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Wohlers is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Eliza Wohlers (1812 – 1891), English missionary in New Zealand * Florian Wohlers (born 1976), German canoeist * Horst Wohlers (born 1949), German football player and manager * Johan Wohlers (1811–1885), New Zealand missionary * Jürgen Wohlers (born 1945), German basketball player * Laurence D. Wohlers (born 1955), Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic * Mark Wohlers (born 1970), American baseball player * Paul D. Wohlers, American diplomat See also * Wöhler Wöhler may refer to: ; People *August Wöhler (1819–1914), German engineer *Cordula Wöhler (1845–1916), German writer and hymnwriter *Friedrich Wöhler (1800–1882), German chemist * Jürgen (Otto) Wöhler (born 1950 in Oberlahnstein), Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Wohlers
Mark Edward Wohlers (born January 23, 1970) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. A right-handed, right-hander, he played all or parts of 12 seasons in Major League Baseball, exclusively as a relief pitcher. He is best known for his years with the Atlanta Braves from 1991 to 1999. Winning the 1995 World Series with the Braves over the Cleveland Indians was his biggest accomplishment. He is the third fastest recorded pitcher in baseball history, having thrown a pitch recorded at 103 miles per hour during a spring training session in 1995; the record was broken by Detroit Tigers pitcher Joel Zumaya with a pitch. Early life Wohlers grew up "dirt poor" in Holyoke, Massachusetts. His parents divorced when he was nine years old and he was raised primarily by his mother, Irene. He began working at fourteen years old, washing dishes in a restaurant until midnight. Wohlers committed to play college baseball for the Maine Black Bears baseball, Maine Black Bears before gradua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Wohlers
John (or Johan) Frederick Henry Wohlers (originally Johann Friedrich Heinrich Wohlers, 1 October 1811 – 7 May 1885) was a Lutheran missionary from Germany who lived for 41 years on Ruapuke Island, a small island in New Zealand's deep south. Wohlers was born in the North German hamlet of Mahlensdorf, near Bremen, to Johann Gerd Wohlers and his wife Margarethe ( Ahlers). He went to a mission school, and was then sent by the North German Missionary Society to New Zealand, where the New Zealand Company was establishing new settlements. He left Germany on an emigrant ship the ''St Pauli'' in 1842, going first to Nelson where there were a number of German settlers. He went south on the ship ''Deborah'' in 1844 after he was invited by the Kāi Tahu chief Tūhawaiki to make his headquarters on Ruapuke Island. He built a church in 1846 and had a bell with "Ruapuki" cast on it sent out from Bremen by the North German Missionary Society. He married Eliza Hanham in Wellington in 1849, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eliza Wohlers
Eliza Wohlers (6 September 1812 – 14 December 1891) was an English emigrant to New Zealand who married a German missionary and joined him in his mission work. Early life Wohlers was born in 1812 in Bridport, England, to Hannah and William Hanham. She became a dressmaker and married Richard Palmer, a carpenter, in 1838. The couple emigrated to New Zealand in 1839. Little is known of their first years in the colony, other than that Palmer died sometime between 1839 and 1849. Missionary work In 1849, Wohlers was living in Wellington when a Lutheran missionary from Germany, Johan Wohlers, began asking for recommendations for a suitable woman to marry. Eliza and Johan met in July 1849 and were married two months later. Johan had already spent five years on Ruapuke Island in Foveaux Strait, and he took Eliza there to work with him on his non-denominational mission work for the North German Mission Society. A daughter, Gretchen, was born in 1853. Wohlers' work in the mission was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horst Wohlers
Horst Wohlers (born 6 August 1949) is a German former football player and manager, who played as a defender or midfielder. Playing career Wohlers was born in Brunsbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein. He joined first teams of SC Brunsbüttelkoog and FC St. Pauli until his 1975 transfer to Borussia Mönchengladbach. He was a midfielder, who played during Borussia's golden years in the 1970s, when he won with Borussia the Bundesliga two times, the DFB-Pokal once, and the UEFA Cup in 1979. Wohlers made 95 Bundesliga appearances for Mönchengladbach, scoring six times. He appeared in total 232 times in the Bundesliga, playing also for TSV 1860 München and Arminia Bielefeld until he retired from playing in 1985. Managerial career After his playing career ended, he became a coach for Bayer 05 Uerdingen in 1989 assisted by his former colleague Rainer Bonhof. The Danish football association DBU contacted Horst Wohlers in 1990, because he was pointed out as the ideal replacement for another ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florian Wohlers
Florian Wohlers (born 1976) is a former German male canoeist who won 14 medals at individual senior level at the Wildwater Canoeing World Championships and European Wildwater Championships The European Wildwater Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the European Canoe Association. The European Championships take place every two year from 1997. Editions Individual results This is the list of the individ .... References 1976 births Living people German male canoeists Canoeists from Hamburg {{Germany-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jürgen Wohlers
Jürgen Wohlers (born 27 June 1945) is a former German basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the .... References External links * 1945 births Living people German men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for West Germany Basketball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics People from Wolfenbüttel Basketball players from Lower Saxony 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence D
Laurence is in modern use as an English masculine and a French feminine given name. The modern English masculine name is a variant of Lawrence and originates from a French form of the Latin ''Laurentius'', a name meaning "man from Laurentum". The French feminine name Laurence is derived from the same source and is used in French-speaking countries as a form of the masculine '' Laurent''. The name was used in the Middle Ages for both males and females in honor of Saint Laurence, one of the seven deacons of Rome. In England, it was also given in reference to Saint Laurence of Canterbury. In other languages: Lorenzo (Italian, Spanish), Lorenz ( German). In Ireland, Laurence has traditionally been used as an Anglicization of the Irish masculine name Lorcan or Lorcán. Usage Laurence, used as a spelling variant of the more popular Lawrence, was in regular use for boys in the Anglosphere since the medieval era. It was most popular for boys in English-speaking countries during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul D
Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo Paul & Paula * Paul Stookey, one-third of the folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary * Billy Paul, stage name of American soul singer Paul Williams (1934–2016) * Vinnie Paul, drummer for American Metal band Pantera * Paul Avril, pseudonym of Édouard-Henri Avril (1849–1928), French painter and commercial artist * Paul, pen name under which Walter Scott wrote ''Paul's letters to his Kinsfolk'' in 1816 * Jean Paul Jean Paul (; born Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, 21 March 1763 – 14 November 1825) was a German Romanticism, German Romantic writer, best known for his humorous novels and stories. Life and work Jean Paul was born at Wunsiedel, in the Ficht ..., pen name of Johann Paul Friedrich Richter (1763–1825), German Romantic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |