DONNER

'Donner' is a variation of ''Donar'', the German name of the god Thor — particularly as a character in Richard Wagner's opera cycle ''Der Ring des Nibelungen''.
It can also refer to:

★ Francesca Donner, former first First Lady of South Korea.

★ Fred M. Donner, an Islamic scholar.

★ Georg Donner, 18th century Austrian artist.

★ Jan Hein Donner, a Dutch chess grandmaster.

★ Piet Hein Donner, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment.

★ Richard Donner, an American film director.

★ Members of the Donner family from Finland

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★ Jörn Donner, a Finnish writer.

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★ Kai Donner, a Finnish linguist, ethnographer and politician.

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★ Ossian Donner, a Finnish industrialist and diplomat.

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★ Otto Donner. linguist, publisher and politician

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★ Patrick Donner, a British Member of Parliament.

★ Donner Camp and Donner Pass, where the Donner Party was trapped by weather during the winter of 1846-1847. Donner Memorial State Park, near the eastern shore of Donner Lake, commemorates the disaster.

★ Donner Prize, an award given for books considered excellent in regard to the writing of Canadian public policy.

★ Donner (crater), a lunar crater on the far side of the Moon.

★ Döner kebab, a Turkish dish made with mutton.

★ Donner the Reindeer, one of the reindeers named in the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas."