Kupfer is a German surname (meaning
copper
Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from la, cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkis ...
); notable people with this surname include:
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David Kupfer (born 1941), American psychiatrist
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Harry Kupfer
Harry Alfred Robert Kupfer (12 August 1935 – 30 December 2019) was a German opera director and academic. A long-time director at the Komische Oper Berlin, he worked at major opera houses and at festivals internationally. Trained by Walter Felse ...
(1935–2019), German opera director
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Herbert Kupfer (1927–2013), German civil engineer
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Jochen Kupfer
Jochen Kupfer (born 1969 in Grimma) is a German operatic baritone.
Early life and education
Kupfer received regular singing lessons from the age of 10, and studied singing with Helga Forner at the Musikhochschule Leipzig. He attended master classe ...
(born 1969), German operatic baritone
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Bettina Kupfer
Bettina Kupfer (born 19 July 1963) is a German actress and author who has been active since the 1980s. She and her husband, , write screenplays and children's literature.
Career
Kupfer was born in Stuttgart. After acquiring her ''Abitur'' at the ...
(born 1963), German actress and writer
''See also'':
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German-language surnames
Occupational surnames