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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 ...

(from Schröder) occupational name for a cloth cutter or

tailor A tailor is a person who makes or alters clothing, particularly in men's clothing. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the term to the thirteenth century. History Although clothing construction goes back to prehistory, there is evidence of ...

, from an agent derivative of

Middle Low German Middle Low German or Middle Saxon (autonym: ''Sassisch'', i.e. " Saxon", Standard High German: ', Modern Dutch: ') is a developmental stage of Low German. It developed from the Old Saxon language in the Middle Ages and has been documented i ...

, "to cut". The same term was occasionally used to denote a gristmiller as well as a shoemaker, whose work included cutting leather, and also a

drayman A drayman was historically the driver of a dray, a low, flat-bed wagon without sides, pulled generally by horses or mules that were used to transport all kinds of goods. Modern use The word "drayman" is used in U.S. ports as the over the road ...

, one who delivered beer and wine in bulk to customers; in some instances the surname may have been acquired in either of these senses. This name is widespread throughout central and

eastern Europe Eastern Europe is a subregion of the European continent. As a largely ambiguous term, it has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic connotations. The vast majority of the region is covered by Russia, whic ...

which has been held by many notable people, including:

People

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Andrea Schroeder Andrea K. Schroeder (June 2, 1964 – October 1, 2021) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021. Education Schroeder earned a Bachelor of Science degree in child a ...

, American politician *

Andreas Schroeder Andreas Schroeder (b. , West Germany 26 November 1946) is a German-born Canadian poet, novelist, and nonfiction writer who lives in the small town of Roberts Creek, British Columbia. Career Schroeder is the author of some 23 books, including ...

(born 1946), German-born Canadian poet, novelist, and nonfiction writer

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* Barbet Schroeder (born 1941), Swiss film director and producer * Bob Schroeder (born 1960), American politician

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* Carl Schroeder, American composer *

Carly Schroeder Carly Brook Schroeder (born October 18, 1990) is an American actress and U.S. Army officer. She is best known for playing Serena Baldwin, the daughter of Scotty Baldwin and Lucy Coe in the '' General Hospital'' spin-off ''Port Charles''. Sh ...

(born 1990), American actress *

Christa Schroeder Emilie Christine Schroeder, also known as Christa Schroeder (19 March 1908 – 28 June 1984) was one of Adolf Hitler’s personal secretaries before and during World War II. Early life She was born in the small town of Hannoversch Münden a ...

(1908–1984), German secretary

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* Doris Schroeder (1893–1981), American screenwriter *

Dorsey Schroeder Dorsey Schroeder (born February 5, 1953) is an American race car driver. Since August 2015, he has served as Race Director for the Pirelli World Challenge series and since 2018 Race Director for the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli SCCA Pro R ...

(born 1953), American racing driver

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* Frederick A. Schroeder (1833–1899), German-born American politician * Frederick C. Schroeder (1910–1980), American politician

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* Gerald Schroeder, American-Israeli nuclear physicist

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* Henry F. Schroeder (1874–1959), U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient

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Irene Schroeder Irene Schroeder (February 17, 1909 – February 23, 1931) was an American criminal who became the first woman to be electrocuted in Pennsylvania and the fourth woman to be executed by electrocution in the United States. She was given several nickna ...

(1909–1931), American criminal

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Jamie Schroeder Jamie Twist Schroeder (born September 9, 1981, in Wilmette, Illinois) is an American rower, and a victorious Oxford Blue. Education Schroeder was educated at Choate Rosemary Hall, Connecticut '99, and Stanford University '05 from where she has ...

(born 1981), American rower * Jay Schroeder (born 1961), American football player * John Schroeder (disambiguation), multiple people

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Karl Schroeder Karl Schroeder () (born September 4, 1962) is a Canadian science fiction author and a professional futurist. His novels present far-future speculations on topics such as nanotechnology, terraforming, augmented reality, and interstellar travel, a ...

(born 1962), Canadian author

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* Leonard T. Schroeder (1918–2009), U.S. Army colonel, first American soldier ashore on D-Day in World War II *

Leopold von Schroeder Leopold von Schroeder (December 24, 1851, Tartu – February 8, 1920, Vienna) was a German Indologist. He studied at the universities of Dorpat, Jena and Tübingen. Having worked as lecturer in Indology at Dorpat since 1882, then as an assist ...

