Pfeifer ( , ) is a
German-language
German ( ) is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a c ...
occupational surname meaning "whistler" or "
pipe
Pipe(s), PIPE(S) or piping may refer to:
Objects
* Pipe (fluid conveyance), a hollow cylinder following certain dimension rules
** Piping, the use of pipes in industry
* Smoking pipe
** Tobacco pipe
* Half-pipe and quarter pipe, semi-circula ...
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fife
Fife (, ; gd, Fìobha, ; sco, Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries with Perth and Kinross (i ...
-player" and etymologically akin to English ''Piper'' and ''Fifer''; other spellings include ''
Pfeiffer''. The spelling ''Pfeifer'' may refer to:
*People:
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Carl Ferdinand Pfeifer (1915–2001), United States Navy officer and aide to Presidents Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Felix Pfeifer (1871–1945), German sculptor and medallist
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George Pfeifer (born 1955), former head men's basketball coach at the University of Idaho
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Hellmuth Pfeifer
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Hans-Hellmuth Pfeifer (18 February 1894 – 22 April 1945) was a German general during World War II. A veteran of World War I, he held higher command positions in WWII, among other, that of the 65th Infantry Division in Italy, selecti ...
(1894–1945), German general who commanded the 65. Infantrie Division during World War II
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Jörg Pfeifer
Jörg Pfeifer (born 19 March 1952) is a retired East German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
He competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the 4 × 100 metre relay where he won the s ...
(born 1952), East German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres
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Joseph L. Pfeifer
Joseph Lawrence Pfeifer (February 6, 1892 – April 19, 1974) was an American physician and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for New York's 8th congressional district from 1935 to 1951.
Early ...
(1892–1974), United States Representative from New York
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Karl Pfeifer, (1928–2023), Austrian journalist
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Louis Fred Pfeifer (1876–1917), private in the United States Marine Corps who received the Medal of Honor
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Manuel Pfeifer (born 1999), Austrian football player
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Marcuse Pfeifer
Marcuse "Cusie" Pfeifer (November 4, 1936 – July 17, 2020) was an American gallerist. Pfeifer was an important person in recognition of photography as a fine art, founding member and art exhibition director of the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community ...
(1936–2020), American gallerist
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Melanie Pfeifer (born 1986), German slalom canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s
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Michael David Pfeifer (born 1937), Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of San Angelo
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Paul Pfeifer
Paul E. Pfeifer (born October 15, 1942) is an American jurist. He served in both houses of the Ohio General Assembly as a member of the Ohio Republican party and was most recently an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio.
Pfeifer wa ...
(born 1942), American politician of the Ohio Republican party
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Philip Pfeifer
Philip James Pfeifer (born July 15, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Canberra Cavalry of the Australian Baseball League. He previously played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University.
Amate ...
(born 1992), American baseball player
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Rolf Pfeifer
Rolf Pfeifer (born 1947) is a former professor of computer science at the Department of Informatics University of Zurich, and director of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, where he retired from in 2014. Currently he is a specially appointed ...
(born 1947), professor of computer science at the Department of Informatics, University of Zurich
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Scott Pfeifer
Scott Pfeifer (born January 5, 1977 in St. Albert, Alberta) is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada who plays out of the St. Albert Curling Club in St. Albert. He was the long-time second for the Randy Ferbey rink from 1998 to ...
(born 1977), Canadian curler from Sherwood Park who plays out of the Saville Sports Centre in Edmonton
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Sílvia Pfeifer
Sílvia Escobar Pfeifer (born February 24, 1958) is a Brazilian actress and former model.
Career
In television she began in 1990, for Rede Globo, acting in the telenovela ''Meu Bem, Meu Mal''. In 1992, she made '' Perigosas Peruas''. In 1994 ...
(born 1958), Brazilian actress
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Viktor Pfeifer
Viktor Pfeifer (born May 16, 1987) is an Austrian former competitive figure skater. An eight-time Austrian national champion, he has placed as high as eighth at the European Championships (2013) and has competed three times at the Winter Olympic ...
(born 1987), Austrian figure skater
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Will Pfeifer
Will may refer to:
Common meanings
* Will and testament, instructions for the disposition of one's property after death
* Will (philosophy), or willpower
* Will (sociology)
* Will, volition (psychology)
* Will, a modal verb - see Shall and will
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(born 1967), American comic book writer
*Communities:
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Pfeifer, Kansas
Pfeifer is an unincorporated community in Freedom Township, Ellis County, Kansas, United States. It is located south of Victoria.
History
Volga German immigrants founded Pfeifer in August 1876, naming it after the village they had emigrated f ...
, unincorporated community in Ellis County, Kansas, United States
See also
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Pfeifer Broz. Music, musical consultant and production team (Jeffrey & Robert Pfeifer)
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Pfeifer Zeliska .600 Nitro Express revolver
The .600 Nitro Express Zeliska revolver is an Austrian single-action revolver produced by Pfeifer Waffen. Except for the Giant 1859 28mm Remington revolver, the Zeliska may be the largest handgun in the world, weighing in at and having a length o ...
, Austrian single-action revolver produced by Pfeifer firearms
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Pfeiffer (disambiguation)
Pfeiffer may refer to:
* Pfeiffer (surname)
* Pfeiffer effect, an optical phenomenon
In health
* Pfeiffer syndrome, a rare genetic disorder characterized by the premature fusion of certain bones of the skull
* Infectious mononucleosis, also k ...
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