Scharff is a surname, and may refer to: * Alexander Scharff (1904 - 1985), German historian * Anton Scharff (1845, Vienna - 1903, Brunn am Gebirge), Austrian medal maker * Benjamin Scharff (1651 - 1702), German doctor *

Carlos Scharff Carlos Scharff (30 October 186628 July 1909) was a Peruvian rubber baron of Germans, German descent who was active along the Upper Purus River, Purus and Las Piedras River (Peru), Las Piedras rivers during the Amazon rubber cycle, Amazon rubber ...

(1866–1909), Peruvian rubber baron *

Edwin Scharff Edwin Scharff (21 March 1887 – 18 May 1955) was a German sculptor. He was born in Neu-Ulm and died in Hamburg. Biography Scharff attended the Kunstgewerbeschule (1902–03) in Munich and studied painting at the Akademie der Bildende ...

(1887, Neu-Ulm - 1955, Hamburg), German sculptor and

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

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Edwin Scharff Prize The Edwin Scharff Prize (german: Edwin-Scharff-Preis) has been awarded annually by the city of Hamburg since 1955, named after sculptor Edwin Scharff. The prize is awarded to artist who shaped the cultural life of Hamburg. The winners are chosen ...

) * Gertrude Goldhaber, née Scharff (also: ''Gertrude Scharff-Goldhaber''; 1911, Mannheim - 1998), German-US physicist, wife of Maurice Goldhaber * Gottfried Scharff (1782 - 1855), German merchant and politician * Gottfried Balthasar Scharff (1676 - 1744), German

Lutheran theologian Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched th ...

and writer * Hanns(-Joachim Gottlob) Scharff (1907 - 1992), German interrogator * Harald Scharff (1836 - 1912), Danish ballet dancer * Johannes Scharff (1595 - 1660), German

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philosopher A philosopher is a person who practices or investigates philosophy. The term ''philosopher'' comes from the grc, φιλόσοφος, , translit=philosophos, meaning 'lover of wisdom'. The coining of the term has been attributed to the Greek th ...

Margi Scharff Margi Scharff (born February 11, 1955, Memphis, Tennessee - d. July 2, 2007, Tiburon, California) was an American artist. Among her better known pieces were ''The Night Room'', ''Pillar of Warmth'' and ''A Series of Miscellaneous Connections''. S ...

(1955, Memphis, Tennessee - 2007, Tiburon, California), American artist *

Peter Scharff Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

(born 1957), chemist *

Robert Francis Scharff Robert Francis Scharff (9 July 1858 – 13 September 1934) was an English zoologist, known for his lifetime of work in Ireland and contributions to the understanding of Irish flora and fauna. He was acting director of the National Museum of Ir ...

, (1858 - 1934), British zoologist *

Samantha Scharff Samantha Scharff is an American television producer and comedy writer. She is most recognized for her work producing Robert Smigel's "TV Funhouse" cartoons on NBC's “Saturday Night Live”. Scharff also produced the hour and a half special The ...

, an American television producer and comedy writer *

Scott Scharff Scott Scharff (born February 7, 1982) is a former American football defensive lineman. He previously spent two and a half seasons with the San Francisco 49ers and the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Stanford. Professional ca ...

(born 1982, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin), American football player * '' Thomas Scharff'' (disambiguation) ** Thomas Scharff (born 1963, Uelzen), German Medieval historian ** Thomas Scharff (born 1970), German actor *

Werner Scharff Werner Scharff (August 16, 1912 – March 16, 1945) was a German Jewish resistance activist against the Nazi regime. He was executed in Sachsenhausen concentration camp because of his activities in the "Community for Peace and Development" ''(G ...

(1905 - 1945), German resistant * Paul Scharff (born 1970, Melrose Park, Illinois), Author Murder In McHenry * Gilbert Woodrow Scharffs (1930 — 2015), an American Latter-day Saint religious educator and author

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