Schnell is a
surname
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of
German
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origin meaning ''fast'' or ''quickly'' and may refer to:
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Claude Schnell
Claude Schnell (born May 17, 1955) is an American keyboardist who has been a member of the bands Magic, Rough Cutt, Dio, and Last in Line.
Biography
Born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in France, when he was six years old his family move ...
(contemporary), heavy metal keyboardist
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Edward Schnell
Edward Schnell (June 3, 1830 - August 22, 1911) and Henry Schnell (August 4, 1834 - October 15, 1917) were brothers of Dutch extraction and German arms dealers active in Japan. After the enforced opening of Yokohama to foreign trade, Edward, who i ...
(fl. mid-19th century), German arms dealer in Japan; brother of Henry Schnell
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F. Wolfgang Schnell
F. Wolfgang Schnell (* 18 May 1913 in Bad Oeynhausen; † 29 December 2006 in Stuttgart) was a German professor of applied genetics and plant breeding. He belonged to the most prominent scientists in his field during the second half of the 20th cen ...
(1913–2006), German professor of applied genetics and plant breeding
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Georg H. Schnell (1878–1951), German film actor
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Henry Schnell
Edward Schnell (June 3, 1830 - August 22, 1911) and Henry Schnell (August 4, 1834 - October 15, 1917) were brothers of Dutch extraction and German arms dealers active in Japan. After the enforced opening of Yokohama to foreign trade, Edward, who i ...
(fl. mid-19th century), German arms dealer in Japan; brother of Edward Schnell
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Hermann Josef Schnell
Hermann Schnell ( 16. September March 1916 – 7 September 1999) was a German organic chemist who developed the first commercial polycarbonate, Makrolon.
Hermann Schnell studied chemistry at the University of Freiberg. His supervisor was Hermann S ...
(1916–1999), German polymer chemist
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Karl-Heinz Schnell
Karl-Heinz Schnell (10 January 1915 – 13 March 2013) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. For the fighter pilots, it was a quantifiable measure of skill and success. Schnell was ...
(1915–2013), German ace fighter pilot in the Luftwaffe during World War II
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Matt Schnell (born 1990), American mixed martial artist
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Ray Schnell
Raphael "Ray" Schnell (May 1, 1893 – April 5, 1970) was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota from 1951 to 1953 under Governor Clarence Norman Brunsdale. Schnell also served in the ...
(1893–1970), American politician from North Dakota; state legislator and lieutenant governor
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Ron Schnell
Ronald Steven Schnell (born November 10, 1966) is an American computer programmer in Weston, Florida. He was co-founder of Mail Call in 1997 and the chief technology officer of Rand Paul's 2016 presidential campaign.
Life and work
Schnell be ...
(born 1966), American computer programmer
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Santiago Schnell
Santiago Schnell FRSC is a Venezuelan theoretical and mathematical biologist. He is the William K. Warren Foundation Dean of the College of Science at the University of Notre Dame, as well as a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, an ...
(contemporary), biophysical chemistry and computational biologist
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Siegfried Schnell (1916–1944), German ace fighter pilot in the Luftwaffe during World War II
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Spencer Schnell
Spencer Schnell (born December 7, 1994) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Illinois State.
Early life and high school
Schnell was born and grew up in Elkhart, Indiana, and attended Elkhart C ...
(born 1994), American football player
See also
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Snellius (disambiguation)
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German-language surnames