Kleinschmidt is an
occupational surname
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of
German
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* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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origin, which means "small
smith
Smith may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals
* Smith (given name)
* Smith (surname), a family name originating in England
** List of people ...
", that is, a maker of small
forged
Forging is a manufacturing process involving the shaping of metal using localized compression (physics), compressive forces. The blows are delivered with a hammer (often a power hammer) or a die (manufacturing), die. Forging is often classif ...
items and metal
hand tools
A hand tool is any tool that is powered by hand rather than a motor. Categories of hand tools include wrenches, pliers, cutters, files, striking tools, struck or hammered tools, screwdrivers, vises, clamps, snips, hacksaws, drills, an ...
.
[''Dictionary of American Family Names'']
"Kleinschmidt Family History"
Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 20 January 2016. The name may refer to:
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Edward Kleinschmidt (1876–1977), American inventor
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Edward Kleinschmidt Mayes (born 1951), American poet
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Franz Heinrich Kleinschmidt
Franz Heinrich Kleinschmidt (1812–1864) was a German missionary and linguist who worked in southern Africa, now in the region of Namibia. He founded the missionary station and town of Rehoboth and together with Carl Hugo Hahn set up the first ...
(1812–1864), German missionary
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Jutta Kleinschmidt
Jutta Kleinschmidt (born 29 August 1962) is a German competitor of offroad automotive racing events. She is known for her numerous showings in the Paris Dakar Rally, and notably for having won the event in 2001, becoming the first woman driver ...
(born 1962), German race driver
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Kurt Kleinschmidt (born 1967), German politician
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Lena Kleinschmidt (1835–1886), American jewel thief
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Mark Kleinschmidt (politician) (born 1970), American politician
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Mark Kleinschmidt (rower)
Mark Kleinschmidt (born 28 May 1974) is a German rower.
Kleinschmidt won bronze at the 1993 World Rowing Championships in Račice with the coxed four. He was a member of the team that won the silver medal in men's eight at the 1996 Summer Oly ...
(born 1974), German rower
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Otto Kleinschmidt
Otto Kleinschmidt (13 December 1870 – 25 March 1954) was a German Ornithology, ornithologist, Theology, theologist and pastor. He was also an artist and taxidermist who produced specimens and illustrations of birds for his writings. He was crit ...
(1870–1954), German ornithologist
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Paul Kleinschmidt (1883–1949), German painter
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Samuel Kleinschmidt
Samuel Petrus Kleinschmidt (27 February 1814 – 9 February 1886) was a German/ Danish missionary linguist born in Greenland known for having written extensively about the Greenlandic language and having invented the orthography used for writing th ...
(1814 –1886), German missionary
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Theodor Kleinschmidt (1834–1881), German trader and explorer
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Tom Kleinschmidt
Thomas Kleinschmidt (born February 21, 1973) is a retired American basketball player and current head basketball coach at DePaul College Prep High School in Chicago, Illinois. He was an All-American at DePaul University and the first player in s ...
(born 1973), American basketball player
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Wilhelm Kleinschmidt Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm-Josef Kleinschmidt (* 27.January 1907 in Oldenburg (Germany) as Wilhelm-Josef Kleinschmidt, named Josef. † 4.October 1941 Atlantic Ocean) was captain of during World War II. He was Married and He was father of 6 Kids and ...
(1907–1941), German submarine commander
Other uses
*Kleinschmidt family, fictional characters in the television series ''
King of the Hill
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, an American e-commerce company
*Morkrum-Kleinschmidt, a former name of the
Teletype Corporation
The Teletype Corporation, a part of AT&T Corporation, American Telephone and Telegraph Company's Western Electric manufacturing arm since 1930, came into being in 1928 when the Morkrum-Kleinschmidt Company changed its name to the name of its tra ...
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Kleinschmidt keyboard perforator
The Kleinschmidt keyboard perforator is a telegraph instrument invented by Edward Kleinschmidt which prepares punched tape for telegraph transmission. A QWERTY keyboard operate hole punches that prepare a Wheatstone slip. Each Morse code of the ...
, invented by Edward Kleinschmidt
References
German-language surnames
German occupational surnames
Surnames of German origin
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