Bachmann
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Bachmann is a surname of Switzerland
and Germany
. It originates as a description of the bearer as dwelling near a brook (Bach), such as a farm "Hofstatt am Bach" also called "Bachmanns Hofstatt" near Hinwil
or Dürnten
(recorded 1387), or the "Hof zum Bach" near Richterswil
(recorded 1555).
Low German
variants of the name include Beckman(n); Beekman(n); Becker.
is attested as bearing arms in the 15th century. Their coat of arms displays two linden leaves.
in North America, and sometimes as Baughman.
Georg Bachmann (born 1686 in Richterswil
, son of Jos Bachmann 1657-1736) was Mennonite
, married to Anna Maria Schnebelli in 1715. He emigrated to Coopersburg, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
in 1717. Their family bible, a 1536 Froschauer Bible, remains in possession of the Mennonite Heritage Center, Harleysville, Pennsylvania
.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It originates as a description of the bearer as dwelling near a brook (Bach), such as a farm "Hofstatt am Bach" also called "Bachmanns Hofstatt" near Hinwil
Hinwil
Hinwil is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.- History :The village Hinwil from which the later municipality took its name is first mentioned in 745 as Hunichinwilari, in a donation made by Beata and Landolt to the Abbey of Saint Gall...
or Dürnten
Dürnten
Dürnten is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Dürnten has an area of . Of this area, 60.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 21.4% is settled and the remainder is non-productive...
(recorded 1387), or the "Hof zum Bach" near Richterswil
Richterswil
Richterswil is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-History:Richterswil is first mentioned in 1265 as Richtliswile.During the 17th Century, a series of peasant revolts broke out across Switzerland...
(recorded 1555).
Low German
Low German
Low German or Low Saxon is an Ingvaeonic West Germanic language spoken mainly in northern Germany and the eastern part of the Netherlands...
variants of the name include Beckman(n); Beekman(n); Becker.
Switzerland
There are three main lines of Bachmann families in Switzerland,- Canton of Thurgau/Canton of ZürichCanton of ZürichThe Canton of Zurich has a population of . The canton is located in the northeast of Switzerland and the city of Zurich is its capital. The official language is German, but people speak the local Swiss German dialect called Züritüütsch...
: Attested from 1361 at StettfurtStettfurtStettfurt is a municipality in the district of Frauenfeld in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:Stettfurt is first mentioned in 827 as Stetivurt. Until 1817, it was part of the municipality of Matzingen. In the 9th Century, the Abbey of St. Gall owned property in Stettfurt. In 1228...
and ThundorfThundorf, SwitzerlandThundorf is a municipality in the district of district of Frauenfeld in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.The village of Thundorf lies on a plateau above Frauenfeld...
. Protestants since the Swiss Reformation, this branch came to riches trading wine and linen during the 18th century. Jakob Huldreich Bachmann was a national councillor and a federal judge. http://www.chgh.net/heraldik/b/ba/bachmannq.htmhttp://www.chgh.net/heraldik/b/ba/bachmanno.htmhttp://www.chgh.net/heraldik/b/ba/bachmannb.htmhttp://www.chgh.net/heraldik/b/ba/bachmannc.htm - Canton of ZugCanton of ZugThe Canton of Zug is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. It is located in central Switzerland and its capital is Zug. With 239 km² the canton is one of the smallest of the cantons in terms of area. It is not subdivided into districts.- History :The earlier history of the canton is...
: attested in MenzingenMenzingenMenzingen is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland.-Geography:Menzingen has an area, , of . Of this area, 62.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.3% is forested...
and ZugZugZug , is a German-speaking city in Switzerland. The name ‘Zug’ originates from fishing vocabulary; in the Middle Ages it referred to the right to ‘pull up’ fishing nets and hence to the right to fish.The city of Zug is located in the Canton of Zug and is its capital...
from 1359. Several reeves and city councillors in the 15th to 16th century. - Canton of GlarusCanton of GlarusThe Canton of Glarus is a canton in east central Switzerland. The capital is Glarus.The population speaks a variety of Alemannic German.The majority of the population identifies as Christian, about evenly split between the Protestant and Catholic confessions.-History:According to legend, the...
: this branch moved into Glarus from the LinthLinthThe Linth is a Swiss river starting above Linthal the mountains of Glarus near the Klausen Pass and flowing from there north through the Glarus valley passing Schwanden, where it is joined by its main tributary Sernft, Ennenda, the town of Glarus, Netstal, and Näfels, from where it is channeled to...
plain in the 17th century, and occupied a number of political and military offices in Glarus in the 18th to 19th centuries.http://www.chgh.net/heraldik/b/ba/bachmannd.htm
Germany
A Bachmann family of BohemiaBohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
is attested as bearing arms in the 15th century. Their coat of arms displays two linden leaves.
North America
The name is often anglicized to BachmanBachman
Bachman may refer to:* Bachman Khan , a Kimak khan*an anglicized spelling of the surname Bachmann:** John Bachman , American naturalist** Charlie Bachman , Hall of Fame college football coach...
in North America, and sometimes as Baughman.
