Meissner, Meißner or Meisner may refer to:

Geography

Meissner is the name of the following geographic features: * the

Meißner (range) Meissner, Meißner or Meisner may refer to: Geography Meissner is the name of the following geographic features: * the Meißner (range), an important mountain range in Hesse, Germany * Hoher Meißner, the highest peak of the Meißner range * Me ...

, an important mountain range in Hesse, Germany *

Hoher Meißner The Hoher Meißner () is a mountain massif with a height of 753.6 m and is located in the ''Meißner-Kaufunger Wald'' nature park in Hesse, Germany. Geography The Hoher Meißner is densely forested and covers an area of 10 km by 5& ...

, the highest peak of the Meißner range *

Meißner, Hesse Meißner (; or ''Meissner'') is a municipality in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. As of 2022, city had a population of 2,950. Geography Location Meißner lies at the Krösselberg between the Hoher Meißner and the Werra valley in t ...

, a community in the district

Werra-Meißner-Kreis Werra-Meißner is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Göttingen, Eichsfeld, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, Wartburgkreis, district-free Eisenach, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Kassel. History The di ...

, in Hesse, Germany

Surnames

Meissner is a German surname. Notable people with the surname and its variants include: *

Alexander Meissner Alexander Meissner (September 14, 1883 – January 3, 1958) was an Austrian engineer and physicist. He was born in Vienna and died in Berlin. His field of interest was: antenna design, amplification and detection advanced the development of rad ...

(1883–1958), Austrian engineer and physicist * Andy Meisner (born 1973), American politician * August Gottlieb Meißner (1753–1807), German writer *

Beate Meißner Beate Meißner (born 2 April 1982) is a German politician from the Christian Democratic Union of Germany. She has been a member of the Landtag of Thuringia since 2006. She has been since 2024. Educational and professional career Meißner att ...

(born 1982), German politician * Boris Meissner (1915–2003), German lawyer and social scientist *

Bruno Meissner Bruno Meissner also Bruno Meißner (25 April 1868, in Graudenz – 13 March 1947, in Zeuthen) was a German assyriologist.Erika Bleibtreu, Johannes Boese and Barthel Hrouda: ''Orientalistenleben. Kurzbiografien von E. F. Weidner, B. Meissner, ...

(1868–1947), German assyriologist *

Carl Meissner Carl Daniel Friedrich Meissner (1 November 1800 – 2 May 1874) was a Swiss botanist. Biography Born in Bern, Switzerland on 1 November 1800, he was christened Meisner but later changed the spelling of his name to Meissner. For most of his 40 ...

(1800–1874), Swiss botanist ** Meisner's Banksia, Australian shrub *

(1830–1900), German Latin scholar *

Christopher Meissner Christopher is the English language, English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus ...

, American professor of economics at the University of California, Davis * Constantin Meissner (1854-1942), Romanian teacher * Doris Meissner (born 1941), American Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service * Elena Meissner (1867–1940), Romanian feminist *

Elinor Meissner Traeger Elinor Meissner Traeger (July 10, 1906 – December 26, 1983) was an American composer, pianist, and writer. Traeger was born in Chicago. After studying music with Len Cleary, Edna Hansen, Antoinnette Lauer, and Bess Ressiguie, she married Fred W. ...

(1906–1983), composer * Ernst Meisner (born 1982), Dutch dancer and choreographer * Friedrich Ludwig Meissner (1796–1860), German obstetrician *

Fred Meissner Fred F. Meissner (November 10, 1931 – September 18, 2007) was an American geologist and engineer who contributed to the fields of geology, geophysics, engineering, petroleum engineering, geochemistry, mineralogy, physics, mining, economic geo ...

(1931–2007), American geologist and engineer *

Freda Meissner-Blau Freda Meissner-Blau (11 March 1927 – 22 December 2015) was an Austrian politician, activist, and prominent figurehead in the Austrian environmental movement. She was a founder and the federal spokesperson of the Austrian Green Party. Early li ...

