Traugott is both a surname and a male given name of German origin. The name first appeared in the 17th century and is hardly used today. Its meaning is 'trust in god'.[1] Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
- Elizabeth C. Traugott (born 1939), emeritus professor at Stanford University
- Leah Traugott (1924–2018), American watercolorist and educator
- Michael Traugott, American political scientist, communication studies researcher, and political pundit
- Peter Traugott (born 1965), American television producer, President of Television at Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
- Tristan Traugott (born 1997), South African cricketer
- Wolfdietrich Traugott (born 1939), Austrian rower
Middle name
- Carl Traugott Beilschmied (1793–1848), German pharmacist and botanist
- Johann Traugott Leberecht Danz (1769–1851), German theologian and church historian
- Christian Friedrich Traugott Duttenhofer (1778–1846), German engraver
- Friedrich Traugott Friedemann (1793–1853), German educator, philologist and archivist
- Johann Samuel Traugott Gehler (1751–1795), German lawyer and physicist
- Karl Christian Traugott Friedemann Goebel (1794–1851), German pharmacist and chemist
- Wilhelm Traugott Krug (1770–1842), German philosopher and writer
- Friedrich Traugott Kützing (1807–1893), German pharmacist, botanist and phycologist
- Paul Traugott Meissner (1778–1864), Austrian chemist
- Frederick Traugott Pursh (1774–1820), German-American botanist
- Karl Traugott Queisser (1800–1846), played trombone and viola in the Gewandhaus Orchestra under Felix Mendelssohn
- Hermann Traugott Rüdisühli (1864–1944),) was a Swiss painter, in the Rüdisühli family of artists
- Karl Christoph Traugott Tauchnitz (1761–1836), German printer and bookseller
- Karl August Traugott Vogt (1808–1869), German Protestant theologian
- Friedrich Traugott Wahlen (1899–1985), Swiss politician
First name:
- Traugott Wilhelm Boehm (1836–1917), schoolmaster, founder of the German School in Hahndorf, South Australia
- Traugott Buhre (1929–2009), German actor
- Traugott Maximilian Eberwein (1775–1831), German composer and conductor
- Traugott Glöckler (born 1944), German athlete
- Traugott Herr (1890–1976), German general of Panzer troops who served during World War II
- Traugott Kempas (1919–1945), highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II
- Traugott Lawler (born 1937), medievalist scholar, expert on William Langland, emeritus professor of English at Yale University
- Traugott Märki, Swiss footballer
- Traugott Oberer (1924–1974), Swiss footballer
- Traugott Ochs (1854–1919), German court Kapellmeister, organist and conductor
- Traugott Konstantin Oesterreich (1880–1949), German religious psychologist and philosopher
- Traugott Sandmeyer (1854–1922), Swiss chemist who discovered the Sandmeyer reaction in 1884
- Traugott von Sauberzweig (1863–1920), Prussian Lieutenant General in the German Army during World War I
- Traugott Bernhard Zwar (1876–1947), Australian academic, army medical officer and surgeon
See also
[edit]- Staub-Traugott Phenomenon (or Staub-Traugott Effect) is the premise that a normal subject fed glucose will rapidly return to normal levels of blood glucose after an initial spike, and will see improved reaction to subsequent glucose feedings
References
[edit]- ^ Mike Campbell. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Traugott". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2022-07-10.