Scheffer is a German occupational surname related to German

Schäfer Schaefer is an alternative spelling and cognate for the German word ''schäfer'', meaning 'shepherd', which itself descends from the Old High German '' scāphare''. Variants "Shaefer", "Schäfer" (a standardized spelling in many German-speaking ...

(meaning "shepherd") or

Schaffer Schaefer is an alternative spelling and cognate for the German word ''schäfer'', meaning 'shepherd', which itself descends from the Old High German '' scāphare''. Variants "Shaefer", "Schäfer" (a standardized spelling in many German-speaking ...

(meaning "overseer"). Notable people with the surname include: *

Aaron Scheffer Aaron Scheffer (born August 15, 1975) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners (). He also played in the Florida Marlins and Oakland Athletics The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the A's) are an American profe ...

(born 1975), American baseball pitcher *

Ary Scheffer Ary Scheffer (10 February 179515 June 1858) was a Dutch-French Romantic painter. He was known mostly for his works based on literature, with paintings based on the works of Dante, Goethe, and Lord Byron, as well as religious subjects. He was als ...

(1795–1858), Dutch-born French painter, son of Johann Baptist and Cornelia *

Cornelia Scheffer Cornelia Scheffer (''née'' Lamme; 23 April 1769 – 4 July 1839) was a Dutch painter and portrait miniaturist A portrait miniature is a miniature portrait painting, usually executed in gouache, watercolor, or enamel. Portrait miniatures de ...

(1769–1839), Dutch painter and portrait miniaturist *

Cornélia Scheffer Francès Cornelia Marjolin-Scheffer (29 July 183020 December 1899) was a French artist and designer, notable for her drawings, ceramics and sculptures. Life Born in Paris, Cornélia Scheffer was the daughter of the Dordrecht-born Ary Scheffer. ...

(1830-1899), French sculptor and designer * David Scheffer (born 1953), American diplomat, UN Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues * Emmanuel Scheffer (1924–2012), Israeli football player and coach *

François Scheffer François Scheffer (1 July 1766 – 9 September 1844) was a Luxembourgian politician. He served four stints as the Mayor of Luxembourg City, with a total tenure of twenty-one years. There is a street in Limpertsberg, Luxembourg City Luxemb ...

(1766–1844), Luxembourgian politician, Mayor of Luxembourg City *

Frank Scheffer Frank Scheffer (born 1956 in Venlo) is a Dutch cinematographer and producer of documentary film, mostly known for his work ''Conducting Mahler'' (1996) on the 1995 Mahler Festival in Amsterdam with Claudio Abbado, Riccardo Chailly, Riccardo ...

(born 1956), Dutch cinematographer * Guus Scheffer (1898–1952), Dutch weightlifter * Hendrik Scheffer (1798–1862), Dutch-born French painter, son of Johann Baptist and Cornelia * Henrik Teofilus Scheffer (1710–1759), Swedish chemist * Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (born 1948), Dutch politician, former Secretary General of NATO * James Scheffer, American record producer and songwriter *

Johan Scheffer Johan Emiel Scheffer (born February 7th, 1948) is a former member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Labor Party. Scheffer is chair of the Victorian government agency Sustainability Victoria. He was originally elected to the Legi ...

(born 1948), Australian (Victorian) politician *

Johann Baptist Scheffer Johann or Johan Bernard Scheffer (also Jean Baptist Scheffer), (1764 in Homberg, Hesse-Kassel – 30 June 1809 in Amsterdam) was a German-born painter and etcher active in the Netherlands and the father of the painter Ary Scheffer. He was the s ...

(1773–1809), German-born Dutch painter * Johannes Scheffer (1621–1679), Swedish humanist * Karl-Heinz Scheffer, West German slalom canoeist *

Marten Scheffer Marten Scheffer (born 13 September 1958) is a Dutch ecologist, mathematical biologist and professor of Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management at Wageningen University and Research Centre. He was a winner of the 2009 Spinoza Prize. His rese ...

, Dutch ecologist * Paul Scheffer (born 1954), Dutch multiculturalism scholar and author * (1909–1988), Dutch band composer and conductor *

Rudolph Herman Christiaan Carel Scheffer Rudolph Herman Christiaan Carel Scheffer (born 12 September 1844 in Spaarndam, Netherlands - died 1880 in Singaraja, West Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) was a Dutch botanist and director of Buitenzorg Botanical Garden. Biography Sche ...

(1621–1679), Dutch botanist : see :nl:Rudolph Herman Christiaan Carel Scheffer *

Victor Blanchard Scheffer Victor Blanchard Scheffer (November 27, 1906 – September 20, 2011) was an American biologist and the author of eleven books relating to natural history. He was born in Manhattan, Kansas and moved to Washington state at a young age. His fathe ...

(1906–2011), American mammalogist *

Will Scheffer Will Scheffer is an American playwright, and was co-creator and executive producer of the television series '' Big Love'' and the American remake of Getting On with longtime life partner Mark V. Olsen. He is President and CEO of Anima Sola Pr ...

, American playwright

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{{surname, Scheffer Dutch-language surnames

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