Brief Life History of Johann Dietrich
When Johann Dietrich Lang was born on 26 April 1732, in Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, his father, Johann Dietrich Lang, was 43 and his mother, Maria Felicitas Sturm, was 37. He married Maria Gottliebin Engel on 24 October 1764, in Neckarkreis, Württemberg, German Empire. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Weinsberg, Weinsberg, Württemberg, German Empire in 1732. He died on 8 April 1807, at the age of 74.
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- Johann Dietrich Lang in entry for Johann Christian Louis Lang, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
- Johann Dieterich Lang, "Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898"
- Johann Dieterich Lang, "Deutschland, Heiraten 1558-1929"
Spouse and Children
1732–1807 Male
1730–1787 Female
Children (7)
1765– Female
1766– Male
1768–1826 Male
1769– Male
1770–1796 Female
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1690–1761 Male
1695–1777 Female
Siblings (7)
1730–1820 Female
1732–1807 Male
1734–1735 Female
1734–1785 Female
1736–1737 Male
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Name Meaning
Scottish, English, German, Dutch, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic); Swedish (also Lång): nickname for a tall person, from Older Scots, Middle English, Middle High German, Middle Dutch, and Danish lang ‘long’, Swedish lång. The surname of (Middle High) German origin is also found in France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Croatia, and Slovenia.
Hungarian (Láng): from láng ‘flame’, hence probably a nickname for a passionate person, or a man with a fighting spirit. Alternatively, it may be an indirect occupational name for a smith or someone who worked with fire. This surname is also found in Slovenia, where it is spelled Lang, and in Slovakia, where it is spelled in both ways.
Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 郎, an ancient term to refer to one's lover or son: (i) from the placename Lang (郎), the name of a city, the living place of Fei Bo, the grandson of the Duke Yi of Lu (ruler of the state of Lu, reigned 815–807 BC ). Some of his descendants later changed their original surname Fei to Lang (郎). (ii) borne by some families from the state of the South Huns (48–216 AD , located in northern China).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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