Czerny is a surname meaning "black" in some

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. It is one of many variant forms, including Czarny,

Černý Černý () (feminine Černá) is a Czech language surname, which means "black".''Behind the Name''"Surname Cerny" Retrieved on 26 January 2016. Like many other surnames, this originally made reference to a person's physical qualities, namely dark ha ...

, Czernik, Cherney, and

Čierny Čierny (, feminine: Čierna ) is a Slovak-language surname, the counterpart of the Czech surname Černý Černý () (feminine Černá) is a Czech language surname, which means "black".''Behind the Name''"Surname Cerny" Retrieved on 26 January 2016. ...

, among others.

People

Notable people with this surname include: *

Adalbert Czerny Adalbert Czerny (25 March 1863 – 3 October 1941) was an Austrian pediatrician and is considered co-founder of modern pediatrics. Several children's diseases were named after him. Education and career Son of a railway engineer, Czerny grew ...

(1863–1941), German pediatrician, co-founder of modern pediatrics *

Carl Czerny Carl Czerny (; 21 February 1791 – 15 July 1857) was an Austrian composer, teacher, and pianist of Czech origin whose music spanned the late Classical and early Romantic eras. His vast musical production amounted to over a thousand works and ...

(1791–1857), Austrian pianist, composer, and teacher * Joseph Czerny (1785–1842), composer and pianist * George Czerny (1766–1817), alternate name of Serbian political leader Karađorđe Petrović *

Halina Czerny-Stefańska Halina Czerny-Stefańska ( �xaˈlina t͡ʂɛrnɨ stɛˈfaj᷉ska31 December 19221 July 2001) was a Polish pianist. Life She studied piano under her father, Stanisław Szwarcenberg-Czerny, as well as with Alfred Cortot at the École Normale de M ...

(1922–2001), Polish pianist *

Henry Czerny Henry Czerny ( ; born February 8, 1959) is a Canadian stage, film, and television actor. He is known for his roles in the films '' The Boys of St. Vincent, Mission: Impossible, Clear and Present Danger, The Ice Storm, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, ...

(born 1959), Canadian actor *

Leander Czerny Leander (Franz) Czerny (4 October 1859, Modřice, Moravia – 22 November 1944, Pettenbach, Upper Austria) was an Austrian entomologist mainly interested in Diptera. Biography Czerny, who wrote extensively on Diptera between 1900 and 1939, de ...

(1859–1944), Czech entomologist *

Ludwig Czerny Ludwig Czerny (24 June 1885 – 10 September 1941) was a German technician, film producer and film director. As a technician he specialized in developing sound systems for performing silent film and later to post-synchronize sound films. He was ma ...

(born 1941), German technician, film producer, and film director * Marianus Czerny (1896–1985), German experimental physicist *

Michael Czerny Michael F. Czerny (born 18 July 1946) is a Czechoslovakian-born Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development since 23 April 2022, after serving as interim prefect for sev ...

(born 1946), Roman Catholic Cardinal * Sabine Czerny, Bavarian primary school teacher *

Vincenz Czerny Vincenz Czerny (19 November 1842 – 3 October 1916) was a German Bohemian surgeon whose main contributions were in the fields of oncological and gynecological surgery. Czerny was born in Trutnov, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire. He initially s ...

(1842–1916), German surgeon *

Zygmunt Czerny Zygmunt Bronisław Czerny (24 July 1888 – 18 February 1975) was a Polish romance philologist who specialized in the French language. Before World War II, he was a faculty member at the Lviv University and Academy of Foreign Trade in Lwów. Duri ...

(1888–1975), Polish romance philologist

Fictional characters

*Tibor Czerny, a character in the 1939 film ''

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'' *Czerny, a dog owned by Kanako Sensei in the manga series ''

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'' *Noah Czerny, a character in The Raven Cycle book series by

Maggie Stiefvater Margaret Stiefvater ( ; Hummel) is an American writer of young adult fiction, known mainly for her series of fantasy novels ''The Wolves of Mercy Falls'' and ''The Raven Cycle''. She currently lives in Virginia. Life and career Early life ...

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* 6294 Czerny, minor planet * Hofmann & Czerny (Hofmann-Wien), piano manufacturing company from Austria

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