Weber (, or ; German: ) is a surname of

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origin, derived from the noun meaning "

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". In some cases, following migration to English-speaking countries, it has been anglicised to the English surname 'Webber' or even 'Weaver'. Notable people with the surname include:

Disambiguation of common given names with this surname

Arthur Weber (disambiguation) Arthur Weber may refer to: * Arthur E. Weber (1879–1975), German cardiologist * Arthur L. Weber, American chemist {{hndis, Weber, Arthur ...

, several people *

Ben Weber (disambiguation) Ben Weber may refer to: * Ben Weber (composer) (1916–1979), American composer *Ben Weber (baseball) (born 1969), Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher *Ben Weber (actor) (born 1972), American film and television actor *Bernardus Weber ...

, several people * Bruce Weber (disambiguation), several people * Bruno Weber (disambiguation), several people *

Carl Weber (disambiguation) Carl Weber may refer to: * Carl Weber (theatre director) (1925–2016), theatre director and professor of drama * Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826), German composer * Carl Albert Weber (1856–1931), German botanist * Karl Ivanovich Weber (1841– ...

, several people *

Charlie Weber (disambiguation) Charlie Weber may refer to: * Charlie Weber (baseball) (1868–1914), Major League Baseball pitcher * Charlie Weber (actor) (born 1978), American actor * Charlie Weber (alderman) (born c. 1882), Chicago Alderman (45th Ward) 1926–60 See also *C ...

, several people *

Charles Weber (disambiguation) Charles Weber may refer to: * Charles Maria Weber, founder of Stockton, California *Charles Weber (baseball), general manager of the Chicago Cubs *Chuck Weber (American football) (1930–2017), former American football linebacker *Chuck Weber (ice ...

, several people *

Christiane Weber (disambiguation) Christiane Weber may refer to: * Christiane Weber (fencer) (born 1962), German fencer * Christiane Weber (rower), German rower * Christiane Weber (producer), American producer for the Discovery Channel {{hndis, Weber, Christiane ...

, several people *

David Weber (disambiguation) David Weber (born 1952) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. David Weber may also refer to: * David Weber (clarinetist) (1913–2006), American classical clarinetist *David J. Weber (1940–2010), American historian whose research f ...

, several people *

Ernst Weber (disambiguation) Ernst Weber may refer to: * Ernst Heinrich Weber (1795–1878), German physician; founder of experimental psychology * Ernst Weber (engineer) (1901–1996), Austrian-American electrical engineer * Ernst Weber (footballer) Ernst Weber (16 Decem ...

, several people *

Friedrich Weber (disambiguation) Friedrich Weber may refer to: * Friedrich Weber (veterinarian) (1892–1954), German veterinarian; a principal conspirator in the Beer Hall Putsch * Friedrich Weber (entomologist) (1781–1823), German entomologist and botanist * Friedrich Weber (g ...

, several people * Georg Weber (disambiguation), several people *

George Weber (disambiguation) George Weber may refer to: * George Weber (radio personality) (1961–2009), American radio personality * George D. Weber (1925–2012), American politician from Missouri * George Heinrich Weber (1752–1828), German botanist See also * Georg ...

, several people *

Gerard Weber (disambiguation) Gerard Weber may refer to: * Gerard Weber (footballer, born 1938), Dutch footballer for Excelsior and football manager * Gerard Weber (footballer, born 1941), Dutch footballer for BVV, DOS, PSV, and EVV * Gérard Weber (1948–2016), French ...

, several people * Gottfried Weber (disambiguation), several people *

Heinrich Weber (disambiguation) Heinrich Weber may refer to: *Heinrich Friedrich Weber (1843–1912), German physicist *Heinrich Martin Weber (1842–1913), German mathematician *Ernst Heinrich Weber (1795-1878), German physician and psychologist *Heinrich Emil Weber, Swiss mathem ...

, several people *

John Weber (disambiguation) Jo(h)n Web(b)er may refer to: Politicians *John B. Weber (1842–1926), U.S. Representative from New York *Vin Weber (John Vincent Weber, born 1952), former Republican congressman from Minnesota * John Weber (Pennsylvania politician) (1768–18 ...

