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Germanic verb The Germanic language family is one of the language groups which resulted from the breakup of Proto-Indo-European (PIE). It in turn divided into North, West and East Germanic groups, and ultimately produced a large group of mediaeval and modern languages, most importantly: Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish (North); English, German and Dutch (West); and Gothic (East, extinct).
Germanic Wars The Germanic Wars is a name given to a series of Wars between the Romans and various Germanic tribes between 113 BC and 4391. The nature of these wars varied through time between Roman conquest, Germanic uprisings and later Germanic invasions of the Western Roman Empire often sponsored by the Eastern Roman Emperor2.
Germanic-SS The Germanic SS (Germanische-SS) was the collective name given to paramilitary groups which arose in conquered and subject nations of Nazi Germany between 1939 and 1945 and which were modeled on designs of the German Schutzstaffel (SS). The Germanic SS was founded on principals identical to the Allgemeine-SS and its purpose was considered to be enforcement of Nazi racial doctrine and Anti-Semitic ideals.
Germanicus Germanicus Julius Caesar (24 May 15 BC–October 10, 19 AD) was a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty of the early Roman Empire. He was called either Nero Claudius Drusus or Tiberius Claudius Nero at birth and received the agnomen "Germanicus", by which he is principally known, in 9, when it was awarded to his father in honour of his victories in Germania.
Germanisation Germanisation (also spelled Germanization) is either the spread of the German language and culture either by force or assimilation, or the adaptation of a foreign word to the German language in linguistics, much like the Romanization of many languages which do not use the Latin alphabet. It was a central plank of German liberal thinking in the early nineteenth century, at a period when liberalism and nationalism went hand in hand.
Germanisation of Poles during Partitions After partitioning Poland in the end of 18th century, the Kingdom of Prussia and later German Empire imposed a number of Germanisation policies and measures in the newly gained territories, aimed at limiting the Polish ethnic presence in these areas. This process continued through its various stages until the end of World War I, when most of the territories were returned to Poland, which largely limited the capacity of further Germanisation efforts of the Weimar Republic until the later Nazi occupation.
Germanische Leitstelle Germanische Leitstelle was during World War II the recruitment and propaganda offices for Waffen SS in Oslo, Copenhagen, Brussels and den Haag. Gottlob Berger in the main SS office in Berlin was in charge of the recruitment, and dr.
Germanisches Nationalmuseum The Germanisches Nationalmuseum, founded in Nuremberg, Germany in 1852, houses a significant collection of items relating to German culture and art extending from prehistoric times through to the present day. With current overall holdings of about 1.
Germanisierung The name given to the policy of the Third Reich during the Second World War relating to the germanisation of occupied territories in the east, principally Poland, Ukraine, Belarus as well as other conquered territories. Under Nazi doctrine the policy included both cultural hegemonic elements such as the imposition of German language and culture, elimination of existing culture and language, combined with a vigorous policy of what today would be called ethnic cleansing.
Germanium tetrachloride Germanium tetrachloride is a colourless liquid used as an intermediate in the production of purified germanium metal. In recent years, GeCl4 usage has increased substantially due to its use as a reagent for fiber optic production.
Germanna Germanna refers to a German colony in Virginia, settled in two waves, first in 1714 and then in 1717. The site of the colony was located near Culpeper, and many Germanna families played roles in important events in early American history such as the American Revolution and migration west to Kentucky and beyond.
Germano Celant Germano Celant is an Italian writer and curator who coined the term "Arte Povera" or poor art in 1967 and wrote many articles and books on the subject. The concept seemed to be that in Italy art was quite different from the America due to the different circumstances at the time.
Germano Nati Germano Nati (born 1946) is an Eritrean politician. He joined EPLF in 1977 and, since independence, has held the following positions: member of the Central Council and Executive Committee of PFDJ, member of the National Assembly, Administrator of the Gash-Setit Province and Head of Social Affairs in the Southern Red Sea Region.
Germanophile A Germanophile is a person who is fond of German culture, and Germany in general, exhibiting as it were German nationalism in spite of not being an ethnic German. The term was especially in use in the 19th to 20th centuries after the creation of the German nation state and the rise of the German Empire.
Germanos of Patras Germanos was an Orthodox Metropolitan of Patras, who, according to an unfounded tradition, on March 25, 1821, blessed a Greek flag at the Monastery of Agia Lavra and proclaimed the national uprising. Greece declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire, beginning the Greek War of Independence.
