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, and Dutch for "

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". More specifically, it may refer to:

Publications

* ''

Der Spiegel (, , stylized in all caps) is a German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg. With a weekly circulation of about 724,000 copies in 2022, it is one of the largest such publications in Europe. It was founded in 1947 by John Seymour Chaloner ...

'', a weekly German magazine * ''Der Spiegel'' (website), the online sibling of ''Der Spiegel''

Political

Spiegel scandal The ''Spiegel'' affair of 1962 () was a political scandal in West Germany. It stemmed from the publication of an article in ''Der Spiegel,'' West Germany's weekly political magazine, about the nation's defense forces.. Several ''Spiegel'' staf ...

, a 1962 German political scandal, named after ''Der Spiegel'' magazine

People

Spiegel (surname) Spiegel is a surname of German origin. In German language Spiegel means mirror. Spiegel is an ancient German Christian surname. Family tradition says it was taken from a town or lake named Spiegel. There is a small community south of Munich named ...

, a German surname * Spiegel Grove, the Fremont, Ohio, home of U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes, named after mirror-like pools of rainwater *

Adriaan van den Spiegel Adriaan van den Spiegel (or Spieghel), name sometimes written as Adrianus Spigelius (1578 – 7 April 1625), was a Flemish anatomist born in Brussels. For much of his career he practiced medicine in Padua, and is considered one of the great physi ...

, a Flemish anatomist.

Fictional characters

* Spike Spiegel, the main character of the anime

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Businesses

* Spiegel (catalog), an American catalog retailer * Spiegel, Inc., the former name of the Eddie Bauer Holdings

Ships

* USS ''Spiegel Grove'' (LSD-32), a dock landing ship of the United States Navy * ''Spiegel'', the flagship of

Michiel de Ruyter Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter (; 24 March 1607 – 29 April 1676) was a Dutch States Navy officer. His achievements with the Dutch navy during the Anglo-Dutch Wars earned him the reputation as one of the most skilled naval commanders in ...

during the Second Anglo-Dutch War

Songs

* "Spiegel" (song), a hip hop song by German girl group Tic Tac Toe

Literature

* " Spiegel the Cat", a story-poem by David Martin based on a tale by Gottfried Keller

Locations

* Spiegel bei Koeniz, a village in the Swiss

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Industry

Spiegeleisen Spiegeleisen (literally "mirror-iron", —mirror or specular; —iron) is a ferromanganese alloy containing approximately 15% manganese and small quantities of carbon and silicon. Spiegeleisen is sometimes also referred to as ''specular pig iron' ...

, a pig iron containing a high level of manganese used in the manufacture of steel

Medical

* Spigelian hernia, a hernia of the abdominal wall, named after Van den Spiegel