Kirchhoff, Kirchoff or Kirchhoffer is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Adolf Kirchhoff Johann Wilhelm Adolf Kirchhoff (6 January 1826 – 26 February 1908) was a German classical scholar and epigraphist. Biography The son of historical painter Johann Jakob Kirchhoff, he was born in Berlin, and educated there. He then taught in va ...

(1826–1908), German classical scholar and epigrapher * Alfred Kirchhoff (1838–1907), German geographer and naturalist * Alphonse Kirchhoffer (1873–1913), French Olympic fencer *

Charles William Henry Kirchhoff Charles William Henry Kirchhoff (March 28, 1853 – July 22, 1916) was a United States editor and steel expert. Biography Charles William Henry Kirchhoff was born in San Francisco, California on March 28, 1853. He attended school in the United S ...

(1853-1916), American editor and metals expert * Detlef Kirchhoff (born 1967), German rower *

Fritz Kirchhoff Fritz Kirchhoff (1901–1953) was a German screenwriter, film producer and director. He was a noted director during the Nazi era, directing film such as the anti-British propaganda thriller ''Attack on Baku'' (1942). His 1942 film '' 5 June'' ...

(1901–1953), German screenwriter, film producer and director *

Gustav Kirchhoff Gustav Robert Kirchhoff (; 12 March 1824 – 17 October 1887) was a German physicist who contributed to the fundamental understanding of electrical circuits, spectroscopy, and the emission of black-body radiation by heated objects. He ...

(1824–1887), German physicist — Kirchhoff's laws in electricity, spectroscopy, thermochemistry *

Gottlieb Kirchhoff Gottlieb Sigismund Constantin Kirchhoff (19 February 1764 – 14 February 1833) was a Russian chemist of German origin. In 1792–1802, Assistant Director and then Director of the Head Pharmacy at Saint Petersburg. Corresponding member (1807� ...

(1764–1833), German chemist *

Jan Kirchhoff Jan Tilman Kirchhoff (born 1 October 1990) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. Club career Mainz 05 Born in Frankfurt, West Germany, Kirchhoff began his football career at SpVgg Ki ...

(born 1990), German footballer *

Mary Kirchoff Mary L. Kirchoff is an American author of fantasy and young adult novels. Biography Kirchoff was born and raised in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, the city where the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game was invented. "I went to school with Ernie ...

(born 1959), American fantasy novelist * Paul Kirchhoff (1900–1972), German anthropologist and ethnologist of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures * Robert Kirchhoff (born 1962), Slovak film director * Ulrich Kirchhoff (born 1967), German show jumper

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