Scharff

Article summary

Scharff is a surname, and may refer to: * Alexander Scharff (1904 - 1985), German historian * Alvin "Al" Scharff (1891-1968) American inspector for the United States Customs Service * Anton Scharff (1845, Vienna - 1903, Brunn am Gebirge), Austrian medal maker * Benjamin Scharff (1651 - 1702), German doctor * Carlos Scharff (1866–1909), Peruvian rubber baron * Edwin Scharff (1887, Neu-Ulm - 1955, Hamburg), German sculptor and painter * Edwin-Scharff-Preis ( ) * Elsie Mahler Scharff (American b1954)Sculptor and Painter * David E. Scharff, American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, author * Gertrude Goldhaber, née Scharff (also: Gertrude Scharff-Goldhaber; 1911, Mannheim - 1998), German-US physicist, wife of Maurice Goldhaber * Gottfried Scharff (1782 - 1855), German merchant and politician * Gottfried Balthasar Scharff (1676 - 1744), German Lutheran theologian and writer * Hanns(-Joachim Gottlob) Scharff (1907 - 1992), German interrogator * Harald Scharff (1836 - 1912), Danish ballet dancer * Johannes Scharff (1595 - 1660), German Lutheran theologian and philosopher * Margi Scharff (1955, Memphis, Tennessee - 2007, Tiburon, California), American artist * Peter Scharff (born 1957), chemist * Robert Francis Scharff, (1858 - 1934), British zoologist * Samantha Scharff, an American television producer and comedy writer * Scott Scharff (born 1982, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin), American foo…

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1. date of birth: 1957 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357357585