Fritzsch is a

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surname, also spelt

Fritsch Fritsch is a German surname. Like Fritsche, Fritzsch and Fritzsche, it is a patronymic derived from Friedrich. Notable people with the surname include: * Ahasverus Fritsch (1629–1701), German jurist, poet and hymn writer *Antonin Fritsch (183 ...

Fritsche Fritsche is a German surname. Like Fritsch, Fritzsch and Fritzsche, it is a patronymic derived from Friedrich. Notable people with the surname include: *Claudia Fritsche (born 1952), Liechtenstein diplomat *Dan Fritsche Daniel J. Fritsche (born ...

and Fritzsche, a

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

derived from

Friedrich Friedrich may refer to: Names * Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' * Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' Other * Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Year ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * Christian Fritzsch (1695–1769), German engraver * Cladius Detlev Fritzsch (1765–1841), Danish painter *

Harald Fritzsch Harald Fritzsch (born 10 February 1943 in Zwickau, Germany, died 16 August 2022 in München) was a German theoretical physicist known for his contributions to the theory of quarks, the development of Quantum Chromodynamics and the great unifi ...

(1943–2022), German physicist *

Johannes Fritzsch Johannes Fritzsch (born Meissen, Germany, 1960) is a German conductor. Biography Fritzsch's father, a cantor and organist, was his first music teacher, in piano and organ. His brother Georg Fritzsch (born 1963) is also a conductor. His other br ...

(born 1960), German conductor *

Karl Fritzsch Karl Fritzsch (10 July 1903 – reported missing 2 May 1945) was a German member of the Nazi secret police ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) from 1933–1945. He was a deputy and acting commandant at the Auschwitz concentration camp. According to Rudolf H� ...

(1903–1945), German SS concentration camp commandant who was the first to use Zyklon B for mass murder *

Walter Fritzsch Walter Fritzsch (21 November 1920 – 15 October 1997) was a German football player and manager. Beginning He began his career as a player in 1927 with SC Planitz. In 1940, he transferred to VfL Leisnig and played there until 1943 after which he ...

(1920–1997), German footballer and trainer

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