, several people *

Karl Weber (disambiguation) Karl Weber may refer to: * Karl Weber (politician, born 1898) (1898–1985), German politician (CDU), West Germany's Minister of Justice from April to October 1965 * Karl Weber (politician, born 1936), German politician (CDU) * Karl-Heinz Weber (19 ...

, several people *

Ludwig Weber (disambiguation) Ludwig Weber may refer to: * Ludwig Weber (1899–1979), Austrian singer * Ludwig Weber (pastor) Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Ludwig Weber (2 April 1846 – 29 January 1922) was a German Protestant pastor and social reformer. He was a pastor in Mönch ...

, several people *

Marc Weber (disambiguation) Marc Weber may refer to: * Marc Weber (ice hockey) (born 1973), Swiss professional ice hockey centre * Marc Weber (rower, born 1972), German rower * Marc Weber (rower, born 1997) Marc Weber (born 5 September 1997) is a German rower. He compete ...

, several people *

Max Weber (disambiguation) Max Weber (1864–1920) was a German political economist and sociologist. Max Weber may also refer to: *Max Weber Sr. (1836–1897), German politician and father of Max Weber (1864–1920) * Max Weber (Swiss politician) (1897–1974), Swiss politi ...

, several people **

Max Weber Maximilian Karl Emil Weber (; ; 21 April 186414 June 1920) was a German Sociology, sociologist, historian, jurist and political economy, political economist, who is regarded as among the most important theorists of the development of Modernity, ...

(1864–1920), German political economist and sociologist *

Michel Weber (disambiguation) Michel Weber may refer to: * Michel Weber (canoeist) Michel Weber is a Swiss retired slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 team event at the 1961 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships ...

, several people *

Otto Weber (disambiguation) Otto Weber may refer to: * Otto Weber (painter) (1832–1888), German painter *Otto Weber (politician) Otto-Ernest Weber (April 5, 1921 in Făgăraş – August 2, 2001 in Bucharest) was a Romanian politician who served in the Chamber of Deputies ...

, several people *

Paul Weber (disambiguation) Paul Weber may refer to: * Paul Weber (artist) (1823–1916), German artist * Andreas Paul Weber (1893–1980), German artist and cartoonist * Paul Weber (academic) (1904–1983), interim president of Georgia Tech {{hndis, Weber, Paul ...

, several people *

Pete Weber (disambiguation) Pete or Peter Weber may refer to: * Peter Weber (gymnast) (born 1938), German gymnast * Pete Weber (sportscaster) (born 1951), American sports commentator for the ice hockey team Nashville Predators * Pete Weber (bowler) (born 1962), American pr ...

, several people *

Richard Weber (disambiguation) Richard Weber may refer to: * Richard Weber (explorer) (born 1959), Canadian Arctic and polar adventurer * Richard Weber (mathematician) (born 1953), English mathematician * Richard Weber (poet) (born 1932), Irish poet * Richard Weber (public serv ...

, several people *

Robert Weber (disambiguation) __NOTOC__ Robert Weber may refer to: * Robert R. Weber (born 1925), American politician Cartoonists *Bob Weber (cartoonist) (1934–2020), creator of the comic strip ''Moose and Molly'' * Robert Weber (cartoonist) (1924–2016), ''New Yorker'' car ...

, several people *

Steven Weber (disambiguation) Steven Weber (born 1961) is an American actor Steven or Stephen Weber is also the name of: * Steven Weber (professor), professor at the University of California, Berkeley, studying open source * Steve Weber Steven P. Weber (June 22, 1943 ...

, several people * Werner Weber (disambiguation), several people

Academic

Albrecht Weber Friedrich Albrecht Weber (; 17 February 1825 – 30 November 1901) was a Prussian - German Indologist and historian who studied the history of Jainism in India. Some older sources have the first and middle names interchanged. Weber was born in B ...

