Researching August Closs
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 129 people with the Closs surname? In that year Closs was ranked number 3450 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name August means "Form of AUGUSTUS - revered, exalted" and is of Latin origin.
Records of August Closs on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for August Closs and the Closs Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 160 people with the Closs surname in the UK? Closs is now ranked number 3892 for popularity in the UK. |
Closs Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called August Closs
August Closs
August Max Closs (9 August 1898 – 21 June 1990) was a professor of German studies. Born in Austria, he studied German and English language and literature, and in 1929 moved to London. There he taught at University College, and became friends with the German scholar Robert Priebsch, whose daughter Hannah he married. In 1931 he began teaching at the University of Bristol, where he stayed until his retirement in 1964. He was a prolific author on and editor and anthologizer of German poetry. In addition, he was a dedicated collector of manuscripts and books; part of his collection was sold to Princeton University, and the rest forms the Priebsch-Closs Collection Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies. He is remembered also for his efforts to bring about German-English reconciliation after the Second World War, especially between the cities of Bristol and Hannover.
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Other names that sound a bit like Closs
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