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surname, translating in English to "

bricklayer A bricklayer, which is related to but different from a mason, is a craftsman and tradesman who lays bricks to construct brickwork. The terms also refer to personnel who use blocks to construct blockwork walls and other forms of masonry. ...

" or "wall builder." Notable people with the surname include: *

Adrian Maurer Adrian Harold "Sparky" Maurer (April 7, 1901 – May 4, 1943) was an American football player. Oglethorpe University He played college football as a running back for the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team of Oglethorpe University. He wa ...

(1901–1943), American football player *

Alfred Maurer (politician) Alfred Maurer (2 December 1888 Tallinn - 20 September 1954 Stockholm) was an Estonian politician. He was a member of I Riigikogu. He was a member of the Riigikogu since 6 December 1922. He replaced Sergei Andrejev Sergei Andrejev (16 October 1 ...

(1888–1954), Estonian politician *

Alfred Werner Maurer Alfred Werner Maurer (born 3 October 1945) is an international German architect, urban planner, architectural historian, archaeologists and art historian. Life Alfred Werner Maurer studied from 1964 to 1968 at the College of Engineering and ...

(born 1945), German architect, urban planner and art historian *

Alfred Henry Maurer Alfred Henry Maurer (April 21, 1868 – August 4, 1932) was an American modernist painter. He exhibited his work in avant-garde circles internationally and in New York City during the early twentieth century. Highly respected today, his wor ...

(1868–1932), American artist *

Andreas Maurer (tennis) Andreas Maurer (born 8 March 1958) is a former tennis player from West Germany. Maurer won one singles title (1985, Madrid) and two doubles titles (1984, Stuttgart outdoor and 1986, Geneva Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: ...

(born 1958), German professional tennis player *

Andreas Maurer (Austrian politician) Andreas Josef Maurer (7 September 1919 – 25 October 2010) was an Austrian politician (ÖVP) and farmers' advocate who served as governor of Lower Austria from 1966 to 1981. Early life Maurer was born in Trautmannsdorf an der Leitha in Lower ...

(1919–2010), Austrian politician * Andreas Maurer (German politician) (born 1970), German local politician * Andy Maurer (1948–2016), American football player *

Angela Maurer Angela Maurer (born 27 July 1975) is a German long-distance swimmer. Career Angela Maurer lives in Wiesbaden, where she was born. She swims for the ''SSV Undine 08 e.V. Mainz'' swimming club, and trains together with Dimitri Colupaev and Marc-O ...

(born 1975), German long-distance swimmer *

Bill Maurer William M. Maurer (born March 31, 1968) is an American academic scholar of legal and economic anthropology. He currently serves as the dean of the School of Social Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. He has conducted research on mo ...

(born 1968), American academic scholar of legal and economic anthropology *

Brandon Maurer Brandon Eugene Maurer (born July 3, 1990) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres and Kansas City Royals. From Costa Mesa, California, Maurer ...

(born 1990), American professional baseball pitcher *

Chris Maurer Chris Maurer (Born August 3, 1984) was the bassist for the third-wave ska band Suburban Legends. After years of watching his older brother sing for the band, he joined the band August 3 of 2000, replacing Justin Meacham who left the band. He le ...

(born 1984), former bassist of ska band Suburban Legends * Claude Maurer (born 1975), Swiss sailor *

Daphne Maurer Daphne Maurer is a Canadian developmental psychologist and professor emeritus in the Department of Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomen ...

, Canadian professor of experimental psychology (visual perception) *

Dave Maurer (American football) Dave Maurer (March 18, 1932 – July 30, 2011) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Wittenberg University from 1969 to 1983, compiling a record of 129–23–3. His ...

(1932–2011), American football player and coach *

Dave Maurer (baseball) David Charles Maurer (born February 23, 1975) is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Maurer played for the San Diego Padres ( and ), Cleveland Indians (), and Toronto Blue Jays (). Maurer attended Apple Valley High School ...

(born 1975), Major League Baseball pitcher * David Warren Maurer (1906–1981), professor of linguistics *

Dóra Maurer Dóra Maurer (born 1937 in Budapest) is a Hungarian visual artist whose work has spanned a 50-year career. She works in almost every medium, from film and photography, to painting, performance, and sculpture. Principally achieving recognition in ...