(1825–1901), German Indologist and historian *

Alfred Weber Alfred Weber (; 30 July 1868 – 2 May 1958) was a German economist, geographer, sociologist and theoretician of culture whose work was influential in the development of modern economic geography. Life Alfred Weber, younger brother of the ...

(1868–1958), German economist, sociologist and theoretician of culture *

Beda Weber Johann Chrysanth "Beda" Weber (26 October 1798 – 28 February 1859) was a German Benedictine professor, author, and member of the Frankfurt Parliament. Biography Weber was born at Lienz, Tyrol, quite talented, completing high-school coursework ...

(1798–1859), German professor, author, and politician *

Caroline Weber (author) Caroline Elizabeth Weber (born 1969) is an American author and fashion historian. She is a professor of French and Comparative Literature at Barnard College within Columbia University. Her book ''Proust's Duchess'' was a finalist for the 2019 P ...

(1969), American historian * Eugen Weber (1925–2007), French historian *

Francis J. Weber Monsignor Francis J. Weber (born January 22, 1933) is an American Roman Catholic priest, author and archivist. He is a noted Catholic scholar, an Honorary Chaplain to His Holiness, and archivist for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles since 1962. Bi ...

, American Catholic scholar * Hans Hermann Weber (1896–1974), German biochemist and physiologist * Hermann Weber (1928-2014), German historian and political scientist *

Ingeborg Weber-Kellermann Ingeborg Weber-Kellermann (26 June 1918 – 12 June 1993) was a German folklorist, anthropologist and ethnologist. She was an academic teacher, from 1946 at the German Academy of Sciences at Berlin in East Berlin and from 1961 at the University o ...

(1918–1993), German folklorist, anthropologist and ethnologist * Marianne Weber, sociologist and women's rights activist * Shlomo Weber (born 1949), Russian economist *

Theodor Weber Theodor Hubert Weber (28 January 1836, Zülpich, Rhine Province - 12 January 1906) was a German theologian and professor of philosophy. Biography Weber was born in Zülpich. He was the second bishop of the German Old Catholic Church, and one of ...

(1836–1906), German theologian and professor of philosophy

Arts

* Alain Weber (1930–2019), French composer *

Albert Weber Sr. The Weber Piano Company is a former piano manufacturing company based in New York City and East Rochester, New York from the middle of the 19th century through the beginning of the 20th century, and continued as a division of Aeolian-American at ...

(1829–1879), musician and founder of the Weber Piano Company *

Albert Weber Jr. The Weber Piano Company is a former piano manufacturing company based in New York City and East Rochester, New York from the middle of the 19th century through the beginning of the 20th century, and continued as a division of Aeolian-American a ...

(1858–1908), Son of Albert Weber Sr. and 2nd president of the Weber Piano Company *

Anna Weber Anna Weber (1814–1888) was a Canadian Mennonite Fraktur artist. Life Weber was born June 3, 1814, in Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to a Mennonite family of Swiss descent. She was the fifth of ten children born to Johannes W ...

(1814–1888), Canadian Mennonite Fraktur artist *

Carl Maria von Weber Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (18 or 19 November 17865 June 1826) was a German composer, conductor, virtuoso pianist, guitarist, and critic who was one of the first significant composers of the Romantic era. Best known for his operas, ...

(1786–1826), German composer * Carlo Weber (born 1934), German architect * Chris Weber (born 1966), American musician *

Eberhard Weber Eberhard Weber (born 22 January 1940, in Stuttgart, Germany) is a German double bassist and composer. As a bass player, he is known for his highly distinctive tone and phrasing. Weber's compositions blend chamber jazz, European classical music, ...

(born 1940), German musician * Henrik Weber (1818–1866), Hungarian portrait painter * Joan Weber (1935–1981), American popular music singer * Joseph Miroslav Weber (1854-1906) Czech composer and violinist * Josepha Weber (1758–1819), German soprano *

Jon Weber (musician) Jon Weber (born 1961, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a New York City and Chicago-based jazz pianist and composer whose compositions and performances have met critical and popular acclaim in many countries around the world. Largely self-taught, Web ...

