Oldenburg
Americannoun
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Claes (Thure) 1929–2022, U.S. sculptor, born in Sweden.
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a former state in northwestern Germany, now part of Lower Saxony.
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a city in Lower Saxony in northwestern Germany: capital of the former state of Oldenburg.
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a city in NW Germany, in Lower Saxony: former capital of Oldenburg state. Pop: 158 340 (2003 est)
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a former state of NW Germany: became part of Lower Saxony in 1946
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Green Gallery included one of these pieces, an armchair called “Accumulation No. 1,” in a group show in June 1962 alongside Pop pioneers such as Oldenburg.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Oldenburg was pushing back against restrictive zoning and suburbanization, arguing that fully residential neighborhoods weakened the societal fabric of the United States.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Brandon Oldenburg, 53, has taken on much of the responsibility of caring for his in-laws in part to help ensure his wife can keep doing her job.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
Casper and lead Aidan Oldenburg, both 24, are the youngest members on the U.S. curling roster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
True to his word to Oldenburg, he did go into his shell and largely stop reporting his scientific ideas after this exchange in 1676.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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