Wiegand

'''Wiegand''' is a German surname. It originated from the Old High German verb ''wîgan'', meaning ''to fight'', through the past participle form ''wîgant'', meaning ''the fighter''. The word comes from ''wîg'' (''battle''/''war''). The name was in use by the Middle Ages, also as a first name.

People with the name Wiegand or von Wiegand: *Auguste Wiegand (1849–1904), Belgian organist in Sydney, Australia *Charmion Von Wiegand (1896–1983), American journalist and abstract artist *Clyde Wiegand (1915–1996), American physicist *Dave Wiegand (1974-), American Scrabble player *David Wiegand (1947–2018), American journalist and critic *Ernest H. Wiegand (1886–1973), American scientist *Frank Wiegand (born 1943), German Olympic medallist in swimming * Haike Beruriah Wiegand (born 1965), Oxford Lector in Hebrew and Jewish Studies *Heinrich Wiegand (1855–1909), head of Norddeutscher Lloyd *Joe Wiegand (born 1965), portrayer of Theodore Roosevelt *John R. Wiegand **Wiegand effect **Wiegand wire **Wiegand protocol, used in card readers *Karl Henry von Wiegand (1874–1961), German-born American journalist *Karl McKay Wiegand (1873–1942), American botanist *Krista E. Wiegand (born 1971), American political scientist *Leander Wiegand (born 1999), German American football player *Lisa Wiegand (born 1968), American cinematographer *Theodor Wiegand (1864–1936), German archaeologist *Thomas Wiegand (born 1970), German electrical engineer *Wayne A. Wiegand (born 1946), American library historian, author, and academic *William B. Wiegand, pioneer in carbon black technology * Dick and Larry Wiegand, members of Crow (band)

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