Share what you know! Meanings and history of the name Jurgen : | Edit. Share what you know! Famous real-life people named Jurgen: | Edit. Juergen JÃ¼rgen (habermas. b). 1929 A german sociologist and. Philosopher Juergen (jÃ¼rgen. klinsmann). b 1964rigin of the name George: Derived from the Greek geÅrgos (earthworker, farmer), which is composed from the elements gÄ (earth) and ergein (to work). From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
Background. Leif Erikson was born of Norwegian descent around 970 CE in Iceland. It is thought that his father and grandfather were outlaws and explorers around Scandinavia and Greenland. His father founded two settlements in Greenland.Leif had two brothers and one sister.ackground. Leif Erikson was born of Norwegian descent around 970 CE in Iceland. It is thought that his father and grandfather were outlaws and explorers around Scandinavia and Greenland. His father founded two settlements in Greenland.
Erik Smith Erikson was a German-American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on psychological development of human beings. He may be most famous for coining the phrase identity crisis. His son, Kai T. Erikson, is a noted American sociologist. Although Erikson lacked a bachelor's degree, he served as a professor at prominent institutions such as Harvard and Yale. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Erikson as the 12th most cited psycholog