Meissner
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Meißner may refer to:
Meissner, Meißner or Meisner is a German surname and may refer to:
- Hoher MeißnerHoher MeißnerHoher Meissner is a mountain massif with a height of 753.6 m and is located in the Meissner Kaufunger nature park in Hesse, Germany.-Geography:...
, mountain massif in HesseHesseHesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... - MeißnerMeißner, HesseMeißner is a community in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.-Location:Meißner lies at the Krösselberg between the Hoher Meißner and the Werra valley in the Meißner-Kaufunger Wald Nature Park, some 40 km southeast of Kassel and 10 km west of Eschwege.-Neighbouring...
, a community in the district Werra-Meißner-KreisWerra-Meißner-KreisWerra-Meißner is a Kreis in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Göttingen, Eichsfeld, Unstrut-Hainich, Wartburgkreis, district-free Eisenach, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Schwalm-Eder, Kassel.-History:...
, in Hesse, Germany
Meissner, Meißner or Meisner is a German surname and may refer to:
- Alexander MeissnerAlexander MeissnerAlexander Meissner was Austrian engineer and physicist. He was born in Vienna and died in Berlin....
(1883–1958), Austrian engineer and physicist - Andy MeisnerAndy MeisnerAndrew Meisner is a politician from Ferndale, Michigan. He is a former Democratic Party member of the Michigan State House of Representatives. He currently serves as the Oakland County Treasurer, having been elected to this position in 2008.-Early life:While in college, Meisner was an aide to...
(born 1973), American politician - August Gottlieb Meißner (1753-1807), German writer
- Boris MeissnerBoris MeissnerBoris Meissner was a German lawyer and social scientist, specializing in international law and Eastern European history and politics.-Life:...
(1915-2003), German lawyer and social scientist - Bruno MeissnerBruno MeissnerBruno Meissner also Bruno Meißner was a German assyriologist.From 1904 to 1921 Meissner was professor at the University of Breslau, then from 1921 professor of assyriology at the University of Berlin. His main work on Babylonian and Assyrian cuneiform texts appeared in 1920 and 1925 in two volumes...
(1868-1947), German assyriologist - Carl MeissnerCarl MeissnerCarl Daniel Friedrich Meissner was a Swiss botanist.Born in Bern, Switzerland on 1 November 1800, he was christened Meisner but later changed the spelling of his name to Meissner. For most of his 40 year career he was Professor of Botany at University of Basel...
(1800–1874), Swiss botanist- Meisner's Banksia, Australian shrub
- Carl MeissnerMeissner's Latin PhrasebookMeissner’s Latin Phrase-book is a nineteenth century book of phrases in Latin for students of composition or those wanting to learn spoken Latin.-History of the English text:...
(1830-1900), German Latin scholar - Ernst MeisnerErnst MeisnerErnst Meisner is a dancer and choreographer. He trained at the Nationale Ballet Academy in Amsterdam and at the Royal Ballet School in London....
(bor 1982), Dutch dancer and choreographer - Fred MeissnerFred MeissnerFred F. Meissner was an American geologist and engineer who contributed to the fields of Geology, Geophysics, Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Physics, Mining, Economic Geology, and Fishing.-Biography:Meissner was an honored exploration geologist, college professor at...
(1931–2007), American geologist and engineer - Freda Meissner-BlauFreda Meissner-BlauFreda Meissner-Blau is an Austrian politician, activist, and prominent figurehead in the Austrian environmental movement. She was a founder and the federal spokesperson of the Austrian Green Party.-Early life:...
(born 1927), Austrian politician and activist - Georg MeissnerGeorg MeissnerGeorg Meissner was a German anatomist and physiologist born in Hannover.He studied medicine at the University of Göttingen, where he worked closely with Rudolf Wagner . In 1851 he accompanied Wagner and Theodor Billroth on an expedition to Trieste, where he performed scientific studies of torpedo...
(1829–1905), German anatomist and physiologist- Meissner's corpuscleMeissner's corpuscleMeissner's corpuscles are a type of mechanoreceptor. They are a type of nerve ending in the skin that is responsible for sensitivity to light touch. In particular, they have highest sensitivity when sensing vibrations lower than 50 Hertz...
, type of mechanoreceptor - Meissner's plexus, intestinal nerve plexusNerve plexusA nerve plexus is a network of intersecting nerves. Except for the ventral rami of Th2-Th11 nerves, they combine sets of ventral rami of spinal nerves that serve the same area of the body into one large grouped nerve...
- Meissner's corpuscle
- Greg MeisnerGreg MeisnerGregory Paul Meisner is a former American football defensive lineman for the Los Angeles Rams, Kansas City Chiefs and New York Giants of the National Football League....
(born 1959), American football player - Günter MeisnerGünter MeisnerGünter Meisner was a German actor. He is best remembered for his several cinematic portrayals of Adolf Hitler....
