Rudolf

[ roo-dolf ]

noun

1. Max, 1902–1994, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Germany.
2. Lake Rudolf, former name of Turkana ( def 3 ).
3. a male given name, form of Rolf.

Rudolf

¹

/ ˈruːdɒlf /

noun

1. Rudolf18581889MAustrianPOLITICS: royal family member 1858–89, archduke of Austria, son of emperor Franz Joseph: he and his mistress committed suicide at the royal hunting lodge in Mayerling

Rudolf

²

/ ˈruːdɒlf /

noun

1. Lake Rudolf
   Lake Rudolf the former name (until 1979) of (Lake) Turkana

Example Sentences

Here Muehl appears alongside Hermann Nitsch, Gunter Brus, and Rudolf Schwarzkogler, his fellow founders of Aktionism in 1964.

From The Daily Beast

A few days later, Rudolf Höss was handed to the Polish authorities to face his own trial.

From The Daily Beast

Two days later, a U.S. Army psychiatrist, Major Leon Goldensohn, came to visit Rudolf Höss.

From The Daily Beast

Among the defendants examined was Rudolf Höss, the Kommandant of Auschwitz.

From The Daily Beast

On 15 April 1946, Rudolf Höss provided his testimony at Nuremberg.

From The Daily Beast

Besides these masters, Tchaikovsky took piano lessons at home from Rudolf Kndinger.

From Project Gutenberg

Both the censors looked up, and the examiner laid down his pen, flashing a fiery glance at Rudolf from under his bushy brows.

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When the time came for the viva voce, Rudolf and I could stand it no longer, we had to go in and listen.

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It was Rudolf, who had squirted out a jet of tobacco juice between his teeth over on to the stove in the corner.

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There were three of us chums there: Rudolf, a great big giant of eighteen, with fair curly hair and smiling blue eyes.

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