Fabricius ( la, smith, german: Schmied, Schmidt) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *people from the Ancient Roman gens Fabricia: **

Gaius Fabricius Luscinus Gaius Fabricius Luscinus Monocularis ("the one-eyed"), son of Gaius, was said to have been the first of the Fabricii to move to ancient Rome, his family originating from Aletrium. In 284 BC he was one of the ambassadors to Tarentum, successfully ...

, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome * Johann Goldsmid (1587–1616), known by his Latinized name Johann Fabricius, and son of David Fabricius (1564–1617). Astronomer who discovered the variability of the star Mira Ceti in 1596. * Carel Fabritius (sometimes spelled Fabricius, 1622–1654), Dutch painter *

David Fabricius David Fabricius (9 March 1564 – 7 May 1617) was a German pastor who made two major discoveries in the early days of telescopic astronomy, jointly with his eldest son, Johannes Fabricius (1587–1615). David Fabricius (Latinization of his proper n ...

(1564–1617), German theologian and astronomer, discoverer of the variable star Mira *

Ernst Fabricius Ernst Christian Andreas Martin Fabricius (Darmstadt, 6 September 1857 – Freiburg im Breisgau, 22 March 1942) was a German historian, archaeologist and classical scholar. Between 1882 and 1888 he participated in excavations in Greece and Asia Mino ...

(1857–1942), German historian, archaeologist and classical scholar *

Georg Fabricius Georg Fabricius (23 April 1516 – 17 July 1571), born Georg Goldschmidt, was a Protestant German poet, historian and archaeologist who wrote in Latin during the German Renaissance. Life Fabricius was born in Chemnitz in Saxony and educate ...

(1516–1571), German poet, historian and archaeologist *

Hieronymus Fabricius Girolamo Fabrici d'Acquapendente, also known as Girolamo Fabrizio or Hieronymus Fabricius (20 May 1533 – 21 May 1619), was a pioneering anatomist and surgeon known in medical science as "The Father of Embryology." Life and accomplishments ...

or Girolamo Fabrizio (1537–1619), Italian anatomist * Hildanus Fabricius (Wilhelm Fabry) (1560–1634), German anatomist and surgeon *

Jan Fabricius Jan Fabricius (born Assen 30 September 1871, died Wimborne Minster, England, 23 November 1964) was a Dutch playwright and journalist. He was the father of Johan Fabricius, a writer. Although he wrote continuously from the 1890s to his death, his g ...

(1871-1964), Dutch journalist and playwright * Johan Fabricius (1899–1981), Dutch writer, journalist and adventurer * Johann Fabricius (1608-1653), German orientalist, professor of Hebrew at Rostock *

Johann Albert Fabricius Johann Albert Fabricius (11 November 1668 – 30 April 1736) was a German classical scholar and bibliographer. Biography Fabricius was born at Leipzig, son of Werner Fabricius, director of music in the church of St. Paul at Leipzig, who was the ...

(1668–1736), German classical scholar, publisher, and librarian * Johann Phillip Fabricius (1711–1791), German Christian missionary in southern India *

Johan Christian Fabricius Johan Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is co ...

(1745–1808), Danish botanist and entomologist *

Johannes Fabricius Johann Goldsmid, better known by his Latinisation of names, Latinized name Johann(es) Fabricius (8 January 1587 – 19 March 1616), eldest son of David Fabricius (1564–1617), was a Frisians, Frisian/Germans, German astronomer and a discoverer of ...

, (1587–1615) Frisian astronomer, discoverer of sunspots, son of David Fabricius *

Nanna Øland Fabricius Nanna Øland Fabricius (born 2 May 1985), better known by her stage name Oh Land, is a Danish musician, singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. Early life Oh Land was born in Copenhagen, the daughter of Bendt Fabricius, an orga ...

(1985–) Danish singer-songwriter, great-great-granddaughter of

Otto Fabricius Otto Fabricius (6 March 174420 May 1822) was a Danish missionary, naturalist, ethnographer, and explorer of Greenland. Biography Otto Fabricius was born in Rudkøbing on the island of Langeland, Denmark, where his father was a rector. In his ...

(1744–1822) Danish missionary, naturalist, ethnographer and explorer of Greenland *

Philipp Conrad Fabricius Philipp is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: "Philipp" has also been a shortened version of Philippson, a German language, German surname especially prevalent amongst German Jews and Dutch Jews. Surname * Adol ...

(1714–1774), German botanist *

Werner Fabricius Fabricius Werner (1633-1679), an organist and composer of note, was born April 10, 1633, at Itzehoe, Holstein. As a boy he studied music under his father, Albert Fabricius, organist in Flensburg, and Paul Moth, the Cantor there. He went to the G ...

, German composer, father of

Wilhelm Fabricius Wilhelm may refer to: People and fictional characters * William Charles John Pitcher, costume designer known professionally as "Wilhelm" * Wilhelm (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname Other uses * Mount ...

, German ambassador to Romania under Hitler *

Alexander Carpenter Alexander Carpenter, Latinized as ''Fabricius'' (''fl.'' 1429), was the author of the ''Destructorium viciorum'', a religious work popular in the 15th and 16th centuries. Some published editions of the work bear the author's name as "''Alexander ...

, Latinized ''Fabricius'', (''fl.'' 1429), English religious philosopher and author * B. Fabricius, pseudonym of Heinrich Theodor Dittrich, German philologist and librarian

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