(1927–2015), Austrian politician and activist *

Georg Meissner George Meissner (19 November 1829 – 30 March 1905) was a German anatomist and physiologist born in Hanover. He studied medicine at the University of Göttingen, where he worked closely with Rudolf Wagner (1806–1864). In 1851 he accompa ...

(1829–1905), German anatomist and physiologist **

Meissner's corpuscle Tactile corpuscles or Meissner's corpuscles are a type of mechanoreceptor discovered by anatomist Georg Meissner (1829–1905) and Rudolf Wagner. This corpuscle is a type of nerve ending in the skin that is responsible for sensitivity to pressure ...

, type of mechanoreceptor **

Meissner's plexus The submucosal plexus (Meissner's plexus, plexus of the submucosa, plexus submucosus) lies in the submucosa of the intestinal wall. The nerves of this plexus are derived from the myenteric plexus which itself is derived from the plexuses of para ...

, intestinal

nerve plexus A nerve plexus is a plexus (branching network) of intersecting nerves. A nerve plexus is composed of afferent and efferent fibers that arise from the merging of the anterior rami of spinal nerves and blood vessels. There are five spinal nerve ple ...

Greg Meisner Gregory Paul Meisner (born April 23, 1959) is a former American football defensive lineman and current high school athletics director. From 1981 to 1991, Meisner played for the Los Angeles Rams, Kansas City Chiefs and New York Giants of the Nat ...

(born 1959), American football player *

Günter Meisner Günter Meisner (18 April 1926 – 5 December 1994) was a German character actor. He is remembered for his several cinematic portrayals of Adolf Hitler and for his role as Arthur Slugworth / Mr. Wilkinson in '' Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Fact ...

(1926–1994), German actor *

Hans-Otto Meissner Hans-Otto Meissner (4 June 1909 – 8 September 1992) was a German lawyer and Nazi diplomat, posted in London, Tokyo, Moscow, and Milan, among other cities. He is best known as a writer and novelist publishing a series of books, which proved succes ...

(1909–1992), German writer and novelist *

Heike Meißner Brigitte Heike Meissner (, born 29 January 1970 in Dresden) is a retired German athlete. She competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles, but also spent two seasons specializing in the 800 metres. Notable achievements include a silver medal at the ...

, (born 1970), German hurdler and runner *

Heinrich August Meissner Heinrich August Meissner (, January 3, 1862 – January 14, 1940) was a German engineer who was largely responsible for the railway network in the Ottoman Empire, and later helped manage the network in Turkey. He attained the high-ranking honorary ...

(1862–1940), German railway engineer and Ottoman

Pasha Pasha (; ; ) was a high rank in the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman political and military system, typically granted to governors, generals, dignitary, dignitaries, and others. ''Pasha'' was also one of the highest titles in the 20th-century Kingdom of ...

Walter Pinhas Pick, Gād G. Gîlbar, Ed
Ottoman Palestine, 1800-1914: Studies in Economic and Social History
Chapter 6, p.179 *

James Meissner Major James Armand Meissner (July 20, 1896 – January 16, 1936) was a World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories and awarded two Distinguished Service Crosses. Early life and service Meissner grew up in Brooklyn, New York and ...

(1896–1936), American World War I flying ace *

Janusz Meissner Janusz Meissner (pen name: "''porucznik'' Herbert," English: "Flt Lt Herbert"; 21 January 1901 in Warsaw – 28 February 1978 in Kraków) was a Polish writer and journalist, and a pilot of Polish Air Force. Life In late 1919 Meissner completed ...

(1901–1978), Polish writer and aviator *

Joachim Meisner Joachim Meisner (25 December 1933 – 5 July 2017) was a German Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cologne from 1989 to 2014. He previously served as Bishop of Berlin from 1980 to 1989, and was created a cardinal in 1983. He was wid ...

(1933–2017), Cardinal and archbishop of Cologne, Germany *

Jochen Meißner Jochen Meißner (born 8 May 1943) was a leading single scull rower of West Germany between 1965 and 1972, who competed in the Olympic Games. Biography In the singled sculls event, he won national titles in 1965–1968 and a European title in ...

