Claus
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People
Given name- Claus Schenk Graf von StauffenbergClaus Schenk Graf von StauffenbergClaus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg commonly referred to as Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg was a German army officer and Catholic aristocrat who was one of the leading members of the failed 20 July plot of 1944 to assassinate Adolf Hitler and remove the Nazi Party from...
, the officer who, along with others, attempted to kill Hitler in 1944. - Claus von Amsberg, Prince Claus of the Netherlands, Jonkheer van Amsberg (1926-2002)
- Claus von BülowClaus von BülowClaus von Bülow is a British socialite of German and Danish ancestry. He was accused of the attempted murder of his wife Sunny von Bülow by administering an insulin overdose in 1980 but his conviction in the first trial was reversed and he was found not guilty in both his retrials.-Biography:Born...
(1926) - British socialite accused of attempting to murder his wife, Sunny von Bülow. - Claus Jørgensen (athlete)Claus Jørgensen (athlete)Claus Jørgensen is a retired male race walker from Denmark, who was affiliated with MK Nørrevang during his career. His personal best time of 1:22:18 in the 20 kilometres road walk is the Danish record for the event.He made his first and only Olympic appearance at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where...
(b. 1974), Danish race walker
Surname
- Carl Friedrich Wilhelm ClausCarl Friedrich Wilhelm ClausCarl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus was a German zoologist. He was an opponent of the ideas of Ernst Haeckel.-Biography:...
, zoologist - Emile ClausEmile ClausEmile Claus was a Belgian painter.- Life :Emile Claus was born on 27 September 1849, in Sint-Eloois-Vijve, a village in West-Flanders , at the banks of the river Lys. Emile was the twelfth child in a family of thirteen. Father Alexander was a grocer-publican and for some time town councillor...
, Belgian painter (1849-1924), inventor of the Luminism style of Impressionistic painting - Hildrun ClausHildrun ClausHildrun Claus is a former East German athlete, who competed mainly in the long jump.She competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy where she won the bronze medal in the women's long jump event.-References:...
, German former athlete (1939—) - Hugo ClausHugo ClausHugo Maurice Julien Claus was a leading Belgian author who published under his own name as well as various pseudonyms. Claus' literary contributions spanned the genres of drama, the novel, and poetry; he also left a legacy as a painter and film director...
, Flemish novelist, poet, playwright, painter and film director (1929-2008) - Karl Ernst Claus or Carl Ernst Claus, discoverer of Ruthenium (1796-1864)
- Roland ClausRoland ClausRoland Claus is a German politician and member of "die Linke."- References :...
, German politician (1954—)
Fictional
- Santa ClausSanta ClausSanta Claus is a folklore figure in various cultures who distributes gifts to children, normally on Christmas Eve. Each name is a variation of Saint Nicholas, but refers to Santa Claus...
- Mrs. ClausMrs. ClausMrs. Claus is the wife of Santa Claus, the Christmas gift-bringer in North American Christmas tradition.While Santa Claus himself emerged from the 1820s from a number of traditions of European folklore, Mrs...
, Santa's wife - Claus, a fictional character in the Nintendo game Mother 3
- Claus, a fictional character in the advertising campaign for Palm Centro
Other
- Claus processClaus processThe Claus process is the most significant gas desulfurizing process, recovering elemental sulfur from gaseous hydrogen sulfide. First patented in 1883 by the scientist Carl Friedrich Claus, the Claus process has become the industry standard....
, the major process for removing elemental S from H2S gas
See also
- Klaus (disambiguation)
- Clauss (disambiguation)