Germans of Kazakhstan The Germans of Kazakhstan are a significant minority in Kazakhstan, and make up several percent of population. Most of them are descendants of Volga Germans, who were deported into Kazakh SSR (Now Kazakhstan) after World War II.
Germantown Academy Germantown Academy is America's oldest nonsectarian day school, founded on December 6, 1759 (originally named the "Germantown Union School"). Germantown Academy (also referred to as "GA") is now a K-12 school in the Fort Washington suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, having moved from its original Germantown campus in 1965.
Germantown Friends School Germantown Friends School (GFS) is a co-educational K-12 school in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA under the supervision of Germantown Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). It is governed by a School Committee whose members are drawn mainly from the membership of the Meeting and the School's alumni.
Germantown Township, Pennsylvania Germantown Township, also known as German Township, is a defunct township that was located in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The borough ceased to exist and was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854.
Germantown, Louisville Germantown is a neighborhood three miles southeast of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Germantown is also a general term for an area of Louisville from the Original Highlands to St Joseph and Bradley neighborhoods that were predominenly settled by Germans.
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Germantown was originally the Borough of Germantown, a town in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania and is today a neighborhood in Philadelphia, about six miles northwest from the center of the city. The neighborhood has been fully built up as a part of an urban city, but is rich in historic sites and buildings that have been preserved.
Germanus Germanus is the Latin term referring to the Germanic peoples. A probably unrelated meaning in Latin is "blood relation", cognate to germen "seed" (whence Spanish hermano "brother").
Germany 1 England 5 (2001) Germany 1 - England 5 was a football game held in Munich on September 1, 2001. It was a qualification match for the 2002 World Cup group match between Germany (home team) and England (away team) in which England defeated their rivals 5-1.
Germany and Netherlands football rivalry The Dutch national football team has a long standing rivalry with the German National Football Team. Although it might date back to the Second World War, usually people date it to 1974 World Cup, where Holland lost to Germany in the final, despite being regarded as the better team.
Germany and weapons of mass destruction Though Germany is one of the most technically advanced countries in the world, since World War II it has generally refrained from using this technology to outfit its own armed forces with weapons of mass destruction (WMD), although it participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering nuclear weapons.
Germany at the 2006 Winter Olympics Germany competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, winning both the most gold medals and the most total medals of any nation. The Nationales Olympisches Komitee fĂĽr Deutschland (National Olympic Committee of Germany) nominated a total of 162 athletes to compete.
Germany at the Winter Olympics Germany competed at the Winter Olympic Games three times between World War I and World War II, including hosting the Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1936. After the division of Germany following World War II, a United Team of Germany had competed at the Olympic Games in 1956, 1960 and 1964, but the two nations sent independent teams after that.
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Germany’s selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was held on 9 March, with only three performers and songs as part of a special show celebrating 50 years of Eurovision. Singer/comedian Olli Dittrich with his country/pop band Texas Lightning beat former Modern Talking singer Thomas Anders and 1972 Eurovision winner Vicky Leandros to represent Germany at Eurovision.
Germany national football team This article is about the German men's national football team which was called between 1950 and 1990 the West Germany national football team. For the German women's national team, see Germany women's national football team.
Germany Schaefer Herman A. "Germany" Schaefer (February 4, 1877 – May 16, 1919) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played fifteen seasons with the Chicago Orphans, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, Newark Peppers, New York Yankees, and Cleveland Indians.
Germany women's national field hockey team The Germany women's national field hockey team represents the unified Germany since 1991 in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached for three years by Markus Weise (2003–2006), made history when it surprisingly won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by defeating the Netherlands in the final.
Germany Year Zero Germania anno zero (Germany Year Zero) is the final film in Roberto Rossellini's famed war movie trilogy (the first two being Rome, Open City and Paisan). Unlike the first two movies, Germany Year Zero follows its character's story in a post-war Germany instead of a post-war Italy.
Germany's Next Top Model Germany's Next Top Model is a German reality television show which pits contestants against each other in a variety of competitions to determine who will win a modeling contract with IMG. Supermodel Heidi Klum hosts the show, which is based on the top-rating series America's Next Top Model created and co-produced by supermodel Tyra Banks.
