Donner
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'''Donner''' is a variation of ''Donar'', the [[German language|German]] name of the god [[Thor]] — particularly as a character in [[Richard Wagner]]'s opera cycle ''[[Der Ring des Nibelungen]]''.
It can also refer to:
==People==
*[[Francesca Donner]], former first First Lady of South Korea.
*[[Fred M. Donner]], an Islamic scholar.
*[[Georg Donner]], 18th century Austrian artist.
*[[Jan Hein Donner]], a Dutch chess grandmaster.
*[[Piet Hein Donner]], Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment.
*[[Richard Donner]], an American film director.
*[[Clive Donner]], a British film director.
*Members of the [[Donner family]] from Finland
**[[Jörn Donner]], a Finnish writer.
**[[Kai Donner]], a Finnish linguist, ethnographer and politician.
**[[Ossian Donner]], a Finnish industrialist and diplomat.
**[[Otto Donner]]. linguist, publisher and politician
**[[Patrick Donner]], a British Member of Parliament.
==Places==
*[[Donner Camp]] and [[Donner Pass]], where the [[Donner Party]] was trapped by weather during the winter of 1846-1847.
**[[Donner Memorial State Park]], near the eastern shore of [[Donner Lake]], commemorates the disaster.
==Awards==
*[[Donner Prize]], an award given for books considered excellent in regard to the writing of Canadian public policy.
==Astronomy==
*[[Donner (crater)]], a lunar crater on the far side of the Moon.
==Cuisine==
*[[Döner kebab]], a Turkish dish made with mutton.
==Fiction==
*[[Donner the Reindeer]], one of the [[reindeer]]s named in the poem "[[A Visit from St. Nicholas]]."
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