Prüfer

Article summary

Prüfer (German for "examiner") is a German surname. Non-German language versions are Pruefer or Prufer. Notable people with these surnames include: * Arthur Prüfer (1860–1944), German musicologist * Clemens Prüfer (born 1997), German discus thrower, brother of Henning * Cornelia Prüfer-Storcks (born 1956), German politician * Curt Prüfer (1881–1959) German diplomat * Gustav Franz Pruefer (1861–1951), American music instrument inventor * Heinz Prüfer (1896–1934), German Jewish mathematician * Henning Prüfer (born 1996), German discus thrower * Kevin Prufer (born 1969), American poet, novelist, academic, editor, and essayist * Thomas Prufer (1929–1993), American philosopher

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1997 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1328782104