Becher is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Henry Becher, (fl. 1561), English translator and vicar of Mayfield *

Michael Becher Michael Becher (6 January 1704 – 18 December 1758) was a Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the ...

, (1704–1758), Bristol-born English slave trader and merchant * Andrew Cracroft Becher, CBE (1858–1929), British Army major-general *

Balthasar Bekker Balthasar Bekker (20 March 1634 – 11 June 1698) was a Dutch minister and author of philosophical and theological works. Opposing superstition, he was a key figure in the end of the witchcraft persecutions in early modern Europe. His best k ...

, Dutch minister and author of philosophical and theological works *

Bernd and Hilla Becher Bernhard "Bernd" Becher (; 20 August 1931 – 22 June 2007), and Hilla Becher, née Wobeser (2 September 1934 – 10 October 2015), were German conceptual artists and photographers working as a collaborative duo. They are best known for their e ...

, German photographers * Eduard Becher (1856–1886), Austrian entomologist * Giora Becher, Israel’s Ambassador to Brazil from 2008 until 2011 * Hans-Jürgen Becher (born 1941), German footballer * Heinz Manfred Becher (born 1933), West German rower * Henry Corry Rowley Becher (1817–1895), Canadian lawyer, politician and author *

Johann Joachim Becher Johann Joachim Becher (; 6 May 1635 – October 1682) was a German physician, alchemist, precursor of chemistry, scholar and adventurer, best known for his development of the phlogiston theory of combustion, and his advancement of Austrian cameral ...

(1635–1682), German physician and alchemist * John Augustus Becher, (1833–1915), American businessman and politician * Johannes R. Becher, (1891–1958), German politician and writer *

John Thomas Becher The Rev. John Thomas Becher (born 1770 died 1848), was an English clergyman, social reformer and Vicar-General of Southwell Minster from 1818 to 1840. Career Early life and education John Thomas Becher was the eldest son of Michael Becher and ...

, English clergyman and writer on social economy * Kurt Becher, (1909–1995), German SS officer *

Mordechai Becher Gateways is an international organization whose self-declared mission is it to "raise Jewish consciousness." Origins Gateways was founded in 1998 by Rabbi Mordechai Suchard with the stated goal of "providing opportunities for Jews to unlock the tr ...

, author and lecturer on Jewish theology * Rev. John Thomas Becher, (1770–1848), English clergyman, social reformer and Vicar-General of Southwell Minster * Ricardo Becher, (1930–2011), Argentine film director, screenwriter and journalist *

Siegfried Becher Siegfried Becher (28 February 1806 – 4 March 1873) was an Austrian political economist, Biography Becher was born in Planá (Bohemia). He studied at Prague and Vienna. In 1831, he entered government service. He was appointed professor at the ...

, (1806–1873), Austrian political economist * Ulrich Becher, German writer * Verónica Becher, Argentinian computer scientist * Walter Becher (1912–2005), German Bohemian politician, representative of the All-German Bloc/League of Expellees and Deprived of Rights (GB/BHE)

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