Reber is a last name of
German
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**Germania (historical use)
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**Ger ...
origin. It is derived from two sources: First, it is "an
occupational name for a
vine-dresser or
vintner, from
Middle High German ''rebe'' 'vine' + ''-er''
agent suffix." Second, it comes "from a Germanic personal name,
Radobert, formed with ''rād, rāt'' 'counsel', 'advice' + ''berht'' 'bright'". In the United States, persons with the last name Reber primarily live in
Pennsylvania; there are also large numbers in
Ohio,
California,
Minnesota,
Utah.
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Notable persons
*Arthur S. Reber
Arthur S. Reber (born 1940) is an American cognitive psychologist. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Association for Psychological Science (APS) and a Fulbright Fellow. He is known for introducing ...
, American cognitive psychologist
*Deborah Reber
Deborah Reber is a young adult fiction and non-fiction writer. She previously worked in children's television. She is the author of several books, including the recently published ''In Their Shoes''. She also contributes to the teen self-help
...
, American writer
*Gerhard Reber
Gerhard Rudolf Reber (28 April 1937 – 7 December 2023) was a German organisational theorist and Professor of Management and Organizational Behavior of the Johannes Kepler University of Linz. He is known for work on leadership studies, and partic ...
, German organizational theorist
* Grote Reber, astronomer
* James Q. Reber, second Deputy Director of the National Reconnaissance Office
*John Reber
John Reber (February 1, 1858 – September 26, 1931) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
John Reber was born in South Manheim Township, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Eastman Business College i ...
, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives
* Joseph Bryant Reber, correspondent for the Butte Daily Post
*Napoléon Henri Reber
Napoléon Henri Reber (21 October 1807 – 24 November 1880) was a French composer.
Life and career
Reber was born in Mulhouse, Alsace, and studied with Anton Reicha and Jean François Lesueur, wrote chamber music, and set to music works of Fr ...
, French musician and composer
* Robert Reber, Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
*Rolf Reber
Rolf Reber (born 17 May 1959) is professor of psychology at the University of Oslo.
Research
Rolf Reber is known for his research on processing fluency, especially the processing fluency theory of aesthetic pleasure he developed together with No ...
, professor of cognitive psychology at the University of Bergen in Norway
*Stephen C. Reber
Stephen C. Reber Sr. of Statesville, North Carolina, is a former Presiding Bishop of the United Episcopal Church of North America (UECNA). Before being elected as Presiding Bishop of the UECNA, Reber had some years previously been a presbyter i ...
, former Presiding Bishop of the United Episcopal Church of North America
Other
*Reber (automobile)
The Reber was a make of American automobile manufactured at Reading, Pennsylvania from 1902 until 1903. It was made by the Reber Manufacturing Company, founded in 1901 by James C. Reber.
Background James C Reber
Reber was admitted to Reading B ...
, an early American motor car manufacturer
References
Surnames