(born 1961), American jazz pianist and composer * Kem Weber (1889–1963), German furniture and industrial designer, architect, and teacher *

Michael Weber Michael Peter Weber (17 March 19662 January 1999) was the lead guitarist of Australian punk rockers Seminal Rats, from 1984 to 1988. Weber also worked as a technician at the Maton guitar facility. He was a member of punky power poppers Slush P ...

(1966–1999), Australian musician; lead guitarist of rock band Seminal Rats

Business

* Gerhard Weber (designer) (1941–2020), German fashion designer and entrepreneur

Entertainment

* Amy Weber (born 1970), American actress, model, film producer, and former professional wrestling valet *

Billy Weber Billy Weber is an American film editor with several film credits dating from '' Days of Heaven'' (1978). One of Weber's first editing roles was as associate editor (as William Weber) on Terrence Malick's first feature as a director, '' Badlands' ...

, American film editor * Clark Weber, American radio personality in Chicago * Dreya Weber, American actress * Jacques Weber (born 1949), French actor, director and writer * Jake Weber (born 1964), English actor *

Joe Weber (vaudevillian) Joseph Morris Weber (11 August 1867 – 10 May 1942) was an American vaudeville performer who, along with Lew Fields, formed the comedy double-act of Weber and Fields. Biography Born to a Jewish family, Fields and Weber formed their partnersh ...

(1867–1942), part of comic double-act Weber and Fields *

Lois Weber Florence Lois Weber (June 13, 1879 – November 13, 1939) was an American silent film actress, screenwriter, producer and director. She is identified in some historical references as among "the most important and prolific film directors in the e ...

(1881–1939), American silent film actress * Steven Weber (born 1961), American actor, voice actor, comedian and singer

Finance

* Axel A. Weber (born 1957), German economist, former president of the Deutsche Bundesbank

Literature

Anne Weber Anne Weber (born 13 November 1964) is a German-French author, translator and self-translator.Wolton, Dominique (2006): ''Auteurs et livres de langue française depuis 1990''. Association pour la diffusion de la pensée française, p. 328-332. (in ...

, German-French author *

Katharine Weber Katharine Weber (born November 12, 1955) is an American novelist and nonfiction writer. She has taught fiction and nonfiction writing at Yale University, Goucher College, the Paris Writers Workshop and elsewhere. She held the Visiting Richard L. T ...

(born 1955), American novelist *

Ken Weber Ken J. Weber (November 28, 1943 – August 2, 2007), born in Ottoville, Ohio, was a Rhode Island journalist and nature writer. He worked for the Providence Journal from 1971 until 1996, when he retired as section editor. He continued to wri ...

(1943–2007), American journalist and nature writer * Lenora Mattingly Weber (1895–1971), American young-adult author

Mathematics

* Eduard Ritter von Weber (1870–1934) German mathematician

Politics

Albert J. Weber Albert J. Weber (November 19, 1859 – August 8, 1925)"Long Illness Ends In Death", ''The Salt Lake Tribune'' (August 9, 1925), p. 22.State Bar Association of Utah, ''Proceedings of the 21st Annual Session and the 22nd Annual Session of the State ...

(1859–1925), Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the Utah Supreme Court * Becky Weber (born 1954), American politician *

Carmen Weber Georgina del Carmen Weber Aliaga (21 February 1941 in Valdivia – August 8, 2007 in Concón) was the first wife of Chilean ex-president Ricardo Lagos and mother of politician Ricardo Lagos Weber. Carmen Weber met and married Ricardo Lagos in 1961 ...

(1945–2007), first wife of former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos * Ed Weber (born 1931), U.S. Representative from Ohio * Gabi Weber (born 1955), German politician * Gérard Weber (1948–2016), French politician * Gerald J Weber (1914–1989), American judge and military officer * Henri Weber (1944–2020), French politician * Johann Weber (1828-1878), Swiss politician *

Manfred Weber Manfred Weber (born 14 July 1972) is a German politician who has served as President of the European People's Party (EPP) since 2022 and as Leader of the EPP Group in the European Parliament since 2014. He has been a Member of the European Parli ...

