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Scheffer

Scheffer is a German occupational surname related to German Schäfer or Schaffer. Notable people with the surname include:Aaron Scheffer, American baseball pitcher Ary Scheffer (1795–1858), Dutch-born French painter, son of Johann Baptist and Cornelia Cornelia Scheffer (1769–1839), Dutch painter and portrait miniaturist Cornélia Scheffer (1830-1899), French sculptor and designer David Scheffer, American diplomat, UN Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Emmanuel Scheffer (1924–2012), Israeli football player and coach François Scheffer (1766–1844), Luxembourgian politician, Mayor of Luxembourg City Frank Scheffer, Dutch cinematographer Guus Scheffer (1898–1952), Dutch weightlifter Hendrik Scheffer (1798–1862), Dutch-born French painter, son of Johann Baptist and Cornelia Henrik Teofilus Scheffer (1710–1759), Swedish chemist Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Dutch politician, former Secretary General of NATO James Scheffer, American record producer and songwriter Johan Scheffer, Australian (Victorian) politician Johann Baptist Scheffer (1773–1809), German-born Dutch painter Johannes Scheffer (1621–1679), Swedish humanist Karl-Heinz Scheffer, West German slalom canoeist Marten Scheffer, Dutch ecologist Paul Scheffer, Dutch multiculturalism scholar and author Pi Scheffer (1909–1988), Dutch band composer and conductor Rudolph Herman Christiaan Carel Scheffer (1621–1679), Dutch botanist Victor Blanchard Scheffer (1906–2011), American mammalogist Will Scheffer, American playwright

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Scheffer is a German occupational surname related to German Schäfer (meaning "shepherd") or Schaffer (meaning "overseer").1 Notable people with the surname include:

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  1. "Scheffer". Meertens Instituut. Retrieved 6 August 2021.