What is "luther"

As a German surname, Luther is derived from a Germanic personal name compounded from the words liut, "people", and heri, "army". As a rare English surname, it means "lute player" (Hanks and Hodges 1988). Luther is also derived from the Latin name Eleutherius. Eleutherius is a cognate of the Greek word eleutheros (έλεύθερος) which means "free." Luther has also been regularly used as a given name in English speaking countries in modern times, originally in honour of Martin Luther.

Luther is a small lunar impact crater on the northwest part of Mare Serenitatis, at the inlet to Lacus Somniorum. To the east-southeast is the large crater Posidonius. Luther has a circular rim and is cup-shaped, with no appreciable wear from impact erosion. It lies across a wrinkle ridge on the lunar mare.

The crater is named after Karl Theodor Robert Luther.

Luther is a 1961 play by John Osborne depicting the life of Martin Luther, one of the instigators of the Protestant Reformation. Albert Finney created the role of Luther, which he performed at with the English Stage Company at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham, the Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt, Paris, the Holland Festival, the Royal Court Theatre, London, the Phoenix Theatre, London, and the St. James Theatre, New York.

The original West End run at the Phoenix ended in March 1962, after 239 performances there, when Finney had to leave the cast to fulfill a contractual obligation with a film company.

Luther won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1964.

Luther is a 2003 biopic about the life of Martin Luther (1483–1546) starring Joseph Fiennes. It was an independent film partially funded by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. The film covers Luther's life from his becoming a monk in 1505 to the Diet of Augsburg in 1530.

Luther is a 1928 German film about the life of Martin Luther, father of the Protestant Reformation.

The silent film starred Eugen Klöpfer as Luther and Theodor Loos as Philipp Melanchthon, and was written by Berlin Cathedral chaplain Bruno Doehring.

Luther is the debut album by American recording artist group Luther, released in May 1976. The album features Luther Vandross and along with members Anthony Hinton, Diane Sumler, Theresa V. Reed, and Christine Wiltshire.

"It's Good for the Soul", "Funky Music (Is a Part of Me)" and "The 2nd Time Around" were released as singles, but the album failed to chart. Vandross bought back the rights to the album after the record label dropped the group, preventing its later re-release.

Luther is an American syndicated newspaper comic strip published from 1969 to 1986, created and produced by cartoonist Brumsic Brandon Jr. The series, about an African-American elementary-school child, was the second mainstream comic strip to star an African-American in the lead role, following Dateline: Danger! (1968-1974), the first to do so. Another predecessor, Wee Pals (1965- ), features an African-American among an ensemble cast of different races and ethnicities.

Luther is the 1973 film of John Osborne's biographical play, presenting the life of Martin Luther. It was one of eight in the first season of the American Film Theater's series of plays made into films. It was produced by Ely Landau, directed by British director Guy Green, and filmed at Shepperton Studios, England. The film presents Martin Luther and his legacy for the world to evaluate. The young knight narrator ( Julian Glover) is an " everyman" character who confronts Luther on his advocacy for the putting down of the Peasants' Revolt of 1524–1526.

Notable people with the given name Luther include:

• Luther Allison (1939–1997), American blues guitarist
• Luther Badger (1785–1868), US congressman from New York
• Luther Blissett (born 1958), English footballer
• Luther Blissett (nom de plume), nom de plume for several artists and writers
• Luther Burbank (1849–1926), botanist
• Luther Dickinson (born 1973), American rock guitarist
• Luther Goldman (1909–2005), American naturalist and wildlife photographer
• Luther Grosvenor (born 1946), British rock musician
• Luther Head (born 1982), NBA basketball player
• Luther Magby (18961966), American gospel singer
• Luther Martin (1748–1826) American lawyer and political leader
• Luther Robinson (born 1991), American football player
• Luther Reigns (Matthew R. Wiese, born 1971), American professional wrestler
• Luther B. Scherer, also known as Tutor Scherer, (1879-1957), American casino investor in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Luther Vandross (1951–2005), American R&B singer
• Luther Warder (1841–1902), Mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana
• Luther Wright (born 1971), NBA basketball player

Luther is a British crime drama programme starring Idris Elba as the title character, DCI John Luther. Written by Neil Cross, the first series, comprising six episodes, ran in May and June 2010. A second series of four episodes aired on BBC One in June and July 2011. A third series was commissioned in 2012; comprising four episodes aired in July 2013. A two-episode fourth series was broadcast in December 2015.

Elba has been awarded a Critics’ Choice Television Award, Golden Globe Award, NAACP Image Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance. The series has also received eight Primetime Emmy Award nominations in various categories, including three nominations of Elba for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie.