- Geiger
The name "Geiger" (which means "
violinist ") can refer to:People
*Abraham Geiger (1810-1874), German reform rabbi
*Arno Geiger (born 1968), Austrian writer
*Hans Geiger (1882-1945), inventor of the geiger counter (a device for detecting radiation), son ofWilhelm Geiger
*Hermann Geiger (1914-1966), Swiss pilot
* H. R. Giger (born 1940), Swiss painter, sculptor, and set designer best known for his design work on the film "Alien".
*Jacob Casson Geiger (1885-1981), American public health physician
*Johann Nepomuk Geiger (1805-1880), VienneseCourt painter remembered for possibly unrepresentativeErotic art
*Ludwig Geiger (1848-1919), German literary historian
*Matt Geiger (born 1969), American basketball player
*Nikolaus Geiger (1849-1897), German sculptor and painter
*Roy Geiger (1885-1947), United States Marine Corps general
*Rudolf Geiger (1894-1981), German meteorologist and climatologist
*Teddy Geiger (born 1988), American singer and guitarist
*Theodor Geiger (1891-1952), German sociologistPlaces
*Geiger, Alabama Other
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Geiger counter , a device for detecting radiation
**Geiger-Müller tube , the sensing element of the a Geiger counter
*Geiger-Marsden experiment , 1909 physics experiment
*Geiger tree , named after John Geiger (a friend of John A. Audubon)
*H. R. Giger , a contemporary artist (common misspelling)
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