Georg Bachmann (born 1686 in Richterswil
Richterswil
Richterswil is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-History:Richterswil is first mentioned in 1265 as Richtliswile.During the 17th Century, a series of peasant revolts broke out across Switzerland...
, son of Jos Bachmann 1657-1736) was Mennonite
Mennonite
The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after the Frisian Menno Simons , who, through his writings, articulated and thereby formalized the teachings of earlier Swiss founders...
, married to Anna Maria Schnebelli in 1715. He emigrated to Coopersburg, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
in 1717. Their family bible, a 1536 Froschauer Bible, remains in possession of the Mennonite Heritage Center, Harleysville, Pennsylvania
Harleysville, Pennsylvania
Harleysville is a census-designated place in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,286 at the 2010 census. It is located within Lower Salford Township...
.
People
- August Bachmann, German physician and botanist (1652-1723) also known as Augustus Quirinus RivinusAugustus Quirinus RivinusAugustus Quirinus Rivinus , also known as August Bachmann, was a German physician and botanist.He was born in Leipzig, Germany, and studied at the University of Leipzig , continued his studies in the University of Helmstedt...
- Carl G. BachmannCarl G. BachmannCarl G. Bachmann was a United States Congressman from Wheeling, West Virginia.Bachmann was born in Wheeling as the son of Charles F. and Sophia Bachmann. In 1908 he graduated from Linsly Institute. He went to college first at Washington and Jefferson College for two years, and later graduated West...
, United States Congress Representative (1890-1980) - Eric BachmannEric BachmannEric Bachmann is an American musician/producer who is currently the lead singer of Crooked Fingers and the Archers of Loaf. He hails from North Carolina and Florida, but currently lives in Athens, Georgia. His first solo effort, Short Careers was recorded as a score to the film "Ball of Wax."Saddle...
, Miami University Professor (1980-present) - Ingeborg BachmannIngeborg BachmannIngeborg Bachmann was an Austrian poet and author.-Biography:Bachmann was born in Klagenfurt, in the Austrian state of Carinthia, the daughter of a headmaster. She studied philosophy, psychology, German philology, and law at the universities of Innsbruck, Graz, and Vienna...
, Austrian poet and author (1926-73) - John BachmannJohn BachmannJohn Bachmann, Sr. was a Swiss-born lithographer and artist best known for his bird's-eye views, especially of New York City. He was a journeyman lithographic artist in Switzerland and Paris until 1847...
, Swiss lithographer and artist (1814-96) - Josef BachmannJosef BachmannJosef Erwin Bachmann became widely known in Germany for his assassination attempt on the leader of the German student movement, Rudi Dutschke, firing three bullets at him, on April 11, 1968. He was convicted of the attack and sentenced to a seven-year prison sentence...
, German would-be assassin (1945-70) - Michele BachmannMichele BachmannMichele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...
(born 1956), member of the U.S. Congress from Minnesota - Paul BachmannPaul BachmannPaul Gustav Heinrich Bachmann was a German mathematician.Bachmann studied mathematics at the University of his native city of Berlin andreceived his doctorate in 1862 for his thesis on group theory...
, German mathematician (1837-1920) - Ramona BachmannRamona BachmannRamona Bachmann is a Swiss football player, who plays as a forward for LdB Malmö and the Switzerland national team.-Club career:...
(born 1990), Swiss football (soccer) player
See also
- Bachmann IndustriesBachmann IndustriesBachmann Industries is a Bermuda registered Chinese owned company, globally head quartered in Hong Kong; specializing in model railroading....
, maker of model railway trains and equipment- Bachmann BranchlineBachmann BranchlineBachmann Branchline is a brand name of Bachmann Industries used for British outline 00 gauge model railways.Bachmann, a US company founded in 1835, was purchased by Kader Industries in 1987. Kader had previously produced models for Palitoy under the 'Mainline' brand...
, brand name used by Bachmann Industries for their OO gauge 'British outline' railway models
- Bachmann Branchline
- Bachmann knotBachmann knotThe Bachmann is a friction hitch. It is useful when the friction hitch needs to be reset quickly/often or made to be self-tending as in crevasse and self-rescue....
, a type of friction hitch, which is a kind of knot used to attach one rope to another in a way that is easily adjusted - BachmannBachmann (short story)"Bachmann" is a short story written in Russian by Vladimir Nabokov under his nom-de-plume V. Sirin in Berlin in 1924. It was first published in Rul, a Russian émigré paper founded by his father, Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov, and later included in a number of short story collections: Vozvrashchenie...
, a short story written by Vladimir NabokovVladimir NabokovVladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov was a multilingual Russian novelist and short story writer. Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Russian, then rose to international prominence as a master English prose stylist...
. - BachmanBachmanBachman may refer to:* Bachman Khan , a Kimak khan*an anglicized spelling of the surname Bachmann:** John Bachman , American naturalist** Charlie Bachman , Hall of Fame college football coach...
- BackmanBackmanBackman may refer to:*Eric Backman , Swedish athlete*Hans Backman , Swedish politician*Ingemar Backman , Swedish snowboarder*Mike Backman , Canadian ice hockey player...