Preuss
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Preuss or Preuß is a German surname derived from Preussen, the German word for Prussia
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Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
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- Charles PreussCharles PreussGeorge Karl Ludwig Preuss , Anglicized as Charles Preuss, was a surveyor and cartographer who accompanied John C. Fremont on his exploratory expeditions of the American west, including the expedition where he and Fremont were the first to record seeing Lake Tahoe from a mountaintop vantage point as...
(born 1803), surveyor and cartographer on Fremont expeditions in the American West - Christoph PreußChristoph PreußChristoph Preuß is a former German football player.-Early life:Preuß was born in Gießen, Hesse. Raised up in the Hessian town of Linden.-Career:...
(born 1981), German football player - Hugo Preuß (1860-1925), German lawyer and liberal politician
- Josefine PreußJosefine PreußJosefine Preuß is a German actress.Preuß was born in Zehdenick, Brandenburg, Germany, near Berlin. Her breakthrough role was Anna Reichenbach in Schloss Einstein , a broadcast for children, in which she starred from 1999 to 2001...
(born 1986), German actress - Konrad Theodor PreussKonrad Theodor PreussKonrad Theodor Preuss was a German ethnologist.Preuss was born in Preußisch-Eylau and died in Berlin.- Works :* Die geistige Kultur der Naturvölker. Leipzig, 1914...
(1869-1938), German ethnologist - Paul PreussPaul PreussPaul Preuss is an American writer of science fiction and science articles and is a science consultant for film companies. He is perhaps best known for the novels in Arthur C...
(born 1942), American science-fiction author and science consultant for film companies - Paul Preuss (climber)Paul Preuss (climber)Paul Preuss was an Austrian alpinist who achieved recognition for his bold solo ascents and for his advocacy of an ethically "pure" alpinism.-Early years:...
(1816-1913), Austrian mountain climber - Rob Preuss, a member of the band SpoonsSpoons (band)Spoons are a Canadian New Wave new romantic synth pop music group, formed in 1979 in Burlington, Ontario. They recorded several Canadian chart hits between 1982 and 1989, and in 1983, they won Group of the Year at the U-Know awards...
- Myke Preuss, Interactive Creative Development http://waytoogood.ca
See also
- Preus (surname)Preus (surname)-People:*Christian Keyser Preus , American Luther Minister who served as the second President of Luther College.* Herman Amberg Preus , American Lutheran clergyman and key figure in organizing the Norwegian Synod...
- Preuss's MonkeyPreuss's MonkeyPreuss's monkey , also known as Preuss's guenon, is a diurnal primate that lives terrestrially in mountainous forests of eastern Nigeria, western Cameroon and Bioko in Equatorial Guinea. It is sometimes classified as a subspecies of the L'Hoest's monkey Preuss's monkey (Cercopithecus preussi),...
, a diurnal primate - The Preuss School UCSDThe Preuss School UCSDThe Preuss School, Preuss School UCSD, or Preuss Model School is a coeducational college-preparatory charter day school established in 1999 on the University of California, San Diego campus in La Jolla, California, United States...
, a coeducational college-preparatory charter day school established on the University of California, San Diego campus