Germán Burgos Germán Adrián Ramón Burgos (born April 16, 1969 in Mar del Plata, Argentina) is an Argentinian football player and the backup goalkeeper for Argentina at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups. Burgos spent his club career with Ferro Carril Oeste, River Plate, Mallorca, and Atlético Madrid.
Germán Busch Germán Busch Becerra (born in San Javier, Santa Cruz province, Bolivia, on March 23, 1904; died by suicide on August 23, 1939) was a former Bolivian military officer, hero of the Chaco War (1932-35, in which Bolivia was defeated by Paraguay), and President of Bolivia between 1937 and 1939.
Germán Castro Caycedo Germán Castro Caycedo (born March 3, 1940) is a Colombian journalist and writer. Castro Caycedo's topics revolve around the Colombian reality, under the parameters of the cultural identity and its social and economic phenomena.
Germán Efromovich German Efromovich is a Brazilian entrepeneur born to a family of Polish Jews in Bolivia. He had many jobs and activities in Brazil such as encyclopedia salesman and owner of a school before consolidating his billionaire oil and aviation empire.
Germán González Germán José González (born March 7, 1962 in Río Caribe, Sucre State, Venezuela), is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the Minnesota Twins (1988-89). He batted and threw right-handed.
Germán Leguía Germán Carlos Leguía Dragó (born January 2 1954) is a retired professional football striker and midfielder from Peru. He competed for the Peru national football team at the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cup, and obtained a total number of 31 caps for his native country, scoring three goals, in the years 1978 to 1983.
Germán Mesa Germán Mesa Fresneda (born May 12, 1967 in Cuatro Caminos, Havana) is a former Cuban baseball player, who played shortstop for Industriales of the Cuban National Series and for the Cuban national team. A defensive shortshop often compared to Ozzie Smith, Mesa was also nicknamed "El Imán" ("the magnet").
Germán Orozco Germán Mariano Orozco (born January 16, 1976 in Buenos Aires) is a field hockey defender from Argentina, who made his debut for the national squad in 1994. He competed for his native country in the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Germán Valdés Germán Valdés (September 19, 1915 - June 29, 1973), better known as Tin-Tan, was a Mexican actor, singer and comedian. He often displayed the pachuco dress and employed pachuco slang in many of his movies, some with his brothers Manuel "El Loco" Valdes and Ramón Valdés.
Germersheim (district) Germersheim is a district (Kreis) in the south-east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Südliche Weinstraße, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, the district Karlsruhe as well as the district-free city Karlsruhe, and the French département Bas-Rhin.
Germinal Germinal (1885) is the thirteenth novel in Emile Zola's twenty-volume series Les Rougon-Macquart. Usually considered Zola's undisputed masterpiece and one of the greatest novels ever written in the French language, the novel - an uncompromisingly harsh and realistic story of a coalminers' strike in northern France in the 1860s - has been published and translated in over one hundred countries as well as inspiring five film adaptations and two TV productions.
Germinal (F735) The Germinal is a light monitoring frigate ("frégate de surveillance") of the French Marine Nationale. She is the sixth and last ship of her class, and the first French vessel named after Germinal, the 7th month of the Republican Calendar.
Germinal choice technology Germinal choice technology refers to a set of technologies that currently or that are expected to in the future allow parents to influence the genetic constitutions of their children. This could be done through genetic screening of blastocysts (early embryos), or through germline engineering, which refers to genetic engineering used to alter genes in the first cells of the blastocyst.
Germinal matrix In anatomy, the germinal matrix is a highly cellular and highly vascularized region in the brain from which cells migrate out during brain development. The germinal matrix is the source of both neurons and glial cells and is most active between 8 and 28 weeks gestation.
Germinal Pierre Dandelin Germinal Pierre Dandelin (April 12, 1794 - February 15, 1847) was a mathematician, soldier, and professor of engineering. He was born near Paris to a French father and Belgian mother, studying first at Ghent then returning to Paris to study at the École Polytechnique.
Germplasm Germplasm is a term used to describe the genetic resources, or more precisely the DNA of an organism and collections of that material. Germ plasm (or polar plasm) is a zone found in the cytoplasm of the egg cells of some model organisms (such as Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila melanogaster, Xenopus laevis), which contains determinants that will give rise to the germ cell lineage.
Germund Dahlquist Germund Dahlquist (January 16, 1925 Uppsala - February 8, 2005 Stockholm) was a Swedish mathematician known primarily for his early contributions to the theory of numerical analysis as applied to differential equations.
