Lange
Encyclopedia
Lange is a surname derived from the German
word lang "long".
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 lang "long".
People named Lange
- Algot LangeAlgot LangeAlgot Lange was a Swedish explorer and writer of the Amazon.-Publications:*In the Amazon jungle: adventures in remote parts of the upper Amazon river. with J. Odell Hauser and Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh...
, Swedish explorer - André LangeAndré LangeAndré Lange is a retired German bobsledder and the most successful bob pilot of all time who competed at senior level from 1998 to 2010. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he has won four gold medals. He was born in Ilmenau, Thuringia....
(born 1973), German bobsledder - Andrew E. LangeAndrew E. LangeAndrew E. Lange was an astrophysicist and Goldberger Professor of Physics at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California. Lange came to Caltech in 1993 and was most recently the chair of the Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy...
(1957–2010), U.S. astronomer - Antoni LangeAntoni LangeAntoni Lange was a Polish poet, philosopher, polyglot , writer, novelist, science-writer, reporter and translator. A representative of Polish Parnassianism and symbolism, he is also regarded as belonging to the Decadent movement...
, Polish poet - Artie LangeArtie LangeArthur Steven "Artie" Lange, Jr. is an American actor, comedian and radio personality best known for his tenures with the The Howard Stern Show and the comedy sketch series MADtv....
(born 1967), U.S. comedian and Stern Show regular - Bill LangeBill LangeWilliam Alexander "Bill" Lange , also known as "Little Eva", was an American Major League Baseball center fielder, who played his entire seven year career for the Chicago Colts and Orphans from to...
(1871–1950), American professional baseball player - Carl LangeCarl LangeCarl Georg Lange was a Danish physician and psychologist. He and William James independently developed the James-Lange theory of emotion, which posits that all emotions are developed from, and can be reduced to, physiological reactions to stimuli. Unlike James, Lange specifically stated that...
(1834–1900), Danish physician and psychologist - Christian Lous LangeChristian Lous LangeChristian Lous Lange was a Norwegian historian, teacher, and political scientist. He was one of the world's foremost exponents of the theory and practice of internationalism....
(1869–1938), Norwegian politician and Nobel Prize winner - Dagmar Lange (1914–1991) (sv.wp), Swedish crime novel writer using the pen name Maria Lang
- Darren LangeDarren LangeDarren Niel Lange is a former freestyle swimmer who competed for Australia at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he finished in ninth position in the 50m Freestyle, and in eighth spot with the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Team.-External links:*...
(born 1971), freestyle swimmer from Australia - David LangeDavid LangeDavid Russell Lange, ONZ, CH , served as the 32nd Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1984 to 1989. He headed New Zealand's fourth Labour Government, one of the most reforming administrations in his country's history, but one which did not always conform to traditional expectations of a...
(1942–2005), former Prime Minister of New Zealand (surname pronounced as long-ee) - Dorothea LangeDorothea LangeDorothea Lange was an influential American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration...
(1895–1965), U.S. photographer - Friedrich Albert LangeFriedrich Albert LangeFriedrich Albert Lange , was a German philosopher and sociologist.-Biography:Lange was born in Wald, near Solingen, the son of the theologian, Johann Peter Lange. He was educated at Duisburg, Zürich and Bonn, where he distinguished himself in gymnastics as much as academically...
(1828–1875), German philosopher - Gustav LangeGustav LangeGustav Lange was a German composer.He was born in Schwerstedt, near Erfurt, Prussian Saxony, in 1830. He produced a large number of works, most of which were light and popular. The piano solos, Edelweiss , and Blumenlied Gustav Lange (13 August 1830 – 20 July 1889) was a German composer.He...
(1830–1889), German composer - Harry W. LangeHarry W. LangeHarry W. Lange is a Boston-based investment manager. He was, until recently , the portfolio manager for the Magellan Fund and is a Vice President at Fidelity Investments.-Investment Experience:...
(born 1952), Investment manager - Herbert LangeHerbert LangeHerbert Lange was a Sturmbannführer in the SS. He was responsible for numerous crimes against humanity related to the murder of mental patients in Poland and in Germany.- Background :...
(1909–1945), German Nazi SS officer and Holocaust perpetrator - Hope LangeHope LangeHope Elise Ross Lange was an American stage, film, and television actress.- Early life :Lange was born into a theatrical family in Redding, Connecticut...
(1933–2003), U.S. film actress - Jakob Emanuel LangeJakob Emanuel LangeJakob Emanuel Lange , was a Danish mycologist who studied the systematics of gilled mushrooms.His most well-known work is Flora Agaricina Danica, a five-volume plate work on the Agaricales of Denmark....
(1864–1941), Danish mycologist - Jessica LangeJessica LangeJessica Phyllis Lange is an American actress who has worked in film, theatre and television. The recipient of several awards, including two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes and one Emmy, Lange is regarded as one of the première female actors of her generation.Lange was discovered by producer...
(born 1949), U.S. film actress - Jim LangeJim LangeJim Lange is a former American game show host and disc jockey. He was particularly well known to listeners in the San Francisco and Los Angeles radio markets with stints at several stations in both markets, racking up over 45 years on the air...
(born 1933), American game show host - Johan Martin Christian Lange (1818–1898), Danish botanist
- Johann Peter LangeJohann Peter LangeJohann Peter Lange , was a German Calvinist theologian of peasant origin.-Biography:...
(1802–1884), a German Protestant theologian - John Lange, Michael CrichtonMichael CrichtonJohn Michael Crichton , best known as Michael Crichton, was an American best-selling author, producer, director, and screenwriter, best known for his work in the science fiction, medical fiction, and thriller genres. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and many have been adapted...
