Kleist
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Kleist, or von Kleist, is a surname.
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Von Kleist is a Pomeranian Prussian noble family. Notable members of this family include:* Ewald Jürgen Georg von Kleist ; co-inventor of the Leyden jar* Ewald Christian von Kleist ; German poet and soldier...
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- Ewald Jürgen Georg von KleistEwald Jürgen Georg von KleistEwald Georg von Kleist was a German jurist, Lutheran cleric, and physicist.A member of the von Kleist family, Ewald was born in Vietzow in Farther Pomerania...
(ca. 1700–1748), co-inventor of the Leyden jar - Ewald Christian von KleistEwald Christian von KleistEwald Christian von Kleist was a German poet and officer.-Life:Kleist was born at Zeblin, near Köslin in Farther Pomerania, to the von Kleist family of cavalry leaders...
(1715–1759), German poet and soldier - Franz Kasimir von KleistFranz Kasimir von KleistFranz Casimir von Kleist was a lieutenant general and statesman of Kingdom of Prussia. He stemmed from a long line of poets and generals. Born 25 January 1736 in Stettin, he died on 30 March 1808...
(1738–1808) Prussian General - Franz Alexander von Kleist (1769–1799) Poet
- Friedrich Graf Kleist von NollendorfFriedrich Graf Kleist von NollendorfFriedrich Emil Ferdinand Heinrich Graf Kleist von Nollendorf , born and died in Berlin, was a Prussian field marshal and a member of the old junker family von Kleist....
(1762–1823), Prussian Field Marshal - Heinrich von KleistHeinrich von KleistBernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist was a poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer. The Kleist Prize, a prestigious prize for German literature, is named after him.- Life :...
(1777–1811), German writer- Kleist PrizeKleist PrizeThe Kleist Prize is an annual German literature prize. The prize was first awarded in 1912, on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of the death of Heinrich von Kleist. The Kleist Prize was the most important literary award of the Weimar Republic, but was discontinued in 1933.In 1985 the prize...
, German literary prize named after Heinrich
- Kleist Prize
- Paul Ludwig Ewald von KleistPaul Ludwig Ewald von KleistPaul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist was a leading German field marshal during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords...
(1881–1954), German Field Marshal- Panzer Group Kleist and Army Group von Kleist, parts of the German First Panzer ArmyGerman First Panzer ArmyThe 1st Panzer Army was a German tank army that was a large armoured formation within the Wehrmacht Heer field forces during World War II.-Formation:...
- Panzer Group Kleist and Army Group von Kleist, parts of the German First Panzer Army
- Ewald von Kleist-SchmenzinEwald von Kleist-SchmenzinEwald von Kleist-Schmenzin was a lawyer, a conservative politician, resistance fighter in Nazi Germany and a member of the July 20 Plot.- Biography :...
(1890–1945), conspirator to assassinate Adolf Hitler - Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-SchmenzinEwald-Heinrich von Kleist-SchmenzinEwald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin is a former German Army officer and publisher. A member of the von Kleist family, his parents were active in the German resistance against Adolf Hitler and participated in the July 20 Plot...
(born 1922), conspirator to assassinate Adolf Hitler
Kleist:
- Kleist Sykes, former Tanzanian mayor
- Henry KleistHenry KleistHenry Kleist was a farmer from Rantoul, Wisconsin who served one term as a Socialist state senator.Kleist was born on a farm in the Town of Eaton, Manitowoc. on Sept. 29, 1860. Six years later his parents moved to the Town of Rantoul in Calumet County....
, farmer and Socialist state senator from Rantoul, Wisconsin - Kuupik KleistKuupik KleistJakob Edvard Kuupik Kleist is a Socialist and Left-wing Greenlandic politician. He became the fifth Prime Minister of Greenland in 2009, the first from the Inuit Ataqatigiit political party....
, First Minister elect of Greenland