Schlechter is a family surname of
German
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origin, which literally means “worse”. Notable people with this surname:
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Carl Schlechter (1874–1918), Austrian chess master
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Emanuel Schlechter
Emanuel Schlechter (pseudonyms Eman, Olgierd Lech) (Emanuel Szlechter) (9 October 1904 – 1943) was born and died in Lwów. He was a Polish-Jewish artist, lyricist, screenwriter, librettist, writer, satirist, translator, composer and director. ...
(1906–1943), Polish lyricist, composer, writer
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Lambert Schlechter
Lambert Schlechter (born 1941) is a Luxembourg author who has published some 40 books written in French, most of them published in France and two written in German published in Luxembourg. His work includes poetry, novels, short stories and essays ...
(born 1941), Luxembourg author
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Rudolf Schlechter (1872–1925), German taxonomist
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German-language surnames
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