Zahn

Article summary

Zahn is a German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname. Notable persons with the surname include: *Albert Zahn (1864–1953), folk artist from Wisconsin, decorated the Albert Zahn House with carvings. *Anthony Zahn (born 1974), American cyclist *Ernst Zahn (1867–1952), Swiss writer *Friedrich Wilhelm Zahn (1845–1904), German pathologist *Geoff Zahn (born 1945), American baseball player *Gordon Zahn (1918–2007), American sociologist and pacifist *Helmut Zahn (1916–2004), German chemist *Joachim Zahn (1914–2002), German automotive executive *Johann Zahn (1641–1707), German canon who wrote on the camera obscura and who invented an early camera *Johannes Zahn (1817–1895), German musicologist and theologian who developed a taxonomy of Lutheran hymns and melodies *Karl Hermann Zahn (1865–1940), German botanist *Margaret A. Zahn, American sociologist and criminologist *Markus Zahn, (1946-2022) American professor of Electrical engineering *Otto J.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1974 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1956 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364171994