(born 1943), German rower * Johann Heinrich Meissner (1701–1770), German sculptor and wood carver * Joern Meissner (born 1970), German academic and business consultant * Karl Meissner (1891–1959), German-American physicist *

Katrin Meissner Katrin Meissner (, born 17 January 1973) is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who won three medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The fifteen-year-old triumphed with the GDR women's relay team in the 4×100&nb ...

(born 1973), German swimmer *

Kimmie Meissner Kimberly Claire Meissner (born October 4, 1989) is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2006 World champion, the 2007 Four Continents champion, and the 2007 U.S. national champion. She is the first American and the first wo ...

(born 1989), American figure skater * Krzysztof Antoni Meissner (born 1961), Polish theoretical physicist *

Maurice Meisner Maurice Jerome Meisner (November 17, 1931 – January 23, 2012) was an American sinologist and professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He studied the Chinese Communist Revolution and the People's Republic and held a strong interest i ...

(1931–2012), American historian of 20th century China *

Otto Meissner Otto Lebrecht Eduard Daniel Meissner (13 March 1880 – 27 May 1953) was head of the Office of the President of Germany from 1920 to 1945 during nearly the entire period of the Weimar Republic under Friedrich Ebert and Paul von Hindenburg and, f ...

(1880–1953), head of the Office of the Reich President, Germany * Paul Traugott Meissner (1778–1864), Austrian chemist *

Randy Meisner Randall Herman Meisner (March 8, 1946 – July 26, 2023) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and founding member of both Eagles and Poco. Throughout his professional musical career, both as group member and session musician, his main r ...

(1946–2023), founder of the band the

Eagles Eagle is the common name for the golden eagle, bald eagle, and other birds of prey in the family of the Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of Genus, genera, some of which are closely related. True eagles comprise the genus ''Aquila ( ...

and solo artist ** ''Randy Meisner'' (1978 album), self-titled ** ''Randy Meisner'' (1982 album), self-titled * Renate Meissner (born 1950), German sprinter and triple Olympic champion *

Sanford Meisner Sanford Meisner (August 31, 1905 – February 2, 1997) was an American actor and acting teacher who developed an approach to acting instruction that is now known as the Meisner technique. While Meisner was exposed to method acting at the Group ...

(1905–1997), American actor and acting coach **

Meisner technique The Meisner technique is an approach to acting developed by American theatre practitioner Sanford Meisner. The goal of the Meisner approach is for the actor to not focus on themselves and instead concentrate on the other actors in the immediat ...

, an acting technique *

Silvio Meißner Silvio Meißner (born 19 January 1973) is a German former professional football midfielder who played as a midfielder, notably for VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. He was born in Halle, East Germany, and during his early career, he was often pla ...

(born 1973), German football player *

Stan Meissner Stan Meissner (born August 28, 1956) is a Canadian composer, singer, and songwriter. Stan Meissner's career includes both hits in Canada and internationally abroad. Having been a composer and songwriter for more than 35 years, he has written and ...

(born 1956), Canadian songwriter/composer * Stefan Meissner (born 1973), German football player * Stuart Meissner (born 1962), American federal prosecutor and politician *

Verne Meisner LaVerne Donald "Verne" Meisner (December 4, 1938 – June 10, 2005) was an American polka musician born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and raised in Whitewater, Wisconsin. He was inducted into five halls of fame, including the International Polka Asso ...

(1938–2005), American polka musician *

Walther Meissner Fritz Walther Meißner (anglicized: ''Meissner'') (16 December 1882 – 16 November 1974) was a German technical physicist. Meißner was born in Berlin to Waldemar Meißner and Johanna Greger. He studied mechanical engineering and physics at ...

(1882–1974), German technical physicist **

Meissner effect In condensed-matter physics, the Meissner effect (or Meißner–Ochsenfeld effect) is the expulsion of a magnetic field from a superconductor during its transition to the superconducting state when it is cooled below the critical temperature. Th ...

, decay of a magnetic field inside a superconductor * Wolf Meissner (born 1969), German wheelchair curler, 2018 Winter Paralympian

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