Gernikako Arbola Gernikako Arbola ("the Guernica tree" in Basque) is an oak tree that symbolizes traditional freedoms for the Biscayan people, and by extensions the Basque people. Lords of Biscay (including kings of Castile and Carlist pretenders to the throne) swore to respect the Biscayan liberties under it, and the modern Lehendakari of the Basque Country swears his charge there.
Gernot Gernot is a king of Burgundy in the Nibelungenlied, brother to kings Gunther and Giselher. Historically, these may correspond to three sons of king Gebicca, Gundomar, Gislaharius (Giselher), and Gundaharius (Gunther), who ruled the Burgundians in the 410s.
Gerolakkos Gerolakkos is a village near Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus. It was a nearly exclusively Greek Cypriot and relatively large village, and it was the site of intensive fighting during the Turkish invasion in 1974.
Gerolamo Cardano Gerolamo Cardano or Girolamo Cardano, in English Jerome Cardan, or in Latin Hieronymus Cardanus (September 24, 1501 - September 21 1576) was a celebrated Italian Renaissance mathematician, physician, astrologer, and gambler.
Gerolamo Emiliani Gerolamo Emiliani (also Jerome Emiliani, Jerome Aemilian, Hiëronymus Emiliani) (1486–1537) was an Italian humanitarian and saint. He is the patron saint of orphans and founder of the Somaschi Fathers in 1767.
Gerolf Steiner Gerolf Steiner was a professor of zoology at the University of Hamburg. He is famous worldwide for a little book on the anatomy and habits of the Rhinogradentia, a fictitious order of mammals whose nose has evolved in most remarkable ways.
Gerome Kamrowski Gerome Kamrowski (January 29, 1914 - March 27, 2004) was an American artist and participant in the Surrealist Movement in the United States. André Breton would say of him, "Gerome Kamrowski is the one who has impressed me the most by reason of the quality and sustained character of his research.
Gerong Gerong is the Javanese verb meaning "to sing in a chorus." Penggerong is the proper name of a member of the chorus, but often the word gerong is used in English as a noun to refer to the unison male chorus that sings with the gamelan.
Geronimo Geronimo (Chiricahua Goyaałé 'One Who Yawns'; often spelled Goyathlay in English) (June 16 1829–February 17 1909) was a prominent Native American leader of the Chiricahua Apache who warred against the encroachment of the United States on his tribal lands and people for over 25 years.
Geronimo Black Geronimo Black was a short-lived hard rock band founded in 1972 by Jimmy Carl Black and named for his youngest son Geronimo. It is also the name for an album by "Geronimo Black Two", formed in 2003 by Jimmy's sons, Geronimo and James D.
Geronimo FM Geronimo FM is a youngsters hits radio based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. First went on-air as a pirate station called Gembel Rapi in 1968, Geronimo got its license in 1971 and May 31 1971 was announced as its official anniversary date.
Geronimo Mercuriali Geronimo (or Girolamo) Mercuriali (or Mercuriale; also known by his Latin name of Hieronymus Mercurialis) (September 30, 1530-November 13, 1606) was an Italian philologist and physician, most famous for his work De Arte Gymnastica.
Geronimo Pratt Geronimo Pratt (born 13 September 1947), also known as Geronimo ji-Jaga, was a high ranking member of the Black Panther Party. He was targeted by the FBI program COINTELPRO, which aimed to "neutralize Pratt as an effective BPP functionary".
Geronimo Stilton Geronimo Stilton, is a best-selling book series written by Geronimo Stilton. In the series, Geronimo Stilton is a fictional character, an Italian speaking mouse who lives in New Mouse City on The Island of Mice.
Geronimo's Last Raid The 1912 film Geronimo's Last Raid is widely considered one the greatest films of the pre-World War I era. The movie illustrates the dual nature of the American Indian, particularly the Apache clan which Geronimo stood for.
Geronimon Geronimon ( Jeronimon) was denoted as the chief of all monsters in his Ultraman episode, but most fans of the show think Geronimon remains less notable than Gomora (or Gahora), Mephiras (or Mefilas), Z-Ton, and the Baltan, all of whom proved to be more persistent adversaries. Geronimon appears as a dark green Godzilla-like creature with a white beard and colored feathers on his head.
Gerontas Family of the Athenian nobility of the late Byzantine and Ottoman years. The name of the family seems to originate from the usual title of the members of the local governing councils of the Greek communities during late medieval and early Ottoman years (Gerontes, meaning the "Elders", or Dimogerontes).
