Schlegel is a German occupational surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anthony Schlegel (born 1981), former American football linebacker *

August Wilhelm Schlegel August Wilhelm (after 1812: von) Schlegel (; 8 September 176712 May 1845), usually cited as August Schlegel, was a German poet, translator and critic, and with his brother Friedrich Schlegel the leading influence within Jena Romanticism. His tra ...

(1767–1845), German poet, older brother of Friedrich * Brad Schlegel (born 1968), Canadian ice hockey player * Bernhard Schlegel (born 1951), German-Canadian chemist and professor at Wayne State University * Carmela Schlegel (born 1983), retired Swiss swimmer * Catharina von Schlegel (1697 – after 1768), German hymn writer *

Dorothea von Schlegel Dorothea Friederike von Schlegel (; 24 October 1764 – 3 August 1839) was a German novelist and translator. Life She was born as Brendel Mendelssohn in 1764 in Berlin.In older literature and on her gravestone one finds the date 1763, but this is ...

(1764–1839), German novelist and translator, wife of Friedrich Schlegel * Elfi Schlegel (born 1964), former Canadian gymnast and sportscaster for NBC Sports * Frits Schlegel (1896–1965), Danish architect * Gustaaf Schlegel (1840–1903), Dutch sinologist and field naturalist * Hans Schlegel (born 1951), German astronaut *

Helmut Schlegel Helmut Alfons Schlegel (born 15 May 1943) is a German Franciscan, Catholic priest, meditation instructor, author, librettist and songwriter. He is known for writing new spiritual songs (Neues Geistliches Lied), set to music by various composers. ...

(born 1943), German Franciscan, priest, author, meditation instructor, songwriter *

Hermann Schlegel Hermann Schlegel (10 June 1804 – 17 January 1884) was a German ornithologist, herpetologist and ichthyologist. Early life and education Schlegel was born at Altenburg, the son of a brassfounder. His father collected butterflies, which stimula ...

(1804–1884), German ornithologist and herpetologist *

Johan Frederik Schlegel Johan Frederik Schlegel (22 January 1817, Copenhagen – 8 June 1896, Copenhagen) was a Danish lawyer and civil servant. He was Governor-General of the Danish West Indies from 1855 to 1860, and (Privy Counsellor) from 1860. In 1873, he was ele ...

(1817–1896), Danish civil servant and Governor-General of the Danish West Indies * Johann Adolf Schlegel (1721–1793), German poet and clergyman, father of August Wilhelm and Friedrich * Johann Elias Schlegel (1719–1749), German critic and dramatic poet, brother of Johann Adolf * John P. Schlegel (born 1943), President of Creighton University and Jesuit *

Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Karl Wilhelm Friedrich (after 1814: von) Schlegel (; ; 10 March 1772 – 12 January 1829) was a German poet, literary critic, philosopher, philologist, and Indologist. With his older brother, August Wilhelm Schlegel, he was one of the main figure ...

(1772–1829), German poet and philosopher, younger brother of August Wilhelm * Karl Schlegel (aviator) (1893–1918), German World War I flying ace * Lynda Schlegel-Culver, Republican politician from Pennsylvania * Margarete Schlegel (1899–1987), German actress * Marvin Schlegel, German athlete * Norbert Schlegel (born 1961), German former footballer and coach * Paul Marquard Schlegel 1605–1653), German anatomist * Richard Schlegel, American scientist and professor, chair of the department of pathology at Georgetown University * Victor Schlegel (1843–1905), German mathematician

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