Haupt
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In German, Haupt in the broadest sense means something on the top of a hierarchy.
Regarding the human body, the usage of Haupt for the head is considered antiquated or poetic, Kopf is being used instead. But Haupt still appears in figures of speech, as in compounds (Hauptbahnhof, Hauptmann, Hauptschule, Hauptwohnsitz) where its meaning equals the usage of the english main (eg Hauptreaktor = main reactor)
Also, Haupt describes the most important person or element of a group:
- das Haupt der Familie ("head of family"),
- das Haupt der Hanse (the city of Lübeck, having lead the Hanseatic League).
Derived from Haupt are Häuptling ("chieftain") and Enthauptung ("beheading").
[edit] As a surname
In German, Haupt is also a family name. Known bearers include:
- Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, former senior daily book reviewer for the New York Times
- Greg Haupt, former guitarist of American rock band Story of the Year
- Herbert Haupt, Austrian politician
- Herman Haupt (1817–1905), American civil engineer and railroad construction engineer
- Moritz Haupt, German philologist
- Paul Haupt (1858–1926) German Assyriologist
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