Schirmer is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adolf Schirmer (1850–1930), Norwegian architect * Astrid Schirmer (born 1941), German operatic soprano * August Schirmer (1905–1948), German Nazi propagandist * David Schirmer (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 (1802–1866), German painter *

Gerhart Schirmer Gerhart is a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include: As a given name * Gerhart Baum (1932–2025), German lawyer and politician, Federal Minister of the Interior * Gerhart Eisler (1897–1968), German communist politician * G ...

(1913–2004), German officer *

Heinrich Ernst Schirmer Heinrich Ernst Schirmer (27 August 1814 – 6 December 1887) was a German-born architect most noted for his work in Norway. Schirmer worked in Norway from 1838 to 1883 and left his mark on a number of public buildings. He contributed significant ...

(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 ...

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

Marcel Schirmer Destruction is a German thrash metal band formed in 1982. They have been 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, Destruction w ...

(born 1966), German thrash metal musician * Markus Schirmer (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 Fred ...

(1879–1947), Norwegian gymnast * Otto Schirmer (1864–1918), German ophthalmologist * Rudolf Schirmer (1831–1896), German ophthalmologist *

Ulf Schirmer Ulf Schirmer (born 1959) is a German conductor and opera house administrator. Biography Born in Eschenhausen, Lower Saxony, Schirmer studied at the Bremen Conservatory, and also at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg, with György Lig ...

(born 1959), German conductor *

Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher (7 July 1889, Giessen – 2 March 1992, Berlin) was an East Germany, East German politician of the Liberal Democratic Party of Germany. She received the Order of Karl Marx in 1984. Original References

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(1889–1992), East German politician

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