Researching Carl Conrad
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The name Carl means "Man" and is of German origin.
Records of Carl Conrad on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Carl Conrad and the Conrad Genealogy
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Conrad Forums
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Carl Conrad. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Carl Conrad
Carl Emanuel Conrad
Carl Emanuel Conrad (20 March 1810 - 12 July 1873), was an architectural painter.
He instructed first in Berlin and afterwards at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, which he attended from 1835 till 1839. Both in this institution and at the Realschule he gave instruction in perspective to young artists, and received the title of professor, the Order of the Red Eagle, and a medal from the Pope. He painted buildings of the Middle Ages, with landscape surroundings, such as 'The Church of St. Quirinus in Neuss', 'The Cloister of St. Severinus in Cologne' (1837), 'The Cathedral of Mayence' (1841), 'Custom House in London' (1852) and 'Views of Cologne Cathedral'. He also executed some excellent aquatints, such as 'Pius IX. in his Cabinet' and 'An Assemblage at Sigmaringen in the Olden Time' (1872).
He died at Cologne in 1873.
Source: Carl Emanuel Conrad, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Conrad
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