Thoma

Article summary

Thoma is a version of Thomas, originating from Aramaic t’om’a, meaning ‘twin’, and may refer to: *Antonius von Thoma (1829–1897), German Roman Catholic archbishop *Annette Thoma (1886–1974), German composer *Busso Thoma (1899–1945), German army officer; hanged for his part in the July 20 assassination attempt on Hitler *Dan J. Thoma (b. 1963), American metallurgist and professor *Delvin Thoma (b. 1983), Nauruan politician *Dieter Thoma (b. 1969), German Olympic ski jumper *Georg Thoma (b. 1937), German Olympic skier *Godfrey Thoma (b. 1957), Nauruan politician *Hans Thoma (1839–1924), German artist *Hans Thoma (engineer), Germany engineer, inventor of the bent-axis axial piston pump/motor, the "Thoma-design", USPTO patent No. 2155455, 1935. *Heini Thoma (1900–1982), Swiss Olympic rower *Ludwig Thoma (1867–1921), German author, editor, and publisher *Maralyn Thoma, American soap opera television writer *Ruby Thoma (b. 1949), Nauruan politician * *Thoma (scholar) (died 1127), Moorish Spaniard author and scholar *Thoma, a character in 2020 video game Genshin Impact *Thoma Avenir, one of the main characters in the manga Magical Record Lyrical Nanoha Force *Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma (1891–1948), German army officer *Xaver Paul Thoma (born 1953), German composer ;Other *5492 Thoma, main-belt asteroid

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1. date of birth: 1953 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369429908