Gerontechnology Gerontechnology is an interdisciplinary academic and professional field combining gerontology and technology. Sustainability of an ageing society depends upon our effectiveness in creating technological environments, including assistive technology and inclusive design, for innovative and independent living and social participation of older adults in good health, comfort and safety.
Geronthres Geronthres (Greek: Γερόνθρες, ancient Geronthrae) is a municipality southwest of Sparta, Laconia, Greece. The seat of administration is the village Geraki (Greek, Modern: Γεράκι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ion).
Geronticus The bird genus Geronticus consists of two species in the ibis subfamily Threskiornithinae. These are the Northern Bald Ibis, found around the Mediterranean and classed as "Critically Endangered", and the Southern Bald Ibis, found in Southern Africa and classed as "Vulnerable".
Gerontocracy A gerontocracy is a form of oligarchical rule in which an entity is ruled by leaders who are significantly older than most of the adult population. Often the political structure is such that political power within the ruling class accumulates with age, so that the oldest hold the most power.
Gerovital Gerovital H3 (or procaine hydrochloride and products known as GH3, Aslavital, Vitacel, and other variants which may or may not be identical to Gerovital H3) is a controversial preparation developed during the 1950s and promoted by its advocates as an effective anti-aging treatment. During Gerovital's "jet-set" heyday, Gerovital treatments were reportedly administered to a stellar array of celebrities and dignitaries, including John F.
Geroy Simon Geroy Simon (born September 11, 1975 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania) is a slotback with the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League. Simon attended the University of Maryland, College Park, where he finished second on Maryland's all-time receiving charts with 185 receptions for 2,059 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Gerperga Gerperga was probably the name of one of four daughters of Desiderius, king of the Lombards, and his queen, Ansa. She was married to Charlemagne, king of the Franks, in 768, soon after Charlemagne's succession, probably to form a bond between the otherwise enemy states of Frankland and Lombardy.
Gerrard Capashen Gerrard Capashen is a warrior who commands the crew of the flying ship Weatherlight in the fantasy collectible card game Magic: The Gathering. His image is based off the card Master of Arms, which appeared in the Weatherlight expansion.
Gerrard Square Gerrard Square is a shopping mall located in the South Riverdale region of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Some of the major stores located within the mall include Zellers, Home Depot, Staples Business Depot, Winners, CIBC, Food Basics, Payless Shoes, The Source By Circuit City and Foot Locker.
Gerrard Street, Toronto Gerrard Street is a street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It consists of two separate parts, one running east from University Avenue for 6 km to Coxwell Avenue, and the other starting 300 m north along Coxwell and continuing east for another 4 km to Clonmore Avenue (east of Victoria Park Avenue).
Gerrard Winstanley Gerrard Winstanley (1609 - September 10, 1676) was an English Protestant religious reformer and political activist during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. Winstanley was aligned with the group known as the True Levellers for their beliefs, based upon Christian communism, and as the Diggers for their actions because they took over public lands and dug them over to plant crops.
Gerrards Cross railway station Gerrards Cross railway station serves the town of Gerrards Cross in Buckinghamshire. On the Chiltern Line between Denham Golf Club and Seer Green and Jordans, it is sited in a cutting, and gives fast rail access to London Marylebone and to High Wycombe and Birmingham Snow Hill.
Gerrha Gerrha (Arabic جرحاء), was an ancient city of Arabia, on the west side of the Persian Gulf. More accurately, the ancient city of Gerrha has been determined to have existed near or under the present fort of Uqair.
Gerrhos Gerrhos (Greek "reed-swamp") is a place in Scythia essential to Herodotus' world-map, for it formed one of the corners of the great square that defined Scythia. A more familiar Gerrhos or reed-swamp — from the Alexandrian point-of-view — lay to the east of the mouth of the Nile.
Gerri Santoro Geraldine "Gerri" Santoro (née Twerdy) (August 16, 1935 - June 8, 1964) was an American women who died of a back-alley abortion in 1964. She was raised, along with 14 siblings, on the farm of a Ukrainian-American family in Coventry, Connecticut.
Gerri Willis Gerri Willis is an anchorperson for CNN who works for the business section and has a popular column called "5 tips". In "5 tips" she advises on popular saving strategies, personal finances, debt management and how to be a savvy financial person.