(born 1937), Hungarian artist * Franciszek Maurer (1918–2010), Polish architect, artist, and professor *

Friedrich Maurer (handballer) Friedrich "Fritz" Maurer (18 June 1912 – 10 July 1958) was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of ...

(1912–1958), Austrian field handball player *

Friedrich Maurer (linguist) Friedrich Maurer (5 January 1898 – 7 November 1984) was a German philologist who specialized in Germanic studies. Biography Maurer started to study classical philology and comparative linguistics at the University of Frankfurt in 1916. The ...

(1898–1984), German linguist and medievalist *

Georg Ludwig von Maurer Georg Ludwig Maurer, from 1831 Georg Ludwig von Maurer (2 November 1790 – 9 May 1872) was a German statesman and legal historian from the Electoral Palatinate. Biography Maurer was born at Erpolzheim, near Dürkheim as the son of a Protes ...

(1790–1872), German statesman and historian *

Georg Maurer Georg Maurer (11 March 1907 – 4 August 1971) was a German poet, essayist, and translator. He wrote under the pseudonyms ''Juventus, murus,'' and ''Johann Weilau''. The son of a teacher, he was born in Szászrégen, Austria-Hungary (now in Roman ...

(1907–1971), German poet, essayist, and translator *

German Mäurer Friedrich Wilhelm German Mäurer (11 February 1811, Bensberg – 7 July 1883, Paris) was a German Communist writer and leader of the early German labor movement. He joined the League of Outlaws ("Bund der Geächteten) because of his democratic beli ...

(1811–1883), German writer and labor leader *

Hermann Maurer Hermann Adolf Maurer (born April 26, 1941) is an Austrian computer scientist, serving as Professor of Computer Science at the Graz University of Technology. He has supervised over 40 dissertations, written more than 20 books and over 600 scienti ...

(born 1941), Austrian computer scientist *

Howard Maurer Howard Maurer (born December 30, 1935) is an American musician, performer and actor from New York City. He is known for his roles in the ''Ilsa'' series of films in addition to 30 years of producing and performing musical and comedy revues in La ...

(born 1935), American musician, performer and actor *

Hubert Maurer Hubert Maurer (10 June 1738, Bonn - 10 December 1818, Vienna) was a German painter, graphic artist and art professor. Life and work He began as a student of the Bavarian court painter, Johann Georg Winter (1707-1770). He continued his educatio ...

(1738–1818), German painter, graphic artist and art professor *

Ingo Maurer Ingo Maurer (12 May 1932 – 21 October 2019) was a German industrial designer who specialised in the design of lamps and light installations. He was nicknamed "poet of light". Life Maurer was born in Reichenau Island, Lake Constance, Germa ...

(1932–2019), German lighting designer *

Ion Gheorghe Maurer Ion Gheorghe Iosif Maurer (23 September 1902 – 8 February 2000) was a Romanian communist politician and lawyer, and the 49th Prime Minister of Romania. He is the longest serving Prime Minister in the history of Romania (having served for ...

(1902–2000), Romanian politician *

James Hudson Maurer James Hudson Maurer (April 15, 1864 – March 16, 1944) was a prominent American trade unionist who twice ran for the office of Vice President of the United States on the ticket of the Socialist Party of America. Biography Early years James H. ...

(1864–1944), American trade unionist * Jeff Maurer (born July 9, 1947), American businessperson *

Jimmy Maurer James "Jimmy" Maurer (born October 14, 1988) is an American professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas. Career College and amateur Maure ...

(born 1988), American soccer player *

Joan Howard Maurer Joan Howard Maurer (April 2, 1927 – September 21, 2021) was an American writer and actress, and the daughter of Moe Howard of The Three Stooges. She wrote several books on the Three Stooges and had several roles as a supporting actress during ...

(1927–2021), American writer and actress *

John Maurer John Maurer may refer to: * John Maurer (Social Distortion) (born 1961), American punk musician * John Maurer (jazz musician), American instrumentalist and instructor * John J. Maurer (1922–2019), American politician See also

* John Mauer ...

