Assmann, Aßmann or Assman is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Aleida Assmann
Aleida Assmann (born Aleida Bornkamm, 22 March 1947) is a German professor of English and Literary Studies, who studied Egyptology and whose work has focused on cultural anthropology and Cultural and Communicative Memory.
Life
Born Aleida Bornk ...
(born 1947), professor of Egyptology, literary and cultural studies
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Arno Assmann (1908–1979), German actor and film director
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Charles Assmann
Charles Assmann (born February 27, 1972) is a former Canadian football linebacker who played six seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Toronto Argonauts, Edmonton Eskimos, Calgary Stampeders and Ottawa Renegades. He played CIS footbal ...
(born 1972), Canadian football player
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Dick Assman
Richard Arthur "Dick" Assman (February 14, 1934 – August 15, 2016) was a Canadian gas station employee whose name propelled him to celebrity status across North America for four months in 1995.
Career
In 1995, Assman moved from working at one ...
(1934–2016), Canadian petrol station owner
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Fabián Assmann (born 1986), Argentine football goalkeeper
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Hans Assmann
The Lake Bodom murders is one of the most infamous unsolved homicide cases in Finnish criminal history. On 5 June 1960, at Bodom Lake in Espoo, Uusimaa, Maila Björklund and Anja Mäki (both 15) and Seppo Boisman (18) were killed by stabbing a ...
(1923–1998), alleged KGB intelligence officer
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Hans Erasmus Aßmann (1646–1699), German poet, statesman and translator
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Jan Assmann
Jan Assmann (born Johann Christoph Assmann; born 7 July 1938) is a German Egyptologist.
Life and works
Assmann studied Egyptology and classical archaeology in Munich, Heidelberg, Paris, and Göttingen. In 1966–67, he was a fellow of the German ...
(born 1938), German Egyptologist
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Katja Aßmann (born 1971), German art historian
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Peter Assmann
Peter Assmann (born 28 August 1963 in Zams) is an Austrian art historian, curator, writer and visual arts creator.
Career
Peter Assmann studied Art History, History and German Studies at the University of Innsbruck, where he received a doctora ...
(born 1963), Austrian writer and visual artist
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Richard Assmann
Richard Assmann (Anglicized spelling of the German name Richard Aßmann) (13 April 1845 in Magdeburg – 28 May 1918 in Gießen) was a German meteorologist and physician who was a native of Magdeburg. He made numerous contributions in high altitu ...
(1845–1918), meteorologist
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Sarah M. Assmann
Sarah M. Assmann is an American biologist known for her research on plants and signal transduction. She is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Education and career
Assmann undergraduate degree is from ...
, American biologist
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William F. Assmann (1862–1920), balloonist
See also
* "The Assman", a working title of "
The Fusilli Jerry
"The Fusilli Jerry" is the 107th episode of the sitcom ''Seinfeld''. Featuring the introduction of David Puddy, the episode also features Kramer receiving vanity plates that say "ASSMAN" as well as marital problems between George's parents. This ...
", a ''Seinfeld'' episode
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