Munk is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Munk Munk is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ivo Uukkivi, Munk (born 1965), alias of Estonian actor and singer Ivo Uukkivi * cz: Alena Munková, Alena Munkova (1926-2008), Czech writer who worked in Staflik a Spagetka * Anders Mu ...

(born 1965), alias of Estonian actor and singer Ivo Uukkivi *

Alena Munkova Alena is a feminine given name. It may be either derived from the name Helene or as a diminutive form of ' Magdalena'. In the Balkans, this particular spelling of the name is predominantly found among the peoples of the former Yugoslav nation ...

(1926-2008), Czech writer who worked in Staflik a Spagetka *

Anders Munk Anders Munk (born 1922 in Kolding – died June 1989 in Copenhagen) was a Danish mycologist. He was an expert of the fungal group colloquially known as the Pyrenomycetes, and best known for his 1957 work "Danish Pyrenomycetes". Biography Munk's ...

(1922–1989), Danish mycologist *

Andrzej Munk Andrzej Munk (16 October 1921 – 20 September 1961) was a Polish film director, screen writer and documentalist. He was one of the most influential artists of the post-Stalinist period in the People's Republic of Poland. His feature films '' M ...

(1920–1961), Polish film director *

Eduard Munk Eduard Munk (14 January 1803 – 3 May 1871) was a German philologist. He was a cousin of Salomon Munk. Munk was born in Gross Glogau. He studied from 1822 to 1825 at Breslau and Berlin, and was a favorite disciple of August Böckh August ...

(1803–1871), German philologist *

Elie Munk Elie Munk (1900–1981), was a German-born French rabbi and rabbinic scholar, "a scion of a long and distinguished line of German rabbis and scholars". A number of other Jewish scholars have similar names. ''Eliyahu Munk'' translated numerous Je ...

(1900–1981), German-born French rabbi and rabbinic scholar *

Hermann Munk Hermann Munk (3 February 1839 – 1 October 1912) was a German physiologist. He was born at Posen, studied at Berlin and Göttingen, and in 1862 became docent in the former university. Seven years afterward he was promoted to assistant profes ...

(1839–1912), German physiologist *

Jens Munk Jens Eriksen Munk (3 June 1579 – 24 June 1628) was a Danish-Norwegian navigator and explorer. He entered into the service of King Christian IV of Denmark-Norway and is most noted for his attempts to find the Northwest Passage. Early lif ...

(1579–1628), Danish-Norwegian explorer of the Arctic *

Jiri Munk Jiri () is a municipality in Dolakha District in the Bagmati Province of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 13,638 people. Jiri, which lies about 190 kilometers from Kathmandu, is the main gateway to the ...

(born TBA), Czech writer and Alena's brother *

József Munk József Munk (30 November 1890 – after 1942) was a Hungarian freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was Jewish, and in 1942 he fell into the hands of the Soviets. He was taken as a prisoner to the Soviet Union ...

(b. 1890), Hungarian Olympic medalist swimmer *

Kaj Munk Kaj Harald Leininger Munk (commonly called Kaj Munk; 13 January 1898 – 4 January 1944) was a Danish playwright and Lutheran pastor, known for his cultural engagement and his martyrdom during the Occupation of Denmark of World War II. He i ...

(1898–1944), Danish playwright *

Kirsten Munk Kirsten Munk (sometimes "Christina Munk"; 6 July 1598 19 April 1658) was a Danish noblewoman, who became the second spouse of King Christian IV of Denmark, and the mother of twelve of his children. Early life and morganatic marriage Kirsten Mu ...

(1598–1658), morganatic wife of Christian IV of Denmark-Norway *

Ludvig Munk Ludvig Ludvigsen Munk (1537 in Vejle – 8 April 1602 at Nørlund castle, Funen) was a Danish official and Count. He was also referred to as Ludvig Ludvigsen Munk von Schleswig-Holstein and Ludvig Munk til Nørlund. Career He was a Junker at t ...

(1537–1602), Governor-general of Norway from 1577 to 1583 *

Marc-David Munk Marc-David Munk (born 1973) is an American and Canadian physician, writer and healthcare executive who, according to the Advisory Board, a US healthcare consultancy, has "a reputation as an innovator." Munk is recognized as a thought leader in the ...

(born 1973), Physician and executive *

Marie Munk Marie Munk (July 4, 1885, in Berlin – January 17, 1978, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States) was a German-American lawyer. She was the first female judge in Germany. She made efforts to obtain reforms in the family law, concerning equal ...

(1885-1978), German-American lawyer, first female judge in Germany *

Max Munk Max Michael Munk (October 22, 1890 – June 3, 1986) was a German aerospace engineer who worked for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in the 1920s and made contributions to the design of airfoils. Education and early career M ...

(1890–1986), NASA, aerodynamics, Variable-Density Wind tunnel 1921 *

Nina Munk Nina Munk (born 1967) is a Canadian-American journalist and non-fiction author. She is the author or co-author of four books, including ''The Idealist: Jeffrey Sachs and the Quest to End Poverty'' and ''Fools Rush In: Jerry Levin, Steve Case, and t ...

(born 1967), American journalist and non-fiction writer *

Peter Munk Peter Munk (November 8, 1927 – March 28, 2018) was a Hungarian-Canadian businessman, investor, founder and philanthropist. He was the founder and chief executive officer of a number of high-profile business ventures, including the hi-fi electr ...

(1927–2018), Canadian businessman and philanthropist *

Salomon Munk Salomon Munk (14 May 1803 – 5 February 1867) was a German-born Jewish-French Orientalist. Biography Munk was born in Gross Glogau in the Kingdom of Prussia. He received his first instruction in Hebrew from his father, an official of the J ...

(1803–1867), German-born Jewish-French Orientalist *

Walter Heinrich Munk Walter Heinrich Munk (October 19, 1917 – February 8, 2019) was an American physical oceanography, physical oceanographer. He was one of the first scientists to bring statistical methods to the analysis of oceanographic data. Munk worked on a w ...

(1917–2019), American oceanographer *

William Munk William MunkFRCP(September 1816 – 20 December 1898) was an English physician, now remembered for his work as a medical historian and "Munk's Roll", a biographical reference work on the Royal College of Physicians. Life The eldest son of Wi ...

(1816–1898) English physician, compiler of

Munk's Roll The Roll of the Royal College of Physicians of London, commonly referred to as Munk's Roll, is a series of published works containing biographical entries of the fellows of the Royal College of Physicians. It was published in print in eleven volum ...

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