Springer (surname)
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Springer is a German
surname. Szprynger and Szpringer are Polonised
forms. Špringer is the Slavonised
form, used for example in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia.
Springer is the surname of:
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
surname. Szprynger and Szpringer are Polonised
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
forms. Špringer is the Slavonised
Slavic languages
The Slavic languages , a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia.-Branches:Scholars traditionally divide Slavic...
form, used for example in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia.
Springer is the surname of:
- Aaron SpringerAaron SpringerAaron Springer is a modern animator and storyboard artist. Springer is best known as a storyboard artist for American animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, Dexter's Laboratory and Samurai Jack. He also directed several of these episodes. Recently, Springer created and co-directed the pilot episode...
, animator and storyboard artist - Alvin Springer, builder of street and race cars
- Anton Springer (1825–1891), German art historian and writer
- Axel SpringerAxel SpringerAxel Springer , was a German journalist and the founder and owner of the Axel Springer AG publishing company.-Early life:...
(1912–1985), German journalist and publisher, founder of Axel Springer Verlag - Clement SpringerClement SpringerClement Springer is a Saint Lucian folk musician and folklorist, leader of a group called The Helenites. He is also a leader of the Saint Lucia Cultural Organization.-References:*...
, folk musician - Curtis Howe SpringerCurtis Howe SpringerCurtis Howe Springer was an American radio evangelist, self-proclaimed medical doctor and Methodist minister best known for founding the Zzyzx Mineral Springs resort located within Southern California's Mojave Desert...
, American radio evangelist, self-proclaimed doctor and minister - Dennis SpringerDennis SpringerDennis Leroy Springer is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who was known for his use of the knuckleball...
, Major League baseball pitcher - Eintou Pearl SpringerEintou Pearl SpringerEintou Pearl Springer is a poet from Trinidad and Tobago. She is the Poet Laureate of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago....
, poet - F. SpringerF. SpringerF. Springer was the pseudonym of Carel Jan Schneider, a Dutch foreign service diplomat and writer.Schneider was born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies...
(b. 1932), the pseudonym of Dutch writer and diplomat Carel Jan Schneider - Frank SpringerFrank SpringerFrank Springer was an American comic book and comic strip artist best known for Marvel Comics' Dazzler and Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D....
(b. December 6, 1929), American comic book and comic strip artist - Friede SpringerFriede SpringerFriede Springer is a German publisher and widow of Axel Springer....
, female German publisher, widow of Axel Springer - Haji Springer, California rapper
- Sir Hugh SpringerHugh SpringerSir Hugh Worrell Springer was the organiser and first General Secretary of the Barbados Workers' Union and Barbados' third native Governor-General. By an act of Parliament in 1998, Springer was named as one of the ten National Heroes of Barbados.-References:...
(1913–1994), Barbados trade union organizer and Governor-General - Jerry SpringerJerry SpringerGerald Norman "Jerry" Springer is a British-born American television presenter, best known as host of the tabloid talk show The Jerry Springer Show since its debut in 1991...
(born 1944), sensationalist talk show host and former Democratic mayor of Cincinnati - Julius Springer (1817–1877), German publisher and founder of Springer-Verlag (now part of Springer Science+Business Media)
- Linda M. SpringerLinda M. SpringerLinda M. Springer, the eighth Director of the United States Office of Personnel Management , was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate in June 2005.As OPM director, Ms...
, eighth director of Office of Personnel ManagementOffice of Personnel ManagementThe United States Office of Personnel Management is an independent agency of the United States government that manages the civil service of the federal government. The current Director is John Berry.-History:... - Mark SpringerMark SpringerMark Springer is a British actor and composer.He has appeared in The Merchant of Venice, Holby City, The Bill, Rose and Maloney, Sea of Souls, Doctor Who and EastEnders, playing Bryan Nolan.-External links:...
, British actor and composer - Melissa SpringerMelissa SpringerMelissa Springer is an American photojournalist whose work has appeared in numerous publications, including Aperture, Elle, Forbes, Harper's Bazaar, The New York Times Magazine, Los Angeles Times Magazine, Southern Living, The Village Voice and House & Garden.Springer was one of the first...
, American photojournalist - Mike SpringerMike SpringerMichael Paul Springer is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Springer was born in San Francisco, California. He attended the University of Arizona. He turned pro in 1988 and joined the PGA Tour in 1991.Springer began his career in professional...
(b. November 3, 1965), American professional golfer - Moses SpringerMoses SpringerMoses Springer was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Waterloo North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1881. He was also the first mayor of Waterloo, Ontario....
(1824–1898), Canadian businessman and politician - Nancy SpringerNancy SpringerNancy Connor Springer is an American author of fantasy, young adult literature, mystery, and science fiction. Her novel Larque on the Wing won the Tiptree Award, and she has also received the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America.-Series:Book of the Isle* 1. The White Hart * 2...
(b. 1948), American author - Rebecca Ruter SpringerRebecca Ruter SpringerRebecca Ruter Springer was a 19th-century American author who wrote the famous Christian book Intra Muros, better known today as My Dream of Heaven. As the modern name implies, Springer claimed to have a vision of a Christian heaven, and she recounts this vision in her book as well as some...
(1832–1904), American writer - Robert C. SpringerRobert C. SpringerRobert Clyde "Bob" Springer is a retired American astronaut and test pilot who flew as a mission specialist on two NASA space shuttle missions in 1989–90. A decorated aviator in the U.S. Marine Corps, Springer also flew more than 500 combat sorties during the Vietnam War...
, American astronaut - Russ SpringerRuss SpringerRussell Paul Springer is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Springer made his major league debut on April 17, , with the New York Yankees. He also pitched for the California Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, St...
, Major League baseball pitcher - Simon Springer, Geographer
- Stewart SpringerStewart SpringerStewart Springer, was a world renowned expert on shark behavior, classification , and distribution of shark populations. There are more than 35 species of sharks, skates, rays, and other animals either classified originally by him or named after him.-Education:Springer was a field naturalist,...
, shark expert - Tonny Albert Springer, Dutch mathematician
- Tony SpringerTony SpringerTony "Wild T" Springer is a Canadian blues-rock guitarist.Born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago, Springer played with a number of reggae and calypso bands as a teenager. He later moved to Canada, settling in Toronto and playing local clubs in a Jimi Hendrix tribute band...
, Canadian guitarist - Victor G. SpringerVictor G. SpringerVictor Gruschka Springer is Senior Scientist emeritus, Division of Fishes at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C....
, scientist specializing in fish - Yakov SpringerYakov SpringerYakov Springer , was a wrestler and a weightlifting coach and judge, but is best known as one of the victims of the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics....
, also (circa 1921 – 1972), Polish-Israeli wrestler killed in the Munich massacre at the Summer Olympics