Merkel
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- Angela MerkelAngela MerkelAngela Dorothea Merkel is the current Chancellor of Germany . Merkel, elected to the Bundestag from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, has been the chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union since 2000, and chairwoman of the CDU-CSU parliamentary coalition from 2002 to 2005.From 2005 to 2009 she led a...
(born 1954), the current Chancellor of Germany - Alexander MerkelAlexander MerkelAlexander Merkel is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Genoa.- Early career :Born in Kazakhstan to Russian parents of German ancestry, Merkel moved to Germany with them in 1998, aged 6...
(born 1992), German footballer - Charles Emanuel Merkel, (1872-1955), American inventor, manufacturer
- Crawford MerkelCrawford MerkelCrawford Merkel is an American bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He finished fourth in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.-References:** - p. 414....
, American bobsledder - Earl MerkelEarl MerkelEarl Merkel is an American novelist, journalist and freelance writer, and radio talk show host whose works have appeared in a variety of general-circulation, speciality and corporate publications....
(born 1955), American writer - Fred MerkelFred MerkelFred Merkel is an American former motorcycle road racer and two-time Superbike world champion....
(born 1962), American motorcycle road racer - Friedrich Sigmund MerkelFriedrich Sigmund MerkelFriedrich Sigmund Merkel was a leading German anatomist and histopathologist of the late 19th century. In 1875 he provided the first full description of Tastzellen which occur in the skin of all vertebrates. They were subsequently given the eponym Merkel cells in 1878 by Robert Bonnet .Merkel was...
(1845–1919), German anatomist - Garlieb MerkelGarlieb MerkelGarlieb Helwig Merkel was a Baltic German writer and activist and an early Estophile and Lettophile....
(1769–1850), Baltic German writer and activist - Günther MerkelGünther MerkelGünther Merkel is an East German slalom canoer who competed from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds and a silver .-References:*...
, East German slalom canoer - Gustav MerkelGustav MerkelGustav Merkel was a German organist and composer.Having been given some lessons by Schumann in his youth , Merkel spent most of his career in Dresden, concentrating on organ-playing from 1858...
(1827–1885), German composer - Harry MerkelHarry MerkelHarry Erich Merkel was a racing driver from Germany. His single entry to a World Championship Formula One event was at the 1952 German Grand Prix, sharing one of Willi Krakau's cars, a BMW-Eigenbau. He did not qualify, failing to set a time.-Complete World Championship Formula One...
(1918–1995), German racecar driver - Jim MerkelJim MerkelJim Merkel is an American author, volunteer, and engineer who moved from involvement in the military industry to advocating simple living...
(born 1957), American environmental activist and engineer - Manfred MerkelManfred MerkelManfred Merkel is an East German slalom canoer who competed from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. He won seven gold medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships ....
, East German slalom canoer - Max MerkelMax MerkelMaximilian Merkel was an Austrian football player and coach. The former Rapid player featured twice in a national team...
(1918–2006), Austrian footballer and football manager - Oliver MerkelOliver MerkelOliver Merkel is a German footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Dynamo Dresden. He made his debut in a 3. Liga match against SpVgg Unterhaching in April 2010, coming on as a substitute for Halil Savran.-External links:*...
(born 1991), German footballer - Philip MerkelPhilipp MerklePhilipp Merkle, also known as Philip Merkle and Philip Merkel, was a prominent German-American Freethinker and preacher in New York in the nineteenth century who was active as a Masonic leader and also co-founded two influential German-American fraternal societies, one of which...
(1811–1899; better known as Philipp Merkle), German-American Freethinker and preacher - Reiner MerkelReiner MerkelReiner Merkel was a German manager, photographer and CEO of German Press Agency Picture Alliance.Merkel studied at Justus Liebig University Giessen. After working for the "Deutscher Sportbund in Hesse" he became head of dpa's picture services Deutsche Presse-Agentur , a well-known news agency...
(1952–2007), German photojournalist - Therese MerkelTherese MerkelEva Therese Margaretha Merkel also known as "Tess Merkel" is a Swedish singer who is one of the original members of the pop group Alcazar. Tess started her career in a number of musicals, she soon landed the job as a showgirl on Wallmans salonger in 1991...
(born 1970), member of the Swedish band Alcazar - Una MerkelUna MerkelUna Merkel was an American Tony Award-winning stage and film actress.-Life and career:Una Merkel was born in Covington, Kentucky, and grew up in Philadelphia and New York City. She bore a resemblance to actress Lillian Gish and began her career as a stand-in for Gish, most notably in the 1928...
(1903–1986), American actress
Others
- Merkel cellMerkel cellMerkel cells or Merkel-Ranvier cells are oval receptor cells found in the skin of vertebrates that have synaptic contacts with somatosensory afferents. They are associated with the sense of light touch discrimination of shapes and textures. They can turn malignant and form the skin tumor known as...
s in the skin - Merkel cell carcinomaMerkel cell cancerMerkel cell carcinoma Merkel cell carcinoma Merkel cell carcinoma (also known as a "Cutaneous apudoma," "Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin," "Primary small cell carcinoma of the skin," and "Trabecular carcinoma of the skin"...
, a rare type of cancer - Merkel nerve endingMerkel nerve endingMerkel nerve endings are mechanoreceptors found in the skin and mucosa of vertebrates that provide touch information to the brain. The information they provide are those regarding pressure and texture. Each ending consists of a Merkel cell in close apposition with an enlarged nerve terminal...
s, a type of slowly adapting mechanoreceptor in the skin - Merkel Company, a German rifle manufacturer
- Merkel (motorcycle), an early American motorcycle manufacturer