Kirchner, a surname of German origin, from the Middle High German word, 'kirchenaere' (English: ' sexton'). Kirchner originated as an occupational surname for a church worker, such as a priest, church assistant or a church property administrator. Notable people with the name include:
Arts
* Alfred Kirchner (born 1937), German actor, theatre director, opera director, theatre manager
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (6 May 1880 – 15 June 1938) was a German expressionist painter and printmaker and one of the founders of the artists group Die Brücke or "The Bridge", a key group leading to the foundation of Expressionism in 20th-century ...
(1880–1938), German Expressionist artist
* Ignaz Kirchner (1946–2018), German actor
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Jaime Lee Kirchner
Jaime Lee Kirchner (born August 23, 1981) is an American actress, dancer and singer, known for her roles on television.
Life and career
Kirchner was born in Nuremberg, Germany but was raised in Clarksville, Tennessee. She attended New York Unive ...
(1981), American actress
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Leon Kirchner
Leon Kirchner (January 24, 1919 – September 17, 2009) was an American composer of contemporary classical music. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and he won a Pulitzer Pr ...
(1919-2009), American composer
* Marilena Kirchner (1997), German volksmusik and schlager singer
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Paul Kirchner
Paul Kirchner (born January 29, 1952) is an American writer and illustrator who has worked in diverse areas, from comic strips and toy design to advertising and editorial art.
Early life
Paul Kirchner was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He atte ...
(1952), American illustrator and comic-book author
* Raphael Kirchner (1876–1917), Austrian artist and illustrator
* Shabier Kirchner (born 1987/1988), Antiguan cinematographer and filmmaker
* Theodor Kirchner (1823–1903), German composer
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Volker David Kirchner
Volker David Kirchner (25 June 1942 – 4 February 2020) was a German composer and violist. After studies of violin and composition at the Peter Cornelius Conservatory, the Hochschule für Musik Köln and the Hochschule für Musik Detmold, he w ...
(1942–2020), German violist and composer
Politics
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Alicia Kirchner
Alicia Margarita Kirchner (born 18 July 1946) is an Argentine politician. She is the elder sister of the late former President Néstor Kirchner and served in his government as Minister of Social Development, a role which she held under President ...
(born 1946), Argentine politician
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Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner (; born 19 February 1953), often referred to by her initials CFK, is an Argentine lawyer and politician who has served as the Vice President of Argentina since 2019. She also served as the President o ...
(born 1953), Vice President of Argentina
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Máximo Kirchner
Máximo Carlos Kirchner (born 16 February 1977) is an Argentine politician who has served as a National Deputy since 2015. He is the son of two former presidents of Argentina, Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the latter of ...
(born 1977), Argentine politician
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Néstor Kirchner
Néstor Carlos Kirchner (; 25 February 195027 October 2010) was an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as the President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, Governor of Santa Cruz Province from 1991 to 2003, Secretary General of UNASUR and ...
(1950–2010), former President of Argentina
* William G. Kirchner (1916–1999), American politician and businessman
Andreas Kirchner
Andreas Kirchner (17 August 1953 – 10 November 2010) was an East German hammer thrower and bob pusher for record holder Wolfgang Hoppe.
He competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won two medals in t ...
(1953-2010), German hammer thrower and bob pusher
* H. E. Kirchner (1937–1993), American basketball player
* Mark Kirchner (1970), German biathlete
* Michael Kirchner or Corporal Kirchner (1957–2021), American professional wrestler
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Zane Kirchner
Zane Kirchner (born 16 June 1984) is a South African professional rugby union player. Previously he played at fullback for the Bulls in Super Rugby and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup. Born in George, Western Cape, Kirchner attended PW Botha Col ...
Friedrich Kirchner
Friedrich Kirchner (26 March 1885 – 6 April 1960) was a German general during World War II who commanded 1st Panzer Division and the LVII Panzer Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.
Ca ...
(1885–1960), German General during the Second World War
* James Kirchner, University of California professor
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Johanna Kirchner
Johanna "Hanna" Kirchner (née Johanna Stunz; 24 April 1889 – 9 June 1944) was a German opponent of the Nazi régime.
Johanna Stunz came from a social-democratic family from Frankfurt, Hesse-Nassau. Her grandfather was one of Frankfurt's fi ...
(1889–1944), anti-Nazi dissident
* Kirchner's viscacha rat, species of rodents in the family Octodontidae described in 2014, one of two species in the genus ''
Tympanoctomys
''Tympanoctomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Octodontidae. There are three extant species in the genus: '' T. barrerae'', '' T. kirchnerorum'' and '' T. loschalchalerosorum''. ''T. loschalchalerosorum'' was formerly considered to be mono ...
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Kirchner Cultural Centre
The Kirchner Cultural Centre ( es, Centro Cultural Kirchner) is a cultural centre located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the largest of Latin America, and the third or fourth largest in the world.Buenos Aires, Argentina
* Kirchneriella, genus of green algae in the family SelenastraceaeSee the
NCBI
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is part of the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM), a branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is approved and funded by the government of the United States. The ...
Kirchnerism
Kirchnerism ( es, Kirchnerismo ) is an Argentine political movement based on populist ideals formed by the supporters of Néstor Kirchner and his wife Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who consecutively served as Presidents of Argentina. Althou ...
, Argentine political movement
* Kirchner v. Venus (1859), English Law case precedent that defined freight as "the reward payable to the carrier of for the safe carriage and delivery of goods"
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Oskar von Kirchner Emil Otto Oskar von Kirchner (15 September 1851, in Breslau – 25 April 1925, in Venice) was a German botanist and agronomist.
He studied botany at the University of Breslau, receiving his doctorate in 1873 with a dissertation on the botanic ...
(1851–1925), German botanist and agronomist
See also
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Athanasius Kircher
Athanasius Kircher (2 May 1602 – 27 November 1680) was a German Jesuit scholar and polymath who published around 40 major works, most notably in the fields of comparative religion, geology, and medicine. Kircher has been compared to fe ...
(sometimes spelled ''Kirchner''), 17th century German scholar
