Zürcher is a Swiss or
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surname. It is a habitational name for someone from the city of
Zürich
Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 43 ...
. Notable people with the surname include:
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Josephina Theresia Zürcher
Josephina Theresia Zürcher (1866–1932) was a Swiss medic and known for being one of the first woman who served as a medic in the Ottoman Empire. She served as a doctor in several cities of the Ottoman Empire such as Aleppo, Marash, Antakya and ...
, (1866–1932) Swiss surgeon and doctor
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Brigitte Zürcher
Brigitte Zürcher is a Swiss orienteering competitor at international level. At the World Orienteering Championships in Zalaegerszeg in 1983 she placed fifth with the Swiss relay team. She won a bronze medal in the relay at the World Orienteeri ...
, Swiss orienteer
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Christoph Zürcher Christoph Zuercher is Professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa, where he has been since 2008. He used to be a professor of Political Science at the Free University in Berlin. He was also a Humb ...
, German professor
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Erik Zürcher
Erik Zürcher (13 September 1928, in Utrecht – 7 February 2008, in Warmond) was a Dutch Sinologist. From 1962 to 1993, Zürcher was a professor of history of East Asia at the Leiden University. He was also Director of the Sinological Institute, b ...
(1928–2008), Dutch sinologist
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Erik-Jan Zürcher
Erik-Jan Zürcher (born 1953) is a Dutch Turkologist. He is a professor of Turkish studies at Leiden University since 1997. From 2008 to 2012 he served as director of the International Institute of Social History. His book ''Turkey: a Modern Histor ...
(born 1953), Dutch Turkologist
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Manuela Zürcher
Manuela Zürcher is a Swiss football midfielder currently playing in the Nationalliga A for FC Zürich, with which she has also played the Champions League. She was a member of the Swiss national team from 1999 to 2004.Markus Zürcher
Markus Zürcher (February 24, 1946 in Herisau – February 16, 2013) was a Swiss painter and representative of conceptual art and minimalism.
Zürcher completed his initial training as Schaufensterdekorateuer in St. Gallen, after which he shif ...
(1946–2013), Swiss painter
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Robert Zürcher
Robert Zürcher is a retired Swiss slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. He won three medals in the C-2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver (1957) and two bronzes (1959, 1961
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, Swiss canoeist
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German-language surnames