(1851–1920), German indologist *

Louise Schroeder Louise Dorothea Schroeder (2 April 1887 in Altona (Elbe) – 4 June 1957 in Berlin) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) party. She was among the 41 female members of the Weimar National Assembly, the Constit ...

(1887–1957), German politician

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Mary M. Schroeder Mary Murphy Schroeder (born December 4, 1940) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Early life and education Born on December 4, 1940, i ...

(born 1940), American federal judge * Michael Schroeder (born 1945), American computer scientist

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* Nozipho Schroeder (born 1951), South African lawn bowler

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Papa Don Schroeder Gerald Don Schroeder (December 29, 1940 – November 15, 2019), known professionally as Papa Don Schroeder, was an American radio station owner and former record producer, radio personality, and singer-songwriter, who was responsible for producin ...

(1940–2019), American music executive * Pat Schroeder (born 1940), American politician *

Paul W. Schroeder Paul W. Schroeder (February 23, 1927''International Who's Who 2000'', Vol. 63 (Europa, 1999: ), p. 1391. – December 6, 2020) was an American historian who was professor emeritus at the University of Illinois. He specialized in European interna ...

(1927–2020), American historian

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* Richard Schroeder (born 1961), American swimmer * Rob Schroeder (1926–2011), American racing driver

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Seaton Schroeder Seaton Schroeder (August 17, 1849 – October 19, 1922) was an admiral of the United States Navy. Biography Schroeder was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Francis Schroeder, the Resident Minister to Sweden. His mother was the daughter o ...

(1849–1922), U.S. Navy admiral * Stassi Schroeder (born 1988), American television personality * Steven A. Schroeder, American medical professor * Steven D. Schroeder (born 1977), American poet

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Ted Schroeder Frederick Rudolph "Ted" Schroeder (July 20, 1921 – May 26, 2006) was an American tennis player who won the two most prestigious amateur tennis titles, Wimbledon and the U.S. National. He was the No. 1-ranked American amateur player in 1942; ...

(1921–2006), American tennis player *

Thomas D. Schroeder Thomas David Schroeder (born May 26, 1959) is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. Education and career Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Schroeder received a Bachelor of ...

(born 1959), American federal judge

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Vic Schroeder Victor Harold Schroeder (born February 16, 1944 to a Mennonite family in Altona, Manitoba) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1979 to 1988, and a senior cabinet minister in the New De ...

(born 1944), Canadian politician

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* Wilhelm Schroeder (1898–1943), German politician * William Schroeder (disambiguation), multiple people

Fictional characters

* Schroeder (''Peanuts''), a character in the comic strip ''Peanuts'' by Charles M. Schulz * Leon von Schroeder, a character in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh'' series

Place names

* Schroeder, Minnesota, United States *

Schroeder Township, Cook County, Minnesota Schroeder Township is one of the three townships of Cook County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 187 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Schroeder and Taconite Harbor are located within the township. The community ...

, United States *

Schroeder, Santa Catarina Schroeder (Schröder) is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil. It is named for Christian Mathias Schröder, a German senator who organized a colony in the area. See also *List of municipalities in Santa C ...

, a town in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil * Schroeder, Western Australia, Australia

Other uses

Needham–Schroeder protocol The Needham–Schroeder protocol is one of the two key transport protocols intended for use over an insecure network, both proposed by Roger Needham and Michael Schroeder. These are: * The ''Needham–Schroeder Symmetric Key Protocol'', based on ...

, a communications protocol * , a ship of the US Navy *

Schröder–Bernstein theorem In set theory, the Schröder–Bernstein theorem states that, if there exist injective functions and between the sets and , then there exists a bijective function . In terms of the cardinality of the two sets, this classically implies that if ...

, a mathematical theorem in set theory *

Schroeder (constructor) Gordon Schroeder (February 24, 1915- August 31, 1995) was an American racing car constructor. Schroeder cars competed in four FIA World Championship races - the , , and Indianapolis 500. History Schroeder was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In ...

, former racing car constructor *

Schröder number In mathematics, the Schröder number S_n, also called a ''large Schröder number'' or ''big Schröder number'', describes the number of lattice paths from the southwest corner (0,0) of an n \times n grid to the northeast corner (n,n), using only ...

, mathematical sequence