Wolle is a German surname meaning "
wool
Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. The term may also refer to inorganic materials, such as mineral wool and glass wool, that have some properties similar to animal w ...
". Notable people with the surname include:
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Arno Wolle (1903–1988), Danish naturopath and mathematician
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Charles R. Wolle (1935–2022), American jurist from Iowa; former federal judge of the U. S. district court
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Christian Jacob Wolle (1788–1863), American plant collector and innkeeper
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Francis Wolle
Francis Wolle (December 17, 1817, in Jacobsburg, Pennsylvania – 1893, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) was an American priest of the Moravian Church, inventor and phycologist.
Francis Wolle invented the first bag-making machine in 1851, forming the ...
(1817–1893), American priest of the Moravian Church
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Gertrud Wolle
Gertrud Wolle (11 March 1891 – 6 July 1952) was a German film actress.
Selected filmography
* ''Die Insel der Glücklichen'' (1919)
* ''Prince Cuckoo'' (1919)
* '' Roswolsky's Mistress'' (1921)
* '' A Glass of Water'' (1923)
* ''Burglars'' ( ...
(1891–1952), German film actress
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Muriel Sibell Wolle
Muriel Sibell Wolle, née Muriel Vincent Sibell (1898 – 1977) was an American artist best known for her drawings and paintings of mining communities in the western states.
Biography
Born in Brooklyn, New York, she graduated from the New York Sc ...
(1898–1977), American artist; known for paintings of mining communities
* Robert H. Wolle, Sr. (1924–2017), American environmentalist and public health pioneer
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Stefan Wolle
Stefan Wolle (born 22 October 1950) is a German historian. A focus of his socio-historical research is on the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) which is where, before reunification, he lived and worked.
Life
Stefan Wolle was born in ...
(born 1950), German historian
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William D. Wolle
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(born 1928), American foreign service officer and ambassador
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German-language surnames