Gerrie Coetzee Gerhardus Christian Coetzee (born August 4, 1955 in Boksburg), better known as Gerrie Coetzee, is a South African former boxer. He made history two times: He was the first African ever to fight for the world's Heavyweight title, and the first to win the world Heavyweight title.
Gerringong Golf Club Gerringong Golf Club is located just south of Gerringong, and approximately 40km south of Wollongong. It's signature hole is the 4th, where golfers tee off on top of a cliff, then hug Walker Beach and cross 2 separate water hazards on their way to the green.
Gerringong, New South Wales Gerringong is a town about 10 minutes south of Kiama in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia in the Municipality of Kiama. One theory says that the name derives from an Aboriginal word meaning "Fearful".
Gerrit Boon Gerrit Boon (or Garrett Boon) was a native of Leyden in Holland and came to America in 1793, first settling in the town of Trenton, New York, where he founded the village now known as Barneveld. He was an agent of the Holland Land Company and worked to develop company lands in New York.
Gerrit Cornelis Berkouwer Gerrit Cornelis Berkouwer (1904-1996) was for years the leading theologian of the Gereformeerde Kerken in the Netherlands (GKN). He occupied the Chair in systematic theology of the Faculty of Theology, Free University in Amsterdam, an institution of Christian commitment but independent of State and Church - while receiving support grants like all other Dutch universities and while interactive especially with the GKN constituency, and other denominational constituencies as well.
Gerrit Govaars Gerrit Govaars was a Dutch teacher who was instrumental in setting up the Salvation Army in Holland, and in engineering its spread through the various Dutch territories. In Dutch-speaking areas, the Salvation Army is called the 'Leger des Heils'.
Gerrit Graham Gerrit Graham (born: November 27 1949 in New York, New York) is an American actor and writer. He has appeared in two roles on Star Trek, as the hunter of Tosk, in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and as Q (adopting the name Quinn) in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Death Wish".
Gerrit Jan van Ingen Schenau Gerrit Jan van Ingen Schenau (born 1944, died 2 April 1998) was a Dutch biomechanist. He made large contributions to the field of biomechanics, particularly muscle coordination, energetics of movement, and the functions of biarticular muscles.
Gerrit Smith Gerrit Smith (March 6, 1797 – December 28, 1874) was a leading United States social reformer, abolitionist, politician, and philanthropist. He was an unsuccessful candidate for President of the United States in 1848, 1852, and 1856.
Gerrit Thomas Gerrit Thomas (born September 18, 1973) is an electronic musician from Hameln, Germany, specializing in club-friendly aggrotech and futurepop. He plays keyboards in the band Funker Vogt which he formed with friend Jens Kästel in 1995.
Gerrit van Poelje Gerrit Abraham van Poelje (Maasdijk, January 31, 1884 - The Hague, 8 September 8, 1976) was a Dutch politician, lawyer and public administration scholar. He is considered as one of the most important founders of the science of public administration in The Netherlands.
Gerrit Wormgoor Gerrit Hendrik Wormgoor (born July 29, 1940 in Utrecht) is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who finished in eighth position with the Dutch Men's Team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Gerrit Zalm Gerrit Zalm (born May 6, 1952) is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Netherlands. He is the longest serving Minister of Finance in the history of the Netherlands and has been responsible for numerous reforms of the Dutch economy.
Gerrus GERRUS, a small province of Iran, situated between Khamseh and Azerbaijan in the North Kurdistan and Hamadan in the South. Its population is estimated at 80,000, and its capital, Bijr, 180 miles from Hamadan, has a population of about 4000 and post and telegraph offices.
Gerry & the Pacemakers Gerry and the Pacemakers were an English rock and roll group during the 1960s, and one of the few groups to initially challenge The Beatles in popularity. Like The Beatles, they came from Liverpool and were also managed by Brian Epstein.
Gerry Anderson Gerry Anderson (MBE), born 14 April 1929, is a British producer, director and writer, famous for his futuristic television programmes, particularly those involving specially modified marionettes, a process called "Supermarionation".
Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet Gerry Andersons' New Captain Scarlet (or more commonly New Captain Scarlet) is a United Kingdom-produced computer-generated imagery action-adventure TV series which debuted in February 2005 as part of the Ministry of Mayhem on ITV1. Created by Gerry Anderson, it is a reboot of his classic 1967 Supermarionation puppetry series, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (The new series is done in Hypermarionation)

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