Münch
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Münch is a surname, and may refer to:
Or to individuals:
- Münch (family lineage)Münch (family lineage)The history of the dynasty of the family Münch unfolded within a period of about three hundred years, between 1200 and 1500 AD. During this time the Münchs were one of the most influential family lineages in Basel.- Official seal of genital :...
(Basler Family Name) then later Münch von Münchenstein, Münch von Münchsberg and Münch von Landskron (Swiss aristocracy/Ritter (mittelhochdeutsch: Reiter, lat. eques, franz. chevalier, engl. knight, ital. cavaliere, span. caballero, slaw. vitez, vityaz, ungar. vitéz)) between the years 1185 and 1759. - Münch (motorcycles)Münch (motorcycles)The Münch was a German motorcycle manufacturer.They produced between 1966 and 1980. Using a URS engine, they won the 1971 World Sidecar Championship.-Literature:...
a small German motorbike factory (between 1967 and 1976), founded by Friedel Münch.
Or to individuals:
- Aloisius Joseph MuenchAloisius Joseph MuenchAloisius Joseph Muench was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Fargo from 1935 to 1959, and as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany from 1951 to 1959...
(1889–1962), cardinal prominent in post-war Germany - Burkhard VII. MünchBurkhard VII. MünchBurkhard VII. Münch was a knight and life peer, a renowned late member of the Landskron branch of the Münch family. He achieved sad reputation after the Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs....
(† 29. August 1444) was a knight and life peer - Charles MünchCharles MünchCharles Munch was an Alsatian symphonic conductor and violinist. Noted for his mastery of the French orchestral repertoire, he is best known as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.-Biography:...
(1891–1968), a French-born conductor known especially for his interpretations of Brahms, Debussy, and Ravel - Eligius Franz Joseph von Münch-Bellinghausen (1806–1871), an Austrian playwright
- Friedrich MünchFriedrich MünchFriedrich Münch was a German-American Rationalist, winemaker, Missouri State Senator, and prolific author for German emigrants, beginning in the 1830s....
(1799-1881), a German-American Rationalist, winemaker, Missouri State Senator and prolific author for German emigrants - Hans MünchHans MünchHans-Wilhelm Münch was a German citizen and Nazi Party member who, during World War II, worked as a SS physician at the Auschwitz concentration camp in Nazi occupied Poland from 1943 to 1945. He was the only person acquitted of war crimes at the 1947 Auschwitz trials in Kraków...
, an SS doctor acquitted in the Auschwitz trials - Hartung MünchHartung MünchHartung Münch von Landskron was bishop of Basel from 1325 to 1328.-Early life:Hartung Münch was born about 1265, son of the Mayor of Basel Heinrich I...
(1265–1332), Bishop of Basel from 1325 to 1328 - Richard MünchRichard MünchRichard Heinrich Ludwig Münch , better known as Richard Münch, was a German actor, best known for portraying Alfred Jodl in Patton...
, a German actor - Werner MünchWerner MünchDr. Werner Münch is a German politician . After the reunification of Germany he moved to Saxony-Anhalt where he became the first Financial Minister of this state since refounding of same after the reunification under the first Minister-President Gerd Gies...
, a German politician