Grau
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Grau is a German
word meaning "gray" and a Catalan
word meaning "grade". It may refer to:
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
word meaning "gray" and a Catalan
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
word meaning "grade". It may refer to:
- BAP Almirante Grau (CLM-81)BAP Almirante Grau (CLM-81)BAP Almirante Grau ' is a De Zeven Provinciën-class cruiser in service with the Peruvian Navy. Completed for the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1953 as HNLMS De Ruyter , it was acquired by Peru in 1973. Since then, it has served as the fleet flagship of the Peruvian Navy...
, a De Zeven Provinciën class cruiser in service with the Peruvian Navy - Grau Käse, Tyrolean grey cheese
- Grado, ItalyGrado, ItalyGrado is a town and comune in the north-eastern Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located on a peninsula of the Adriatic Sea between Venice and Trieste....
, Grau in the Friulian language - Grau is a German record labelRecord labelIn the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
producing mostly Doom metalDoom metalDoom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
. - GRAU is the Main Agency of Missiles and Artillery of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
People
- Lorenzo Batlle y GrauLorenzo Batlle y GrauLorenzo Cristóbal Manuel Batlle y Grau was the President of Uruguay from 1868–1872.-Family Background and early career:He was the son of a wealthy merchant loyal to the Spanish crown...
, President of Uruguay from 1868–1872 - Joan Carretero i GrauJoan Carretero i GrauJoan Carretero i Grau was born in Tremp in 1955. After having been mayor of Puigcerdà, he became a minister in the Catalan Government.-Education and Professional background:...
, mayor of Puigcerdà and minister in the Catalan Government - Raúl Cubas GrauRaúl Cubas GrauRaúl Alberto Cubas Grau is a Paraguayan politician. He served as the President of Paraguay from 1998 until 1999. He was a member of the Colorado Party...
, President of Paraguay from 1998-1999 - Albin GrauAlbin GrauAlbin Grau was an artist, architect and occultist, and the producer and production designer for F. W. Murnau's Nosferatu...
, artist, architect and occultist - Doris GrauDoris GrauDoris Grau was an American script supervisor, actress, and voice artist from Brooklyn. Shortly after moving to Hollywood in 1940, she began her career with supervising film and television scripts...
, American actress, script supervisor and voice actress - Enrique GrauEnrique GrauEnrique Grau was a Colombian artist, renowned for his depictions of Amerindian and Afro Colombian figures...
, Colombian artist, renowned for his depictions of Amerindian and Afro-Colombian figures - Hugo GrauHugo GrauProfessor Dr. Dr.h.c. Hugo Grau was a German veterinary medicine, anatomist .He was the co-founder of the World Association of Veterinary Anatomists and the European Association of Veterinary Anatomists....
(1899-1984), German biologist - Ramón GrauRamón GrauDr. Ramón Grau San Martín was a Cuban physician and the President of Cuba .-Youth:...
, Cuban revolutionary leader who led a successful student-labor uprising - Shirley Ann GrauShirley Ann GrauShirley Ann Grau Born in New Orleans, her work is set primarily in the Deep South, and explores issues of race and gender. She spent much of her childhood in rural Alabama with her mother. She graduated in 1950 from Newcomb College of Tulane University. Her 1964 saga The Keepers of the House was...
, award-winning American novelist and short story writer - Vicente Grau JuanVicente Grau JuanVicente Grau Juan is a professional Valencian pilota player known as Grau. He plays mainly Escala i corda matches and is one the best mitgers playing for the ValNet company, due to his fast and strong ball-strikes , he has been the first mitger who won the Trofeu Individual Bancaixa, a...
, Valencian pilotari - Miguel Grau SeminarioMiguel Grau SeminarioMiguel María Grau Seminario was a renowned Peruvian naval officer and hero of the Naval Battle of Angamos during the War of the Pacific . He was known as the el Caballero de los Mares for his chivalry and is esteemed by both Peruvians and Chileans...
, renowned Peruvian naval officer and hero of the Naval Battle of Angamos