Dictionary Definition
Ernst n : painter (born in Germany, resident of
France and the United States) who was a cofounder of Dadaism;
developed the technique of collage (1891-1976) [syn: Max
Ernst]
User Contributed Dictionary
see ernst
Danish
Proper noun
- A given name, cognate to Ernest.
Related terms
- feminine form: Erna
German
Proper noun
- A given name, a cognate ( and the origin) of English Ernest.
Related terms
- feminine form: Erna
Norwegian
Swedish
Extensive Definition
Ernst (German and Dutch form of Ernest) may refer
to:
People
"Ernst" as a surname
- Edzard Ernst, German-British Professor of Complementary Medicine
- Emil Ernst, astronomer
- Gustav Ernst, Austrian writer
- Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Moravian violinist and composer
- Jim Ernst, Canadian politician
- Jimmy Ernst, American painter, son of Max Ernst
- Klaus Ernst, German politician
- Max Ernst, German artist
- Karl Friedrich Paul Ernst, German writer (1866-1933)
- Henrich Otto Ernst, German immigrant to America who's son started the town of Ernston New Jersey
- Paul Ernst, pulp novelist
- Richard R. Ernst, Swiss chemist
- Tony Ernst, Swedish journalist
- W. Gary Ernst, American geologist specializing in petrology and geochemistry
- Susan Ernst, American developmental biologist
"Ernst" as a given name
- Ernst August (disambiguation page)
- Ernst Lubitsch, German-born film director
- Ernst Stavro Blofeld, evil genius from the James Bond films
- Ernst Haeckel, German biologist and illustrator
- Ernst Happel, Austrian football (soccer) manager
- Ernst Jaakson, Estonian diplomat
- Ernst Mach, physicist, coined the term "mach number"
- Ernst Mayr, evolutionary biologist, influential in the philosophy of biology
- Ernst Röhm, German military officer and co-founder of the SA
- Ernst Larsen, Norwegian athlete
- Ernst Stromer, German palaeontologist
- Count Ernst of Lippe-Biesterfeld, regent of Lippe
- Ernst Öpik, Estonian astronomer
- Ernst vom Rath, a German diplomat
- Ernst Zermelo, set theorist
Other uses
- Herzog Ernst, German mediaeval epic
- Ernst & Young, professional services and accounting firm
- Ernst Home & Nursery, A defunct home improvement chain
- Ernst, Germany, a municipality in the Rhineland-Palatinate state of Germany
Ernst in German: Ernst
Ernst in Spanish: Ernst
Ernst in French: Ernest
Ernst in Dutch: Ernst
Ernst in Japanese: エルンスト