Scheffer

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Scheffer is a German occupational surname related to German Schäfer (meaning "shepherd") or Schaffer (meaning "overseer").[1] Notable people with the surname include:

  • Aaron Scheffer (born 1975), American baseball pitcher
  • Ary Scheffer (1795–1858), Dutch-born French painter, son of Johann Baptist and Cornelia
  • Cornelia Scheffer (1769–1839), Dutch painter and portrait miniaturist
  • Cornélia Scheffer (1830-1899), French sculptor and designer
  • David Scheffer (born 1953), American diplomat, UN Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues
  • Emmanuel Scheffer (1924–2012), Israeli football player and coach
  • François Scheffer (1766–1844), Luxembourgian politician, Mayor of Luxembourg City
  • Frank Scheffer (born 1956), Dutch cinematographer
  • Guus Scheffer (1898–1952), Dutch weightlifter
  • Hendrik Scheffer (1798–1862), Dutch-born French painter, son of Johann Baptist and Cornelia
  • Henrik Teofilus Scheffer (1710–1759), Swedish chemist
  • Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (born 1948), Dutch politician, former Secretary General of NATO
  • James Scheffer (born 1970), American record producer and songwriter
  • Johan Scheffer (born 1948), Australian (Victorian) politician
  • Johann Baptist Scheffer (1773–1809), German-born Dutch painter
  • Johannes Scheffer (1621–1679), Swedish humanist
  • Karl-Heinz Scheffer, West German slalom canoeist
  • Marten Scheffer (born 1958), Dutch ecologist
  • Paul Scheffer (born 1954), Dutch multiculturalism scholar and author
  • Pi Scheffer [de] (1909–1988), Dutch band composer and conductor
  • Rudolph Herman Christiaan Carel Scheffer (1621–1679), Dutch botanist
  • Victor Blanchard Scheffer (1906–2011), American mammalogist
  • Will Scheffer (born 1969), American playwright

See also

References

  1. ^ "Scheffer". Meertens Instituut. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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