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Schnitzer

Schnitzer is a German noun meaning "carver" and is the surname of:Eduard Schnitzer (1840–1892), physician, naturalist and governor of the Egyptian province of Equatoria on the upper Nile Florian Schnitzer, German ice hockey player Friedrich Ferdinand Schnitzer, 19th-century Bavarian-American architect Germaine Schnitzer (1888–1982), French pianist based in America Sam Schnitzer, Russian-Jewish immigrant to the U.S., founder of Radius Recycling, an American steel manufacturing company. Harold Schnitzer (1923–2011), American businessman and philanthropist, son of Sam Schnitzer Arlene Schnitzer (1929-2020), American art collector, wife of Harold Schnitzer, major donor to Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon Jordan Schnitzer, American businessman and philanthropist, son of Harold and Arlene Schnitzer, major donor to Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Herbert Schnitzer, German, owner and co-founder of Schnitzer Motorsport Josef Schnitzer, German racedriver and co-founder of Schnitzer Motorsport Joseph Schnitzer, a theologian Mark Schnitzer, a biophysicist Robert C. Schnitzer (1906–2008), an American actor, producer, educator, and theater administrator Tim Schnitzer, German footballer Werner Schnitzer, German television actor

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Schnitzer is a German noun meaning "carver" and is the surname of:

Schnitzer may also refer to:

  • AC Schnitzer, the BMW tuning specialist department of Schnitzer Motorsport based in Aachen
  • Schnitzer Motorsport, Germany-based BMW Motorsport Team that races in World Touring Car Championship
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