Kluge
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Kluge is a German-derived
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....

 surname. Among German-speakers, it is pronounced "KLOO-guh" and is derived from the German adjective klug (meaning "clever").

Those bearing it include:

  • Friedrich Kluge
    Friedrich Kluge
    Friedrich Kluge is known for the Kluge etymological dictionary of the German language , which was first published in 1883....

     (1856–1926), German linguist
  • Günther von Kluge
    Günther von Kluge
    Günther Adolf Ferdinand “Hans” von Kluge was a German military leader. He was born in Posen into a Prussian military family. Kluge rose to the rank of Field Marshal in the Wehrmacht. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords...

     (1882–1944), German field marshal
  • Manfred Kluge (1928-1971), German composer
  • Walter Kluge
    Walter Kluge
    Walter Kluge was a German luger who competed during the 1930s.He was an active fighter against German fashism and was kill on April, 22nd 1944 in prison in Brandenburg-Goerden. He won six medals at the European luge championships with four golds and two silvers -References:*...

     (fl. 1930s), German luger
  • John Werner Kluge (1914-2010), German-American media entrepreneur & philanthropist
  • Alexander Kluge
    Alexander Kluge
    Alexander Kluge is an author and film director.-Early life, education and early career:Kluge was born in Halberstadt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany....

     (born 1932), German film director and author
  • Alexandra Kluge
    Alexandra Kluge
    Alexandra Kluge is a German actress. and physician.-Filmography:*Abschied von Gestern as Anita*Feuerlöscher E.A. Winterstein...

     (born 1937), German actor
  • H. Jürgen Kluge
    H. Jürgen Kluge
    Heinz-Jürgen Kluge, known as Jürgen Kluge , is a physicist probably best known for the development of ion-storage devices and methods for accurate measurements of nuclear masses.-University of Mainz:...

     (born 1941), German physicist
  • P. F. Kluge
    P. F. Kluge
    Paul Frederick Kluge , commonly known as P. F. Kluge, is a novelist living in Gambier, Ohio.Kluge was raised in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. He graduated from Kenyon College in Gambier in 1964 and teaches creative writing there now...

     (born 1942), German-American author
  • Volker Kluge (born 1944), German journalist
  • Peer Kluge
    Peer Kluge
    Peer Kluge is a professional footballer who plays for FC Schalke 04.-Career:Kluge is a midfielder who previously played for Chemnitzer FC and Borussia Mönchengladbach before signing with 1. FC Nuremberg.-External links:* *...

    (born 1980), German footballer
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