Jüngling

Jüngling is a surname of German origin. It has been anglicized as Juengling, Jungling, Yuengling, and Yungling, Yingling. Branches of this family currently exist throughout Europe, mostly concentrated in Germany, and in the United States.

The name Jüngling is translated in English as "youth". As Peter N. Stearns writes in the Encyclopedia of Social History, "Linguistic designations for preindustrial youth were class and gender specific. In Germany, for example, adults used separate designations for upper-class boys (Jungling) and girls (Jungfrau). Jungling implied a romantic image of youthful innocence, idealism, and vulnerability."^[1] Also writing about noble youth, Der Jüngling is a German didactic poem by Konrad von Haslau written in 1270. It provides 1264 lines of instructions for young noblemen "that emphasized the more superficial aspects of proper behavior."^[2]

Notable persons with this surname include:

Jüngling

• Johan Jüngling, Swedish former squash player
• Max Jüngling, German politician

Juengling

• Dietrich Juengling, the Emmy-nominated lighting director
• Frederick Juengling (born Friedrich Jüngling), the wood engraver and painter

Yuengling

The beer scion family:

• David Yuengling
• Frederick Yuengling
• Richard Yuengling Sr.
• Richard Yuengling, Jr.

Associated with the Yuengling beer family:

• Frank D. Yuengling Mansion
• Yuengling Beer, an American East-coast beer originally made by David Yuengling
• Yuengling Bicentennial Park and Gardens, a city park located in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States

See also

• Gesang der Jünglinge (literally "Song of the Youths"), the electronic music work by Karlheinz Stockhausen
• The Yunling Mountains, located in China
• The Vienna Jüngling statue, called The Youth of Magdalensberg in English

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