Bertram
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Bertram is a Germanic given name from berht ("bright") and hramn ("raven").
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Given name- Master BertramMaster BertramMaster Bertram , also known as Meister Bertram and Master of Minden, was a German International Gothic painter primarily of religious art. His most famous surviving work is the large Grabow Altarpiece in the Kunsthalle Hamburg, the largest and most important North German painting of the period...
, or Bertram of Minden (c. 1340 – 1414/1415), German Gothic painter - Bertram Stevens (politician) (1889-1973), Premier of the Australian state of New South Wales between 1932 and 1939
- Bertram ForerBertram ForerBertram R. Forer was an American psychologist best known for describing the Forer effect, sometimes referred to as subjective validation....
(1914-2000), American psychologist
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- Henry Bertram PriceHenry Bertram PriceHenry Bertram Price was a United States Navy Captain who served as the 30th Naval Governor of Guam. As a naval officer, he served on many assignments, including with the Bureau of Ordnance. In 1913, he became executive officer of the USS Delaware, and two years later commanding officer of the USS...
, Governor of Guam from 1923 to 1924
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- Adolf Bertram (1859–1945), Archbishop of Breslau and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
- Charles BertramCharles BertramCharles Bertram was the author of the forged manuscript De Situ Britanniae , a spurious history that was highly influential in the reconstruction of the history of Roman Britain for over a century. It had a similar impact on the explanation of Scottish history over the same period of time...
(1723–1765), English literary impostor and forger - Laura BertramLaura BertramLaura Maureen Bertram is a Canadian actress.- Life and career :Bertram was born in Toronto, Ontario, and lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. She earned her degree in history from the University of Guelph. She has two younger sisters named Heather and Jennifer , who are also actresses...
(born 1978), Canadian actress
Fictional characters
- Bertram (Family Guy), a character on the TV series Family Guy
- Bertram (Fire Emblem), a character in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
- Bertram Wilberforce Wooster (Bertie WoosterBertie WoosterBertram Wilberforce "Bertie" Wooster is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves novels of British author P. G. Wodehouse. An English gentleman, one of the "idle rich" and a member of the Drones Club, he appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose genius manages to extricate Bertie or one of...
), a character from the Jeeves series by P. G. Wodehouse - Bertram, Count of Rousillon, a character from All's Well That Ends WellAll's Well That Ends WellAll's Well That Ends Well is a play by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1604 and 1605, and was originally published in the First Folio in 1623....
- Bertram "Bert" Cooper, a character on Mad MenMad MenMad Men is an American dramatic television series created and produced by Matthew Weiner. The series premiered on Sunday evenings on the American cable network AMC and are produced by Lionsgate Television. It premiered on July 19, 2007, and completed its fourth season on October 17, 2010. Each...
- Bertram, Sir Thomas and Lady, characters in Jane Austin's novel Mansfield ParkMansfield ParkMansfield Park may mean:* Mansfield Park by Jane Austen* Mansfield Park , based on the novel, directed by Patricia Rozema, starring Frances O'Connor, Embeth Davidtz, and Sheila Gish in 1999...
Places
Australia- Bertram, Western AustraliaBertram, Western AustraliaBertram is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Kwinana.Bertram derives its name from the family name of a Group Settler of the 1920s who owned land in the area....
, a suburb of Perth
United States
- Bertram, CaliforniaBertram, CaliforniaBertram is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad northwest of Calipatria, at an elevation of 187 feet below sea level....
- Bertram, IowaBertram, IowaBertram is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population was 681 at the 2000 census, although the official population was later revised to 263 when officials discovered that 418 students living in a Cornell College dormitory in nearby Mount Vernon had incorrectly been reported as...
- Bertram, TexasBertram, TexasBertram is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,122 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bertram is located at . This is 10 miles east of Burnet and 37 miles northwest of Austin....
Other uses
- Bertram BooksBertram booksBertram Books is the UK’s leading book wholesaler having grown from a family business to a global organisation employing over of 400 staff. A division of Smiths News Plc, the UK’s largest news and magazine distributor, Bertrams is a three times winner of the British Book Award for Supply Chain...
, book wholesaler in the UK - Operation Bertram, a preparatory deception operation leading up to the Second Battle of El AlameinSecond Battle of El AlameinThe Second Battle of El Alamein marked a major turning point in the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. The battle took place over 20 days from 23 October – 11 November 1942. The First Battle of El Alamein had stalled the Axis advance. Thereafter, Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery...
- Bertram Yacht, a subsidiary of the Ferretti GroupFerretti GroupFerretti Group is one of the world leaders in the design, construction and sale of motor yachts with a portfolio of exclusive and prestigious brands of the nautical world: Ferretti Yachts, Ferretti Custom Line, Pershing, Itama, Riva, Bertram, Mochi Craft and CRN. The company initially produced...
- James Bertram and Son Ltd, Edinburgh, formerly manufacturers of papermaking machinery
See also
- Bert (disambiguation)Bert (disambiguation)Bert is a hypocoristic form of a number of Germanic male given name, such as Robert and Albert.There is a large number of Germanic names ending in -bert, second in number only to those ending in -wolf...
- Bartram (disambiguation)
- Bertrand (disambiguation)