Famous People with Name Beer

August Beer            Origin/Culture/Country: German

August Beer: was a German physicist and mathematician. Beer was born in Trier, where he studied mathematics and natural sciences. He worked for Julius Plücker in Bonn afterwards, where he earned a Ph.D. in 1848 and became a lecturer in 1850. In 1854, Beer published his book Einleitung in die höhere Optik. His findings, together with those of Johann Heinrich Lambert, make up the Beer-Lambert law. Beer became a professor of mathematics at Bonn in 1855.

Jan Hendrik De Beer            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Jan Hendrik De Beer: is a South African former rugby union player. He played flyhalf for the South African national team, the Springboks. In all he represented the Springboks in 13 tests, scoring 183 points. He stands 1.82 meters tall, and weighs 87 kilograms. He was principa

Max Beer            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Max Beer: was an Austrian-German Marxist historian.Beer was active in the German Communist Party where he lived and worked in Frankfurt am Main. When the Nazis took power in Germany in 1933, Beer fled to London where he later died.

Jens Henrik Beer            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Jens Henrik Beer: was a Norwegian businessperson, farmer and politician.He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1836, representing the rural constituency of Lister og Mandals Amt. He sat through only one term. He was mayor of Flekkefjord in 1840, and his brother was

Henry Beer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Henry Beer: was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 3rd Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1870 to 1879 and from 1883 to 1886. Beer was also the ninth mayor of Charlottetown from 1885 until his death in 1886. He was born in Charlottetown, the son of George Beer and Mary Ann Holland. In 1857, he married Amelia Jugs.[1] Beer served as a member of the Executive Council from 1872 to 1873 and was speaker for the provincial assembly from 1877 to 1879. He also served as lieutenant-colonel in the local militia. Beer was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1879 and in 1886.