Bachmann is a surname of
Switzerland and
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It originates as a description of the bearer as dwelling near a brook (''Bach''), such as a farm "Hofstatt am Bach" also called "Bachmanns Hofstatt" near
Hinwil
Hinwil is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
History
The village Hinwil from which the later municipality took its name is first mentioned in 745 as ''Hunichinwilari'', in a donation made by Beat ...
or
Dürnten (recorded 1387), or the "Hof zum Bach" near
Richterswil
Richterswil (Swiss German: ''Richtischwiil'' ) is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
History
Richterswil is first mentioned in 1265 as ''Richtliswile''.
During the 17th Century, a series of peasan ...
(recorded 1555).
Low German variants of the name include ''; ''.
Switzerland
There are three main lines of Bachmann families in Switzerland,
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Canton of Thurgau/
Canton of Zürich: Attested from 1361 at
Stettfurt and
Thundorf. Protestants since the
Swiss Reformation, this branch came to riches trading wine and linen during the 18th century.
Jakob Huldreich Bachmann was a national councillor and a federal judge
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Canton of Zug
The canton of Zug, also Zoug (Standard German: , Alemannic German: , rm, Chantun Zug, french: Canton de Zoug, it, Canton Zugo) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. It is located in central Switzerland and its capital is Zug. At the cant ...
: attested in
Menzingen and
Zug
, neighboring_municipalities = Cham, Baar, Walchwil, Steinhausen, Unterägeri
, twintowns = Fürstenfeld (Austria), Kalesija (Bosnia-Herzegowina)
Zug (Standard German: , Alemannic German: ; french: Zoug it, Zugo r ...
from 1359. Several
reeves and city councillors in the 15th to 16th century.
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Canton of Glarus: this branch moved into Glarus from the
Linth
The Linth (pronounced "lint") is a Swiss river that rises near the village of Linthal in the mountains of the canton of Glarus, and eventually flows into the Obersee section of Lake Zurich. It is about in length.
The water power of the Lin ...
plain in the 17th century, and occupied a number of political and military offices in Glarus in the 18th to 19th centurie
Germany
A Bachmann family of
Bohemia is attested as bearing arms in the 15th century. Their coat of arms displays two linden leaves.
North America
The name is often anglicized to ''Bachman'' in North America, and sometimes as ''Baughman''.
People
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August Bachmann, German physician and botanist (1652–1723) also known as
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus (9 December 1652 – 20 December 1723), also known as August Bachmann or A. Q. Bachmann, was a German physician and botanist who helped to develop better ways of classifying plants.
Life and work
Rivinus was born in ...
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Barbara Bachmann (died 1999), American biologist
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Carl G. Bachmann, United States Congress Representative (1890–1980)
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Carolin Bachmann
Carolin Bachmann (born 3 September 1988 in Freiberg) is a German politician from Alternative for Germany (AfD). She has been Member of the German Bundestag for Mittelsachsen in Saxony since 2021
File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwi ...
(born 1988), German politician
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Eric Bachmann
Eric Bachmann is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer. He rose to prominence as the frontman of Archers of Loaf and Crooked Fingers. Originally a saxophone major at Appalachian State University, Bachmann’s music is dist ...
(born 1970), American musician / producer
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Franz Ewald Theodor Bachmann
Franz Ewald Theodor Bachmann (6 June 1856 – after 1916), was a medical practitioner and naturalist.
Bachmann was born in Lissa, present-day Leszno, Poland. studied in Breslau with Adolf Engler and in Würzburg where he was awarded an M.D. in 18 ...
, German medical and naturalist (1850-1937)
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Heinz Bachmann Heinz Bachmann (born 1924) is a mathematician who worked at the Eidgenössische Sternwarte (federal observatory) in Zürich
, neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdo ...
, mathematician (born 1924)
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Ingeborg Bachmann
Ingeborg Bachmann (25 June 1926 – 17 October 1973) was an Austrian poet and author.
Biography
Bachmann was born in Klagenfurt, in the Austrian state of Carinthia, the daughter of Olga (née Haas) and Matthias Bachmann, a schoolteacher. Her f ...
, Austrian poet and author (1926–73)
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John Bachmann
John Bachmann, Sr. (1814–1896) was a Swiss-born lithographer and artist best known for his bird's-eye views, especially of New York City. He was a journeyman lithographic artist in Switzerland and Paris until 1847. His first known American p ...
, Swiss lithographer and artist (1814–96)
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Josef Bachmann
Josef Erwin Bachmann (12 October 1944 – 24 February 1970) became widely known in Germany for his assassination attempt on the Marxist activist Rudi Dutschke, firing three bullets at him, on 11 April 1968. Bachmann was convicted of the attack ...
, German would-be assassin (1945–70)
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Joseph Siegmund Bachmann
Joseph Siegmund Bachmann (monastic name Sixtus Bachmann; 18 July 1754 – 18 October 1825) was a German organist and composer. Musically talented at an early age, he had an organ-playing competition in 1766 with the ten-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mo ...
(1754–1825), German organist and composer
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Karl Josef von Bachmann
Karl Joseph Anton Leodegar von Bachmann (3 March 1734 – 3 September 1792) was a Swiss mercenary in French service, best known as the commander of the Swiss Guards during the Insurrection of 10 August 1792.
Family
Karl Joseph von Bachmann ...
(1734–1792), Swiss aristocrat and general
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Lutz Bachmann (born 1973), German far-right activist, founder of
PEGIDA
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Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann (; née Amble; born April 6, 1956) is an American politician who was the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 2007 until 2015. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican ...
(born 1956), member of the U.S. Congress from Minnesota
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Niklaus Franz von Bachmann (1740–1831), Swiss nobleman and general
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Paul Bachmann, German mathematician (1837–1920)
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René Bachmann, (born 1967) also known as Robert Flux, German guitar player and music producer, member of the band
OOMPH!
Oomph! is a German rock band from Wolfsburg, formed in 1989. The band pioneered the Neue Deutsche Härte movement. Their work contains lyrics in both English and German, with a shift towards German exclusively on recent albums ('' GlaubeLiebeTo ...
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Ramona Bachmann
Ramona Bachmann (born 25 December 1990) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain and the Switzerland national team.
Bachmann, who is from Malters, moved to Sweden aged 16 and ...
(born 1990), Swiss football (soccer) player
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Werner Emmanuel Bachmann
Werner Emmanuel Bachmann (November 13, 1901 – March 22, 1951) was an American chemist. Bachmann was born in Detroit, Michigan where he studied chemistry and chemical engineering at Wayne State University and later at the University of Michiga ...
(1901–1951), U.S. chemist
See also
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Bachman (disambiguation)
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Backman
References
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Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz
{{surname, Bachmann
German-language surnames
Swiss-German surnames
ru:Бахман (фамилия)