Schiffer

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Schiffer (German pronunciation: [ˈʃɪfɐ]) is a German surname meaning "boatman", "bargee" or "skipper". It may refer to:

Etymology

Schiffer hat als Name verschiedene Ursprünge. Der Familienname ist früh im Raum Niederrhein belegt. Er kann als Berufsname aus der Flößerei oder Schifffahrt stammen oder von „Schäfer“ oder „Schieferdecker“ abgeleitet sein.

List of people

  • Daniel Salvatore Schiffer (1957), philosopher [2]
  • Egidius Schiffer (born 1956), German killer [3]
  • Ervin Schiffer, a Hungarian professional violist and pedagogue
  • Eugen Schiffer (1860–1954), German lawyer and politician (DDP, LDPD, FDP)
  • Franz Schiffer (1885–1963), Austrian (Viennese) painter [4]
  • Marcellus Schiffer, born: Otto Schiffer (1892, Berlin - 1932, Berlin), Jewish German painter, graphic artist, librettist [7]
  • Matthias Schiffer (1744, in Styria - 1827, Graz), Austrian painter, graphic artist [8]
  • Menahem Max Schiffer (1911, Berlin - 1997), Jewish German-American mathematician [9]
  • Michael Schiffer (born ?), script writer Schiffer at the Internet Movie Database
  • Michael Brian Schiffer (born ?)
  • Nina Schiffer (born 1991, Köln), German female swimmer [10]
  • Pál Schiffer (Hungarian: Schiffer Pál; 1939, Budapest - 2001, Budapest), Hungarian film producer [11]
  • Paul Schiffer (born ?, Canton, Ohio), political talk show host
  • Roy Schiffer Pinney (1911–2010)
  • Sinai Schiffer (1852, Námesztó - 1923, Karlsruhe), Hungarrian-German rabbi; Rabbi of Israelitische Religionsgesellschaft (Karlsruhe) [12]
  • Stephen Schiffer (born 1940), a philosopher at New York University (NYU)
  • Ulquiorra Schiffer, a character in the Bleach manga series
  • Wolfgang Schiffer (born 1946, Nettetal-Lobberich), German writer [13]

Schiffers

See also

Schieffer (Schiefer) is the surname of

References

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