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, derived from the

Middle High German Middle High German (MHG; german: Mittelhochdeutsch (Mhd.)) is the term for the form of German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High German and into Early New High German. High ...

''klopfen'', meaning "to pound, bang, or hammer", and thus indicating a person in the clothing trade,

mining Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic via ...

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"Klopfer Family History"
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Bruno Klopfer Bruno Klopfer (1st October, 1900 – 23 October, 1971), was a German psychologist, born in Bavaria. He had a profound impact on the development of psychological personality testing, and was an important pioneer and innovator in the development, sco ...

(1900–1971), German psychologist * Donald S. Klopfer (1902–1986), American businessman * Eric Klopfer (born 1970), American educator *

Eugen Klöpfer Eugen Gottlob Klöpfer (10 March 1886 in Talheim, Heilbronn – 3 March 1950 in Wiesbaden) was a German actor. Early life Born to Karl Klöpfer and his wife Karoline, née Hörsch, Eugen attended the Realschule ("secondary school") in Heilbro ...

(1886–1950), German actor * George Klopfer (c. 1945 – 2019), American physician *

Gerhard Klopfer Gerhard Klopfer (18 February 1905 – 29 January 1987) was a senior official of the Nazi Party and assistant to Martin Bormann in the Office of the (Nazi) Party Chancellery. Klopfer was born in Schreibersdorf, Silesia (now in Poland), in 1905. ...

(1905–1987), German Nazi official * Goetz Klopfer (born 1942), American race walker *

Heini Klopfer Heinrich "Heini" Klopfer (3 April 1918 in Oberstdorf – 18 November 1968) was a German ski jumper and architect. At age 17, Klopfer was selected for trials for the 1936 Winter Olympics, but failed to qualify. After World War II Klopfer, Sepp Weil ...

(1918–1968), German architect * Klopfer (writer) (born 1980), pseudonym of German writer Christian Schmidt * Regina Klopfer (1903–1991), Hungarian singer *

Sonya Klopfer Sonya Klopfer (married name: Dunfield, born December 26, 1934) is an American former competitive figure skater and coach. She is a two-time World medalist ( bronze in 1951, silver in 1952) and the 1951 U.S. national champion. Personal life ...

(born 1934), American figure skater

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