(born 1972), German politician * Olivier Weber (born 1958), French writer, novelist and journalist, ambassador of France, former war correspondent * Randy Weber, U.S. Representative from Texas *

Renate Weber Renate Weber (born 3 August 1955 in Botoșani, Botoșani County, Romania) is a Romanian lawyer and human rights activist who, in November 2007, was elected as Member of the European Parliament. She is the first Romanian appointed as Chief o ...

, Romanian lawyer and human rights activist * Ricardo Lagos Weber (born 1962), Chilean lawyer and politician, son of former president Ricardo Lagos and Carmen Weber * Rosa Weber Brazilian judge *

Vin Weber John Vincent Weber (born July 24, 1952) is an American politician, lobbyist and former Republican Congressman from Minnesota. Early life and education Weber was born in Slayton, Minnesota. He attended the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities ...

(born 1952), U.S. Representative from Minnesota

Religion

* Johann Weber (bishop) (1927-2020), Austrian Roman Catholic bishop

Science

Ann E. Weber Ann E. Weber is the Senior Vice President for Drug Discovery at Kallyope Inc. in New York City. She previously worked with Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), joining the company in 1987 and retiring from the position of Vice President for Lead Op ...

, American chemist *

Frédéric Albert Constantin Weber Frédéric Albert Constantin Weber (17 May 1830 in Wolfisheim – 27 July 1903 in Paris) was a French botanist, who specialized in Cactaceae. In 1852 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Strasbourg with the thesis ''De l'hém ...

(1830-1903), French botanist * Frederick Parkes Weber (1863–1962), English dermatologist; son of Hermann David Weber *

Georg Heinrich Weber Georg Heinrich Weber (27 July 1752 Göttingen – 25 July 1828 Kiel) was a German botanist, physician and professor at the University of Kiel. He was also the father of Friedrich Weber, the German entomologist. In botany, Weber was known for his ...

(1752–1828), German botanist *

Heinrich Friedrich Weber Heinrich Friedrich Weber (; ; 7 November 1843 – 24 May 1912) was a physicist born in the town of Magdala, near Weimar. Biography Around 1861 he entered the University of Jena, where Ernst Abbe became the first of two physicists who decisiv ...

(1843–1912), German physicist, sometimes confused with Heinrich Martin Weber *

Joseph Weber Joseph Weber (May 17, 1919 – September 30, 2000) was an American physicist. He gave the earliest public lecture on the principles behind the laser and the maser and developed the first gravitational wave detectors ( Weber bars). Early educat ...

(1919–2000), American physicist; developed the laser and gravitational wave detector * Mary Ellen Weber (born 1963), American former astronaut' * Neal A. Weber (1908–2001), American entomologist *

Weber (unit) In physics, the weber ( ; symbol: Wb) is the unit of magnetic flux in the International System of Units (SI), whose units are volt-second. A magnetic flux density of one Wb/m2 (one weber per square metre) is one tesla. The weber is named after ...

is the SI unit of magnetic flux *

Wilhelm Eduard Weber Wilhelm Eduard Weber (; ; 24 October 1804 – 23 June 1891) was a German physicist and, together with Carl Friedrich Gauss, inventor of the first electromagnetic telegraph. Biography of Wilhelm Early years Weber was born in Schlossstrasse in ...

(1804–1891), physicist and telegraphy pioneer, after whom the SI unit of magnetic flux is named *

William Alfred Weber William Alfred Weber (November 16, 1918 – March 18, 2020) was an American botanist and lichenologist. He was Professor Emeritus at the University of Colorado at Boulder and former curator of the University of Colorado Museum Herbarium (Index ...

(1918-2020), American botanist and professor; originator of herbarium acronyms

Sport

Adam Weber Adam Weber (born August 3, 1987) is a former American football quarterback. He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Minnesota, where he finished his career as the Gophers' all-time ...

(born 1987), American football player *

Alson Weber Alson Menno Weber (; November 7, 1910 – December 29, 2005) was a Canadian volleyball player. He played for the Kitchener-Waterloo Y.M.C.A. Volleyball Team from 1932 to 1946. The K-W YMCA team won the Ontario Senior Open Championship eve ...

