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Luther (surname)
As a German surname, Luther is derived from a Germanic personal name compounded from the words ''liut'', "people", and ''heri'', "army". As a rare English surname, it means "lute player".Hanks and Hodges 1988 Luther is also derived from the Greek name ''Eleutherius''. ''Eleutherius'' is a cognate of the Greek word ''eleutheros'' (έλεύθερος) which means "free". Luther has also been regularly used as a given name in English speaking countries in modern times, originally in honour of Martin Luther. Notable people * Alan Harold Luther (born 1940), American theoretical physicist * Bill Luther (born 1945), US congressman from Minnesota * Bobbi Sue Luther (born 1978), American model and actress * Cal Luther (1930-2021), American basketball coach * Charles Luther (1885–1962), Swedish Olympic sprinter * Charles Luther (soldier) (1880–1961), English soldier and cricketer * Darlene Luther (1947-2002), American politician * Frank Luther (1899–1980), American musician * Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germanic Languages
The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 515 million people mainly in Europe, North America, Oceania and Southern Africa. The most widely spoken Germanic language, English, is also the world's most widely spoken language with an estimated 2 billion speakers. All Germanic languages are derived from Proto-Germanic, spoken in Iron Age Scandinavia. The West Germanic languages include the three most widely spoken Germanic languages: English with around 360–400 million native speakers; German, with over 100 million native speakers; and Dutch, with 24 million native speakers. Other West Germanic languages include Afrikaans, an offshoot of Dutch, with over 7.1 million native speakers; Low German, considered a separate collection of unstandardized dialects, with roughly 4.35–7.15 million native speakers and probably 6.7–10 million people who can understand it [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Luther (diplomat)
Martin Franz Julius Luther (, 16 December 1895 – 13 May 1945) was a German diplomat. An early member of the Nazi Party, he served as an advisor to Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, first in the ''Dienststelle Ribbentrop'' ('Ribbentrop Bureau'), and later in the ''Auswärtiges Amt'' ('Foreign Office') as a diplomat when von Ribbentrop replaced Konstantin von Neurath. He participated in the Wannsee Conference, at which the Final Solution was planned; it was the 1947 discovery of his copy of the minutes that first made the Allied powers aware that the conference had taken place and what its purpose was. Furniture business Luther ran a furniture removal and interior decorating business. He joined the Nazi Party and SA on 1 March 1933. He helped Ribbentrop to obtain a low party membership number, and when Ribbentrop was sent to London as Ambassador in 1936, he hired Luther to move his furniture from Berlin and do the interior decorating of the new German Embassy in Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luter (surname)
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Luter is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Chip Luter (born 1985), American Baptist minister and son of Fred Luter. *Claude Luter (1923–2006), French jazz clarinetist and saxophonist. * Darrell Luter Jr. (born 2000), American football player. * Elizabeth W. Luter (born 1956), American resource person, wife of Fred Luter. * Fred Luter (born 1956), American Baptist minister and church leader. * Joseph W. Luter III (born 1939), American food magnate. * Mick Luter (born 1978), American rapper. See also *Luther (surname) As a German surname, Luther is derived from a Germanic personal name compounded from the words ''liut'', "people", and ''heri'', "army". As a rare English surname, it means "lute player".Hanks and Hodges 1988 Luther is also derived from the Greek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luther (given Name)
Luther is a given name of various origins, it is derived from the same surname and became a first name mainly in tribute of Martin Luther. Notable people with the given name Luther include: People First Name * Luther Allison (1939–1997), American blues guitarist * Luther Badger (1785–1868), US congressman from New York * Luther Loren Baxter (1832-1915), American politician, lawyer, and judge * Luther Blissett (born 1958), English footballer * Luther Burbank (1849–1926), botanist * Luther Campbell (born 1960), American rap performer and record executive * Luther Dickinson (born 1973), American rock guitarist * Luther Goldman (1909–2005), American naturalist and wildlife photographer * Luther Grosvenor (born 1946), British rock musician * Luther Head (born 1982), NBA basketball player * Luther Ingram (1937–2007), American R&B singer-songwriter * Luther Lassiter (1918–1988), Professional American Pool player * Luther Magby (18961966), American gospel singer * Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luther (other)
Luther may refer to: People * Martin Luther (1483–1546), German monk credited with initiating the Protestant Reformation * Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), American minister and leader in the American civil rights movement * Luther (given name) * Luther (surname) Places * Luther (crater), a lunar crater named after astronomer Robert Luther * Luther, Indiana, an unincorporated community in the United States * Luther, Iowa, a town in Boone County, Iowa, United States * Luther, Michigan, a village in Lake County, United States * Luther, Montana, an unincorporated community in Carbon County, United States * Luther, Oklahoma, a town in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Luther, a character from ''The Adventures of Luther Arkwright'' limited comic book series * Luther, a gang member in ''The Warriors'' (1979) American cult film * Luther Bentley, the villain of '' Adventures of Captain Marvel'' (1941) * Luther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luther (TV Series)
''Luther'' is a British psychological crime thriller television series starring Idris Elba as DCI John Luther and Ruth Wilson as Alice Morgan, written by Neil Cross. The detective Luther must make cases against criminals while the murderer Morgan has a complicated relationship with him. The first series is composed of six episodes which ran in May and June 2010. A second series of four episodes aired on BBC One in June and July 2011, and a third was commissioned in 2012 composed of four episodes which aired in July 2013. A two-episode fourth series was broadcast in December 2015, and a fifth series of four episodes premiered on 1 January 2019. BBC Studios handles the distribution. Elba has been awarded a Critics' Choice Television Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance as John Luther. The series has also received eleven Primetime Emmy Award nominations in various categories, including four nominations of Elba for Outstanding Lead Actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lex Luthor
Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Lex Luthor originally appeared in ''Action Comics'' #23 (cover dated: April 1940). He has since endured as the archnemesis of the superhero Superman. Lex Luthor was originally depicted as a narcissistic and egotistical mad scientist from the 1960s to the early 1980s. Since the late 1980s, he has more often been portrayed as the power-mad CEO of LexCorp. He wishes to rid the world of Superman, ostensibly because he views Superman as a threat to humanity, but in reality envies Superman's popularity and influence. Given his high profile as a supervillain, however, he has often come into conflict with Batman and other superheroes in the DC Universe. Lex Luthor is physically an ordinary human and has no natural superpowers, but has above-average intelligence, a genius for inventions and a high command of science and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
