Reitter is a
German
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occupational surname
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, which means a "mounted soldier" or "knight", from the
Middle High German
Middle High German (MHG; german: Mittelhochdeutsch (Mhd.)) is the term for the form of German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High German and into Early New High German. Hig ...
''ritære'' ("
horseman"). Notable people with the surname include:
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Edmund Reitter (1845–1920), a Moravia-born Austrian-German entomologist, writer, collector, beetle expert
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Edmund Reitter (1904–2005), an Austrian sculptor
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Ferenc Reitter (1813–1874), a Hungarian architect and engineer
* Brauerei Reitter, a brand of German micro-brew
[Beer Advocate: Reitte]
Retrieved on 11 February 2016.
See also
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Reiter (disambiguation), ''Reiter'' (surnames)
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Reiter
''Reiter'' or ''Schwarze Reiter'' ("black riders", anglicized ''swart reiters'') were a type of cavalry in 16th to 17th century Central Europe including Holy Roman Empire, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Tsardom of Russia, and others.
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German-language surnames