Cramer
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Cramer is a surname
. It is a variation of the German
surname Krämer which is an old term for the profession of traveling merchants in the Late Middle Ages. The meaning later changed to "merchants trading with different, rather small things". See also: Kramer
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Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
. It is a variation of the German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
surname Krämer which is an old term for the profession of traveling merchants in the Late Middle Ages. The meaning later changed to "merchants trading with different, rather small things". See also: Kramer
Kramer
-People:*Kramer , a musician and record producer.Fictional* Cosmo Kramer, a character from the American sitcom Seinfeld, usually referred to as just "Kramer".For other people, real or fictional, with the last name of "Kramer", see Kramer...
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People
- Anthony Cramer, appellant in Cramer v. United StatesCramer v. United StatesCramer v. United States, 325 U.S. 1 , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States reviewed the conviction of Anthony Cramer, a German-born naturalized citizen, for treason...
(U.S. Supreme Court, 1945) - Carl Eduard CramerCarl Eduard CramerCarl Eduard Cramer was a Swiss botanist who was born in Zurich.He studied at Zurich and Freiburg, where he received his doctorate in 1855. As a young man his mentor was the famed botanist Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli...
(1831-1901), Swiss botanist - Casey CramerCasey CramerCasey Ross Cramer is a former American football fullback. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft...
(1982- ), American football player - Clayton CramerClayton CramerClayton E. Cramer is a historian, author, and software engineer. He played an important early role in documenting errors in the book Arming America by Michael A. Bellesiles, a book that was later proven to be based on fraudulent research. His work was cited by the United States District Court for...
, American historian and software engineer - Craig CramerCraig CramerCraig Cramer is an organist and professor of organ at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, where he teaches organ performance and organ literature to undergraduate and graduate students of the university. He is active as a recording artist and concertizes frequently under the...
, American organist - Daniel CramerDaniel CramerDaniel Cramer was a German Lutheran theologian and writer from Reetz , Brandenburg. He was an opponent of the Ramists and the Jesuits.-Life:He became professor and archdeacon at Stettin...
(1568–1637), German Lutheran theologian - Doc CramerDoc CramerRoger Maxwell Cramer [Doc] was an American center fielder and left-handed batter in Major League Baseball who played for four American League teams from 1929 to 1948.-Career:...
(1905-1990), American baseball player - Douglas S. CramerDouglas S. Cramer-Career:Cramer began his career in advertising, serving as a broadcast supervisor on Lever Brothers and General Foods programs at Ogilvy & Mather in New York City. In 1962, he became Director of Program Planning at ABC Television...
, American TV producer - Dylan CramerDylan CramerDylan Cramer is a Canadian jazz musician.Cramer took up the saxophone at age 13. Four years later Cramer heard a recording of alto sax great Sonny Criss and traveled from Canada to Los Angeles to befriend his mentor and study with him. After developing a close relationship with Criss, Sonny Criss...
(1958- ), Canadian jazz musician - Ernst Cramer (architect) (1898-1980), Swiss landscape architect
- Ernst Cramer (politician)Ernst Cramer (politician)Ernst Ariël Cramer is a Dutch former politician. He is a member of the ChristianUnion and a former member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands....
(1960), Dutch politician - Floyd CramerFloyd CramerFloyd Cramer was an American Hall of Fame pianist who was one of the architects of the "Nashville sound." He popularized the "slip note" piano style where an out-of-tune note slides effortlessly into the correct note...
(1933-1997), American pianist - Franz Cramer (violinist)Franz Cramer (violinist)Franz or François Cramer was an English violinist and conductor who was Master of the King's/Queen's Musick from 1837 until his death....
(1772-1848), English violinist and Master of the Queen's Music - Gabriel CramerGabriel CramerGabriel Cramer was a Swiss mathematician, born in Geneva. He showed promise in mathematics from an early age. At 18 he received his doctorate and at 20 he was co-chair of mathematics.In 1728 he proposed a solution to the St...
(1704-1752), Swiss mathematician, discoverer of Cramer's rule - Gabriel and Philibert CramerCramer brothersThe Cramer brothers, Gabriel and Philibert Cramer, were 18th century publishers from Geneva and the official publishers of Voltaire. Their company, published in a wide range of cities throughout Europe. The brothers were also active in high society.-References:...
, 18th century Swiss publishers - Grant CramerGrant CramerGrant Cramer is an American actor who has starred in films and on television. He is the son of actress Terry Moore.Grant's first feature film role was in 1980, when he starred in the horror film New Year's Evil. It wasn't until 1984, his big role came in the 1984 cult comedy film Hardbodies in...
(1951- ), Anerican actor - Hans CramerHans CramerGeneral Hans Cramer was a Panzer General in the German army who was captured by the British during both world wars.Cramer joined Prussian cadet corps before World War I...
(1896–1968), German general - Harald CramérHarald CramérHarald Cramér was a Swedish mathematician, actuary, and statistician, specializing in mathematical statistics and probabilistic number theory. He was once described by John Kingman as "one of the giants of statistical theory".-Early life:Harald Cramér was born in Stockholm, Sweden on September...
