Hartwig
Encyclopedia
Hartwig is a surname
of German
origin, meaning strong or hardy in battle. The name refers to:
Surname
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of German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
origin, meaning strong or hardy in battle. The name refers to:
- Carter HartwigCarter HartwigCarter D. Hartwig is a former American football cornerback and safety in the National Football League.-Early years:Hartwig played high school football at Central High School in Fresno, California...
(b. 1956), American professional football player - Clayton Hartwig (1964–1989), American sailor accused of causing the 1989 explosion of the 16″ gun turret on the USS New Jersey
- Ernst HartwigErnst HartwigCarl Ernst Albrecht Hartwig was a German astronomer.He discovered a new star in M31 on August 20, 1885. This object was designated as supernova "S Andromedae". During the 1883 observation campaign of comet 6P/d'Arrest he found five NGC objects working at the Strasbourg Observatory...
(1851–1923), German astronomer - Eva Brigitta Hartwig, later Vera ZorinaVera ZorinaVera Zorina was a Norwegian ballerina, musical theatre actress and choreographer.-Background:Vera Zorina was born Eva Brigitta Hartwig in Berlin, Germany. Her father Fritz was a German and her mother Billie Hartwig was Norwegian. Both were professional singers...
, German prima ballerina active in America - Gay HartwigGay Hartwig (Autterson)Gay Hartwig is an American actress who has done voice-overs for the following programs by Hanna-Barbera:* The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show - Betty Rubble, Wiggy, Cindy* The Flintstone Comedy Hour - Betty Rubble, Wiggy, Cindy...
(contemporary), American voice actress - Heike HartwigHeike HartwigHeike Hartwig is a retired East German shot putter.She represented the sports club SC Dynamo Berlin, and became East German championships in 1987, 1989 and 1990....
(b. 1962), German Olympic shot putter - Jeff HartwigJeff HartwigJeff Hartwig is an American pole vaulter.-Biography:In 1998, Hartwig set two North American records with 6.00 and 6.01 metres. The latter was an improvement of 16 centimetres from his personal best of 5.85 m from 1997...
(b. 1967), American Olympic polevaulter - Jimmy HartwigJimmy HartwigWilliam "Jimmy" Hartwig is a retired German football player. He played for Kickers Offenbach, TSV 1860 München, Hamburger SV, 1. FC Köln and FC Homburg of the Bundesliga and for Austria Salzburg of Austria...
(b. 1954), German professional football player - Justin HartwigJustin HartwigJustin Hartwig is an American football center who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL Draft...
(b. 1978), American professional football player - Marie HartwigMarie HartwigMarie Dorothy "Pete" Hartwig was an American professor of physical education at the University of Michigan, the university's first associate director of athletics for women, and a lifelong advocate for education, women's sports, and intercollegiate athletics...
(1906–2001), American professor of physical education and advocate women’s sports - Nicholas HartwigNicholas HartwigBaron Nicholas Genrikhovich Hartwig was a Russian ambassador to Persia and Serbia . An ardent Pan-Slavist, he was said to be "more Serbian than the Serbs" and in the period prior to World War I was thought by many to practically control the policy of the Serbian government...
(1857–1914), Russian diplomat; ambassador to Persia 1906–08 and to Serbia 1904–14 - Rex HartwigRex HartwigRex Noel Hartwig was an Australian tennis player.-Wimbledon:He won the doubles in Wimbledon twice: In 1954 with Mervyn Rose and in 1955 with Lew Hoad.-Australian Championships:...
(b. 1929), Australian professional tennis player - Wolf C. HartwigWolf C. HartwigWolf C. Hartwig , sometimes credited as Wolfgang C. Hartwig and Wolfgang Hartwig, is a German film producer working in exploitation genres.-External links:...
(b. 1921), German film producer - Edgar E. Hartwig (1913-1996), Agronomist, sometimes called "The Soybean Doctor" or simply Dr. Hartwig, the best known soybean breeders in the world