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2 unusual facts about Adolph


Adolf of Nassau

Adolph, Prince of Nassau-Schaumburg (1629-1676), son of Louis Henry of Nassau-Dillenburg

Adolph, Prince of Nassau-Schaumburg

As a younger son he received only the district of Driedorf from his father's inheritance.


1976 in Rhodesia

Rev, Adolph Schmitt, 65 year old Fr Possenti Weggarten, principal of Regina Mundi Secondary School in Lupane, and Sr Maria Francis van den Berg.

Adolph Coors

Adolph Kuhrs was born in Barmen in Rhenish Prussia on February 4, 1847, the son of Joseph Kuhrs (c.1820–1862) and Helena Hein (c.1820–1862).

Adolph Diesterweg

Friedrich Adolph Wilhelm Diesterweg (born October 29, 1790 in Siegen, died July 7, 1866 in Berlin) was a German educator and thinker who, also a progressive liberal politician, campaigned for the secularization of schools, and is said to be precursory to the reform of pedagogy.

Adolph Douai

Karl Daniel Adolph Douai was born February 22, 1819 in Altenburg, Thuringia in the Duchy of Saxon-Altenburg, the son of a school teacher.

Adolph Ernst Kroeger

Adolph Ernst Kroeger (born Schwabstedt duchy of Schleswig, 28 December 1837; died St. Louis, Missouri, 8 March 1882) was a translator and author who contributed significantly to the understanding of German literature in the United States.

Adolph II of Nassau

Adolph also revoked Mainz's privileges and the status as an Imperial City.

Adolph III, Count of Waldeck

In 1406, Henry published nineteen complaints about Adolph and proposed to have the issue arbitrated by the mayors and councillors from Korbach and Niederwildungen.

It was not until 1421 that Adolph's brother-in-law, Count John II of Ziegenhain, managed to mediate a compromise between the two brothers and theirs sons, Otto III and Wolrad.

Adolph Lewisohn

After meeting Thomas Edison in the 1870s, Adolph pushed the family firm to become involved with copper.

At the age 16 Adolph emigrated to New York City to assist his brothers, Julius and Leonard Lewisohn with the family's mercantile business, Adolph Lewisohn & Son which was named for his father.

Adolph Lincoln Nelson

Adolph Lincoln Nelson was the inventor of the Nelson Bohnalite piston.

Adolph of Cleves, Lord of Ravenstein

In 1463, Adolph inherited Wijnendale Castle, where in 1482 Mary of Burgundy would fall from her horse suffering fatal injuries.

Adolph Rupp Trophy

The Adolph F. Rupp Trophy is administered by the Commonwealth Athletic Club of Kentucky, a non-profit organization with a primary mission of honoring the legacy of University of Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp.

Adolph Strauch

Adolph Strauch (b. August 30, 1822 – 1883) was a renowned landscape architect born in Silesia, Prussia, known particularly for his layout designs of cemeteries like Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio and Graceland Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.

Adolph Tidemand

Adolph Tidemand was born in Mandal, Norway as the son of customs inspector and Storting representative Christen Tidemand (1779–1838) and Johanne Henriette Henrikke Haste (1779–1859).

Adolph Woermann

Adolph Woermann (10 December 1847 in Hamburg – 4 May 1911 in the Grönwohld-Hof near Trittau) was a German merchant, shipowner and politician, who was also instrumental in the establishment of German colonies in Africa.

Adolphus VIII, Count of Holstein

Adolph was only three years old when his father was killed in action against the Ditmarsians in the Battle at Hamme near Heide (today's Schleswig-Holstein), on 4 August 1404.

Arbon Castle

In 1911 the castle was bought by Adolph Saurer, the founder of Adolph Saurer AG.

Arqtiq

Arqtiq: A Story of the Marvels at the North Pole is a feminist utopian adventure novel, published in 1899 by its author, Anna Adolph.

Arturo Riccardi

Born to Adolph Riccardi and Ifigenia Rasini Di Mortigliengo in Pavia, Italy, (although other sources claim Saluzzo), Riccardi entered the Italian military academy to become a successful career soldier.

Bernard VII, Lord of Lippe

In 1444, Bernard VII concluded a treaty with Duke Adolph I of Cleves-Mark, in which he ceded to Adolph a 50% share in the city of Lippstadt, which had been mortgated to Cleves.

Bernhard Hantzsch

Bernhard Adolph Hantzsch (12 January 1875 – June 1911) was a German ornithologist, Arctic researcher, and writer, notable for his discovery of two Icelandic bird subspecies.

Berum Castle

Adolph, the son of Count Gerhard VI of Oldenburg, was held captive at Berum Castle from 1465 to 1481 after Oldenburg had invaded East Frisia.

Boston and Montana Consolidated Copper and Silver Mining Company

Adolph and Leonard Lewisohn were German Jews whose father had established in 1858 an American subsidiary, Lewisohn Brothers, which bought and sold bristles, feathers, hair, metals, and wood.