(1893-1985), Swedish mathematician - Jacqueline CramerJacqueline CramerJacqueline Marian Cramer was Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment in the Fourth Balkenende cabinet for the PvdA. Previously she was a professor of sustainable entrepreneurship at Utrecht University and professor of environmental management at Erasmus University...
(1951- ), Dutch politician - Jayme CramerJayme CramerJayme Oliver Cramer is a backstroke and butterfly swimmer from the United States. He won the bronze medal in the men's 100m backstroke at the 2003 Pan American Games....
(1983- ), American backstroke and butterfly swimmer - Jim Cramer (1955- ), American investment manager and television personality
- Joey CramerJoey CramerJoey Cramer was a child actor in the United States and Canada during the mid 1980s, most notable for his role in Flight of the Navigator. He appeared in the television movie Stone Fox with Buddy Ebsen and Gordon Tootoosis in 1987. Today, Cramer lives in his hometown of Sechelt, and he is...
(1973- ), Canadian former child actor - Johann Baptist CramerJohann Baptist CramerJohann Baptist Cramer was an English musician of German origin. He was the son of Wilhelm Cramer, a famous London violinist and musical conductor, one of a numerous family who were identified with the progress of music during the 18th and 19th centuries.-Biography:Johann Baptist Cramer was born in...
(1771-1858), German composer - John Cramer (Australian politician) (1896-1994)
- John Cramer (entertainer)John Cramer (entertainer)John Cramer is an American television announcer.Cramer did voiceover work for Game Show Network in 1996 and 1997. He announced on The Newlywed Game and The Dating Game from 1997 to 2000. In 2000, he announced on the short-lived 2000 revival of the scandal-plagued game show Twenty One...
, American television announcer - John Cramer (representative)John Cramer (representative)John Cramer was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in Waterford on May 17, 1779. He attended the rural schools and was graduated from Union College in 1801. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Waterford...
(1779-1870), U.S. Representative from New York - John Antony CramerJohn Antony CramerJohn Antony Cramer , English classical scholar and geographer, was born at Mitlödi in Switzerland.He was educated at Westminster and Christ Church, Oxford...
(1793-1848), English classical scholar and geographer - John G. CramerJohn G. CramerJohn G. Cramer is a professor of physics at the University of Washington in Seattle, the United States. When not teaching, he works with the STAR detector at the new Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory, and the particle accelerator at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland...
(1934- ), American physicist - Johann Ulrich von CramerJohann Ulrich von CramerJohann Ulrich von Cramer was an eminent German judge, legal scholar, and Enlightenment philosopher.Cramer was the most important representative of Wolffianism in the area of law; he was first a university professor at the University of Marburg and then one of the highest judges of the Holy Roman...
(1706-1772), German judge, legal scholar, and philosopher - Karl von CramerKarl von CramerKarl von Cramer , Bavarian politician, had a very remarkable career, rising gradually from a mere workman in a factory at Doos near Nuremberg to the post of manager, and finally becoming part proprietor of the establishment...
(1818–1902), Bavarian politician - Kathryn CramerKathryn CramerKathryn Elizabeth Cramer is an American science fiction author, editor, and literary critic.- Life :Cramer grew up in Seattle, and currently lives in Pleasantville, New York with her husband David G. Hartwell and their two children. She is the daughter of physicist John G. Cramer...
(1962- ), American science fiction author and editor - Kevin CramerKevin CramerKevin Cramer is a North Dakota politician who in 2010 is serving as a North Dakota Public Service Commissioner.-Biography:...
(1961- ), North Dakota politician - Lawrence William CramerLawrence William CramerLawrence William Cramer was the second civilian Governor of the United States Virgin Islands.Cramer was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and obtained a master's degree from Columbia University. He then spent two years in the United States...
(1897-1978), Governor of the United States Virgin Islands - Michael CramerMichael CramerMichael Cramer is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Alliance '90/The Greens, part of the European Greens.- External links :* *...
(1949- ), German politician, MEP - Morten CramerMorten CramerMorten Cramer , is a Danish educated police man, who formerly plays professional football as a goalkeeper at Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga. He has played one national youth team match for the Denmark national under-21 football team...
(1967- ), Danish football player - Patrick CramerPatrick CramerPatrick Cramer is a German biochemist.He was born 3 February 1969 in Stuttgart, he studied chemistry at the University of Stuttgart and the University of Heidelberg from 1989 till 1995. After his phd at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Grenoble till 1998, he did his postdoctoral at...
(1969- ), German biochemist - Philippe CramerPhilippe CramerPhilippe Cramer is a Swiss and American designer.He was born in New York and grew up in Geneva. He graduated from Parsons The New School for Design. Philippe Cramer started his own design company and his own brand in 2001...
(1970- ), Swiss furniture and wallpaper designer - Philo CramerPhilo CramerPhilo Cramer was the lead guitarist for the Los Angeles punk band FEAR , following a short stint in his 1977-1978 band, The Cigarettes...
