Bechstein is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Carl Bechstein
Friedrich Wilhelm Carl Bechstein (1 June 18266 March 1900) was the maker of C. Bechstein Pianofortefabrik, C. Bechstein pianos and the founder of C. Bechstein Pianofortefabrik.
Biography
Carl Bechstein was born on 1 June 1826 in Gotha (town), G ...
, German piano manufacturer who founded
C. Bechstein Pianofortefabrik
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Edwin Bechstein (1859-1934), German piano manufacturer and son of Carl
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Helene Bechstein
Helene Bechstein née Capito (26 May 1876 – 20 April 1951) was a German socialite and businesswoman. She was an etiquette tutor for Adolf Hitler and was the wife of Edwin Bechstein, the owner and later majority shareholder of C. Bechstein, a lea ...
(1876–1951), German socialite and businesswoman
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Johann Matthäus Bechstein
Johann Matthäus Bechstein (11 July 1757 – 23 February 1822) was a German naturalist, forester, ornithologist, entomologist, and herpetologist. In Great Britain, he was known for his treatise on singing birds (''Naturgeschichte der Stubenvög ...
(1757–1822), German naturalist and forester
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Ludwig Bechstein
Ludwig Bechstein (24 November 1801 – 14 May 1860) was a German writer and collector of folk fairy tales.
He was born in Weimar, the illegitimate child of Johanna Carolina Dorothea Bechstein and Hubert Dupontreau, a French emigrant who disappe ...
(1801–1860), German writer
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German-language surnames
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