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Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

as an alternative form of the more common

German surname Personal names in German-speaking Europe consist of one or several given names (''Vorname'', plural ''Vornamen'') and a surname (''Nachname, Familienname''). The ''Vorname'' is usually gender-specific. A name is usually cited in the "Name order, ...

Schneider (tailor). Notable people with the name include: * Daniel Schnyder (born 1961), Swiss jazz musician and composer * (born 1985), Swiss ice hockey player * Felix Schnyder (1910–1992), Swiss lawyer and diplomat *

Franz Schnyder Franz Schnyder (5 March 1910 – 8 February 1993) was a Swiss film director and screenwriter. He directed 15 films between 1941 and 1968. His film '' Der 10. Mai'' was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival. Filmography * ...

(1910–1993), Swiss film director *

Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee (18 April 1786 – 27 August 1868) was a Swiss-born composer, teacher of composition and writer on music, resident in Frankfurt-am-Main for most of his career. Life He was born in Lucerne; his father Jost Schnyde ...

(1786–1868), Swiss composer *

Gion Schnyder Gion Schnyder (born 1986) is a Swiss orienteering and ski orienteering competitor. He won a bronze medal in the middle distance at the 2019 World Ski Orienteering Championships The World Ski Orienteering Championships (Ski-WOC) is the offici ...

(born 1986), Swiss orienteering and ski orienteering competitor * Josef Schnyder (1923–2017), Swiss cross country skier * Nicolas Schnyder (born 1987), Swiss cyclist * Nicole Schnyder-Benoit (born 1973), retired professional beach volleyball player * Oliver Schnyder (born 1973), Swiss pianist *

Patty Schnyder Patty Schnyder (born 14 December 1978)
Weltwoche, 14. September 2011 is a Swiss reti ...

(born 1978), Swiss tennis player * Philippe Schnyder (born 1978), Swiss cyclist * Rolf W. Schnyder (1935–2011), Swiss businessman * Rudolf Schnyder (1919–2000), Swiss sport shooter * Silvia Guignard Schnyder (born 1974), Swiss sport shooter * Willy Schnyder (1894–1946), Swiss sports shooter Schnyder is also the namesake of the following: * Schnyder crystalline corneal dystrophy *

Schnyder's theorem In graph theory, Schnyder's theorem is a characterization of planar graphs in terms of the order dimension of their incidence posets. It is named after Walter Schnyder, who published its proof in 1989. The incidence poset of an undirected graph ...

* Schnyder wood

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