Kerner
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Kerner is a surname. Notable people and organizations bearing this name include:
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In literature:
- Elizabeth KernerElizabeth KernerElizabeth Kerner is a fantasy writer. She is the author of Song in the Silence, The Lesser Kindred, and Redeeming the Lost, the initial trilogy of a series based upon humans re-establishing contact with dragons, who fled mortal lands thousands of years ago for reasons unknown.An American by birth,...
, fantasy author - Justinus KernerJustinus KernerJustinus Andreas Christian Kerner was a German poet and medical writer.-Life:He was born at Ludwigsburg in Württemberg...
(1786–1862), a German lyric poet of the Swabian school
In politics:
- Otto Kerner, Jr.Otto Kerner, Jr.Otto Kerner, Jr. was the 33rd Governor of Illinois from 1961 to 1968. He is best known for chairing the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders and for accepting bribes....
(1908–1976), Illinois Governor and judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit - Otto Kerner, Sr.Otto Kerner, Sr.Otto Kerner, Sr. was a Democratic Illinois Attorney General and a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. His son, Otto Kerner, Jr., was twice elected Democratic governor of Illinois, serving from 1961 to 1968 and also served as a judge on the Seventh Circuit, from...
(1884–1952), an Illinois Attorney General and judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit - Kerner CommissionKerner CommissionThe National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, known as the Kerner Commission after its chair, Governor Otto Kerner, Jr. of Illinois, was an 11-member commission established by President Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate the causes of the 1967 race riots in the United States and to provide...
, established in 1967 by President Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate the causes of race riots in the United States
In entertainment and media:
- Debby Kerner, American singer
- NenaNenaGabriele Susanne Kerner , better known by her stage name Nena, is a German singer and actress. She rose to international fame in 1983 with the New German Wave song "99 Luftballons". In 1984, she re-recorded this song in English as "99 Red Balloons". Nena was also the name of the band with whom she...
(Gabriele Susanne Kerner), German singer who became famous with the New German Wave songs "Nur geträumt" and "99 Luftballons" - Jordan KernerJordan KernerJordan Kerner is an American film producer, who was born on February 5, 1950 in Los Angeles, California.- Biography :Kerner began his undergraduate studies at the University of Southern California. He subsequently transferred to Stanford University where he graduated in 1972 with distinction and...
, film producer - KernerFX, a motion picture visual effects company
- Kerner OpticalKerner OpticalKerner Optical, also known as KernerFX, is a practical visual effects company based in San Rafael, California. The company was formerly a division of George Lucas's Industrial Light & Magic and was spun off in 2006. "Kerner Co" was the "ghost name" for ILM prior to the company's relocation to the...
, special effects company - Avnet–Kerner Productions, film production company
- Johannes B. KernerJohannes B. KernerJohannes Baptist Kerner is a German TV personality best known as a sportscaster.Kerner was raised in Hersel, Germany in a Catholic household...
, German television broadcaster
In sports:
- Jonathan KernerJonathan KernerJonathan Kerner is an American professional basketball player.The 6'11" center attended East Carolina University and Florida State University. He played one game for the NBA's Orlando Magic in 1999 and for the Hitachi Sunrockers of the Japanese league from 2004–2005.-External links:*** @...
, American basketball player - Marlon KernerMarlon KernerMarlon Lavalle Kerner is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 1995 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State....
, American football player
In science and mathematics:
- Boris KernerBoris KernerBoris S. Kerner is the pioneer of the much-discussed three-phase traffic theory.- Life and work :Boris S. Kerner is a leading expert in intelligent transportation systems and in the theory of pattern formation in dissipative physical, chemical, biological systems. He was born in Moscow, Soviet...
, German physicist - Durand–Kerner method, root-finding algorithm for solving polynomial equations in numerical analysis
- Anton Kerner von MarilaunAnton Kerner von MarilaunAnton Kerner von Marilaun was an Austrian botanist and professor at the University of Vienna.-Career:Kerner was born in Mautern, Lower Austria, and studied medicine in Vienna followed by an education in natural history, for which he carried out phytosociologic studies in Central Europe...
, Austrian botanist
In other fields:
- Ian KernerIan KernerIan Kerner, FAACS, is an American sex counsellor and author.-Motivation:Called "The Sex-Doctor to Generations X & Y," Kerner's journey to counseling professionally grew out of his own personal battle with sexual orientation and his desire to help others....
, American sex counselor