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Harnack

Harnack is the surname of a German family of intellectuals, artists, mathematicians, scientists, theologians and those in other fields. Several family members were executed by the Nazis during the last years of the Third Reich. * Theodosius Harnack (1817–1889), German theologian :*Anna Harnack (1849–?) :* Adolf von Harnack (1851–1930), German liberal theologian and historian of religion ::*Agnes von Zahn-Harnack (1884–1950), German writer and women's rights activist ::* Ernst von Harnack (1888–1945), German anti-Nazi resistance fighter :::* Gustav-Adolf von Harnack (1917–2010), German pediatrician ::* Elisabet von Harnack (1892–1976), German social worker ::* Axel von Harnack (1895–1974), German historian and philologist :* Carl Gustav Axel Harnack (1851–1888), German mathematician :* Erich Harnack, professor of pharmacology :* Otto Harnack, literature historian ::* Clara Harnack, painter and wife of Otto :::* Arvid Harnack (1901–1942), German anti-Nazi resistance fighter ::::* Mildred Harnack (1902–1943), American anti-Nazi resistance fighter, wife of Arvid :::* Falk Harnack (1913–1991), German anti-Nazi resistance fighter, film and stage director, brother of Arvid Harnack

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Harnack is the surname of a German family of intellectuals, artists, mathematicians, scientists, theologians and those in other fields. Several family members were executed by the Nazis during the last years of the Third Reich. * Theodosius Harnack (1817–1889), German theologian :*Anna Harnack (1849–?) :* Adolf von Harnack (1851–1930), German liberal theologian and historian of religion ::*Agnes von Zahn-Harnack (1884–1950), German writer and women's rights activist ::* Ernst von Harnack (1888–1945), German anti-Nazi resistance fighter :::* Gustav-Adolf von Harnack (1917–2010), German pediatrician ::* Elisabet von Harnack (1892–1976), German social worker ::* Axel von Harnack (1895–1974), German historian and philologist :* Carl Gustav Axel Harnack (1851–1888), German mathematician :* Erich Harnack, professor of pharmacology :* Otto Harnack, literature historian ::* Clara Harnack, painter and wife of Otto :::* Arvid Harnack (1901–1942), German anti-Nazi resistance fighter ::::* Mildred Harnack (1902–1943), American anti-Nazi resistance fighter, wife of Arvid :::* Falk Harnack (1913–1991), German anti-Nazi resistance fighter, film and stage director, brother of Arvid Harnack

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