Büchner (or Buechner) is a

German language German (, ) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western Europe, Western and Central Europe. It is the majority and Official language, official (or co-official) language in Germany, Austria, Switze ...

surname related to the word ''Buche'' () and may refer to: *

Eberhard Büchner Eberhard Büchner (born 6 November 1939 in Dresden) is a German operatic and concert tenor. He made his debut in 1964 as Tamino in Mozart's ''Die Zauberflöte'' at the Mecklenburg State Theatre. Recordings * Franz Schubert: Messe G-Dur for sop ...

(born 1939), German tenor * Ernst Büchner (1850–1925), German chemist after whom the Büchner flask and

Büchner funnel A Büchner funnel is a piece of laboratory equipment used in filtration. It is traditionally made of porcelain, but glass and plastic funnels are also available. On top of the funnel-shaped part there is a cylinder with a fritted glass disc/perf ...

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Franz Büchner Franz Büchner PlM (2 January 1898 – 18 March 1920) was one of the most successful German fighter aces of the First World War, shooting down 40 enemy aircraft. He began his military career as a 16-year-old infantryman. His doughty exploits e ...

(1898-1920), German First World War

flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviation, military aviator credited with shooting down a certain minimum number of enemy aircraft during aerial combat; the exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ...

Georg Büchner Karl Georg Büchner (17 October 1813 – 19 February 1837) was a German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose, considered part of the Young Germany movement. He was also a revolutionary and the brother of physician and philosopher Ludwig Büchn ...

(1813–1837), German writer and playwright *

Joachim Büchner Joachim Jochen Büchner (8 April 1905 – 22 February 1978) was a German sprint runner who competed at two Olympic Games. Career Büchner finished second behind Guy Butler in the 220 yards event at the 1926 AAA Championships. At the 1928 S ...

(1905–1978), German athlete *

Ludwig Büchner Friedrich Karl Christian Ludwig Büchner (; ; 29 March 1824 – 30 April 1899) was a German philosopher, physiologist and physician who became one of the exponents of 19th-century scientific materialism. Biography Büchner was born at Darmstadt ...

(1824–1899), German philosopher * Wolfgang Büchner (canoeist), German slalom canoeist *

Wolfgang Büchner (journalist) Wolfgang Büchner (born 23 July 1966 in Speyer) is a German journalist. Life He worked for Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa). From September 2013 to December 2014 Büchner was editor-in-chief for German magazine ''Der Spiegel''. Since 1 July 2015 ...

(born 1966), German journalist In the anglicized spelling "Buechner", it may refer to: *

Frederick Buechner Carl Frederick Buechner ( ; July 11, 1926 – August 15, 2022) was an American author, Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a historically Reformed Protestant tradition named for its form of church government by representative assemblies ...

(1926-2022), American author and minister * Jack Buechner (1940-2020), American lawyer and politician * John C. Buechner (1934–2018), American educator and politician * Karl Buechner (born 1971), American metalcore vocalist * Margaret Buechner (1922–1998), a German-born, American composer * Sara Davis Buechner (born David Buechner, 1959), American concert pianist

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