Lorentz
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Lorentz is a name derived from the Roman surname, Laurentius, which mean "from Laurentum". It is the German form of Laurence. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Lorentz Aspen (born 1978), Norwegian heavy metal pianist and keyboardist
- Lorentz Dietrichson (1834–1917), Norwegian poet and historian of art and literature
- Lorentz Eichstadt (1596–1660), German mathematician and astronomer. The lunar crater Eichstadt is named after him
- Lorentz Harboe Ree (1888–1962), Norwegian architect
- Lorentz Lange (1783–1860), Norwegian judge and politician
- Lorentz Reige (born 1990), Swedish dancer
- Lorentz Reitan (born 1946), Norwegian musicologist
Mononym
- Lorentz (rapper), real name Lorentz Alexander, Swedish singer and rapper
Surname
- Dominique Lorentz, French investigative journalist who has written books on the stakes and reality of nuclear proliferation, as well as a film documentary, La République Atomique ("The Atomic Republic"), which related terrorist acts in France in the 1980s to the nuclear program of Iran
- Friedrich Lorentz, author of works on the Pomeranian language
- Hendrik Antoon Lorentz (1853–1928), Dutch physicist and Nobel Prize winner
- Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz (1871–1944), Dutch explorer and diplomat
- Jim Lorentz (born 1947), retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, St
- Lore Lorentz (1920–1994), German cabaret artist/standup comedian
- Max Lorentz (born 1962), Swedish musician, songwriter and producer
- Pare Lorentz (1905–1992), American author and film director
- Stanisław Lorentz (1899–1991), Polish scholar of music and history of art. Lorentz conducted an intensive correspondence with Lithuanian art conservation specialist Vladas Drėma. The letters were published in 1998
Places
- Lorentz National Park is located in the Indonesian province of Papua, formerly known as Irian Jaya (western New Guinea). With an area of 25,056 km² (9,674 mi²), it is the largest national park in South-East Asia.
See also
- Laurentius (disambiguation)
- Lorenz (disambiguation), spelled without the 't'
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