Krohn

Krohn

Origin
Word/name	German
Meaning	Middle High German word "kran" or "kron"; crane
Region of origin	Schleswig-Holstein

Krohn is the surname of several people:

• Aino Krohn, a Finnish author better known as Aino Kallas
• August David Krohn, a Russian zoologist
• Chester A. Krohn, American politician
• Christine Krohn  [ de ], a German Federal Court Justice
• Felix Krohn, Finnish composer, son of Ilmari
• Helmi Krohn, a Finnish editor and writer
• Henrik Krohn (1826–1879) Norwegian poet, magazine editor and proponent for Nynorsk language
• Ilmari Krohn  [ fi ], Finnish composer and musicologist, son of Julius
• Irina Krohn, a Finnish member of Parliament
• Jasmin Krohn (b. 1966), Swedish speed skater
• Jonathan Krohn, American journalist and writer
• Julius Krohn, nephew of August, fennoman and folklorist
• Kaarle Krohn, Finnish folklorist, son of Julius
• Katherine Elizabeth Krohn, German-born American author
• Kenneth Krohn, co-developer of the Krohn–Rhodes theory
• Kristin Krohn Devold, a Norwegian politician
• Lars Monrad-Krohn, a Norwegian engineer
• Leena Krohn, a Finnish author
• Michael Krohn
• Michael Krohn-Dehli (b. 1983), Danish footballer
• Michael Krohn (musician)  [ no ], a Norwegian musician
• Paysach Krohn, rabbi
• Ramble John Krohn, an American hip hop producer also known as RJD2
• Rebecca Krohn, American ballet dancer
• Stuart Krohn (born 1962), American professional rugby union player
• Tim Krohn, recipient of the 1994 Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Preis
• Tracy Krohn, owner of Krohn Racing/TRG
• Juan María Fernández y Krohn, Catholic priest, would-be assassin of Pope John Paul II

See also

• Krohn Conservatory, Cincinnati, Ohio, US
• Crohn's disease
• Kron (disambiguation)