, American guitarist - Pieter CramerPieter CramerPieter Cramer , was a wealthy Dutch merchant in linen and Spanish wool, and an entomologist. Cramer was the director of the Zealand Society, a scientific society located in Flushing and a member of Concordia et Libertate, based in Amsterdam...
(1721-1776), Dutch wool merchant and entomologist - Richard CramerRichard CramerRichard Cramer , was an American actor in films from the late 1920s. Burly, menacing and gravel-voiced, Cramer specialized in villainous roles in many low-budget westerns, but is today best remembered for his several appearances with Laurel and Hardy. He also appeared with W. C...
(1889-1960), American actor - Richard Ben CramerRichard Ben CramerRichard Ben Cramer is an American journalist and writer.-Biography:Cramer was raised in Rochester, New York and attended Johns Hopkins University earning a bachelor's degree in the Liberal Arts. He later went on to earn a masters degree in journalism at Columbia University...
(1950- ), American journalist and author - Robert E. Cramer (1947- ), U.S. Representative from Alabama
- Walter CramerWalter CramerWilhelm Bernardo Walter Cramer was a German businessman from Leipzig and a member of the failed July 20 Plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler at the Wolf's Lair in East Prussia.- Life :...
(1886-1944), German businessman and anti-Hitler conspirator - Wilhelm CramerWilhelm CramerWilhelm Cramer was a famous London violinist and musical conductor of German origin. He was one of a numerous family who were identified with the progress of music during the 18th and 19th centuries...
(1746-1799), German-British violinist, best known for the "Cramer bow". - William CramerWilliam Cramer (pathologist)William Cramer was a German-born British pathologist, best known for his work with the Imperial Cancer Research Fund.-Biography:...
(1878-1945), German-born pathologist - William C. CramerWilliam C. CramerWilliam Cato Cramer was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Cramer was born in Denver, Colorado. He was three years old when his parents moved to St. Petersburg, Florida. He attended the public schools and St...
(1922-2003), U.S. Representative from Florida
In fiction
- Nurse Cramer, character in Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
- Cramer familyCramer familyThe Cramer family are a fictional family on the American soap opera One Life to Live. The popularity and longevity of the family began with the introduction of Dr. Dorian Cramer to the show, debuting on the series in 1973...
, characters on the U.S. soap opera One Life to Live - Inspector Cramer, recurring character in the Nero Wolfe detective stories
- Jason CramerJason CramerJason Cramer is a fictional character on the HBO drama Oz played by Robert Bogue.-Character overview:Prisoner #98C931. Convicted September 6, 1998 - Murder in the first degree, Kidnapping, Assault with a dangerous instrument. Sentence: Life imprisonment without parole...
, character on the HBO drama Oz
Also
- Corwith Cramer (ship)Corwith Cramer (ship)The Corwith Cramer is a tall ship owned by the Sea Education Association sailing school, named after SEA's founding director. Her home port is Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA. She was designed by Wooden and Marean specifically for SEA and was constructed by ASTACE in 1987 in Bilbao, Spain...
, a tall ship - Cramer-KrasseltCramer-KrasseltCramer-Krasselt is an American integrated marketing and communications agency. It is the second-largest independent agency in the U.S. according to Advertising Age in terms of revenue and is probably best known for its ads for Corona Beer....
, an American marketing and communications agency - Cramer-Shoup cryptosystemCramer-Shoup cryptosystemThe Cramer–Shoup system is an asymmetric key encryption algorithm, and was the first efficient scheme proven to be secure against adaptive chosen ciphertext attack using standard cryptographic assumptions. Its security is based on the computational intractability of the decisional Diffie–Hellman...
, an asymmetric key encryption algorithm - Cramer's ruleCramer's ruleIn linear algebra, Cramer's rule is a theorem, which gives an expression for the solution of a system of linear equations with as many equations as unknowns, valid in those cases where there is a unique solution...
, a theorem in linear algebra. - Cramér's V, a measure of association between nominal variables.
- Cramer & Co.Cramer & Co.J. B. Cramer & Co. was a musical instrument manufacturing, music-publishing and music-selling business in London.It was founded in 1824 by the musician Johann Baptist Cramer in partnership with Robert Addison and Thomas Frederick Beale, the company then being known as Cramer, Addison & Beale...
, a former musical-related business in London - Cramer SystemsCramer SystemsCramer Systems, founded in 1996 by Jon Craton and Don Gibson develop operations support systems OSS systems for the telecommunication industry Cramer Systems, founded in 1996 by Jon Craton and Don Gibson develop operations support systems OSS systems for the telecommunication industry Cramer...
, a software company - Kudlow & CramerKudlow & CramerKudlow & Cramer was a CNBC American business and politics television program with conservative Lawrence Kudlow and liberal Jim Cramer. The program initially replaced Hardball with Chris Matthews, which moved to sister channel MSNBC, for the 8 p.m. Eastern Time slot, but later moved to the 5 p.m...
, a former television program - Cramer brothersCramer brothersThe Cramer brothers, Gabriel and Philibert Cramer, were 18th century publishers from Geneva and the official publishers of Voltaire. Their company, published in a wide range of cities throughout Europe. The brothers were also active in high society.-References:...
, 18th century publishers