(1910–2005), Canadian volleyball player * Anthony Weber (born 1987), French footballer * Brianté Weber (born 1992), American basketball player in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball ...

* Caroline Weber (gymnast) (born 1986), Austrian rhythmic gymnast * Craig Weber (born 1974), Professional boxer * Darren Weber (born 1972), Zimbabwean cricketer * Garrett Weber-Gale (born 1985), American swimmer, two-time Olympic gold medalist, world record-holder in two events * Gerd Weber (born 1956), German footballer * Gerard Weber (born 1938), Dutch football player and manager * Gerard Weber (born 1941), Dutch football player * Hartmut Weber (born 1960), German sprinter * Heiko Weber (born 1965), German football manager * Heribert Weber (born 1955), Austrian football player * Javier Weber (born 1966), Argentinian volleyball player * Josip Weber (born 1964), Croatian-Belgian footballer * Jozef Weber, Czech football player and manager *

Julian Weber Julian Weber (born 29 August 1994) is a German track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. He won the European Junior Championship in 2013. Biography Weber was born in Mainz on 29 August 1994. He showed early promise as a throwe ...

, German javelin thrower *

Manuel Weber Manuel Weber (born 28 August 1985 in Villach) is an Austrian footballer who plays for SV Rosegg. Club career He formerly played for FC Kärnten. He was the captain of Austria Kärnten until he signed with Sturm Graz in June 2009. In summer 2 ...

(born 1985), Austrian football player *

Marco Weber Marco Weber (born 28 September 1982) is a German long track speed skater who participates in international competitions. Personal records Career highlights ;World Single Distance Championships :2003 - Berlin, 21st at 5000 m :2005 - ...

(born 1982), German speed skater * Mauricio Weber (born 1982), Uruguayan football player * Mike Weber (born 1987), American ice hockey player * Mike Weber (American football) (born 1997), American football player * Philipp Weber (born 1992), German handballer *

Ralf Weber Ralf Weber (born 31 May 1969) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Born in Seligenstadt, Ralf Weber started playing football in 1974 at SpVgg Hainstadt before moving to Kickers Offenbach in 1982 ...

(born 1969), German footballer * Regina Weber (born 1963), German rhythmic gymnast *

Renê Weber Renê Carmo Kreuz Weber (16 July 1961 – 16 December 2020) was a Brazilian football player and manager. Biography Between 2004 and 2005, Weber managed the Brazilian national under-20 team, which finished in third place at the 2005 FIFA World ...

aka Renê Carmo Kreutz Weber (born 1961), Brazilian footballer and coach * Ryan Weber (born 1990), American professional baseball pitcher * Shea Weber (born 1985), professional ice hockey defenceman * Wally Weber (1903–1984), American football player *

Willi Weber Wilhelm "Willi" Friedrich Weber (born 11 March 1942 in Regensburg, Germany) is the former manager of German racing drivers including seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher (until 2012), his brother Ralf Schumacher (until November 2 ...

(born 1942), German manager of Formula One driver, Michael Schumacher * Wolfgang Weber (born 1944), German former footballer * Yannick Weber (born 1988), Swiss ice hockey player

Weber/Mozart family

* Relatives by marriage to

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

Constanze Weber Maria Constanze Cäcilia Josepha Johanna Aloysia Mozart (née Weber; 5 January 1762 – 6 March 1842) was a trained Austrian singer. She was married twice, first to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; then to Georg Nikolaus von Nissen. She and Mozart had six ...

, Mozart's wife ** Aloysia Weber, her sister ** Josepha Weber, her sister ** Sophie Weber, her sister ** Cäcilia Weber, their mother **

composer; cousin of the Weber sisters **

Max Maria von Weber Max Maria von Weber (25 April 1822 in Dresden – 18 April 1881 in Berlin) was a German civil engineer who contributed to the development of railways in Austria and Germany. He was born in Dresden in the Kingdom of Saxony, the son of the composer ...

, civil engineer; son of Carl Maria von Weber