Kaiser (disambiguation)
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Kaiser refers to the (mainly German) imperial title. Family names with various spellings are derived from it.
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[edit] Imperial title
- Kaiser, the (mainly German) imperial title derived from "Caesar" meaning "emperor", used for Holy Roman Emperors (800–1806), Austrian Emperors (1804–1918) and German Emperors (1871–1918)
- in English, "Kaiser" is usually limited to the three emperors of the (Prussian) German Empire (1871–1918), Wilhelm I, Frederick III and Wilhelm II
- the title Kaiser was also adopted in various (notably oriental) languages (e.g. in Hindi and for the Ottoman Sultan)
- The last ruler to bear the title was George VI, Kaiser i Hind, "Emperor of India" (in Hindi and Urdu)
[edit] People
- Kaiser is a relatively frequent German family name (as are names derived form lesser titles, eg. König, Graf, Herzog)
- Nickname ("Kaiser Franz") for Franz Beckenbauer, former German football player, coach and manager
- Georg Kaiser (1878–1945), a German expressionist playwright
- Glenn Kaiser, a Chicago-based blues musician
- Henry J. Kaiser (1882–1967), American industrialist
- John Anthony Kaiser, Roman Catholic priest
- Philip Mayer Kaiser, United States diplomat
- Robert Blair Kaiser, writer, journalist
- Kajetan Georg von Kaiser, German chemist
- see de:Kaiser (Name) for a list of people (mainly Germans) bearing that name
[edit] Places
[edit] Other use
- related to Henry J. Kaiser:
- Kaiser (automobile), an automobile trademark
- Kaiser Permanente, a health maintenance organization (HMO) based in the U.S. state of California
- Kaiser Aluminum, an aluminium company and its broadcasting division, Kaiser Broadcasting
- The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, or "Kaiser Foundation"
- Kaiser Bier, Austrian lager beer
- The Kaisers, a rock'n'roll revivalist band from Scotland
- Kaiser Chiefs are an indie rock band
- Kaizers Orchestra, a Norwegian rock band
- Kaiser roll, a type of bread roll
- Kaiser Burnout, a fire event in the American Civil War named after James Kaiser
- Kaiser (game), a card game
- Kaiser window, a window function in Digital Signal Processing
- Kaiser brewery, a Brazilian brewery
- Kaiser test, a chemical test for the presence of primary amines
- Kaiser's, a German supermarket chain
[edit] See also
- Keyser Söze, fictional character in the 1995 movie "The Usual Suspects"
- Kaiser Ryo, Zane Truesdale's name in the Philippine version of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
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