Wacker
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Wacker may refer to:
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- Wacker DriveWacker DriveWacker Drive is a major street in Chicago, Illinois, United States, running along the south side of the main branch and the east side of the south branch of the Chicago River...
- Wacker processWacker processThe Wacker process or the Hoechst-Wacker process originally referred to the oxidation of ethylene to acetaldehyde by oxygen in water in the presence of a tetrachloropalladate catalyst...
- The WackersThe WackersThe Wackers were an American Elektra Records group, produced by Gary Usher, who established the band from members of Roxy, which had moderate success. Musicians Bob Segarini, fellow Roxy member Randy Bishop on vocals, Bill 'Kootch' Trochim on bass and keyboards, guitarist Michael Stull and drummer...
, an American rock band
Company
- Wacker Chemie AG, Munich
- Wacker Construction Equipment AGWacker Construction Equipment AGWacker Neuson SE, is a global company, that develops, produces and sells construction equipment and offers the accordant services.The company was founded in 1848 and has now more than 30 affiliates and over 180 sales and service offices....
, Munich
Sports
- VfB Admira Wacker MödlingVfB Admira Wacker MödlingFC Admira Wacker Mödling is an Austrian football club from Mödling. The club was originally formed in 1905 as SK Admira Vienna in the Austrian capital...
- Wacker BerlinAlemannia Wacker BerlinBFC Alemannia 90 Wacker is a German football club based in northern Berlin. Today's club has its origins in the predecessor sides BFC 90 Alemannia and SC Wacker 04 Berlin.- Alemannia 90 Berlin :...
- Wacker BurghausenSV Wacker BurghausenSV Wacker Burghausen is a German association football club based in Burghausen, Bavaria and is part of one of the nation's largest sports clubs with some 6,000 members participating in two dozen different sports.-History:...
- Wacker ArenaWacker ArenaWacker Arena is a multi-use stadium in Burghausen, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of SV Wacker Burghausen. The stadium is able to hold 10,000 people....
, their stadium
- Wacker Arena
- Wacker LeipzigWacker LeipzigSC Wacker Leipzig was a German association football club playing in Leipzig, Saxony. The club was formed 24 February 1895 out of the merger of the school clubs Concordia Leipzig and Saxonia Leipzig...
- Wacker MünchenWacker MünchenFC Wacker München is a German association football club of about 200 members based in the Sendling borough of Munich, Bavaria. At their zenith in the 1920s the Blue Stars twice reached the semi-finals of the German Championship. After World War II, the club spent a year in the first division play,...
- Wacker NordhausenFSV Wacker 90 NordhausenFSV Wacker 90 Nordhausen is a German association football club from Nordhausen, Thuringia.-History:The football team FC Wacker 05 Nordhausen was founded on 1 November 1905 as an offshoot of a Protestant youth club in the city...
- Wacker ThunWacker ThunWacker Thun is a team handball club from Thun, Switzerland. Currently, Wacker Thun competes in the Swiss First League of Handball.-2008/09 Team:...
- Wacker Innsbruck
People
- Charles H. WackerCharles H. WackerCharles Henry Wacker , born in Chicago, Illinois, was a second generation German American who was a businessman and philanthropist. His father was Frederick Wacker, a brewer, who was born in Württemberg Germany...
- Frans J. Th. Wackers, Dutch nuclear cardiologist
- Jim WackerJim WackerJim Wacker was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Texas Lutheran University , North Dakota State University , Southwest Texas State University, now Texas State University–San Marcos, , Texas Christian University ,...
- Fred WackerFred WackerFred Wacker was a racing driver from the United States. He participated in 5 Formula One World Championship races, debuting on June 21, 1953. He scored no championship points...
- Otto WackerOtto WackerOtto Wacker was a German art dealer who became famous for commissioning and selling forgeries of paintings by Vincent van Gogh.Otto Wacker became an art dealer in 1925 after various false starts in other professions. He developed a reputation for reliability in the art field...