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Scheffer is a German occupational surname related to German
Schäfer Schaefer is an alternative spelling and cognate for the German language, German word Wikt:Schäfer, ''schäfer'', meaning Wikt:shepherd, 'shepherd', which itself descends from the Old High German ''Wikt:scāphare, scāphare''. Variants "Shaefer", " ...
(meaning "shepherd") or
Schaffer Schaefer is an alternative spelling and cognate for the German word ''schäfer'', meaning 'shepherd', which itself descends from the Old High German '' scāphare''. Variants "Shaefer", "Schäfer" (a standardized spelling in many German-speaking ...
(meaning "overseer"). Notable people with the surname include: *
Aaron Scheffer Aaron Scheffer (born August 15, 1975) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners (). He also played in the Florida Marlins and Oakland Athletics The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the A's) are an American profe ...
(born 1975), American baseball pitcher *
Ary Scheffer Ary Scheffer (10 February 179515 June 1858) was a Dutch-French Romantic painter. He was known mostly for his works based on literature, with paintings based on the works of Dante, Goethe, and Lord Byron, as well as religious subjects. He was als ...
(1795–1858), Dutch-born French painter, son of Johann Baptist and Cornelia *
Cornelia Scheffer Cornelia Scheffer (''née'' Lamme; 23 April 1769  – 4 July 1839) was a Dutch painter and portrait miniaturist A portrait miniature is a miniature portrait painting, usually executed in gouache, watercolor, or enamel. Portrait miniatures de ...
(1769–1839), Dutch painter and portrait miniaturist *
Cornélia Scheffer Francès Cornelia Marjolin-Scheffer (29 July 183020 December 1899) was a French artist and designer, notable for her drawings, ceramics and sculptures. Life Born in Paris, Cornélia Scheffer was the daughter of the Dordrecht-born Ary Scheffer. ...
(1830-1899), French sculptor and designer * David Scheffer (born 1953), American diplomat, UN Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues *
Emmanuel Scheffer Emmanuel Scheffer ( he, עמנואל שפר‎; 1 February 1924 – 28 December 2012) was an Israeli football player and coach who was born in Germany. He was twice the manager of the Israel national football team (1968–70, 1978–79), led ...
(1924–2012), Israeli football player and coach *
François Scheffer François Scheffer (1 July 1766 – 9 September 1844) was a Luxembourgian politician. He served four stints as the Mayor of Luxembourg City, with a total tenure of twenty-one years. There is a street in Limpertsberg, Luxembourg City Luxemb ...
(1766–1844), Luxembourgian politician, Mayor of Luxembourg City *
Frank Scheffer Frank Scheffer (born 1956 in Venlo) is a Dutch cinematographer and producer of documentary film, mostly known for his work ''Conducting Mahler'' (1996) on the 1995 Mahler Festival in Amsterdam with Claudio Abbado, Riccardo Chailly, Riccardo ...
(born 1956), Dutch cinematographer * Guus Scheffer (1898–1952), Dutch weightlifter *
Hendrik Scheffer Hendrik Scheffer (The Hague, 25 September 1798 – Paris, 15 March 1862) was a Dutch painter in the Romantic tradition who lived in France for most of his life. In France he is usually known as Henri Scheffer. Personal life Scheffer was the yo ...
(1798–1862), Dutch-born French painter, son of Johann Baptist and Cornelia *
Henrik Teofilus Scheffer Henrik Teofilus Scheffer (December 28, 1710 – August 10, 1759) was a Swedish chemist notable for his contribution to the discovery of platinum. He was the son of (secretary of the Swedish Board of Mines) and Gustafviana Sofia Ehrenstierna a ...
(1710–1759), Swedish chemist * Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (born 1948), Dutch politician, former Secretary General of NATO *
James Scheffer James Gregory Scheffer (born June 8, 1970), professionally known as Jim Jonsin, is an American record producer, songwriter, businessman and DJ from South Florida. Jonsin has collaborated with numerous artists, including Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland ...
, American record producer and songwriter *
Johan Scheffer Johan Emiel Scheffer (born February 7th, 1948) is a former member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Labor Party. Scheffer is chair of the Victorian government agency Sustainability Victoria. He was originally elected to the Legi ...
(born 1948), Australian (Victorian) politician *
Johann Baptist Scheffer Johann or Johan Bernard Scheffer (also Jean Baptist Scheffer), (1764 in Homberg, Hesse-Kassel – 30 June 1809 in Amsterdam) was a German-born painter and etcher active in the Netherlands and the father of the painter Ary Scheffer. He was the s ...
(1773–1809), German-born Dutch painter *
Johannes Scheffer Johannes Schefferus (February 2, 1621 – March 26, 1679) was one of the most important Swedish humanists of his time. He was also known as Angelus and is remembered for writing hymns.See the link below "German Classics" Schefferus was born in ...
(1621–1679), Swedish humanist * Karl-Heinz Scheffer, West German slalom canoeist *
Marten Scheffer Marten Scheffer (born 13 September 1958) is a Dutch ecologist, mathematical biologist and professor of Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management at Wageningen University and Research Centre. He was a winner of the 2009 Spinoza Prize. His resea ...
, Dutch ecologist *
Paul Scheffer Paul Scheffer ( Nijmegen, 3 September 1954) is a Dutch author, he was professor at the Universiteit van Amsterdam between 2003 and 2011, currently he is professor of European studies at Tilburg University. Paul Scheffer is also a prominent member ...
(born 1954), Dutch multiculturalism scholar and author * (1909–1988), Dutch band composer and conductor *
Rudolph Herman Christiaan Carel Scheffer Rudolph Herman Christiaan Carel Scheffer (born 12 September 1844 in Spaarndam, Netherlands - died 1880 in Singaraja, West Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) was a Dutch botanist and director of Buitenzorg Botanical Garden. Biography Scheffe ...
(1621–1679), Dutch botanist : see :nl:Rudolph Herman Christiaan Carel Scheffer *
Victor Blanchard Scheffer Victor Blanchard Scheffer (November 27, 1906 – September 20, 2011) was an American biologist and the author of eleven books relating to natural history. He was born in Manhattan, Kansas and moved to Washington state at a young age. His father, ...
(1906–2011), American mammalogist *
Will Scheffer Will Scheffer is an American playwright, and was co-creator and executive producer of the television series ''Big Love'' and the American remake of Getting On with longtime life partner Mark V. Olsen. He is President and CEO of Anima Sola ...
, American playwright


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Scheffers Scheffers is a Dutch surname. Notable people with this surname include: *Georg Scheffers (1899–1945), German mathematician * Maikel Scheffers (born 1982), Dutch wheelchair tennis player *Victor Scheffers Victor Scheffers (born 22 May 1960) is ...
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United States v. Scheffer ''United States v. Scheffer'', 523 U.S. 303 (1998), was the first case in which the Supreme Court issued a ruling with regard to the highly controversial matter of polygraph, or "lie-detector," testing. At issue was whether the per se exclusion of ...
, * Schaefer


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