Angerstein is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
As a German surname, Luther is derived from a Germanic personal name compounded from the words liut, "people", and heri, "army". As a rare English surname, it means "lute player". Luther is also derived from the Greek name Eleutherius. Eleutherius is a cognate of the Greek word eleutheros (έλεύθερος) which means "free". Luther has also been regularly used as a given name in English speaking countries in modern times, originally in honour of Martin Luther.
John Julius Angerstein was a London businessman and Lloyd's underwriter, a patron of the fine arts and a collector. It was the prospect that his collection of paintings was about to be sold by his estate in 1824 that suddenly galvanised the King, George IV, and the prime minister, Lord Liverpool, into purchasing his collection for the nation and led to the founding of the British National Gallery in Angerstein's house at 100 Pall Mall.
John Angerstein may refer to:
Petri is a surname derived from Latin Petrus, and may refer to:
Hempel is a name of German, Dutch and Swedish origin and the surname of a Swedish noble family.
Paulsen is a Danish, Norwegian and German patronymic surname, from the given name Paul prefix, of Latin origin, itself derived from Paulus, meaning "small". People with the name Paulsen include:
Adam is a surname.
Bittner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Krohn is the surname of several people:
Schaefer is an alternative spelling and cognate for the German word schäfer, meaning 'shepherd', which itself descends from the Old High German scāphare. Variants "Shaefer", "Schäfer", the additional alternative spelling "Schäffer", and the anglicised forms "Schaeffer", "Schaffer", "Shaffer", "Shafer", and "Schafer" are all common surnames.
Petersen is a common Scandinavian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peter". There are other spellings. Petersen may refer to:
Hübner is a Germanic surname, sometimes spelled Huebner or Hubner.
Woodlands House is a Grade II* listed Georgian villa, next door to Mycenae House, Mycenae Road, in the Westcombe Park area of the Royal Borough of Greenwich. From 1972 to 2003 the building served as a library and art museum, known as the Woodlands Art Gallery.
The earliest recorded family member was Otto von Rohr, the German Bishop of Havelberg from 1401 to 1427. The Von Rohrs are Swedish House of Nobility noble family number 807 and Finnish House of Nobility noble family number 85.
Thomsen is a Danish patronymic surname meaning "son of Tom ", itself derived from the Aramaic תום or Tôm, meaning "twin". There are many varied surname spellings, with the first historical record believed to be found in 1252. Thomsen is uncommon as a given name.
Scheele is a surname of Germanic origin.
Loch is the surname of a Scottish Lowlands family whose members have included:
John Angerstein was an English Whig politician from Blackheath, London.
Eggeling is a Germanic surname. It may refer to:
Posener is a surname of German origin, a demonym for a person from the Polish city Poznań. Notable people with the surname include: