Schirmer is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Adolf Schirmer Adolf Schirmer (1 October 1850 – 11 August 1930) was a Norwegian architect. Personal life Adolf Schirmer was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of architect Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and Sophie Ottilia Major (1821–1861). H ...

(1850–1930), Norwegian architect *

Astrid Schirmer Astrid Schirmer (born 8 November 1942) is a German operatic soprano and an academic teacher. She sang mostly dramatic parts at major German opera houses and appeared at the Bayreuth Festival. Career Schirmer studied voice at the Musikhochschul ...

, German operatic soprano * August Schirmer (1905–1948), German Nazi propagandist *

David Schirmer David Schirmer (29 May 1623 – 1686) was a German lyric poet and librarian, who also used the pseudonyms ''Der Bestimmende'', ''Der Beschirmende'' and ''DiSander''. He is considered one of the most gifted lyric poets of the Baroque era. Bi ...

(1623–1686), German poet *

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer Johann Wilhelm Schirmer (5 September 1807 in Jülich – 11 September 1863 in Karlsruhe) was a German landscape artist born in Jülich, within the Kingdom of Prussia, Prussian Duchy of Jülich. Biography Schirmer was started as a student of ...

(1807–1863), German painter *

Friedrich Wilhelm Schirmer August Wilhelm Ferdinand Schirmer (born 6 May 1802 in Berlin; died 8 June 1866 in Nyon) was a German landscape artist. Biography Schirmer was born in Berlin. As a youth Schirmer painted flowers in the royal porcelain factory; afterwards he becam ...

(1802–1866), German painter *

Gerhart Schirmer Gerhart may refer to: As a given name * Gerhart Baum (born 1932), German politician and former Federal Minister of the Interior * Gerhart Eisler (1897-1968), German communist politician * Gerhart Friedlander (1916–2009), nuclear chemist who worke ...

(1913–2004), German officer * Heinrich Ernst Schirmer (1814–1887), Norwegian-German architect *

Herman Major Schirmer Herman Major Schirmer (20 June 1845 – 11 April 1913) was a Norwegian architect, educator and historian of art. He has been described as "one of the chief ideologues" of Norwegian romantic nationalism. He was also a diligent writer and Norway's fi ...

(1845–1913), Norwegian architect and art historian *

Marcel Schirmer Destruction is a German thrash metal band formed in 1982. They are often credited as one of the "Big Four" of the German thrash metal scene, the others being Kreator, Sodom and Tankard. In addition to helping pioneer black metal by containing ...

(born 1966), German thrash metal musician *

Markus Schirmer Markus Schirmer (born 10 June 1963) is an Austrian pianist. Schirmer is a professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz, where he teaches concert piano. He was awarded the Music Manual Award at the international Music Convention ...

(born 1963), Austrian pianist *

Øistein Schirmer Øistein Schirmer (11 April 1879 – 24 May 1947) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event. He was born in Fredr ...

(1879–1947), Norwegian gymnast *

Otto Schirmer Otto Schirmer (13 December 1864, in Greifswald – 6 May 1918) was a German ophthalmologist from Greifswald. He studied medicine at several universities including the University of Greifswald. In 1896 he attained the chair of ophthalmology at Gr ...

(1864–1918), German ophthalmologist *

Rudolf Schirmer Rudolf Schirmer (10 March 1831, Greifswald – 27 January 1896) was a German ophthalmologist from Greifswald. He initially studied medicine at the University of Greifswald, then furthered his studies at Göttingen, Berlin, Paris and Vienna. ...

(1831–1896), German ophthalmologist * Ulf Schirmer (born 1959), German conductor

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