Wertheim
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Wertheim may refer to:
Wertheim is a German Christian family and Ashkenazi
Jewish surname originated from Wertheim or Wertheim County. It may refer to:
- Wertheim vacuum cleanerWertheim vacuum cleanerWertheim is a brand of domestic vacuum cleaners and floor care products.The Wertheim brand name is owned by Godfreys and sold in Australia and New Zealand exclusively through Godfreys.- History of Wertheim in Australia :...
, a brand of vacuum cleanerVacuum cleanerA vacuum cleaner, commonly referred to as a "vacuum," is a device that uses an air pump to create a partial vacuum to suck up dust and dirt, usually from floors, and optionally from other surfaces as well. The dirt is collected by either a dustbag or a cyclone for later disposal... - Wertheim am MainWertheim am MainWertheim is a town in southwestern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of 24,202. It is located on the confluence of the rivers Tauber and Main.It is known for its wine, castle and medieval town centre.-Geography:...
, Baden-Württemberg, Germany - Wertheim (department store)Wertheim (department store)Wertheim was a large department store chain in pre-WWII Germany. It was founded by Georg Wertheim and operated four stores in Berlin, one in Rostock, one in Stralsund , and one in Breslau....
, a chain of German department stores. The Wertheim group was founded by Georg WertheimGeorg WertheimGeorg Wertheim was a German merchant and founder of the popular Wertheim chain of department stores.Wertheim grew up in Stralsund... - Wertheim's hysterectomyHysterectomyA hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus, usually performed by a gynecologist. Hysterectomy may be total or partial...
, with excision of the entire uterus, the connective tissue and lymph nodes close to it, Fallopian tubes, ovaries, and the upper part of the vagina. - Wertheim PianoWertheim PianoWertheim is an Australian brand of pianos, formerly produced in Richmond, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Around 18,000 upright pianos were made in Melbourne between 1908 and 1935, they were designed for the south-eastern Australian climate and were a popular all-purpose piano.They were used in a...
, an AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n brand of piano - The Wertheim National Wildlife RefugeWertheim National Wildlife RefugeThe Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge is located on the south shore of Long Island and is one of the undeveloped estuary systems on Long Island. Its main purpose was to organize the refuge so it would protect the Carmans River Estuary for all migratory birds. Wertheim hosts a variety of habitats...
, a protected wetlands on Long IslandLong IslandLong Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
, New York
Wertheim is a German Christian family and Ashkenazi
Ashkenazi Jews
Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim , are the Jews descended from the medieval Jewish communities along the Rhine in Germany from Alsace in the south to the Rhineland in the north. Ashkenaz is the medieval Hebrew name for this region and thus for Germany...
Jewish surname originated from Wertheim or Wertheim County. It may refer to:
- Georg WertheimGeorg WertheimGeorg Wertheim was a German merchant and founder of the popular Wertheim chain of department stores.Wertheim grew up in Stralsund...
(1857–1939), German merchant - Guillame Wertheim, see Wiedemann effectWiedemann effectThe twisting of a ferromagnetic rod through which an electric current is flowing when the rod is placed in a longitudinal magnetic field. It was discovered by the German physicist Gustav Wiedemann in 1858...
- Hubertus Prinz zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1906–1984), German writer, journalist, politician
- Lucy WertheimLucy WertheimLucy Carrington Wertheim was a British Gallery owner who founded the Twenties Group of "English artists in their twenties" in 1930 and was Christopher Wood's main patron before his death....
(1883–1971), English art dealer - Margaret WertheimMargaret WertheimMargaret Wertheim is a science writer and the author of books on the cultural history of physics.Wertheim is the author of three books that collectively consider the role of theoretical physics in the cultural landscape of modern Western society. The first, Pythagoras' Trousers , is a history of...
(b. 1958, Brisbane), Australian international science writer and commentator