Schiff is a

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

and

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

surname meaning "

ship A ship is a large watercraft that travels the world's oceans and other sufficiently deep waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research, and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished ...

". The Schiffs are known from "about 1370, the earliest date to which any contemporary Jewish family can be definitely traced". It may refer to:

People

Adam Schiff Adam Bennett Schiff (born June 22, 1960) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who has served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Par ...

(born 1960), American politician, California state Senator and US Representative * András Schiff (born 1953), Hungarian pianist * Arthur Schiff (1940–2006), American infomercial copywriter *

Barry Schiff Barry Schiff is an American pilot and author of more than 1,800 articles published in 111 aviation magazines, notably AOPA Pilot of which he is a contributing editor. Schiff has been an aviation media consultant and technical advisor for motion ...

(born 1938), American pilot and journalist * David Schiff (born 1945), American composer *

Don Schiff Don Schiff (born November 9, 1955) is a bass guitar, Chapman Stick, NS/Stick, and bowed guitar player on recordings, TV, and film sessions. He is one of the earliest Stick, NS/Stick, and bowed guitar players. He helped popularize the NS/Stick an ...

(born 1955), American composer and musician * Dorothy Schiff (1903–1989), American newspaper proprietor * Frieda Warburg (1876–1958), American philanthropist *

Gary Schiff Gary Schiff (born February 3, 1972, as Gary J. Schiffhauer) is an American politician and activist who represented Ward 9 on the Minneapolis City Council. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), he was first elected in 2001 ...

(born 1972), American politician *

Heinrich Schiff Heinrich Schiff (18 November 1951 – 23 December 2016) was an Austrian cellist and conductor. Early life Heinrich Schiff was born on 18 November 1951 in Gmunden, Austria. His parents, Helga (née Riemann) and Helmut Schiff, were composers. H ...

(1951–2016), Austrian cellist *

Hugo Schiff Hugo (Ugo) Schiff (26 April 1834 – 8 September 1915) was an Italian naturalized chemist. The son of a Jewish businessman and brother of the physiologist Moritz Schiff was German by nationality. He discovered Schiff bases and other imines, ...

(1834–1915), German chemist who discovered

Schiff base In organic chemistry, a Schiff base (named after Hugo Schiff) is a compound with the general structure ( = alkyl or aryl, but not hydrogen). They can be considered a sub-class of imines, being either secondary ketimines or secondary aldimine ...

and

Schiff test : The Schiff test is an early organic chemistry named reaction developed by Hugo Schiff, and is a relatively general chemical test for detection of many organic aldehydes that has also found use in the staining of biological tissues. The Schiff ...

Irwin Schiff Irwin Allen Schiff (; February 23, 1928 – October 16, 2015) was an American libertarian and tax resistance advocate known for writing and promoting literature in which he argued that the income tax in the United States is illegal and unconstitu ...

(born 1928), American tax protestor *

Jacob Schiff Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Ja ...

(1847–1920), German-born American banker *

Jeffrey Schiff Jeffrey Schiff is an artist working in Brooklyn, New York. He currently teaches at Wesleyan University. Selected exhibitions *2003, Wesleyan University, Olin Memorial Library, The Library Project *2000, Bose Pacia Modern, NY, Boundlessly Various an ...

, American artist * John M. Schiff (1904–1987), American banker and leader of the Boy Scouts of America * Karenna Gore Schiff (born 1973), American author and journalist * Leonard I. Schiff (1915–1971), American physicist *

Lonny Schiff Lonny Schiff (born 1929) is an American artist. Her work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Harvard Art Museums The Harvard Art Museums are part of Harvard University and comprise three museums: the ...

(born 1929), American artist *

Moritz Schiff Moritz Schiff (28 January 1823, Frankfurt – 6 October 1896, Geneva) was a German physiologist and the elder brother of the chemist Hugo Schiff (1834-1915), particularly known for his staining technique. He made major contributions to human physio ...

(1823–1896), German biologist * Mortimer L. Schiff (1877–1931), American banker and leader of the Boy Scouts of America *

Nadine Schiff Nadine Schiff is a Canadian film producer, screenwriter, author and philanthropist from Los Angeles, California. Early life Nadine Schiff was born in Toronto, Ontario.

, Canadian film producer and writer *

Naftali Schiff Naftali Schiff is the Founder and Chief Executive of Jewish Futures, also known as Jewish Futures Trust, a not-for-profit international organisation, which creates, incubates and scales dynamic educational organisations and initiatives, propellin ...

, British rabbi *

Nathan Schiff Nathan Schiff is a Long Island, New York filmmaker best known for low-budget horror features he shot in Super 8mm while in his teens. Image Entertainment, a leading DVD distributor, held these films in such high regard that they restored and rel ...

(born 1963), American filmmaker *

Otto Schiff Otto Schiff (26 April 1892 – 9 July 1978) was a Dutch fencer. He competed in the team foil Foil may refer to: Materials * Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine * Metal leaf, a very ...

(1892–1978), Dutch fencer *

Paul Schiff Paul Schiff is an American film producer. Early life and education Schiff was raised in Bethesda, Maryland, one of three sons of Charlotte, a television and publishing executive, and Edward Schiff, a real estate lawyer. He graduated in film stud ...

, American film producer *

Pearl Schiff Pearl Schiff (May 12, 1916 – July 28, 2005) was an American author from Boston, Massachusetts. She is best known for her first novel, ''Scollay Square'', which made ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list in 1952. The novel, about an upp ...

(1916–2005), American author *

Peter Schiff Peter David Schiff (; born March 23, 1963) is an American stock broker, financial commentator, and radio personality. He is CEO and chief global strategist of Euro Pacific Capital Inc., a broker-dealer based in Westport, Connecticut. He is also ...

(born 1963), American stock broker, financial analyst, and author *

Richard Schiff Richard Schiff (born May 27, 1955) is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing Toby Ziegler on ''The West Wing'', a role for which he received an Emmy Award. Schiff made his directorial debut with ''The West Wing'', directing ...

(born 1955), American actor *

Robert Schiff Robert Schiff (July 25, 1854 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany – 1940 in Massa, Italy) was a German-born, Italian chemist. He was the son of physiologist Moritz Schiff and Claudia Trier. He successively was a student at the University of Heidel ...

(1854–1940), Italian chemist *

Robin Schiff Robin Schiff is a Hollywood writer-producer, best known for the movie ''Romy and Michele's High School Reunion'' starring Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino. Schiff was a member of the comedy troupe The Groundlings. She does an interview series once a y ...

, American writer and producer * Sol Schiff (1917–2012), American table tennis player * Stacy Schiff (born 1961), American writer * Stephen Schiff, American writer * Steven Schiff (1947–1998), American politician and US Representative *

Tevele Schiff Chief Rabbi David Tevele Schiff () (died December 17, 1791; or, in the Hebrew calendar, 26 Kislev 5551) was the chief rabbi of Great Britain and the rabbi of the Great Synagogue of London from 1765 until his death. Rabbi Schiff was a disciple of ...

(died 1791), British rabbi *

Ze'ev Schiff Ze'ev Schiff ( he, זאב שיף‎; 1 July 1932 - 19 June 2007) was an Israeli journalist and military correspondent for ''Haaretz''. Schiff moved to Mandatory Palestine with his family in 1935. He studied Middle Eastern affairs and military hi ...

(1932–2007), Israeli journalist

Fictional characters

* Adam Schiff (''Law & Order''), a character in the ''Law & Order'' franchise * The Schiff, a species of characters in the anime series ''Blood+''

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