Gottschalk
Gottschalk or Godescalc (Old High German) is a male German name that can be translated literally as servant of God. Latin forms include Godeschalcus and Godescalcus.
Given name
- Godescalc of Benevento, 8th-century Lombard duke
- Godescalc (fl. 781–783), Carolingian scribe; author of the Godescalc Evangelistary
- Godescalc of Le Puy, 10th-century bishop, first documented pilgrim of the Via Podiensis
- Gottschalk of Orbais, a 9th-century theologian, poet, and unwilling monk, best known as a hero of the Jansenists and for his conflict with Hincmar
- Gottschalk, Bishop of Freising, Bishop of Freising, beneficiary of the 996 Ostarrîchi document
- Gottschalk (Slavic prince), 11th-century Slavic Prince of the Wends (Saint Gottschalk)
- a 12th-century Holstein peasant, protagonist of the Visio Godeschalci
Surname
- Carl W. Gottschalk (1922–1997) American professor and kidney researcher
- John Gottschalk (born 1943) Newspaper publisher
- Joseph Gottschalk (1950–2003) American cycling exhibitionist
- Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829–1869) American composer and pianist
- Louis F. Gottschalk (1864–1934) American composer
- Louis A. Gottschalk (1916–2008) American psychiatrist
- Thomas Gottschalk, German entertainer and actor (born 1950)
- Alfred Gottschalk (biochemist), German biochemist
- Alfred Gottschalk (rabbi)
- Timo Gottschalk, German rally navigator
Other uses
- Gottschalks, a former retail chain in the United States
See also
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