Leitner
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Leitner is a German and Austrian surname
. It may refer to:
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 may refer to:
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- Alan LeitnerAlan LeitnerAlan Leitner is an American abstract artist. He was born in 1947 in an ethnically diverse section of Los Angeles. Alan was the middle of three children in a Jewish family. He received his B.S. in art in 1971 from Woodbury University in Los Angeles, where he met his first wife who wanted to move...
(born 1947), Jewish American artist - Aloysius LeitnerAloysius LeitnerAloysius Leitner served in the United States Marine Corps during World War I. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross and Distinguished Service Cross.His Navy Cross citation reads:His Distinguished Service Cross citation reads:...
, the United States Marine Corps - Anton G. Leitner (born 1961), German writer and publisher :de:Anton G. Leitner
- Birgit Leitner (born 1981), Austrian female footballer :de:Birgit Leitner
- George Michael "Dummy" LeitnerDummy LeitnerGeorge Michael "Dummy" Leitner was a pitcher in Major League Baseball for two seasons. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Giants in 1901 and the Cleveland Bronchos and Chicago White Sox in 1902....
(1872–1960), a Major League Baseball pitcher
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- Edo Leitner (1907–1991), German graphic artist :de:Edo Leitner
- Elisabeth Leitner (born 1948), Austrian female politician (ÖVPOVPOVP is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:*The Office of the Vice President of the United States*The Office of the Vice President of the Philippines*OVP , a light sub-machine gun developed in Italy...
) :de:Elisabeth Leitner - Erika LeitnerErika LeitnerErika Leitner was an Italian luger who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. She won the bronze medal in the women's singles at the 1960 FIL World Luge Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany....
, Italian (ethnic Austrian) luger
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- Ferdinand LeitnerFerdinand LeitnerFerdinand Leitner was a German conductor. Leitner studied under Franz Schreker, Julius Prüwer, Artur Schnabel and Karl Muck. He also was a composition student with Robert Kahn. Starting as a pianist, through the help of Fritz Busch, he became a conductor in the 1930s...
(1912, Berlin - 1996, Zürich), German conductor - Florian Leitner (born 1988), Austrian footballer :de:Florian Leitner
- Franz LeitnerFranz LeitnerFranz Leitner is a former Austrian motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the 1995 Speedway Grand Prix of Austria. He is a only Austrian who rode in Speedway Grand Prix series.- Speedway Grand Prix results :- World Championships :...
(1918–2005), Austrian politician - Friedrich LeitnerFriedrich LeitnerFriedrich Leitner was a German economist.He taught at Humbold University Berlin.Konrad Mellerowicz studied unter Leitner, then co-worked, and finally succeeded him in 1938.- Literary works :...
(1874–1945), German economist
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- Gottlieb Wilhelm LeitnerGottlieb Wilhelm LeitnerGottlieb Wilhelm Leitner or Gottlieb William Leitner M.A.,Ph.D.,L.L.D.,D.O.L. was an Anglo-Hungarian orientalist.-Early life and education:...
, Jewish Hungarian-English orientalistOriental studiesOriental studies is the academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology; in recent years the subject has often been turned into the newer terms of Asian studies and Middle Eastern studies...
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- Jan LeitnerJan LeitnerJan Leitner is a retired long jumper who represented Czechoslovakia. His greatest achievements were gold medals at the European Indoor and World Indoor Championships in 1984 and 1985.- Major achievements :...
(born 1953, Znojmo), Czech athlete - Jiří Leitner (cs)
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- Karl LeitnerKarl LeitnerKarl Leitner is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he was eliminated in the repechages of the K-1 4 x 500 m event.-References:*...
(born 1937), an Austrian sprint canoer - Karl Gottfried Ritter von LeitnerKarl Gottfried Ritter von LeitnerKarl Gottfried Ritter von Leitner was an Austrian-born author and publicist from Graz, Styria, Austria....
(1800, Graz - 1890), Austrian writer
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- Ludwig "Luggi" LeitnerLudwig LeitnerLudwig Leitner is a retired West German alpine ski racer and world champion, born in Mittelberg, Austria.Leitner became a world champion in the combined event in Innsbruck in 1964. He earned world championship bronze medals in the combined event 1962 and 1966.Leitner competed at the 1960 Winter...
(born 1940, Mittelberg, KleinwalsertalKleinwalsertalKleinwalsertal is a part of Austria, but only accessible from Germany to the north, and thus is an Austrian "practical exclave" or "pene-exclave". Prior to Austria joining the European Union, the area had tax-free status....
), Austrian-German Skirennläufer
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- Michaela Gerg-LeitnerMichaela Gerg-LeitnerMichaela Gerg-Leitner is a retired German alpine skier.- World Cup victories :-External links:* - Results - Michaela Gerg-Leitner...
(born 1965, LenggriesLenggriesLenggries is a municipality in Bavaria, Germany. Lenggries is the center of the Isarwinkel, the region along the Isar between Bad Tölz and Wallgau...
