Rudolf

American  

[roo-dolf] / ˈru dɒlf /

noun

1. Max, 1902–1994, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Germany.

2. Lake Rudolf, former name of Turkana.

3. a male given name, form of Rolf.

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Rudolf ¹ British  

/ ˈruːdɒlf /

noun

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

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Rudolf ² British  

/ ˈruːdɒlf /

noun

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

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Rudolf

"We are heartbroken by the passing of Hyron," said Lions chief executive Rudolf Straeuli.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Mr. Brunt, whose previous book was a biography of Rudolf Diesel, the inventor of the eponymous engine, reckons that by 1910 Russia was second only to Germany as the most “dieselized” country on the planet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Rudolf Virchow, a 19th-century Prussian pathologist, considered organisms a kind of “cellular democracy,” a harmonious republic of cooperating cells.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

When he died in 1918, Heinrich left shares in his company - and his personal fortune - to his son Rudolf, recently returned from fighting in World War One.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025

Together, they drafted a letter to Rudolf Abel and mailed it to the federal penitentiary in Atlanta.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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