Bischoff
Bischoff |
Family name |
Pronunciation |
BISH-off |
Meaning |
bishop |
Region of origin |
German-speaking area ― Germany, Switzerland, Alsace & Lorraine, United States |
Related names |
Bischof; Bisschop, Bischop, Bischops (Low German/Dutch/Frisian languages), English: Bishop; Greek: Episkopos, Latin: Episcopius > Biscopus, Biscop (Anglo-Saxon), Biskop (Scandinabian), Biskup (Slavic, Scandinabian), Hungarian: Püspök; Romanian: Episcop, Spanish: Obispo, Italian: Vescovo, etc. |
Footnotes: [1] |
Bischoff is a surname and it may refer to:
- Eduard Hagenbach-Bischoff (1833–1910), Swiss physicist and electoral reformer
- Elmer (Nelson) Bischoff (1916 - 1991), a visual artist in the San Francisco Bay Area. Bischoff, along with Richard
- Eric Bischoff (), U.S. pro wrestling announcer, former WWE Raw GM, and former President of World Championship Wrestling (WCW)
- Franz Bischoff (1864-1929), an US artist
- Garrett Bischoff (), U.S. pro wrestling referee
- Gottlieb Wilhelm Bischoff (1797–1854), German botanist
- Karl Bischoff (), German Nazi functionary
- Loree (Elaine) Bischoff (born 1961), the wife of Eric Bischoff
- Mikkel Bischoff (), footballer
- Samuel Bischoff (1890 - 1975), an American film producer who was responsible for more than 400 full-length
- Steve R. Bischoff (1978-), an American molecular geneticist with expertise in genomic imprinting and dedifferentiation
- Suzanne Bischoff van Heemskerck (born 1950, The Hague), a Dutch politician
- Sir Winfried "Win" Bischoff (), financier, chairman of Citigroup
- Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm von Bischoff (1807- 1882), a German biologist
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