Researching Werner Lang
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6676 people with the Lang surname? In that year Lang was ranked number 612 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Werner means "Form of WARREN. defender" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Werner Lang on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Werner Lang and the Lang Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 8306 people with the Lang surname in the UK? Lang is now ranked number 713 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 63803 people with the Lang surname in the USA? Lang is ranked number 136 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Werner Lang
Werner Lang
Richard Werner Lang (23 March 1922 – 17 June 2013) was a German automotive engineer. He is best known for the design of the Trabant.
Lang was born in the village of Bermsgrün, Saxony. After completing an apprenticeship, he studied for an engineering degree at what is now the West Saxon University of Applied Sciences of Zwickau in 1940. Lang's studies were interrupted by service in the Wehrmacht in the Second World War.
In 1944, Lang deserted from the Germany army and took up arms against Fascist forces in Italy.
After the war, he returned to what became East Germany. Lang was appointed chief designer of VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau in 1958.
Lang was awarded the National Prize of East Germany in 1954 and 1974.
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