Spitzer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Andre Spitzer Andre Spitzer ( he, אנדרי שפיצר; 4 July 1945 – 6 September 1972) was an Israeli fencing master and coach of Israel's 1972 Summer Olympics team. He was one of 11 athletes and coaches taken hostage and subsequently killed by terrorists ...

(1945–1972), Israeli fencing coach and victim of the Munich massacre *

Bernard Spitzer Bernard Emmanuel Spitzer (April 26, 1924 – November 1, 2014) was an American real estate developer and philanthropist. Early life and education Spitzer was born to Molly and Morris Spitzer, Jewish Austrian immigrants

(1924–2014), American real estate developer and philanthropist, father of Eliot Spitzer *

Eliot Spitzer Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10, 1959) is an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he was the 54th governor of New York from 2007 until his resignation in 2008. Spitzer was b ...

(born 1959), 54th Governor of New York (2007–2008) *

Frank Spitzer Frank Ludvig Spitzer (July 24, 1926 – February 1, 1992) was an Austrian-born American mathematician who made fundamental contributions to probability theory, including the theory of random walks, fluctuation theory, percolation theory, the W ...

(1926–1992), Austrian-born American mathematician, author of Spitzer's formula * Frédéric Spitzer, 19th century art dealer, after whom the

Spitzer Cross The Spitzer Cross is an enameled metal crucifix, made c.1190 in Limoges, in France, by an artisan known as the "Master of the Royal Plantagenet Workshop", and now held by the Cleveland Museum of Art. The work is made from copper, engraved and gi ...

is named *

Leo Spitzer Leo Spitzer (; 7 February 1887 – 16 September 1960) was an Austrian Romanist and Hispanist, philologist, and an influential and prolific literary critic. He was known for his emphasis on stylistics. Along with Erich Auerbach, Spitzer is widel ...

(1887–1960), Austrian linguist *

Lyman Spitzer Lyman Spitzer Jr. (June 26, 1914 – March 31, 1997) was an American theoretical physicist, astronomer and mountaineer. As a scientist, he carried out research into star formation, plasma physics, and in 1946, conceived the idea of telescop ...

(1914–1997), American theoretical physicist and mountaineer * Moritz Spitzer, scholar who gave his name to the

Spitzer Manuscript The Spitzer Manuscript is the oldest surviving philosophical manuscript in Buddhist Sanskrit, and possibly the oldest Buddhist Sanskrit manuscript of any type related to Buddhism discovered so far. The manuscript was found in 1906 in the form of a ...

Robert Spitzer (priest) Robert J. Spitzer (born May 16, 1952) is a Jesuit priest, philosopher, educator, author, speaker, and retired President of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Spitzer is founder and currently active as president of the Magis Center of Reaso ...

(born 1952), American Jesuit priest and president of Gonzaga University (1998–2009) * Robert R. Spitzer (1922–2019), American agricultural researcher and president of the Milwaukee School of Engineering (1977–1991) *

Robert Spitzer (political scientist) Robert James Spitzer (born September 12, 1953) is an American political scientist, commentator, and author. Spitzer is the author of numerous books, articles, essays, papers, and op-eds on many topics related to American politics. His areas of spec ...

(born 1953), American political scientist *

Robert Spitzer (psychiatrist) Robert Leopold Spitzer (May 22, 1932 – December 25, 2015) was a psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry at Columbia University in New York City. He was a major force in the development of the '' Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disor ...

(1932–2015), American psychiatrist * Toba Spitzer, American rabbi and president of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association (2007–2009) *

Todd Spitzer Todd Spitzer (born November 26, 1960) is an American attorney and politician serving as the district attorney of Orange County, California. Spitzer successfully ran for Orange County district attorney in 2018 against incumbent Tony Rackauckas. ...

(born 1960), district attorney of Orange County, California, since 2019 and member of the California State Assembly (2002–2008) *

Šime Spitzer Šime Spitzer (born Shimon Spitzer; 18 October 1892 – October 1941) was a Croatian Zionist, notable member of the Jewish community Zagreb and general secretary of the "Federation of Jewish confessional communities of Yugoslavia" (Savez jevr ...

(1892–1941), Croatian Zionist *

Simon Spitzer Simon Spitzer (3 February 1826 – 2 April 1887) was an Austrian mathematician, whose work largely focused on the integration of differential equations. He was active as a writer in his field and, in addition to several independent works, publishe ...

(1826–1887), Austrian mathematician * Walter Spitzer (1937–2006), Canadian epidemiologist and professor

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