Encke
Encke is the family name of the following people:
- Albrecht Encke (* 1935), German physician
- August Encke (1794–1860), Prussian lieutenant general and inspector of the artillery
- August Johann Michael Encke (1749–1795), German theologian
- Bettina Encke von Arnim (1895–1971), German painter
- Eberhard Encke (1881–1936), German sculptor
- Erdmann Encke (1843-1896), German sculptor
- Fedor Encke (1851–1926), German painter
- Friedrich Encke (1782–1852), German theologian and educator
- Fritz Encke (1861–1931), horticultural architect and royal horticultural director
- Fritz Joseph Encke (1904–2000), German horticultural writer and gardener
- Hans Encke (1896–1976), German Protestant clergyman
- Johann Franz Encke (1791–1865), German astronomer and mathematician; Director of the Berlin Observatory
- Julia Encke (* 1971), German journalist, literary scholar and book author
- Thorsten Encke (* 1966), German cellist, conductor and composer
- Walter Encke (* 1931), German zoologist
- Warnfried Encke (1927–?), German journalist
- Wilhelmine Encke (1753–1820), raised to Countess Wilhelmine von Lichtenau by her lover, King Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia
Encke denotes:
- Encke (moon crater) , named after Johann Franz Encke
- Encke's Comet , named after Johann Franz Encke
- (9134) Encke , an asteroid named after Johann Franz Encke
- Fritz-Encke-Volkspark in Cologne
- Enckestrasse in the Berlin district of Kreuzberg
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