Brief Life History of Bernhard
When Bernhard Acker was born on 25 August 1885, in Zell am Harmersbach, Kreis Wolfach, Baden, Germany, his father, Carl Acker, was 39 and his mother, Theres Schneider, was 34. He died on 1 October 1961, at the age of 76.
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1890
Young William (Wilhelm) II dismisses Bismarck.
1914
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina provoking World War I.
1914 · Germany declares war on Russia
On August 1, 1914, Germany declared war on Russia, sparking World War I. This would not be the last time Germany caused a world war. After the Allies defeated Germany, they signed the Treaty of Versailles.
Name Meaning
Dutch and German: topographic name from Middle High German and Middle Dutch acker ‘(cultivated) field’ (a cognate of the English word acre), hence a byname for a peasant (see Ackerman ). Compare Achor , Acre , Acree , and Auker .
English: habitational name from Castle Acre, South Acre, or West Acre in Norfolk; or a topographic name for someone living by a piece of cultivated land, from Middle English aker, acre ‘acre, field’ (Old English æcer). Compare Akers .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Acker ‘field’ (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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