Leitner is an Austrian-German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan Leitner (born 1947), American artist *

Aloysius Leitner Aloysius Leitner (1893 – June 12, 1918) served in the United States Marine Corps during World War I. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross and Distinguished Service Cross. His Navy Cross citation reads: His Distinguished Service Cross ...

, United States Marine Corps * Anton G. Leitner (born 1961), German writer and publisher * Dummy Leitner (1872–1960), American baseball player *

Edward Frederick Leitner Edward Frederick Leitner, also Friedrich August Ludwig Leitner (4 February 1812, in Stuttgart – 15 January 1838) was a German botanist, naturalist and physician. At the age of four, his family moved to Schorndorf after the death of his father. ...

(1812–1838), German physician and botanist *

Erika Leitner Erika Leitner was an Italian luger who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. She won the bronze medal in the women's singles at the 1960 FIL World Luge Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen (; Bavaria ...

, Italian luger *

Ferdinand Leitner Ferdinand Leitner (4 March 1912 in Berlin – 3 June 1996 in Zürich) was a German Conducting, conductor. Leitner studied under Franz Schreker, Julius Prüwer, Artur Schnabel and Karl Muck. He also was a composition student with Robert Kahn (com ...

(1912–1996), German conductor * Franz Leitner (motorcyclist) (born 1968), Austrian motorcycle speedway rider *

Franz Leitner (politician) Franz Leitner (12 February 1918, Wiener Neustadt, Austria – 20 October 2005, Höf-Präbach, Styria, Austria) was an Austrian politician and honoured as an " Austrian Righteous Among the Nations”. He was member of the Styrian Landtag (state ...

(1918–2005), Austrian politician *

Friedrich Leitner Friedrich Leitner (26 January 1874 – 3 July 1945) was a Germans, German economist. He taught at Humbold University Berlin. :de:Konrad_Mellerowicz, Konrad Mellerowicz studied under Leitner, then worked with him, and finally succeeded him in 19 ...

(1874–1945), German economist *

Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner (14 October 1840 – 22 March 1899), also known as Gottlieb William Leitner, was a British oriental studies, orientalist. Early life and education Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner was born in Pest, Hungary, Pest, Hungary, on ...

(1840–1899), Anglo-Hungarian orientalist *

Hias Leitner Matthias "Hias" Leitner (born September 22, 1935) is an Austrian former alpine skier. He was born in Kitzbühel. At the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States he won silver in the slalom competition. At the 1964 Winter Olympics ...

(born 1935), Austrian alpine skier * Jan Leitner (born 1953), Czech athlete *

Karl Leitner Karl Leitner (born 26 November 1937) is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. At the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( ...

(born 1937), Austrian sprint canoer *

Karl Gottfried von Leitner Karl (or ''Carl'') Gottfried Ritter von Leitner (November 18, 1800 – June 20, 1890) was an Austrian author and publicist from Graz, Styria, Austria. From 1837 to 1854 he was the first Secretary to the Estates in Styria. He was the editor ...

(1800–1890), Austrian writer *

Ludwig Leitner Ludwig Leitner (February 24, 1940 – March 21, 2013) was a German alpine ski racer and world champion, born in Mittelberg, Austria. Leitner became a world champion in the combined event in Innsbruck in 1964.Miroslav Leitner (born 1966), Slovak ski mountaineer *

Moritz Leitner Moritz Leitner (born 8 December 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He has also previously played for Borussia Dortmund, 1860 Munich, FC Augsburg, Lazio and Norwich City. He has been capped at youth interna ...

(born 1992), German footballer *

Patric Leitner Patric-Fritz Leitner (born 23 February 1977 in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria) is a German luger who competed from 1998 to 2010. Together with Alexander Resch he won the men's doubles event at the 2002 Winter Olymp ...

(born 1977), German luger *

Sebastian Leitner Sebastian Leitner (1919 in Salzburg – 1989) was a German commentator and science popularizer. As a student in Vienna, he was briefly kept in custody by the Nazis in 1938 because of his opposition to the annexation of Austria into Greater Ge ...

(1919–1989), Austrian-German science popularizer, journalist and author, inventor of the

Leitner system The Leitner system is a widely used method of efficiently using flashcards that was proposed by the German science journalist Sebastian Leitner in the 1970s. It is a simple implementation of the principle of spaced repetition, where cards a ...

using

flashcards A flashcard or flash card (also known as an index card) is a card bearing information on both sides, which is intended to be used as an aid in memorization. Each flashcard bears a question on one side and an answer on the other. Flashcards are ...

* Tammy Leitner (born 1972), U.S. journalist and reality television contestant *

Ted Leitner TED may refer to: Economics and finance * TED spread between U.S. Treasuries and Eurodollar Education * ''Türk Eğitim Derneği'', the Turkish Education Association ** TED Ankara College Foundation Schools, Turkey ** Transvaal Education Depar ...

, American sportscaster * Thea Leitner (born 1921), Austrian writer * Vladimir Leitner (born 1974), Slovak footballer * Walter Leitner, German chemist * Wolfgang Leitner (born 1953), Austrian businessman

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