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cognate of the masculine given name

Christopher Christopher is the English language, English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus ...

. Short forms include ''Chris'', ''Christie'', ''Kristof'', and ''Stoffel''. Christoffel also occurs as a patronymic surname. People with the name include:

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* Christoffel van den Berghe (1590–), Flemish-born Dutch landscape and still life painter * Christoffel Beudeker (–1756), Dutch merchant, landowner and map collector *

Christoffel Bisschop Christoffel Bisschop (22 April 1828 – 5 October 1904) was a Dutch painter and lithographer, known primarily for genre scenes and figures. Biography He was born in Leeuwarden. His father was a prominent merchant. He had several teachers: in Le ...

(1828–1904), Dutch genre painter and lithographer *

Christoffel Brand Sir Christoffel Joseph Brand (21 June 1797 Cape Town – 19 May 1875 Cape Town) was a Cape jurist, politician, statesman and first Speaker of the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope, Legislative Assembly of the Cape Colony. Early life and edu ...

(1797–1875), South African jurist, politician, and statesman *

Christoffel Brand (Simon's Town) Christoffel Brand (1738–1815) was a South African trader, a well-known host at Simon’s Town near Cape Town, welcoming ships using it as a refreshment station and a participant in establishing Freemasonry in South Africa. Personal life Bran ...

A host at Simon's Town, South Africa welcoming ships using it as a refreshment station. * Christoffel Brändli (born 1943), Swiss politician * Christoffel Cornelius "Chris" Dednam (born 1983), South African badminton player *

Christoffel van Dijck Christoffel van Dijck (c. 1600-5, Dexheim – November 1669, Amsterdam) was a German-born Dutch punchcutter and typefounder, who cut punches and operated a foundry for casting metal type. Van Dijck's type was widely used at a time when Amsterdam ...

(1606–1669), Dutch printer, engraver, and type designer * Christoffel Cornelis "Stoffel" Froneman (1846–1913), Orange Free State general * Christoffel von Grimmelshausen (1621–1676), German author * Christoffel "Chris" Hooijkaas (1861–1926), Dutch sailor *

Christoffel van IJsselstein Christoffel van IJsselstein (died after 1510) was the illegitimate son of Frederik of Egmont, Count of Buren and Leerdam, Lord of IJsselstein (died 1521), and an unknown mother. He was appointed as bailiff of Sint-Maartensdijk and Scherpenisse by ...

(died aft.1510), Dutch noble of the House of Egmond *

Christoffel Jegher Christoffel Jegher (1596, Antwerp – 1652, Antwerp), was a Flemish Baroque engraver. Biography According to the RKD he was the father of the engraver Jan Christoffel. He became a master in the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1628.

(1596–1652), Flemish Baroque engraver *

Christoffel Jacobsz van der Laemen Christoffel Jacobsz van der Laemen or Christoffel van der Laemen (1607/1620 – c. 1651) was a Flemish painter who specialized in merry company scenes with elegant figures.

(1607–), Flemish painter *

Christoffel Lubienietzky Krzysztof Lubieniecki or Christoffel Lubienietzky (1659–1729) was a Polish Baroque painter and engraver active in Amsterdam during the Dutch Golden Age. Biography Krzysztof Lubieniecki was born in Stettin (today: Szczecin), Pommerania. His ...

(1659–1729), Pomeranian-born Dutch painter and engraver * Christoffel "Stoffel" Muller (1776–1833), Dutch Protestant sect leader * Christoffel Nortje (born 1940s), South African dentist and radiologist *

Christoffel Pierson Christoffel Pierson (19 May 1631 – 11 August 1714) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Biography According to Arnold Houbraken, Pierson was brought up to become a merchant. Schooled in Latin, French, and drawing, he spent time as a clerk (in ...

(1631–1714), Dutch still life painter *

Christoffel Plantijn Christophe Plantin ( nl, Christoffel Plantijn; – 1 July 1589) was a French Renaissance humanist and book printer and publisher who resided and worked in Antwerp. Life Plantin was born in France, probably in Saint-Avertin, near the city of ...

(–1589), French-born Flemish Renaissance humanist and book printer and publisher *

Christoffel van Sichem Christoffel van Sichem (1581, Basel – 1658, Amsterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age woodcutter and engraver. Biography According to the RKD he made woodcuts of famous people after his father, Christoffel van Sichem the Elder.

(1581–1658), Dutch woodcutter and engraver *

Christoffel van Swoll Christoffel van Swoll (25 April 1668 – 12 November 1718) was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 17 November 1713 until his death. He was born in 1668 in Amsterdam as the son of Harmen Stoffelsz. van Swoll, an attendant of the Bank o ...

(1668–1718), Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies * Christoffel "Christie" van Wyk (born 1977), Namibian sprinter * Christoffel Venter (1892–1977), South African military commander * Christoffel "Christie" Viljoen (born 1987), Namibian cricketer *

Christo Wiese Christoffel F. Hendrik Wiese (born 10 September 1941) is a South African businessman and former billionaire. His source of wealth is consumer retail.

(born 1941), South African businessman * Jan Christoffel G. "Stoffel" Botha (1929–1998), South African politician, Minister of Home Affairs *

Pieter Christoffel Wonder Pieter Christoffel Wonder (10 January 1780 – 12 July 1852) was a Dutch painter, active in England. Biography Wonder was born in Utrecht. He was largely self-taught, by making copies of the Old Masters, although between 1802 and 1804 he did a ...

(1780–1852), Dutch painter active in England

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Elwin Bruno Christoffel Elwin Bruno Christoffel (; 10 November 1829 – 15 March 1900) was a German mathematician and physicist. He introduced fundamental concepts of differential geometry, opening the way for the development of tensor calculus, which would later provid ...

(1829–1900), German mathematician and physicist **Named after him: Christoffel equation,

Christoffel symbols In mathematics and physics, the Christoffel symbols are an array of numbers describing a metric connection. The metric connection is a specialization of the affine connection to surfaces or other manifolds endowed with a metric, allowing distance ...

Schwarz–Christoffel mapping In complex analysis, a Schwarz–Christoffel mapping is a conformal map of the upper half-plane or the complex unit disk onto the interior of a simple polygon. Such a map is guaranteed to exist by the Riemann mapping theorem (stated by Bernhard R ...

Christoffel–Darboux formula In mathematics, the Christoffel–Darboux theorem is an identity for a sequence of orthogonal polynomials, introduced by and . It states that : \sum_^n \frac = \frac \frac where ''f'j''(''x'') is the ''j''th term of a set of orthogonal polyn ...

* Louis Christoffel (1886–?), Belgian wrestler *

Martin Christoffel Dr. Martin Christoffel (21 September 1922 – 3 April 2001) was a Swiss chess champion born in Basel. In 1944 he won the Coupe Suisse knockout tournament. Christoffel won the Swiss Chess Championship in 1943, 1945, 1948, and 1952, and was joint ...

(1922–2001), Swiss chess player * Nathan Christoffel (born 1982), Australian film director

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