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Hubner

Hubner \H["u]b"ner\, n. [After H["u]bner, who analyzed it.] (Min.) A mineral of brownish black color, occurring in columnar or foliated masses. It is native manganese tungstate.

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Hübner is a Germanic surname, sometimes spelled Huebner or Hubner.

The name means an agricultural worker, a farmer, possibly and specifically one who worked a "hube", which was a piece of land roughly equivalent to the English measurement of a " hide", about 120 acres. The appearance of this surname is attributed to medieval feudal Germany.

Notable people with this surname include:

  • Alfred Hübner (1891–?), German World War I flying ace
  • Andreas Huebner, German evangelist
  • Andrew Huebner, American author
  • Arnold Huebner (1919–1981), German Luftwaffe Knight's Cross recipient
  • Benjamin Hübner (born 1989), German football player
  • Berna Huebner, Filmmaker and Alzheimer's advocate
  • Chris Huebner, Canadian Mennonite theologian
  • Clarence R. Huebner, American lieutenant general
  • Danuta Hübner, European Commissioner for Regional Policy.
  • Dario Hübner, Italian footballer
  • David Huebner, American lawyer and U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa
  • Emil Hübner (1834–1901), German classical scholar, son of Julius Hübner
  • Frank Hübner (born 1950), German sailor
  • Franz Hübner (1846–1877), German entomologist
  • Fritz Hübner (born 1933), German opera bass
  • Herbert Hübner (1889–1972), German actor
  • Jacob Hübner, (1761– 1826), German entomologist
  • Johann Hübner (1668–1731), German geographer and scholar
  • Johan Hübner von Holst (1881–1945), Swedish sport shooter
  • Count Joseph Alexander Hübner (1811–1892), Austrian diplomat, real name Josef Hafenbredl
  • Julius Hübner (1806–1882), German painter, father of Emil Hübner
  • Karl Hübner (1814–1879), German painter
  • Mentor Huebner (1917–2001), American storyboard artist
  • Michael Hübner (born 1959), German sprint track cyclist
  • Ramon Menezes Hubner (born 1972), Brazilian footballer
  • Robert Huebner (1924–1998), American physician
  • Robert Hübner, (* 1948), German chess grandmaster
  • Stefan Hübner (born 1975), German volleyball player
  • Ulrich Hübner (1872–1932), German painter

Usage examples of "hubner".

Every time Herr Glauber had mentioned Master Blacksmith Hubner, Heinrich had puffed out his cheeks and sucked in his lips, in a nearly perfect parody of Herr Hubner.