Gottschalk
Gottschalk or Godescalc 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, 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, 11th-century Slavic Prince of the Wends
- a 12th-century Holstein peasant, protagonist of the Visio Godeschalci
Surname
- Alfred Gottschalk , German biochemist
- Alfred Gottschalk , German-born American rabbi
- Ben Gottschalk, American NFL football player
- Carl W. Gottschalk, American professor and kidney researcher
- Heyno Gottschalk,, Lutheran monk, the last abbot in Oldenstadt
- Jacob C. Gottschalk, American Mennonite bishop
- John Gottschalk, American newspaper publisher
- Joseph Gottschalk, American cycling exhibitionist
- Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American composer and pianist
- Louis F. Gottschalk American composer
- Louis A. Gottschalk, American psychiatrist
- Robert Gottschalk, American camera technician and founder of Panavision
- Timo Gottschalk, German rally navigator
- Thomas Gottschalk, German entertainer and actor
- Walter Gottschalk, American mathematician
Other uses
- Gottschalks, a former retail chain in the United States
- Gottschalk v. Benson, a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court patent case
