Wernher is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
People with the surname
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Georgina Wernher
Georgina, Lady Kennard (''née'' Wernher; formerly Phillips; 17 October 1919 – 28 April 2011) was a British British aristocracy, aristocrat who was considered "one of the best connected women in the country." She was connected to many prominen ...
, birth surname of British aristocrat
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Harold Augustus Wernher
Major-General Sir Harold Augustus Wernher, 3rd Baronet, (16 January 1893 – 30 June 1973) was a British military officer and diamond magnate.
Life and career
Wernher was born on 16 January 1893 the second son of Sir Julius Wernher, 1st Bar ...
(1893–1973)
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Julius Wernher
Sir Julius Charles Wernher, 1st Baronet (9 April 1850 – 21 May 1912) was a German-born Randlord, diamond magnate, and art collector. He became part of the English establishment.
Life history
Born in Darmstadt, Hesse, Wernher was the son of ...
(1850–1912), German-born British Randlord and entrepreneur
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Wernher baronets, an extinct Baronetcy
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Lady Zia Wernher
Lady Anastasia Mikhailovna Wernher (' Countess Anastasia Mikhailovna de Torby; 9 September 1892 – 7 December 1977), also known as Lady Zia Wernher, was a German-born Russian-British aristocrat and thoroughbred racehorse owner.
She was the el ...
, elder daughter of Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia
People with the given name
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Bruder Wernher
Bruder Wernher (fl. 13th century) was an Austrian poet who wrote Middle High German '' Sprüche'', social or political songs, as opposed to love songs.
''Bruder'' (brother) is not a name, but a description indicating that he was a lay brother, fr ...
(fl. 1225–1250), poet
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Wernher von Braun
Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun ( ; ; 23 March 191216 June 1977) was a German–American aerospace engineer and space architect. He was a member of the Nazi Party and '' Allgemeine SS'', the leading figure in the development of ...
(1912–1977), rocketry pioneer in Nazi Germany and subsequently the United States
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Wernher Schodeler
Werner Schodoler (also Wernher Schodoler (1490 in Bremgarten, Aargau – 15 October 1541, in Bremgarten, Aargau) was a Swiss chronicler. He was the author of ''Swiss History'', the earliest of the Swiss illustrated chronicles
Several illustrat ...
(1490–1541), Swiss chronicler
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Wernher Steiner
Wernher Steiner (1492–1542) was a chronicler of Zug. His writings are among the important sources for Swiss history during the first half of the 16th century.
As a military chaplain he witnessed the Battle of Marignano
The Battle of Mar ...
(1492–1542), chronicler of Zug
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Wernher von Homberg
Wernher von Homberg (also ''Werner''; ''Hohenberg'', 1284 – 21 March 1320) was a knight in the service Emperor Henry VII, and later of Frederick the Fair. His Minnesang poems are recorded in the ''Codex Manesse''.
Wernher's father was Ludwig of ...
(1284–1320), knight
See also
*Wernher Collection, an art collection housed at
Ranger's House
Ranger's House is a medium-sized red brick Georgian mansion in the Palladian style, adjacent to Greenwich Park in the south east of London. It is situated in Blackheath and backs directly onto Greenwich Park. Previously known as Chesterfield Ho ...
near London, England
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Wernher Open Pairs
The Wernher Open Pairs national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championships, North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
Typically starting on the Tuesday of the NABC, the Wer ...
, an American bridge event
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Wernher Triptych
The Wernher Triptych is an ivory Byzantine triptych carved in Constantinople between 900 and 1000 AD.
History
The triptych became part of the British Museum's collection in 1978, in lieu of taxes following the death of Sir Harold Wernher, son ...
, an ivory Byzantine triptych
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Werner (disambiguation) Werner may refer to:
People
* Werner (name), origin of the name and people with this name as surname and given name
Fictional characters
* Werner (comics), a German comic book character
* Werner Von Croy, a fictional character in the ''Tomb Raid ...
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Verner (name)
Verner is a Scandinavian language, Scandinavian name of Germanic languages, Germanic origins from the given name ''Werner (name), Werner''. Verner is common both as a given name and a surname. It means "protector". People with the name Verner incl ...
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Werner (name) Werner is a name of German language, German origin and is common both as a given name and a surname. As is often the case with Germanic names, the name is wikt:dithematic, dithematic, meaning it is composed of two semantically unrelated word stems, ...
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German masculine given names
Masculine given names