), a German alpine skier. World Cup victories|!: Date! - Miroslav LeitnerMiroslav LeitnerMiroslav Leitner is a Slovakian ski mountaineer and has been member of the SSA national squad since 1992. Until the split of Czechoslovakia in 1993, he ran for the Czechoslovac team.Leitner was born in Brezno...
(born 1966, Brezno), Slovak ski mountaineer
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- Nitsana Darshan-LeitnerNitsana Darshan-LeitnerNitsana Darshan-Leitner is a controversial Israeli lawyer, Human rights activist and founder of Shurat Hadin Israeli Law Center. She is known for her legal activism, especially campaigns to sue terror organizations and terrorists on behalf of victims...
(born ?, Petah Tikva), an Israeli lawyer, human rights activist
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- Sebastian LeitnerSebastian LeitnerSebastian Leitner was a German commentator and science popularizer.As a student in Vienna, he was briefly kept in custody by the Nazis in 1938 because of his opposition against the annexation of Austria into Greater Germany. Later he moved to Frankfurt to study law, but he was recruited by the...
(1919, Salzburg - 1989), Austrian-German science popularizer, journalist and author; eponym of the Leitner SystemLeitner systemThe Leitner system is a widely used method to efficiently use flashcards that was proposed by the German science journalist Sebastian Leitner in the 1970s... - Shim'on Leitner, chazzan
- Stuart Leitner, M.D. (born 1953), American medical oncologist
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- Tammy LeitnerTammy LeitnerTammy Leitner is an investigative TV reporter and former reality television contestant.Leitner graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a bachelor's degree in English, before eventually completing her master's degree in journalism from Boston University in Massachusetts...
(born 1972), U.S. journalist and reality television contestant - Thea LeitnerThea LeitnerThea Leitner is an Austrian author and journalist. She has written numerous books for young people and was decorated, in May, 2003 for service to Vienna with the "Silbernes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um das Land Wien" .She was the wife of German commentator and science popularizer Sebastian...
(born 1921, Vienna), Austrian authoress and journalist - Ted LeitnerTed LeitnerTed Leitner is a former KFMB News 8 sportscaster and current radio play-by-play announcer for the San Diego Padres and San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball. He is also a former host on KFMB radio in San Diego. Due to a hectic schedule, he left KFMB just three days shy of his 25th anniversary at...
, U.S. sportscaster
- Vladimír LeitnerVladimír LeitnerVladimir Leitner is a Slovak football defender who currently plays for the Slovak Corgoň Liga club MŠK Žilina. Leitner played 25 international games for Slovakia and scored one goal.-Žilina:*Corgoň Liga: 2006–07, 2009–10...
(born 1974, Žilina), Slovak footballer
Leytner
- Nikolaus Leytner (born 1957, Graz), Austrian film director :de:Nikolaus Leytner
Laitner
- Andreas von Laitner, see Mährisches Dragoner-Regiment „Friedrich Franz IV. Großherzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin“ Nr. 6
Leittner
- Abraham Leuthner (Leittner, Leidner, Leutner) von Grundt (c. 1639, Wildstein bei Pilsen - 1701, Prague), a 17th-century Bohemian artist, master builder
Lejtner
- Aleksandr (Aleksandrovich) Leitner (ru)
See also
- Leitner GroupLeitner GroupLeitner Group is an Italian conglomerate, based in the province of South Tyrol, that owns and runs several industrial and equipment companies....
, a South Tyrolese-Italian conglomerate- Leitner-Poma of AmericaLeitner-PomaLeitner-Poma of America is a North American aerial lift manufacturer based in Grand Junction, Colorado. It is the North American subsidiary of French-based Poma, which is owned by the Italian company Leitner Technologies, part of the Leitner Group. The North American company was formed in 2000 when...
, a North American aerial lift manufacturer based in Grand Junction, Colorado
- Leitner-Poma of America
- The Leitner systemLeitner systemThe Leitner system is a widely used method to efficiently use flashcards that was proposed by the German science journalist Sebastian Leitner in the 1970s...
, named after Sebastian Leitner - Leitner study methodSpaced repetitionSpaced repetition is a learning technique that incorporates increasing intervals of time between subsequent review of previously learned material; this exploits the psychological spacing effect...
- Leitner Family ObservatoryYale Student ObservatoryThe Yale Student Observatory, also known as the Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium, is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Yale University. It is located in Farnham Memorial Gardens near the corner of Edwards and Prospect Streets, New Haven, Connecticut .The observatory is...
(aka The Yale Student Observatory) - Leitner CreekLeitner CreekLeitner Creek is a tributary of the upper Mississippi River. It rises in the bluffs overlooking the gorge of the Mississippi in east central Crawford County, Wisconsin, north of Prairie du Chien, entering the river just behind Lock and Dam No. 10.-Sources:...
, a small tributary of the Upper Mississippi River
- LeiteLeiteLeite is a Portuguese surname that may refer to:* Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, better known as Kaká, a Brazilian football player currently plays for Milan....