Kaiser (disambiguation)

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Kaiser is an imperial title meaning "emperor", which is mainly used in German language; in late antiquity, German "Kaiser" emerged from Latin "Caesar".

Kaiser may also refer to:

Imperial title

  • "the Kaiser", in English usually limited to the three emperors of the Prussia-dominated German Empire (1871–1918): Wilhelm I, Frederick III and Wilhelm II

Persons

  • Kaiser (surname), a mainly German family name (see there for a list of persons with that name.)
  • "Kaiser" or "Kaiser Franz", both nickname of Franz Beckenbauer, former German football player, coach and manager
  • "The Kaiser", nickname of Ralf Souqet, a German professional pool player

Places

Alps
  • Kaisergebirge, mountain range, often named with the short form "Kaiser"
  • Zahmer Kaiser, mountain of the Kaisergebirge
  • Wilder Kaiser, mountain of the Kaisergebirge
United States

Companies

  • related to Henry J. Kaiser:
    • Kaiser Aluminum, an aluminum company
    • Kaiser (automobile), an automobile trademark
    • Kaiser Broadcasting, an entity that owned and operated broadcast television stations in the United States, 19581977
    • Kaiser Center, a skyscraper building in Oakland, California
    • Kaiser-Fleetwings, an aircraft manufacturer formed by the purchase of Fleetwings.
    • The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, or "Kaiser Foundation"
    • Kaiser Permanente, a health maintenance organization (HMO) based in the U.S. state of California
    • Kaiser Shipyards, part of Kaiser Shipbuilding Company
    • Kaiser Steel, a former steelmaking company that was based in California.
  • Kaiser Associates a management consultancy
  • Kaiser brewery, a Brazilian brewery

Ships

  • Henry J. Kaiser class of United States Navy fleet replenishment oilers
  • USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187), an U.S. Navy fleet replenishment oiler in Military Sealift Command service since 1986
  • SMS Kaiser (1911), German battleship launched in 1911
  • SMS Kaiser (1875), German cruiser launched in 1875
  • Kaiser (1858), a screw ship of the line of the Austro-Hungarian fleet, see Battle of Lissa (1866)

Other uses

See also

  • Kaizers Orchestra, a Norwegian rock band
  • Kayser (disambiguation)
  • Keiser (disambiguation)
  • Keyser (disambiguation)
  • Qaisar, given name in the Middle East, Arabic version of Caesar respectively Kaiser
  • Caesar, the title from which Kaiser is a derivation of
  • All pages beginning with "Kaiser"
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