Schächter
Not to be confused with Schechter.
Schächter (from Yiddish shochet, 'to slaughter') is also a common German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Hershel Schachter, Rosh Yeshiva at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary
- Joshua Schachter, creator of del.icio.us
- Mioara Mugur-Schächter, French specialist on Physics and Epistemology
- Norm Schachter, American football official in the NFL
- Rafael Schächter, Czechoslovakian composer, pianist and conductor, organizer of cultural life in Terezín concentration camp
- Stanley Schachter, American psychologist