(1926-1994), German actor - Hans-Otto MeissnerHans-Otto MeissnerHans-Otto Meissner was a German writer and novelist.The son of prominent German diplomat Otto Meissner, Hans-Otto Meissner studied law at Heidelberg and Trinity College, Cambridge, after which he embarked on a diplomatic career. His postings took him to London, Tokyo, Moscow, and Milan, among...
(1909–1992), German writer and novelist - Heike Meißner, German hurdler and runner
- Heinrich August Meißner (1862-1940), German railway engineer and Ottoman PashaPashaPasha or pascha, formerly bashaw, was a high rank in the Ottoman Empire political system, typically granted to governors, generals and dignitaries. As an honorary title, Pasha, in one of its various ranks, is equivalent to the British title of Lord, and was also one of the highest titles in...
- James MeissnerJames MeissnerMajor James Armand Meissner was a World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories and awarded two Distinguished Service Crosses.-Early life and service:...
(1896-1936), American World War I flying ace - Janusz MeissnerJanusz MeissnerJanusz Meissner was a Polish Air Force pilot, journalist and author.-Life:...
(1901-1978), Polish writer and aviator - Joachim Meisner (1933- ), Cardinal and archbishop of Cologne, Germany
- Jochen MeißnerJochen MeißnerJochen Meißner is a German rower who competed for West Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Stuttgart.In 1968 he won the silver medal in the single sculls event....
(born 1943), German rower - Karl MeissnerKarl MeissnerKarl Wilhelm Meissner was a German-American physicist specializing in hyperfine spectroscopy...
(1891-1959), German-American physicist - Katrin MeißnerKatrin MeißnerKatrin Meißner, last name alternatively spelled as "Meissner", is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who won three medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea...
(born 1973), German swimmer - Kimmie MeissnerKimmie MeissnerKimberly Claire "Kimmie" Meissner is an American figure skater. She is the 2006 World Champion, the 2007 U.S. National Champion, and the 2007 Four Continents Champion...
(1989-), American figure skater - Otto MeißnerOtto MeißnerOtto Meißner was head of the Office of the President of Germany during the entire period of the Weimar Republic under Friedrich Ebert and Paul von Hindenburg and, finally, at the beginning of the Nazi era under Adolf Hitler.-Life:The son of a postal official, Meißner studied law in Strasbourg from...
(1880-1953), head of the Office of the Reich President, Germany - Randy MeisnerRandy MeisnerRandy Herman Meisner is an American musician and songwriter, best known as a founding member of Poco and the Eagles...
(1946-), founder of the band the Eagles and solo artist- Randy Meisner (1978 album)Randy Meisner (1978 album)Randy Meisner is the self-titled debut album by Randy Meisner, released in 1978 .-Track listing:#"Bad Man" Randy Meisner is the self-titled debut album by Randy Meisner, released in 1978 (see 1978 in music).-Track listing:#"Bad Man" Randy Meisner is the self-titled debut album by Randy Meisner,...
, self-titled - Randy Meisner (1982 album)Randy Meisner (1982 album)Randy Meisner is the third album by Randy Meisner, released in 1982 .-Track listing:#"Never Been in Love" - 4:26#"Darkness of the Heart" - 4:18...
, self-titled
- Randy Meisner (1978 album)
- Renate Meißner (born 1950), German sprinter and triple Olympic champion
- Sanford MeisnerSanford MeisnerSanford Meisner , also known as Sandy, was an American actor and acting teacher who developed a form of Method acting that is now known as the Meisner technique....
(1905-1997), American actor and acting coach- Meisner techniqueMeisner techniqueThe Meisner technique is an acting technique developed by the American theatre practitioner Sanford Meisner.Meisner developed this technique after working with Lee Strasberg and Stella Adler at the Group Theatre and as head of the acting program at New York City's Neighborhood Playhouse and...
, an acting technique
- Meisner technique
- Silvio MeißnerSilvio MeißnerSilvio Meißner is a former German football midfielder who played for VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. During his early career, he was often played as a striker or as a defender .-External links:*...
(1973-), German football player - Stan MeissnerStan MeissnerStan Meissner is a Canadian songwriter/composer, recording artist and producer. His career includes hits internationally as well as in both English and French Canada...
(born 1956), Canadian songwriter/composer - Verne MeisnerVerne MeisnerLaVerne Donald "Verne" Meisner was an American polka musician born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and raised in Whitewater, Wisconsin. He was inducted into five halls of fame, including the International Polka Association Hall of Fame as a "Living Legend" in 1989...
(1938-2005), American polka musician - Walther MeißnerWalther MeißnerFritz Walther Meißner was a German technical physicist.Meissner was born in Berlin to Waldemar Meissner and Johanna Greger. He studied mechanical engineering and physics at the Technical University of Berlin, his doctoral supervisor being Max Planck...
(1882–1974), German technical physicist- Meissner effectMeissner effectThe Meissner effect is the expulsion of a magnetic field from a superconductor during its transition to the superconducting state. The German physicists Walther Meissner and Robert Ochsenfeld discovered the phenomenon in 1933 by measuring the magnetic field distribution outside superconducting tin...
, decay of a magnetic field inside a superconductor
- Meissner effect