Scherer
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Scherer, Schierer and Scherrer is a Christian, Swiss/German and Ashkenazic Jewish surname, and may refer to:
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People
- Alfredo SchererAlfredo SchererAlfredo Vicente Scherer was a German-Brazilian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Porto Alegre from 1946 to 1996, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969.-Biography:...
(1903 – 1996), Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church - Axel SchererAxel SchererAxel Scherer is the Bernard Neches Professor of Electrical Engineering, Physics, and Applied Physics at the California Institute of Technology. Dr. Scherer's office is located in the Sloan Annex, and his lab manager is Kate Finigan. He is known for fabricating the world's first semiconducting...
American physicist - Barthélemy Louis Joseph SchérerBarthélemy Louis Joseph SchérerBarthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer , born in Delle, near Belfort, became a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars and on three occasions led armies in combat.-Early career:...
(1747 – 1804), French general of the eighteenth century - Bernie SchererBernie SchererBernard Joseph "Bernie" Scherer was an American football end in the National Football League. He played for the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Pirates .-External links:...
(1913 – 2004), American football player - Edmond Henri Adolphe SchererEdmond Henri Adolphe SchérerEdmond Henri Adolphe Schérer , French theologian, critic and politician, was born in Paris.After a course of legal studies he spent several years in theological study at Strasbourg, where he graduated in theology in 1843, and was ordained...
(1815 – 1889), French politician - Fernando SchererFernando SchererFernando de Queiroz Scherer is an international top swimmer from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the 50 meters freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
(born 1974), Brazilian swimmer - Frederic M. SchererFrederic M. SchererFrederic Michael Scherer is an American economist. His research specialties include industrial economics and the economics of technological change, on which he has many much-cited works. Since 2006 he has been Emeritus Professor of Public Policy and Corporate Management in the Aetna Chair, in the...
(born 1932), American economist - Gabriela SchererGabriela Scherer- Birth and education :Gabriela Scherer was born in 1981 in Zurich, Switzerland. She grew up in Switzerland where she was exposed to music at an early age. Having spent many years singing and learning music with the local choir she began her studies with Helen Keller in Zurich.Between 2002 and...
(born 1981), Swiss mezzosoprano - Georg SchererGeorg SchererGeorg Scherer was a Roman Catholic pulpit orator and controversialist.Born at Schwaz, in Tyrol, Scherer entered the Society of Jesus in 1559. Even before his ordination he was famed for his preaching powers. For over forty years he labored in the Archduchy of Austria. To Scherer, in part, it owes...
(1540 – 1605), Austrian Jesuit - Gordon H. SchererGordon H. SchererGordon Harry Scherer was an American politician of the Republican party who served as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1953 to 1963. Scherer earned a law degree in 1929 from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law and practiced law in Cincinnati, Ohio...
(1906 – 1988), American politician - Johann Jakob SchererJohann Jakob SchererJohann Jakob Scherer was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on July 12, 1872 and died in office on December 23, 1878...
(1825 – 1878), Swiss politician - Joe Scherer (born 1957), American football player...Illinois State HOF, Montreal Alouettes, Atlanta Falcons
- Johann Joseph SchererJohann Joseph SchererJohann Joseph Scherer was a German physician and chemist who was born in Aschaffenburg.In 1836 he graduated from the University of Würzburg, where he studied medicine, chemistry, geology and mineralogy. From 1836 to 1838 he practiced medicine in Wipfeld, and afterwards continued in studies in...
(1814 – 1869), German chemist - Klaus SchererKlaus SchererKlaus Scherer is Professor of Psychology and director of the Swiss Center for Affective Sciences in Geneva. He is a specialist in the psychology of emotion....
(born 1943), Swiss psychologist - Odilo SchererOdilo SchererOdilo Pedro Scherer is a Brazilian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Archbishop of São Paulo, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 2007.-Early life and ordination:...
