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Schey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Gilles Schey (1644–1703), Dutch admiral * Hermann Schey (1895–1981) German-born Dutch bass-baritone and voice teacher * Pips Schey (1881–1957), Austro-Hungarian baron * William Schey William Francis Schey (1857–1913) was an Australian politician. Early life Schey was born in England and educated in London. After a short time in New Zealand, Schey arrived in Sydney as first mate of a ship in 1875. After tiring of work on ...

Gilles Schey
Gilles Schey (bapt. 28 August 1644 – 15 June 1703) was a Dutch admiral. Schey was born in Arnhem, the oldest of 12 children of captain Dirk Schey and Maria van Rijsselenburgh (also Maria van Iselborgh). A midshipman in 1656, he was in 1659 commander of a unit of marines during Michiel de Ruyter's liberation of Funen in the Dano-Swedish War (1658–1660). He continued from 1661 as a lieutenant in the marines and participated in almost every battle that the Dutch fleet fought in those years. He was present at the Battle of Lowestoft in 1665 and in actions of Lieutenant-Admiral Willem Joseph van Ghent in West Africa against the Barbary pirates in 1670. In 1669 Schey became extraordinary captain in the Admiralty of Amsterdam. During the Third Anglo-Dutch War, Gilles was captain of the ''Tijdverdrijf''. In 1674 he joined the squadron of Cornelis Tromp in action against France. In 1675 he was made a full captain. He was captain of the ''Essen'' at the Battle of Stromboli, and of ...
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Hermann Schey
Hermann Schey (8 November 189521 August 1981) was a German-born Dutch bass-baritone and voice teacher. He performed internationally and recorded, especially works by Johann Sebastian Bach but also world premieres. Life and career Born in Bunzlau, Province of Silesia (now Bolesławiec, Poland), Schey received his musical education in Berlin at the Hochschule für Musik from 1913 to 1915 with Henry von Dulong. In 1915, he was drafted and could only continue his studies after the war. Since 1922, Schey worked in Berlin as a concert and oratorio singer. He was especially admired for his Bach interpretations.Hermann Schey
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Pips Schey
Philipp Schey Freiherr von Koromla ( hu, koromlai Schey Fülöp; 23 June 1881 – 27 June 1957), known as Pips Schey, was an Austro-Hungarian baron. He was the son of Paul Gustav Schey von Koromla (1855–1922), and the grandson of Friedrich Schey von Koromla (1815–1881). Schey is described in detail in Patrick Leigh Fermor's 1977 memoir, ''A Time of Gifts''. Fermor compares him to Marcel Proust's character Charles Swann, and notes that Schey's "extraordinary good looks were marked by a kind of radiant distinction.Patrick Leigh Fermor, ''A Time of Gifts'', p. 277. Schey is also discussed in Edmund de Waal Edmund Arthur Lowndes de Waal, (born 10 September 1964) is a contemporary English artist, master potter and author. He is known for his large-scale installations of porcelain vessels often created in response to collections and archives or th ...'s 2010 memoir '' The Hare with Amber Eyes''. Schey married twice and had four children; David René de Rothschild is his gr ...
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