Brauer or Bräuer is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

of German origin, meaning "brewer". Notable people with the name include:- *

Alfred Brauer Alfred Theodor Brauer (April 9, 1894 – December 23, 1985) was a German-American mathematician who did work in number theory. He was born in Charlottenburg, and studied at the University of Berlin. As he served Germany in World War I, even b ...

(1894–1985), German-American mathematician, brother of Richard * Andreas Brauer (born 1973), German film producer *

Arik Brauer Arik Brauer ( he, אריק בראואר; 4 January 1929 – 24 January 2021) was an Austrian painter, printmaker, poet, dancer, singer-songwriter, stage designer, architect, and academic teacher. Brauer, from a family of Jewish emigrants, grew ...

(1929–2021), Austrian painter, poet, and actor, father of Timna Brauer *

August Brauer August Bernhard Brauer (3 April 186310 September 1917) was a German zoologist. Brauer was born in Oldenburg. He studied natural sciences at the Universities of Bonn, Berlin and Freiburg, obtaining his doctorate in 1895 with a thesis on the c ...

(1863-1917), German zoologist *

Friedrich Moritz Brauer Friedrich Moritz Brauer (12 May 1832, Vienna – 29 December 1904) was an Austrian entomologist who was Director of the Naturhistorisches Hofmuseum, Vienna, at the time of his death. He wrote many papers on Diptera and Neuroptera. From an ass ...

(1832–1904), Austrian entomologist and museum director *

Georg Brauer Georg Karl Brauer (born 11. April 1908 in Bochum, died 26. February 2001 in Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German chemist. Life Brauer was the son of the chemist Eberhard Brauer and Elisabeth Brauer, a daughter of Wilhelm Ostwald Friedrich Wilh ...

(1908–2001), German chemist *

Ingrid Arndt-Brauer Ingrid Arndt-Brauer (born 20 March 1961) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as a member of the Bundestag from 1999 until 2021. Early life and education After completing her secondary education with an Abitur, ...

(born 1961), German politician; member of the Bundestag * Jono Brauer (born 1981), Australian Olympic skier * Max Brauer (1887–1973), German politician; First Mayor of Hamburg *

Michael Brauer Michael Brauer is a New York-based mix engineer. He received a Grammy for "Best Pop Vocal Album" for his work on John Mayer's '' Continuum'', "Best Alternative Album" for Coldplay's ''Parachutes'', and also "Best Rock Album" for Coldplay's ''Viva l ...

(contemporary), American audio engineer * Rich Brauer (born 1954), American politician from Illinois; state legislator since 2003 * Richard Brauer (1901–1977), German-American mathematician * Richard H. W. Brauer (contemporary), American art museum director; eponym of the Brauer Museum of Art in Valparaiso, Indiana * Simón Brauer (born 1973), Ecuadorian photographer and cinematographer * Tage Brauer (1894–1988), Swedish Olympic high jumper * Timna Brauer (born 1961), Austrian singer and songwriter, daughter of Arik Brauer * Tiny Brauer (1909–1990), American actor * Wilfried Brauer (1937–2014), German computer scientist Bräuer * Bruno Bräuer (1893–1947), German general officer and paratrooper; executed in Greece for war crimes * Curt Bräuer (1889–1969), German diplomat; ambassador to Norway at the time of the German invasion

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