(born 1949) Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church - Rip SchererRip SchererRip Scherer is the quarterback coach for the Colorado Buffaloes. He previously served as quarterbacks coach/assistant head coach for the Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, offensive coordinator for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, the offensive coordinator for the Kansas Jayhawks, the head...
(Born 1953), American coach - Robert Pauli SchererRobert Pauli SchererIn 1933 the prolific inventor Robert Pauli Scherer invented the rotary die encapsulation process, revolutionizing the soft-gelatin encapsulation field. He founded the R. P. Scherer Corporation to commercialize his invention. R.P. Scherer Corporation was acquired by Cardinal Health, Inc...
(1905 – 1960), American inventor - Roy Scherer Jr., better known as Rock Hudson, American actor
- Sebastian Anton SchererSebastian Anton SchererSebastian Anton Scherer was a German composer and organist of the Baroque era.Scherer was born in Ulm, where he resided until his death. On 17 June 1653 he was elected town musician, and it was also around that time that he became assistant to Tobias Eberlin, then organist of the famous Ulm...
(1631 – 1712), 17th century German composer and organist - Siegfried SchererSiegfried SchererSiegfried Scherer is a German biologist, since 1991 Professor for Microbiology at the Technical University of Munich, Weihenstephan, where he is Managing Director of the Nutrition and Food Research Center ZIEL. Scherer is not a prominent Creationist as often purported...
(born 1955), German biologist - Stephen W. SchererStephen W. SchererStephen Wayne Steve Scherer, PhD, DSc, FRSC , is a Canadian scientist, whose research has revolutionized the understanding of genetic variation in human disease. He obtained his PhD at the University of Toronto under Professor Lap-chee Tsui, discoverer of the cystic fibrosis gene...
(born 1964), Canadian scientist - Theodor SchererTheodor SchererGeneralleutnant Theodor Scherer was a divisional commander in the Wehrmacht in World War II.-Early life:Theodor Scherer was born to a Bavarian schoolmaster in 1889....
(1889 – 1951), German general of WWII - Wilhelm SchererWilhelm SchererWilhelm Scherer , German philologist and historian of literature.-Life:...
(1841 – 1886), German philologist
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- Albert ScherrerAlbert ScherrerAlbert Scherrer was a racing driver from Switzerland. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, the 1953 Swiss Grand Prix. He finished 16 laps down and unclassified, scoring no championship points.-Complete Formula One World Championship results:...
(1908 – 1986), Swiss racing driver - Bill ScherrerBill ScherrerWilliam Joseph Scherrer , is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues primarily in relief from 1982-1988...
(born 1958), American baseball player - Eduard ScherrerEduard ScherrerEduard Scherrer was a Swiss bobsledder who competed during the early 1920s. He won the gold medal in the four-man event at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix.-References:*...
(1890 – 1972), Swiss bobsledder - Hélène ScherrerHélène ScherrerHélène Chalifour-Scherrer, PC is a Canadian politician.From 2000 to 2004, she was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons representing riding of Louis-Hébert, Quebec, as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in social work...
(born 1950), Canadian politician - Paul ScherrerPaul ScherrerPaul Scherrer was a Swiss physicist. Born in Herisau, Switzerland, he studied at Göttingen, Germany, before becoming a lecturer there. Later, Scherrer became head of the Department of Physics at ETH Zürich....
(1890 – 1969), Swiss physicist - Tom ScherrerTom ScherrerThomas Cregg Scherrer is an American professional golfer.Scherrer was born in Syracuse, New York and grew up in Skaneateles, New York. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He played for the American team in the 1991 Walker Cup. He lost to Justin Leonard in the finals of the...
(born 1970), American golfer
Other
Scherer- Plant Scherer, a coal-fired power plant
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- Paul Scherrer InstitutePaul Scherrer InstituteThe Paul Scherrer Institute is a multi-disciplinary research institute which belongs to the Swiss ETH-Komplex covering also the ETH Zurich and EPFL...
See also
- Shearer (disambiguation)