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surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Daisy Ascher (1944–2003), Mexican photographer * Fritz Ascher (1893–1970), German artist * John Ascher, entomologist *

Joseph Ascher Joseph Simon Ascher (3 June 1829 – 20 June 1869) was a Dutch-Jewish composer and pianist. He lived in Paris and London for most of his life. Life Ascher was born in Groningen, the son of the ''chazzan'' of the city, who went on to become a ca ...

(1829–1869), Dutch composer and court pianist to Eugénie de Montijo *

Kate Ascher Kate Ascher is an author and was executive vice president of the New York City Economic Development Corporation. Her 2005 book, ''The Works: Anatomy of a City'', a textual and graphic exploration of how the complicated and often overlapping infrast ...

, author and executive vice president of the New York City Economic Development Corporation *

Kenneth Lee Ascher Kenneth Lee Ascher (born October 26, 1944, in Washington, D.C.) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger who is active in jazz, rock, classical, and musical theater genres — in live venues, recording studios, and cinema productio ...

(born 1944), American jazz pianist and composer *

Leo Ascher Leo Ascher (17 August 1880 – 25 February 1942) was an Austrian composer of operettas, popular songs and film scores. Biography Ascher was born in Vienna. His father, Moritz Ascher, was a local umbrella manufacturer. Leo wrote his first composi ...

(1880–1942), Jewish composer * Marcia Ascher (1935–2013), American mathematician *

Mathias Ascher Nathan Birnbaum (; pseudonyms: "Mathias Acher", "Dr. N. Birner", "Mathias Palme", "Anton Skart", "Theodor Schwarz", and "Pantarhei"; 25 April 1864 – 4 April 1937) was an Austrian writer and journalist, Jewish thinker and nationalist. His life ...

(pseudonym of Nathan Birnbaum) (1864–1937), Austrian Jewish journalist and philosopher * Saul Ascher (1767–1822), Jewish narrative writer and publicist *

Tova Ascher Tova Ascher, also Tova Asher () is an Israeli film director and film editor.Melanie Goodfellow"Interview: Tova Ascher" ''Screen Daily'' She edited over 50 films. Biography Tova Ascher was born in Netanya. Her sister, , is also a film editor. A ...

, Israeli female film editor and director * William Ascher (born 1947), American professor of public policy *

Zika Ascher Zika Ascher (3 April 1910 – 5 September 1992), born Zikmund Ascher and nicknamed "The Mad Silkman", was a Czech textile businessman, artist and designer who became pre-eminent in the related fields of British textiles, art, and fashion. He c ...

(1910–1992), Czech refugee textile designer and manufacturer in London and Paris

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