's pen name - John E. LangeJohn E. LangeJohn E. Lange was the "United States Avian Influenza and Pandemic Ambassador".-Education:In 1975 he graduated cum laude from the University of Wisconsin Law School and was admitted to the bar in Wisconsin . He is a "distinguished graduate" of the National War College .-State Department:Ambassador...
(born 1949), "United States Avian Influenza and Pandemic Ambassador" - Johnny LangeJohnny LangeJohnny Lange was a songwriter, author and publisher. He was educated in a Philadelphia high school. He joined the music staff at film studios in 1937 and resumed his film music career in 1946 and 1947. He also wrote special material for night club singers, and the "Ice Capades of 1950"...
(1905–2006), songwriter, author and publisher - Joseph LangeJoseph LangeJoseph Lange was an actor and amateur painter of the 18th century. Through his marriage to Aloysia Weber, he was the brother-in-law of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.-Life:...
(1751–1831), Vienna actor and painter, brother-in-law to Mozart - Ludwig LangeLudwig LangeLudwig Lange was a German physicist.-Biography:He was the son of the philologist and archaeologist Ludwig Lange and his wife Adelheide Blume. He studied mathematics, physics, and also psychology, epistemology, ethics at the University of Leipzig and the University of Gießen from 1882-1885...
(1863-1936), German physicist - Ludwig Lange (philologist)Ludwig Lange (philologist)Ludwig Lange was a German philologist and archaeologist.-Biography:He studied at Göttingen under Hermann, in 1853 was made professor at Prague, in 1859 went to Giessen, and in 1871 to Leipzig. His principal work was Handbuch der römischen Altertümer Ludwig Lange (born 4 March 1825 in Hanover; died...
(1825-1885), German philologist and archaeologist - Marilyn Lange (born 1952), 1975 Playboy Magazine Playmate Of The Year
- Michael LangeMichael LangeMichael Lange is an American television director and record producer.-Early life:Born and raised just outside New York City, in Mamaroneck, New York and attending Mamaroneck High School where he was heavily involved in music and a bit in drama, Michael Lange first developed a taste for drama in...
, American television director and music producer - Morten LangeMorten LangeKnud Morten Lange was a Danish mycologist and politician. He was son the mycologist Jakob E. Lange. He was professor of botany at the University of Copenhagen 1958-1989 and university vice chancellor 1976–1979. Early in his career, he established his name in arctic mycology, starting with his...
(1919–2003), Danish mycologist and politician - Mary Elizabeth Lange (Mother Mary Lange) (1784–1882), foundress of Oblate Sisters of Providence
- Oscar V. LangeOscar V. LangeOscar Victor Lange was a leading photographer and occasional landscape painter in the San Francisco Bay Area of California during the late 19th century. His work is typically credited as "O.V. Lange"....
, (1853–1913) U.S. photographer - Oskar R. Lange (1904–1965), Polish economist and a diplomat
- Peter Lange (artist) (born 1944), New Zealand potter and sculptor (surname pronounced as long-ee)
- Peter Lange (football), former Honduras national football team manager
- Robert "Mutt" Lange (born 1948), record producer
- Rudolf LangeRudolf LangeDr. Martin Franz Erwin Rudolf Lange was a prominent Nazi police official. He served as commander of the SD and SIPO in Riga, Latvia...
, Nazi German SS officer and Holocaust perpetrator, attendee at the Wannsee Conference - Samuel Gotthold LangeSamuel Gotthold LangeSamuel Gotthold Lange was a German poet.-Biography:He was the son of the pietist Joachim Lange...
(1711-1781), a German poet - Ted LangeTed LangeTheodore William "Ted" Lange is an American actor, director, and screenwriter best known for his role as the bartender, Isaac Washington, in the 1970s TV series The Love Boat...
(born 1948), U.S. actor - Thomas Lange (disambiguation), several people
- Thor LangeThor LangeThor Næve Lange was a Danish author.-Biography:He was born in Copenhagen. About 1877 he went to Moscow as Danish consul. His works include translations from ancient Greek, Old French, and Russian, and he made a good translation of Longfellow's Golden Legend . He also compiled Skildringer fra den...
(1851-1915), a Danish writer - Vincent LangeVincent LangeVincent Lange actor, producer, sports manager and coach, ex volleyball player from Germany, who competed for the Men's National Team in the 2000s...
(born 1974), German volleyball player
See also
- LangLangLang may refer to:*Lang * "Langue" was Ferdinand de Saussure's term for what in contemporary linguistics is referred to as "competency " or "I-language" , referring to an idea of an internal cognitive "language" as distinct from surface forms —natural spoken language.-Places:Antarctica*Lang...
, a disambiguation page - Lang (surname)Lang (surname)Lang is a surname of independent Germanic and Asian origin. It is similar to Lange and Long, as they all carry the same meaning.-American:*Andrew Lang, , basketball player*Anton Lang, American natural scientist...
- LaingLaingLaing is a surname of Scottish extraction, commonly found in countries settled by Scots, such as Canada and New Zealand. It is a descriptive surname, cognate with the English surname Long, meaning "tall"...
- Lange Eylant is the DutchDutch languageDutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
term for Long IslandLong IslandLong Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban... - Lange, EstoniaLange, EstoniaLange, Estonia is a village in Haaslava Parish, Tartu County in eastern Estonia....
, village in Haaslava Parish, Tartu County, Estonia - Peter Lange-Müller (1850-1926), a Danish composter and pianist