Lederer
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Lederer is a surname and may refer to:
- Abraham LedererAbraham Lederer- Life :He was born in Libochovice, Bohemia. In 1840 he went to Prague, where he studied at the Teachers' Seminary and at the university.In 1853 he taught at Břeclav, Moravia and in 1854 he accepted the post of director of the Jewish school at Tata, Hungary, whence he was called to the...
, Bohemian-Hungarian Jewish educator and writer - Andrew J. LedererAndrew J. LedererAndrew J. Lederer is a New York-based comedian who has also starred in low-budget movies and worked in writing and production.-Early life:Growing up in New York City, Andrew appeared as a vocal soloist with the Brooklyn Borough-Wide Chorus, both in live performance and on CBS-TV...
, New York comedian - Esther "Eppie" Pauline Friedman-LedererEppie LedererEsther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer , better known by the pseudonym Ann Landers, was an American advice columnist and eventually a nationwide media celebrity who began her career writing the 'Ask Ann Landers' column in 1955, soon after the death of its creator, Ruth Crowley...
, a/k/a Ann Landers (1918-2002), American advice columnist - Charles LedererCharles LedererCharles Lederer was a prolific and well-connected American film writer and director of the 30s to the 60s, from a prominent theatrical family with close ties to the Hearst dynasty.-Early life:...
(1910-1976), American film writer and director - Emil LedererEmil LedererEmil Lederer was a Bohemian-born German economist and sociologist. Purged from his position at Heidelberg University in 1933 for being Jewish, Lederer fled into exile. He helped establish the "University in Exile" at the New School in New York City.-Biography:Lederer was born in 1882 to a Jewish...
(1882–1939), German economist - Francis LedererFrancis LedererFrancis Lederer was a film and stage actor with a successful career, first in Europe, then in the United States.-Europe:...
(1899-2000), Czech actor - Franz Lederer, German football coach
- Helen LedererHelen LedererHelen Lederer is a Welsh comedienne, writer and actress who emerged as part of the alternative comedy boom at the beginning of the 1980s.-Career:...
, UK actress and comedian - Howard LedererHoward LedererHoward Henry Lederer is an American professional poker player and brother of poker professional Annie Duke, and author and poet Katy Lederer. On September 20, 2011, the U.S...
, U.S. professional poker player - Hugo LedererHugo LedererProfessor Hugo Lederer was an Austro-Hungarian-born German sculptor.Lederer studied in Dresden under sculptor John Schilling from 1890, then briefly under Christian Behrens. His greatest success came in 1902 with the commission for a Bismarck tower in the center of Hamburg...
(1871–1940), German sculptor - Jerome F. LedererJerome F. LedererJerome F. Lederer was an American aviation-safety pioneer, known as "Mr. Aviation Safety."He was born in New York City. He received a BSC in mechanical engineering with aeronautical options in 1924 and an M.E. in 1925 from New York University. In 1926, he was hired by the United States Postal...
(1902-2004), U.S. aviation safety pioneer - John LedererJohn LedererJohn Lederer was a 17th-century German physician and an explorer of the Appalachian Mountains. He and the members of his party became the first Europeans to crest the Blue Ridge Mountains and the first to see the Shenandoah Valley and the Allegheny Mountains beyond...
(b. 1644) explorer of the Appalachian Mountains - Julius Lederer (entomologist)Julius Lederer (entomologist)Julius Lederer was an Austrian entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera.He travelled widely: to Andalusia in 1849 Carinthia with Johann von Hornig in 1853, İzmir in 1864, Magnesia in 1865, Amasya and Turkey in 1866, Mersin and the Taurus Mountains in 1867, Lebanon in 1868 and the Balkans in...
(1821–1870), Austrian entomologist - Julius Lederer (businessman), American business executive and innovator
- Katy LedererKaty LedererKatherine "Katy" Lederer is an American poet and author of the memoir Poker Face: A Girlhood Among Gamblers.Lederer is the daughter of bestselling non-fiction author Richard Lederer and the sister of world-class poker players Howard Lederer and Annie Duke. She graduated from St...
, U.S. author and poet - Laura LedererLaura LedererLaura J. Lederer is a legal scholar and former Senior Advisor on Trafficking in Persons in the Office for Democracy and Global Affairs of the United States Department of State. She has also been an activist against human trafficking, prostitution, pornography, and hate speech...
, U.S. government official and anti-trafficking activist - Pepi LedererPepi LedererPepi Lederer was an American actress and writer. She was the niece of actress Marion Davies.-Early life & career:Josephine Rose Lederer was born in Chicago in 1910 and later formally adopted the name...
(1910-1935), U.S. actress - Raymond F. LedererRaymond F. LedererRaymond Lederer was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's Third Congressional District from 1977 to 1981....
(1938-2008), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania's 3rd district - Richard LedererRichard LedererRichard Lederer is an American author, speaker, and teacher best known for his books on word play and the English language and his use of oxymorons...
, U.S. author and teacher - William LedererWilliam LedererWilliam Julius Lederer, Jr. was an American author.-Biography:He was a US Naval Academy graduate in 1936. His first appointment was as the junior officer of a river gunboat on the Yangtze River....
, U.S. naval commander and author