(born 1964), American punk musician * John J. Maurer (1922–2019), American politician * José Clemente Maurer (1900—1990), German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church *

José Maurer José Maurer ( he, יוסף מאורער; 6 May 1906 – 23 May 1968) was an Israeli-Argentine actor. He was regarded as one of the greatest figures in Yiddish theatre. Early life He was born Yoshe Maurer Neumann in the town of Boryslav, then ...

(1906–1968), Argentine actor of Jewish ancestry *

Joshua D. Maurer Joshua D. Maurer (born February 26, 1964) is an American film producer, writer and actor who is best known for ''Georgia O'Keeffe,'' ''The Hoax,'' ''The Last Tycoon,'' '' Rosemary's Baby,'' '' Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret,'' ''Introducing Dor ...

(born 1964), American film producer, writer and actor * Jost Maurer, German mason, architect and construction entrepreneur * Julius Maximilian Maurer (1857–1938), Swiss meteorologist *

Jürgen Maurer Jürgen Maurer (born 30 January 1967) is an Austrian actor. He was a regular cast member of Austrian-coproduced crime drama ''Tatort'', and appeared in society drama '. He is known to English speaking audiences for his role as Detective Oskar R ...

(born 1967), Austrian actor *

Konrad von Maurer Konrad Maurer, since 1876 Konrad von Maurer (April 29, 1823 – September 16, 1902) was a German legal historian. He was the son of legal historian and statesman Georg Ludwig von Maurer (1790–1872). Maurer is considered one of the most si ...

(1823–1902), German legal historian and collector of Old Norse folklore * Kurt Maurer (born 1926), Swiss footballer *

Lea Maurer Lea Loveless Maurer (born April 1, 1971), née Lea E. Loveless, is an American former competition swimming (sport), swimmer, Olympic champion, and former college swimming coach. She represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics in B ...

(born 1971), American former competition swimmer * Linus Maurer (1926–2016), American cartoonist *

Louis Maurer Louis Maurer (February 21, 1832 – July 19, 1932) was a German-born American lithographer, and the father of the American painter Alfred Henry Maurer. He was the last surviving artist known to have been employed by Currier and Ives. Prior ...

(1832–1932), German-born American lithographer *

Lucille Maurer Lucille Maurer (née Darvin; 1922 – June 17, 1996) was the first woman Treasurer of Maryland. Life Maurer graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, and she worked as an economist at the ...

, the first woman Treasurer of Maryland *

Ludwig Maurer Ludwig Maurer (11 December 1859 – 10 January 1927) was a German mathematician and professor at University of Tübingen. He was the eldest son of Konrad Maurer (1823–1902) and Valerie Maurer, née von Faulhaber (1833–1912). His 1887 disserta ...

(1859–1927), German mathematician * Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer (1789–1878), German composer, conductor, and violinist * Marc Maurer (born 1951), American lawyer *

Marco Maurer Marco Maurer (born February 21, 1988) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays with Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL). He previously played with EV Zug, the SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers, the ZSC Lions, HC Lugan ...

(born 1988), Swiss ice hockey player *

Mario Maurer is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creat ...

(born 1988), Thai actor and model *

Matthias Maurer Matthias Josef Maurer (born 18 March 1970) is a German European Space Agency astronaut and Materials scientist, who was selected in 2015 to take part in space training. Biography Maurer graduated from in Sankt Wendel, Saarland, in 1989.) He ...

(born 1970), German European Space Agency astronaut and materials scientist * Melanie Maurer (born 1988), Swiss cyclist * Michel Maurer (1904–1983), Luxembourgian boxer *

Mike Maurer Michael Maurer (born November 6, 1975) was a professional Canadian football fullback with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League and a professional mixed martial artist. Maurer served in the Canadian Forces from 1993 to 1994. He pl ...

(born 1975), Canadian football player *

Neža Maurer Neža Maurer Škofič (born 22 December 1930) is a Slovene poet and writer. She writes for children, young adults and adults and has also worked as a translator, journalist, editor and teacher. Neža Maurer was born in the village of Podvin ...

