- Von Kleist
Von Kleist is a Prussian noble family. Notable members of this family include:
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Ewald Jürgen Georg von Kleist (ca. 1700-1748); co-inventor of the Leyden jar.
*Ewald Christian von Kleist (1715-1759); German poet and soldier;
*Friedrich Emil Ferdinand Heinrich Graf Kleist von Nollendorf (April 9, 1762 - February 17, 1823), born and died in Berlin, was a Prussian field marshal
*Heinrich von Kleist (October 18, 1777 – November 21, 1811) was a German poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer. The Kleist Prize, a prestigious prize for German literature, is named after him.
*Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (1881-1954); German Field Marshal
*Ewald von Kleist-Schmenzin (1890-1945); conspirator in the July 20 Plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler
*Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin (born 1922); son of Ewald von Kleist-Schmenzin; another conspirator in the July 20 bomb plot.External links
* [http://www.v-kleist.com Homepage of the family von Kleist]
* [http://www.v-kleist.com/FG_allg/Zusammenhang.htm Relation between the von Kleist above]
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