Comden

A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green, musical revue with a book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green

Blossom Dearie Sings Comden and Green, 1959 album by Blossom Dearie, focusing on the work of lyricists Betty Comden and Adolph Green

Diether von Isenburg

On the night of 28 October 1462 Adolph captured the city of Mainz, killed 400 citizens and had another 400 including Johannes Gutenberg exiled, and revoked its town charter and status as an Imperial City.

Edward Hoffman

Tex Hoffman (Edward Adolph Hoffman, 1893–1947), Major League Baseball 3rd baseman

Hans Rademacher

Hans Adolph Rademacher (3 April 1892, Wandsbeck, now Hamburg-Wandsbek – 7 February 1969, Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA) was a German mathematician, known for work in mathematical analysis and number theory.

Jeanne Zaidel-Rudolph

Zaidel-Rudolph also specialised in piano performance; her teachers included Goldie Zaidel, Philip Levy and Adolph Hallis in South Africa, and John Lill in London.

Judy Spreckels

:Scampering aboard a plane in Los Angeles, impulsive Judy Spreckels, 24, ex-wife of Sugar Daddy Adolph B. Spreckels Jr., was soon in Memphis and the offices of the daily Press-Scimitar.

Katholm Castle

When Adolph Wilhelm Dinesen died in 1876, his oldest son Wentzel Laurentzius Dinesen took over Katholm while Wilhelm later acquired Rungstedlund north of Copenhagen where Karen Blixen was born.

Mão Morta

Since the start of their career, the bands' live concerts became famous for their intensity and dark mood, due to their signature alternative rock sound and the performance of vocalist Adolfo Luxúria Canibal (a pseudonym, meaning Adolph Cannibal Lust), known for occasional onstage theatrics and his growling, half-sung, half-spoken singing style.

Mary Ewing Outerbridge

Her siblings include: Albert Albany Outerbridge; Joseph Outerbridge; August Emelio Outerbridge (1846–January 14, 1921); Harriett Harvey Outerbridge; Alexander Ewing Outerbridge II; Laura Catharine Outerbridge; Adolph John Harvey Outerbridge (1858–May 29, 1928) and Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge, who was the first president of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Neocorus

Johann Adolf Köster (also Johannes Adolph Köster) (c. 1550 – 1630) was a pastor, teacher and historian in Büsum, Germany.

Olaf II of Denmark

He could speak not a single word of Danish and on questioning admitted he was a Prussian who was the son of peasants: Adolph and Margaret from Eger.

Peter Adolph Gad

Peter Adolph Gad was a Danish ophthalmologist who founded the first eye infirmary of São Paulo city, Brazil, at the "Santa Casa de Sao Paulo" hospital, in 1885.

Prince Franz Adolph of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

##Count Karl Victor Adolph of Westarp (b. Grebenstein, 6 April 1796 - d. Hamburg, 4 May 1850); married in Berlin on 23 June 1822 to Baroness Pauline of Müffling (b. Erfurt, 17 November 1803 - d. Potsdam, 15 May 1886).

Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt the first child of Prince Adolph of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, and his wife, Princess Mathilde of Schonburg-Waldenburg, was born at Raben Steinfeld, Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

Riverside Fox Theater

The theater was part of a chain of West Coast theaters built by Abe and Mike Gore, Adolph Ramish, and Sol Lesser.

Salem Fields Cemetery, Brooklyn

Leonard Lewisohn (1847–1902), mining magnate, banker, philanthropist; older brother of Adolph Lewisohn

South African Jews

Benjamin Norden, Simeon Markus, together with a score of others arriving in the early 1830s, were commercial pioneers, especially the Mosenthal brothers—Julius, Adolph (see Aliwal North), and James Mosenthal—who started a major wool industry.

Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton

1) Baroness Henriette Luisa Bentinck (b. in London, 1949–2010), the daughter of Baron Adolph Bentinck and Baroness Gabrielle Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon.

Steinheil

Marguerite "Meg" (Jeanne) Steinheil, Lady (ée) Abinger (1869, Beaucourt - 1954), French woman, married with Adolph

Temple Society of Concord

Rabbi Adolph Guttman, who emigrated to America from Hohenems, Austria, was the first modern Reform rabbi, and he shaped the liturgy and organization for decades to come.

Tom Guerra

Over the years, Guerra has recorded or played with Rick Derringer, The Dirty Bones Blues Band', Max Weinberg, Mark Nomad, Sticky Fingers(for which Tom wrote and arranged original music for the group's debut cd), The Easton Brothers with Muddy Waters bassist Charles Calmese, Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson from The Allman Brothers Band, Second Son, Guitar Shorty, Adolph Jacobs of The Coasters, Kenny Aaronson, and The Delrays, for which he received acclaim from Buddy Guy.

Victor I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

In Birstein on 22 November 1714 Victor Amadeus Adolph married firstly with Charlotte Louise (b. Büdingen, 31 July 1680 - d. Schaumburg, 2 January 1739), daughter of William Maurice, Count of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein.


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