Abb
Abbe or Abbé means:
Geography:
- Abbe (Ecker) , left tributary of the Ecker, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt
- Abbe Lake , a salt lake in Ethiopia and Djibouti
- Pont-l'Abbé , a commune in western France in the Finistère department
- Ernst Abbe Monument , a monument in Jena
- Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld , a sports facility in Jena
- Ernst-Abbe-Bücherei Jena , a library opened in Jena in 1896
Science and technology:
- (5224) Abbe , a main belt asteroid
- Abbe (moon crater) , a moon crater on the southern hemisphere on the back of the moon
- Abbe refractometer , an optical device for determining the refractive index of liquids
- Abbe method , a measuring method for determining the focal length of a lens
- Abbe number , indicates the optical dispersion of a transparent medium in optics
- Ernst Abbe Foundation , a foundation for the promotion of science in Thuringia
Abbe or Abbé is the family name of the following people:
- Caroline Abbé (* 1988), Swiss soccer player
- Cleveland Abbe (1838–1916), American astronomer and meteorologist
- Elfriede Abbe (1919–2012), American sculptor, wood engraver and illustrator of botanical works
- Ernst Abbe (1840–1905), German physicist, optician, industrialist and social reformer, see Abbe (unit)
- Ernst C. Abbe (1905-2000), American botanist
- Ernst Abbé (* 1948), German football player
- Franz Abbé (architect) (around 1875–1936), German architect
- Franz Abbé (gymnast) (18 ?? - 19 ??), German artistic gymnast
- Hendrik Abbé , 17th century Flemish painter and draftsman
- James Abbe (1883–1973), American photojournalist and radio host
- Louis Jean Nicolas Abbé (1764–1834), French general
such as
- Jean Hippolyte Michon (1806–1881), pseudonym Abbé , French writer and graphologist
and the name of
- Abbé Pierre (1912–2007), French priest and founder of the Emmaus charity
See also: