Köhler
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Köhler is a German surname and may refer to:
- August KöhlerAugust KöhlerAugust Karl Johann Valentin Köhler was a German professor and early staff member of Carl Zeiss AG in Jena, Germany. He is best known for his development of the microscopy technique of Köhler illumination, an important principle in optimizing microscopic resolution power by evenly illuminating the...
, microscopist and inventor of the Köhler illuminationKöhler illuminationKöhler illumination is a method of specimen illumination used for transmitted and reflected light optical microscopy. Köhler illumination acts to generate an extremely even illumination of the sample and ensures that an image of the illumination source is not visible in the resulting image... - Benjamin KöhlerBenjamin KöhlerBenjamin Köhler is a German footballer playing with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2. Bundesliga. Köhler, who is left-footed, can play flexibly on all offensive positions but often finds himself on the left wing....
, football player - Ernesto KöhlerErnesto KöhlerErnesto Köhler was a flautist and composer. He was taught the flute by his father, Venceslau Joseph Köhler, who was the first flute of the Duke of Modena's orchestra....
, flute player and composer - Eva KöhlerEva Köhler' is the wife of the former German President Horst Köhler and First Lady of Germany from 2004 to 2010....
, First Lady of Germany - Georges J. F. KöhlerGeorges J. F. Köhler-External links:* http://www.nobel.se/medicine/laureates/1984/...
, biologist and 1984 Nobel laurate in Medicine - Gundolf KöhlerGundolf KöhlerGundolf Köhler was a German right-wing extremist who planted a bomb at the 1980 Oktoberfest in Munich.Köhler was born in Schwenningen, and studied geology in Tübingen. While at Tübingen, he was a member of Hochschulring Tübinger Studenten, a right-wing student group, and was described as a loner...
, right-wing extremist - Horst KöhlerHorst KöhlerHorst Köhler is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union. He was President of Germany from 2004 to 2010. As the candidate of the two Christian Democratic sister parties, the CDU and the CSU, and the liberal FDP, Köhler was elected to his first five-year term by the Federal Assembly on...
, President of Germany (2004-2010) - Horst Köhler, real name of the singer Guildo HornGuildo HornGuildo Horn He is mainly famous for his eccentric stage persona, which includes outrageous clothes and very extroverted antics.At the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, he came in 7th with the title "Guildo hat euch lieb!" ....
- Johann David KöhlerJohann David KöhlerJohann David Köhler was a German historian . His academic focuses were on Roman coins as historical artifacts, ancient weapons, and genealogy...
, library and information scientist - Juliane KöhlerJuliane KöhlerJuliane Köhler is a German theatre, television, and film actress.Köhler was born in Göttingen to a puppeteer. From 1985-88 she studied under Uta Hagen in New York City and attended the HB acting studio. She also received ballet instruction from Daniela Glück in Munich, Bavaria...
, actress - Kristina Schröder née Köhler, politician
- Louis KöhlerLouis KöhlerChristian Louis Heinrich Köhler was a German composer, conductor and piano teacher.Köhler was born in Braunschweig. He studied piano in Vienna under Carl Maria von Bocklet, Simon Sechter and Ignaz von Seyfried. As a conductor, he worked in Marienburg and Elbing...
, German composer. - Wolfgang KöhlerWolfgang KöhlerWolfgang Köhler was a German psychologist and phenomenologist who, like Max Wertheimer, and Kurt Koffka, contributed to the creation of Gestalt psychology.-Early life:...
, psychologist - Dutch colonial Major General Johan Harmen Rudolf KöhlerJohan Harmen Rudolf KöhlerJohan Harmen Rudolf Köhler was a Dutch general who commanded the Dutch-Indonesian forces during the First expedition to Aceh started on April 8, 1873. The expedition failed to reach its goals and Köhler himself was shot in a skirmish...
(see Aceh WarAceh WarThe Aceh War, also known as the Dutch War or the Infidel War , was an armed military conflict between the Sultanate of Aceh and the Netherlands which was triggered by discussions between representatives of Aceh and the U.S. in Singapore during early 1873...
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See also
- Köhler's Medicinal PlantsKöhler's Medicinal PlantsKohler's Medicinal Plants is a German rare medicinal guide published by Franz Eugen Köhler in 1887 in three volumes...
- Köhler theoryKöhler theoryKöhler theory describes the process in which water vapor condenses and forms liquid cloud drops, and is based on equilibrium thermodynamics. It combines the Kelvin effect, which describes the change in saturation vapor pressure due to a curved surface, and Raoult's Law, which relates the saturation...
- KoehlerKoehlerKoehler is a transliteration of the German surname Köhler, referring to a man making charcoal from wood, and may refer to:-People:* Arthur Koehler, American investigator notable for his role in the Lindbergh kidnapping investigation...
- KohlerKohlerKohler is a family name of German origin. The name was first found in Saxony. It means, "Charcoal burner" so the first "Kohlers" were most likely of that occupation.-People:*Alan Kohler, Australian journalist*Herbert Kohler, Jr., businessman...
- KölerKölerKöler, Koeler:* Hieronymus Köler, aka Hieronymus Köler the Elder , German travel writer * Johann Köler , Estonian painter...