Katharina
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Katharina is a feminine given name. It is a German form of Katherine
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Katherine (given name)
Katherine is a feminine name, which is popular in historically Christian countries, owing to its having been the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria.-Origin and meaning:...
. It may refer to:
In television and film:
- Katharina BellowitschKatharina BellowitschKatharina Bellowitsch, often referred to as Kati Bellowitsch is an Austrian radio and TV presenter.Born in Graz, Styria, Bellowitsch trained as a primary school teacher before becoming, in 1996, a presenter at a commercial radio station in Styria ...
, Austrian radio and TV presenter - Katharina ThalbachKatharina ThalbachKatharina Thalbach is a German actress and film director.- Life and work :Katharina Thalbach comes from a particularly artistic-oriented family. Her father Benno Besson was a director, her mother Sabine Thalbach was an actress. Her late husband Thomas Brasch was an author. Her daughter Anna and...
, German actress and film director - Katherine Pierce, a character in The Vampire DiariesThe Vampire DiariesThe Vampire Diaries is a young adult vampire horror series of novels written by L. J. Smith. The story centers around Elena Gilbert, a high school girl torn between two vampire brothers. The series was originally a trilogy published in 1991, but pressure from readers led Smith to write a fourth...
originally named Katharina Petrova.
In artistry:
- Katharina FröhlichKatharina FröhlichKatharina "Kathie" Fröhlich was a lover of Franz Grillparzer. She founded the Schwestern-Fröhlich-Stiftung in Vienna, and became a patron of artists and writers.- Life :...
, lover of Franz Grillparzer - Katharina RappKatharina RappKatharina Rapp is a German artist.Katharina Rapp was born in war-torn southern Germany. After completing her high school education there, she went to Paris to study at the Sorbonne, then moved to London where she met her husband. She later moved to Switzerland where she had two children, and...
, German artist
In other fields:
- Katharina DaltonKatharina DaltonKatharina Dalton was a British physician and pioneer in the research of premenstrual stress syndrome...
, British physician and pioneer in the research of premenstrual stress syndromePremenstrual stress syndromePremenstrual syndrome is a collection of physical and emotional symptoms related to a woman's menstrual cycle...
. - Katharina KlafskyKatharina KlafskyKatharina Klafsky was a Hungarian operatic singer whose acclaimed international career was cut short by a chronic illness which proved fatal.Klafsky was born at Szent-János, Wieselburg, of humble parents...
, Hungarian operatic singer - Katharina von BoraKatharina von BoraKatharina von Bora, referred to as "die Lutherin", was the wife of Martin Luther, Germanleader of the Protestant Reformation. Beyond what is found in the writings of Luther and some of his contemporaries, little is known about her...
, German Catholic nun who was an early convert to ProtestantismProtestantismProtestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...
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See also
- 320 Katharina320 Katharina320 Katharina is a small Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 11, 1891 in Vienna....
, small Main belt asteroid - The Lost Honour of Katharina BlumThe Lost Honour of Katharina BlumThe Lost Honour of Katharina Blum, or: how violence develops and where it can lead is a 1974 novel by Heinrich Böll....
, 1974 novel by Heinrich BöllHeinrich BöllHeinrich Theodor Böll was one of Germany's foremost post-World War II writers. Böll was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize in 1967 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1972.- Biography :... - Catherina (and similar spellings)Catherina (and similar spellings)For spelling variations of names derived from Latin Catherina see:*All pages whose names start with "Catherina"*Catarina *Catharina *Catharine *Catherine *Catrina *Catrine...