Gustav Adolf
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- Gustavus Adolphus of SwedenGustavus Adolphus of SwedenGustav II Adolf has been widely known in English by his Latinized name Gustavus Adolphus Magnus and variously in historical writings also as Gustavus, or Gustavus the Great, or Gustav Adolph the Great,...
(1594–1632), or Gustaf II Adolf, King of Sweden 1611–1632 - Gustaf IV Adolf of Sweden (1778–1837), King of Sweden 1792–1809
- Gustaf VI Adolf of SwedenGustaf VI Adolf of SwedenGustaf VI Adolf - Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf - was King of Sweden from October 29, 1950 until his death. His official title was King of Sweden, of the Goths and of the Wends. He was the eldest son of King Gustaf V and his wife Victoria of Baden...
(1882–1973), King of Sweden 1950–1973 - Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of VästerbottenPrince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of VästerbottenPrince Gustaf Adolf Oscar Fredrik Arthur Edmund, Duke of Västerbotten was Duke of West Bothnia and the eldest son of Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife Princess Margaret of Connaught...
(1906–1947), son of Gustaf VI Adolf, father of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
- Gustaf Adolf LewenhauptGustaf Adolf LewenhauptCount Gustaf Adolf Levenhaupt was a Swedish soldier and statesman.-Biography:He was appointed Major General in 1645, Privy Councilor in 1650, General in 1651, Field Marshal, in 1655 and Governor General of Riga, in 1656. In the Thirty Years' War he commanded troops at the Battle of Breitenfeld ,...
(1619–1656), Swedish soldier and statesman. - Gustav Adolf BergenrothGustav Adolf BergenrothGustav Adolf Bergenroth was a German historian. Bergenroth held a State office, but was dismissed and exiled because of his sympathy with the revolutionary movement of 1848. He came to England to collect materials for a history of the Tudors...
(1813–1869), German historian - Gustav Adolf DeissmannGustav Adolf DeissmannGustav Adolf Deissmann was a German Protestant theologian, best known for his leading work on the Greek language used in the New Testament, which he showed was the koine, or commonly used tongue of the Hellenistic world of that time.-Life:Deissmann was professor of theology at the Ruprecht Karl...
(1866–1937), German Protestant theologian - Gustav Adolf Fischer (1848–1886), German explorer of Africa
- Gustav Adolf MichaelisGustav Adolf MichaelisGustav Adolf Michaelis was a German obstetrician who was a native of Kiel. He studied medicine in Göttingen under surgeon Konrad Johann Martin Langenbeck and obstetrician Friedrich Benjamin Osiander , and later was director of the Obstetric Hospital and the School of Midwifery at Kiel...
(1798–1848), German obstetrician - Gustav Adolf ScheelGustav Adolf ScheelGustav Adolf Scheel was a German physician and "multifunctionary" in the time of the Third Reich...
(1907–1979), German physician and commander of the Sicherheitspolizei in the Third Reich - Gustav-Adolf SchurGustav-Adolf SchurGustav-Adolf "Täve" Schur is a former German cyclist and one of the most popular sportspeople in East Germany. He was the first German to win the amateur competition of the World Cycling Championships and the Peace Race...
(born 1931), former German cyclist - Gustav Adolf Steengracht von MoylandGustav Adolf Steengracht von MoylandGustav Adolf Baron Steengracht von Moyland was a German diplomat and politician of Dutch descent, who served as Nazi Germany's Secretary of State at the Foreign Office from 1943 to 1945.-Early life:...
(1902–1969), German diplomat and politician - Gustav Adolf von GötzenGustav Adolf von GötzenCount Gustav Adolf von Götzen was a German explorer and Governor of German East Africa. He was the second European to set foot in Rwanda, after Dr Oscar Baumann, and later presided over the bloody quashing of the Maji Maji Rebellion in what is now Tanzania.- Early life :Götzen studied law at the...
(1866–1910), German explorer and Governor of German East Africa - Gustav-Adolf von ZangenGustav-Adolf von ZangenGustav-Adolf von Zangen was a German general and the commander of the German 15th Army in the Netherlands in 1944 during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
(1892–1964), German general and commander of the German 15th Army - Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-GüstrowGustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-GüstrowGustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg [-Güstrow] was the last ruler of Mecklenburg-Güstrow from 1636 until his death and last Lutheran Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Ratzeburg from 1636 to 1648.-Life:...
(1633–1695), last ruler of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
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- Gustav Adolf Grammar SchoolGustav Adolf Grammar SchoolThe Gustav Adolf Lyceum or Gustav Adolf Gymnasium , in Tallinn, Estonia, was established in 1631 by the Swedish king Gustav II Adolf and is one of the oldest extant secondary schools in Europe. Throughout centuries the school has survived as an educational institution regardless of the upheavals in...
, in Tallinn, Estonia - Gustav Adolf Stave ChurchGustav Adolf stave churchThe Protestant Gustav Adolf Stave Church is a stave church situated in Hahnenklee, in the Harz region, Germany....
, in Hahnenklee, Harz, Germany - Gustav-Adolf-Straße (Nuremberg U-Bahn)Gustav-Adolf-Straße (Nuremberg U-Bahn)Gustav-Adolf-Straße is a Nuremberg U-Bahn station, located on the U3. Named for the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus...
, metro station in Nuremberg, Germany - Gustav Adolfs torg, Stockholm, a public square in Stockholm, Sweden
- Gustavus Adolphus CollegeGustavus Adolphus CollegeGustavus Adolphus College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in St. Peter, Minnesota, United States. A coeducational, four-year, residential institution, it was founded in 1862 by Swedish Americans. To this day the school is firmly...
in St. Peter, Minnesota, United States - Royal Gustavus Adolphus AcademyRoyal Gustavus Adolphus AcademyThe Royal Gustavus Adolphus Academy in Uppsala is one of 18 Swedish royal academies and dedicated to the study of Swedish folklore. The name is often expanded to Kungl...
, in Uppsala, Sweden