Werther (disambiguation)

Werther called:

  • Werther (Westphalia), a town in the district of Gütersloh, North Rhine -Westphalia
  • Werther ( Thuringia), a municipality in the district of Nordhausen, Thuringia,
  • A fictional character in the epistolary novel The Sorrows of Young Werther (1774 ) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, based on: Werther ( Massenet ) ( 1892), an opera by Jules Massenet
  • The New Sufferings of Young W. (1972 ), a play by Ulrich Plenzdorf
  • Werther effect, the phenomenon that suicides are reported in the media that trigger copycat crimes
  • Werther (1938 ), directed by Max Ophüls
  • Werther (2008 ), directed by Uwe Janson, Stefan Konarske and Hannah Herzsprung

Werther is the surname of the following persons:

  • Gerhard Werther (1878-1939), German Administrative Officer, District of circles Schleswig (1919-1933) and Plön (1933-1939)
  • Gustav Werther (1815-1869), German chemist and university teacher
  • Heinrich Wilhelm von Werther (1772-1859), Prussian Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • John Werther (1865-1936), German dermatologist and founder of Friedrichstädter Moulagensammlung
  • Waldemar Werther (1867-1932? ), German colonial officer and geographer
  • Werther, Wilhelm (1847-1930), German publisher in Rostock, editor of the works of John Brinckmans

See also:

  • Werther 's Original Werther formerly True, a brand of caramel sweets
  • Werthner
  • Bankhaus AG Werther in the same Westphalian city of Werther ( see above)
  • McWherter
  • Verter
  • Disambiguation
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