Waldorf
Encyclopedia
People
- William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount AstorWilliam Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount AstorWilliam Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor was a very wealthy American who became a British nobleman. He was a member of the prominent Astor family.-Life in United States:...
(1848-1919), financier and statesman - Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount AstorWaldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor was an American-born British politician and newspaper proprietor.-Early life:...
(1879-1952), businessman and politician
Communities
United States- Waldorf, MarylandWaldorf, MarylandWaldorf, Maryland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Charles County, Maryland, United States. It is south-southeast of Washington, D.C. The population of the census-designated area only was 67,752 at the 2010 census...
- Waldorf, MinnesotaWaldorf, MinnesotaWaldorf is a city in Waseca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 229 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
Germany
- Waldorf, Rhineland-PalatinateWaldorf, Rhineland-PalatinateWaldorf is a municipality belonging to the Verbandsgemeinde Bad Breisig in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. In 2005 Waldorf had 926 inhabitants.- Location :...
- Waldorf, a district in the town of BornheimBornheimBornheim is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the West bank of the Rhine, approx. 10 km north-west of Bonn, 20 km south of Cologne....
, North Rhine-Westphalia - WalldorfWalldorfWalldorf is a town in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis of Baden-Württemberg in Germany.Walldorf is currently probably best known as the city that headquarters the world's third largest software company SAP, but it is also the birthplace of the millionaire John Jacob Astor, at the time of his death the...
, a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Education
- Waldorf education, an educational philosophy
- Waldorf CollegeWaldorf CollegeWaldorf College, located in Forest City, Iowa, is a four-year liberal arts, for-profit college.Founded in 1903, the college was affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America until 2009, when, due to financial problems, the college was sold to for-profit Mayes Education, owner of...
, Forest City, Iowa, United States
Entertainment and culture
- Waldorf (band), techno duo
- Waldorf MusicWaldorf MusicWaldorf Music AG is a German synthesizer company. It was founded on 1 January 2003 to take over the actual business of the Waldorf Electronics GmbH which had become insolvent. Waldorf is best known for its Microwave wavetable synthesizer and Q virtual analogue synthesizer lines.- History :Waldorf...
, manufacturer of music synthesizers in Germany - Waldorf (novel), by James Goldman
- Waldorf saladWaldorf saladA Waldorf salad is a salad traditionally made of fresh apples, celery and walnuts, dressed in mayonnaise, and usually served on a bed of lettuce as an appetizer or a light meal.-History:...
, made with apples and nuts - Waldorf Theatre (New York City), defunct stage theatre in New York City
- Novello TheatreNovello TheatreThe Novello Theatre is a West End theatre on Aldwych, in the City of Westminster.-History:The theatre was built as one of a pair with the Aldwych Theatre on either side of the Waldorf Hotel, both being designed by W. G. R. Sprague. The theatre opened as the Waldorf Theatre on 22 May 1905, and was...
, theatre located in City of Westminster, England that was originally named the Waldorf Theatre
Fictional characters
- Blair WaldorfBlair WaldorfBlair Cornelia Waldorf is the main character of Gossip Girl, introduced in the original series of novels and also appearing in their television and manga adaptations. Described as "a girl of extremes" by creator Cecily von Ziegesar, she is a comical overachiever who possesses both snobbish and...
, character in the popular novel series Gossip Girl, written by Cecily von Ziegesar - Statler and Waldorf, a pair of Muppets