Scheffer

Article summary

Scheffer is a German occupational surname related to German Schäfer (meaning "shepherd") or Schaffer (meaning "overseer"). 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 multicultu…

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1. date of birth: 1975 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1334367133