Wendelin
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Wendelin is a given name or surname, and may refer to:
- Godefroy WendelinGodefroy WendelinGovaert Wendelen was a Flemish astronomer who was born in Herk-de-Stad. He is also known by the Latin name Vendelinus. His name is sometimes given as Godefroy Wendelin; his first name spelt Godefroid or Gottfried.Around 1630 he measured the distance between the Earth and the Sun using the method...
(1580-1667), Flemish astronomer - Saint Wendelin of TrierWendelin of TrierSaint Wendelin or Wendelin of Trier was a hermit and abbot.-Life:There is very little definite information about this saint. His earliest biographies , did not appear until after 1417. The story as told there is that Wendelin was the son of a Scottish king...
(554-617), hermit and abbot - Wendelin WiedekingWendelin WiedekingDr. Wendelin Wiedeking is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of the German car manufacturer, Porsche AG, a post he held from 1993 through July 23, 2009...
(1952- ), German businessman - Wendelin WeißheimerWendelin WeißheimerWendelin Weißheimer was a 19th-century German composer, conductor, essayist, teacher and music writer. Wendelin Weißheimer studied with Franz Liszt and was in close contact with Richard Wagner, Hans von Bülow, Peter Cornelius, Louise Otto-Peters, Ferdinand Lassalle, August Bebel and of many other...
(1838-1910), German classical composer