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Kohler .
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Kohl is a
German
surname derived from the word
kohl , meaning
cabbage . It tends to originate as an
occupational name for a
merchant or
cultivator of the crops.
[1]
Cabbage was most likely
domesticated somewhere in
Europe in
Ancient history before 1000 BC.
Cabbage in the cuisine has been documented since
Antiquity .
[2] It was described as a table luxury in the
Roman Empire .
[3] By the
Middle Ages , cabbage had become a prominent part of
European cuisine , as indicated by
manuscript illuminations .
[4] New variates were introduced from the
Renaissance on, mostly by
Germanic-speaking peoples .
Notable people with the surname
Astrid Kohl (born 1968), German businesswoman, interior designer, and wife of Prince Alexander of Liechtenstein
Bernhard Kohl (born 1982), Austrian professional cyclist
Christiane Kohl , German soprano
Franz Friedrich Kohl (1851–1924), Austrian entomologist
Hannelore Kohl (1933–2001), wife of Helmut Kohl
Helmut Kohl (1930–2017), Chancellor of Germany 1982–1998
Herb Kohl (1935–2023), United States Senator
Herbert R. Kohl (born 1937), United States writer
Jeanne Kohl-Welles (born 1942), American politician
Jerome Kohl (1946–2020), American musicologist
Joseph Kohl (1831–1917), third mayor of Neutral Moresnet
Ludwig Kohl-Larsen (1884–1969), German physician, amateur anthropologist, and explorer
Peter Kohl (born 1965), German businessman and author
Peter Kohl (scientist) , German physiologist
Sheryl Davis Kohl (born 1962), American politician
Sisca Kohl (born 2002), Indonesian internet celebrity
See also
References
^ Duden Familiennamen , Dudenverlag, Mannheim 2005, ISBN 3-411-70852-2, S. 389
^ A brief historical sketch is in
Toussaint-Samat , pp. 622ff.
^ The Natural History of Pompeii. Cambridge University Press. 2002. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-521-80054-9
^ Ingram, Christine (2000). The Cook's Guide to Vegetables. Hermes House. pp. 64–66. ISBN 978-1-84038-842-8.
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