Egbert (disambiguation)

Last updated

Egbert is a masculine given name and a surname. It may also refer to:

Egbert is a name that derives from old Germanic words meaning "bright edge", such as that of a blade. Anglo-Saxon variant spellings include Ecgberht and Ecgbert. German variant spellings include Ekbert and Ecbert.

Egbert is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Mount Egbert

Mount Egbert is a mainly ice-covered mountain, 2,895 metres (9,500 ft) high, 8 nautical miles (15 km) south-southeast of Mount Stephenson in the Douglas Range of Alexander Island, Antarctica. It was possibly first seen in 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, but was not recognized as a part of Alexander Island. It was surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition under John Rymill, then resurveyed in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, who named the mountain for Egbert, a ninth-century Saxon king of England. Mount Egbert is the second highest peak of Alexander Island, while Mount Stephenson remains the highest point.

Fort Egbert was a U.S. Army base in Eagle, Alaska. It operated from 1899 to 1911.

See also

<i>Speedy Eggbert</i> Windows OS

Speedy Eggbert, originally Speedy Blupi, is a computer game for Windows based PCs developed by EPSITEC, and released in September 1998 as an independent title. It is part of the Blupi series, and the successor to Planet Blupi.

Related Research Articles

Ealhmund was King of Kent in 784. He is reputed to be the father of King Egbert who was King of Wessex and, later, King of Kent.

Gus Kahn German-American lyricist

Gustav Gerson Kahn was an American lyricist.

James Dallas Egbert III was a student at Michigan State University who disappeared from his dormitory room on August 15, 1979. The disappearance was widely reported in the press, and his participation in the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons was seized upon by press and investigators alike as being potentially related to his disappearance, propelling the previously obscure game to nationwide attention.

Egbert Benson American politician

Egbert Benson was a lawyer, jurist, politician from Upper Red Hook, New York, and a Founding Father of the United States who represented New York in the Continental Congress, Annapolis Convention, and the United States House of Representatives, and who served as a member of the New York State constitutional convention in 1788 which ratified the United States Constitution. He also served as the first Attorney General of the State of New York, Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court, and as a judge and Chief Judge on the United States Circuit Court for the Second Circuit. He is one of the Dutch Americans alongside John Jay to lead the American Revolution.

Egbert Van Alstyne American songwriter and pianist

Egbert Anson Van Alstyne was an American songwriter and pianist. Van Alstyne was the composer of a number of popular and ragtime tunes of the early 20th century.

Douwe Egberts company

Douwe Egberts is a brand of coffee and a company which is majority-owned by Jacobs Douwe Egberts. It was founded in Joure, Netherlands, by Egbert Douwes in 1753 as The White Ox, a general grocery shop which later developed into a company dealing specifically in coffee, tea and tobacco.

Egbert of Lindisfarne was Bishop of Lindisfarne from his consecration on 11 June 803 until his death in 821. He is often confused with Saint Egbert who served as a monk at Lindisfarne, though the latter never became a bishop there.

Sherwood Harry Egbert (1920–1969), born Easton, Kittitas County, Washington, July 24, 1920, a former U.S. marine, served as president of the Studebaker-Packard Corporation and Studebaker Corporation from February 1, 1961, to November 24, 1963.

Egbert van Heemskerck painter from the Northern Netherlands (1634 or 1635-1704)

Egbert van Heemskerck, or Egbert Jaspersz van Heemskerk (1634–1704) was a Haarlem Dutch Golden Age painter of genre works who died in London in 1704. He is often confused with another genre painter also called Egbert van Heemskerck who lived c. 1676 – 1744.

Egbert II was Count of Brunswick and Margrave of Meissen. He was the eldest son of the Margrave Egbert I of the Brunonen family.

Albert Gallatin Egbert Union Army soldier, politician

Albert Gallatin Egbert was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

The European white elm Ulmus laevis var. simplicidens exists at the National Botanic Garden of Latvia in Salaspils. It was obtained from St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1964.

Egbert (archbishop of Trier) Roman Catholic archbishop of Trier

Egbert was the Archbishop of Trier from 977 until his death.

Ksar Akil Upper Paleolithic site in Lebanon

Ksar Akil is an archeological site 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Beirut in Lebanon. It is located about 800 m (2,600 ft) west of Antelias spring on the north bank of the northern tributary of the Wadi Antelias. It is a large rock shelter below a steep limestone cliff.

Egbert Hirschfelder is a retired German rower. In 1963–1964 he won a European title and Olympic gold medal in the coxed four. He then changed to eight event and won another European title in 1967 and Olympic gold medal in 1968.

Bottle Beach State Park

Bottle Beach State Park is a public recreation area on the southern shore of Grays Harbor in Grays Harbor County, Washington. The 64-acre (26 ha) state park consists mainly of tide flats with 6,000 feet (1,800 m) of shoreline near the historic townsite of Ocosta. It was created at the urging of birding experts Bob Morse and Ruby Egbert, who personally donated funds for land purchases at the site in 1993 and for whom the park's Ruby Egbert Natural Area is named. The park opened in 1995. Activities include hiking, birdwatching, and wildlife viewing.

William Egbert Canadian politician

William Egbert, was a Canadian physician and politician. He served as the third Lieutenant Governor of Alberta from 1925 to 1931.

Jacobs Douwe Egberts

Jacobs Douwe Egberts is a Dutch privately owned company that owns numerous beverage brands. It was formed in 2012 following the merger of the coffee division of Khabdi International with Douwe Egberts.

Egbert Haverkamp-Begemann was a Dutch and American art historian and writer.