Aurifaber (the Latinized form of the

German surname Personal names in German-speaking Europe consist of one or several given names (''Vorname'', plural ''Vornamen'') and a surname (''Nachname, Familienname''). The ''Vorname'' is usually gender-specific. A name is usually cited in the " Western or ...

Goldschmidt Goldschmidt is a German surname meaning "Goldsmith". It may refer to: * Adalbert von Goldschmidt (1848-1906), composer * Adolph Goldschmidt (1863–1944), art historian * Adolphe Goldschmidt (1838–1918), German-British banker * Berthold Goldschm ...

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Goldschmied Goldschmied is a Swiss - German surname meaning "Gold smith". It may refer to: * Elinor Goldschmied (1910–2009), British educationalist * José Goldschmied *Marco Goldschmied (1944–2022), British architect ;See also: * Goldschmid * Goldschmi ...

" meaning "gold smith") was a surname borne by three prominent men of the Reformation period in Germany: *

Andreas Aurifaber Andreas Aurifaber (born Goldschmidt, 1514 – 12 December 1559) was a German physician of some repute, but through his influence with Albert of Brandenburg, last grand-master of the Teutonic Knights, and first Protestant duke of Prussia, became a ...

(1514–1559), physician from Breslau, living in Königsberg * Joannes Aurifaber Vratislaviensis (1517–1568), Lutheran theologian and reformer from Breslau, brother of Andreas * Joannes Aurifaber (Vimariensis) (1519–1575), Lutheran theologian and reformer from Weimar

Variation on surname

Goldschmid Goldschmid is a German surname meaning "gold smith". Notable people with the surname include: * Harvey Goldschmid, law professor at Columbia University * David Goldschmid See also * Goldschmid * Goldschmidt * Goldschmied * Goldschmitt * Goldsmi ...

Goldschmitt Goldschmitt is a German surname meaning "goldsmith". It may refer to: * Daniel Goldschmitt (born 1989), German footballer * ''The Family Goldschmitt'' (1971), a poem collection by Henri Coulette See also * Goldschmid * Goldschmidt * Goldschmie ...

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Goldsmith A goldsmith is a metalworker who specializes in working with gold and other precious metals. Nowadays they mainly specialize in jewelry-making but historically, goldsmiths have also made silverware, platters, goblets, decorative and servicea ...

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