Latin Petrus, and may refer to:
[edit] Surname
- Adam Petri, Renaissance printer who founded a Basel publishing house
- Carl Adam Petri, who introduced Petri nets
- Egon Petri, Dutch pianist and composer
- Elio Petri, Italian director
- Ellen Petri, Belgian beauty pageant titleholder
- György Petri, Hungarian poet
- Heather Petri, American water polo player
- Heinrich Petri, better known by his Latin name Henricus Petrus
- Julius Richard Petri, German bacteriologist, inventor of the Petri dish
- Laurentius Petri, Swedish clergyman and the first Evangelical Lutheran Archbishop of Sweden
- Luca Petri, Italian professional football player
- Mario Petri, Italian operatic bass
- Michala Petri, Danish recorder player.
- Olaus Petri, Swedish clergyman
- Tom Petri, U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 6th congressional district
[edit] Given name
- Petri Hawkins-Byrd, American bailiff on the TV-show Judge Judy
- Petri Purho, Finnish rapid game developer
- Petri Suominen, Finnish breaststroke swimmer
- Petri Lindroos, Finnish musician
[edit] See also
- Petri dish, a glass or dish used in cell cultures
- Petri net, a mathematical representation of discrete distributed systems
- Petri Camera Co. Ltd., a (now out of business) manufacturer of cameras and lenses
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