Maass

Article summary

Maass or Maaß is a German surname. People with this surname include: *Clara Maass (1876–1901), American nurse *David Maaß (born 1984), German politician *G. F. H. Maass (1830–1901), German botanist *Gustav Maass (1893–1964), American architect *Hans Maass (1911–1992), German mathematician *Hermann Maaß (1897–1944), resistance fighter *Johann Maass (1766–1823), German psychologist *Leberecht Maass (1863–1914), German admiral *Peter Maass (born 1960), American journalist *Otto Maass (1890–1961), Canadian chemist *Verena Butalikakis (née Maass; 1955–2018), German politician

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1984 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1960 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1283636090