(born 1930), Slovene poet and writer *

Norman Maurer Norman Albert Maurer (May 13, 1926 – November 23, 1986) was a comic book artist and writer, and a director and producer of films and television shows. Comic books Maurer's lifelong association with the Three Stooges began about the time ...

(1926–1986), American writer, director and producer of films and TV shows *

Oscar Maurer Oscar Maurer (17 July 1870–9 June 1965) was a nationally recognized Pictorialist photographer based in California. His photographs appeared in ''Camera Work'', ''Camera Craft'', '' The Camera,'' and other photography journals. His studio in Berke ...

(1870–1965), American photographer *

Peter Maurer Peter Maurer (born 1956) is a Swiss diplomat who was the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from 1 July 2012 until October 2022 and is currently President of the Basel Institute on Governance. Maurer was born in Th ...

(born 1956), Swiss diplomat *

Reiner Maurer Reiner Maurer (born 16 February 1960) is a German football coach and a former player. He most recently managed Türkgücü München. Playing career Maurer was born in Mindelheim. He spent three seasons in the Bundesliga as a player for FC Bayern ...

(born 1960), German footballer and football manager *

Reinhart Maurer Reinhart Klemens Maurer (born 1935) is a philosopher and professor from Xanten, Germany. Maurer studied philosophy, German and English at the universities of University of Münster, Münster, University of Kiel, Kiel and University of Vienna, Vien ...

(born 1935), German philosopher and professor * René Maurer (born 1936), Swiss high jumper *

Rob Maurer Robert John Maurer (born January 7, 1967) is a retired Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman, Maurer attended Mater Dei High School in Evansville, Indiana and the University of Evansville, where he played for the Evansville Purple Aces Th ...

(born 1967), American baseball player *

Robert D. Maurer Robert D. Maurer (born July 20, 1924) is an American industrial physicist noted for his leadership in the invention of optical fiber. In 1979, Maurer was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to the technolog ...

(born 1924), American scientist and expert in fibre optics * Sigrid Maurer (born 1985), Austrian politician * Stefan Maurer (1960–1994), Swiss cyclist *

Steve Maurer Steven Maurer (born July 20, 1947) is a veteran of foreign war, former mayor of Botkins, Ohio, and former member of the Ohio Senate, from 1981 to 1984. He represented the 12th District, which encompassed much of West-Central Ohio. During the ...

(born 1947), American politician *

Tim Maurer Timothy Robert Maurer (born October 10, 1980) is an American singer, best known as the former lead singer of third-wave ska band Suburban Legends. He has left the band on two occasions. The first was in 2000 after the recording of Origin Edition ...

(born 1980), former lead singer of ska band Suburban Legends *

Tommy Maurer Tommy Maurer (born January 7, 1960) is a former North American Soccer League midfielder. Career Youth In 1970 his family moved to U.S. from West Germany, but with no local youth soccer leagues available Maurer started his own while in the 5th g ...

(born 1960), American soccer player *

Traudl Maurer Traudl Maurer (born 1961) from Mittenwald is a German ski mountaineer and long-distance runner. Selected results Ski mountaineering * 2003: ** 1st, German Championship

(b. 1961), German ski mountaineer *

Ueli Maurer (cryptographer) Ueli Maurer (born 26 May 1960) is a professor of cryptography at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich). Education Maurer studied electrical engineering at ETH Zurich and obtained his PhD in 1990, advised by James Massey. ...

(born 1960), Swiss professor of computer science *

Ueli Maurer Ulrich "Ueli" Maurer (; born 1 December 1950) is a Swiss politician who has served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2009. A member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC), he was President of the Swiss Confederation in 2013 and 2019 ...

(born 1950), Swiss politician * Uli Maurer (born 1985), German ice hockey player * Ulrich Mäurer, German lawyer and politician * Walter Maurer (wrestler) (1893–1983), American wrestler *

Walter Maurer (artist) Walter Helmut Maurer (born March 20, 1942, in Dachau, Bavaria, Germany) is a German designer and artist. Maurer is best known for having painted many of the cars in the BMW Art Car series. Biography Early life and beginnings Walter Maurer ...

(born 1942), German designer and university lecturer