Fleischer (or Fleisher) is a common
German
German(s) may refer to:
* 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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and
Yiddish
Yiddish, historically Judeo-German, is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated in 9th-century Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with ...
family name. Its literal meaning is "
butcher
A butcher is a person who may Animal slaughter, slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat, or participate within any combination of these three tasks. They may prepare standard cuts of meat and poultry for sale in retail or wholesale ...
". Other German family names with the same meaning include
Metzger, Mezger, Fleischman, and Fleischmann.
People
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Amy Fleischer, American mechanical engineer
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Ari Fleischer (born 1960), White House press secretary from 2001 to 2003
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Bruce Fleisher (1948–2021), American PGA golfer
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Carl Gustav Fleischer, Norwegian general and the first land commander to win a major victory against the Germans in World War II
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Charles Fleischer
Charles Fleischer (born August 27, 1950) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, musician, and writer, best known for his recurring role as Carvelli in '' Welcome Back, Kotter'', and for appearing in films such as ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'', ...
(born 1950), actor, stand-up comedian and voice artist
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Dave Fleischer
Dave Fleischer (; July 14, 1894 – June 25, 1979) was an American film director and producer who co-owned Fleischer Studios with his older brother Max Fleischer. He was a native of New York City.
Biography
Early life and career
Fleisch ...
, American animation film director and film producer
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David Marcel Fleischer, American judge currently serving on the Harris County Criminal Court in Houston, Texas.
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Edytha Fleischer (1898–1957), German operatic soprano
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Gerd Fleischer (born 1942), Norwegian human rights activist
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Heinrich Leberecht Fleischer, German
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Lawrence Fleisher, American attorney and sports agent
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Leon Fleisher, American pianist and conductor
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Marie Fleischer, Greenlandic businesswoman and politician
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Martin Fleisher, American bridge player
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Max Fleischer
Max Fleischer (born Majer Fleischer ; July 19, 1883 – September 11, 1972) was an American animator and studio owner. Born in Kraków, in Austrian Poland, Fleischer immigrated to the United States where he became a pioneer in the development ...
(1883–1972), American animator and film director
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Max Fleischer (painter) (1861–1930), German painter and botanist
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Michael Paul Fleischer, American businessman
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Michael Fleischer (mineralogist)
Michael Fleischer ( 27 February 1908 – 5 September 1998) was an American chemist and mineralogist. He worked as a geochemist with the U.S. Geological Survey from 1939 to 1978.
He published a huge number of chemical abstracts and reviews of propo ...
(1908–1998), American chemist and mineralogist.
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Michael Fleisher
Michael Lawrence Fleisher (November 1, 1942 — February 2, 2018) was an American writer known for his DC Comics of the 1970s and 1980s, particularly for the characters Spectre and Jonah Hex.
Biography
Early life and career
Fleisher was raise ...
, American writer
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Moe Fleischer (1901-1987), American boxing trainer, matchmaker, and promoter
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Nat Fleischer
Nathaniel Stanley Fleischer (November 3, 1887 – June 25, 1972) was a noted American boxing writer and collector.
Career
Fleischer was born in New York City. After he graduated from City College of New York in 1908, Fleischer worked for the ''N ...
, American boxing writer and collector
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Ofer Fleisher
Ofer Fleisher (; born March 14, 1966, in Ramat Gan, Israel) is an Israeli former basketball player who played the center position. Fleisher played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League and for the Israeli national basketball team.
Biography
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(born 1966), Israeli basketball player
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Rasmus Fleischer
Rasmus Fleischer (born 19 April 1978 in Halmstad) is a Swedish historian, essayist and musician. He earned his Ph.D. in history in 2012 with a dissertation that was also published as a book of 640 pages: "The political economy of music: Legislati ...
, Swedish
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Ruben Fleischer
Ruben Samuel Fleischer (; born October 31, 1974) is an American film director, film producer, television producer, music video director, and commercial director. He is best known as the director of ''Zombieland'' (2009), his first feature film, a ...
, American film director
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Richard Fleischer
Richard Owen Fleischer (; December 8, 1916 – March 25, 2006) was an American film director. His career spanned more than four decades, beginning at the height of the Golden Age of Hollywood and lasting through the American New Wave. He was the ...
(1916–2006), American film director
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Samuel S. Fleisher (1871–1944), American manufacturer, art patron, and philanthropist
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Yishai Fleisher
Other
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Fleisher Center
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Fleischer Studios
Fleischer Studios () was an American animation studio founded in 1929 by brothers Max and Dave Fleischer, who ran the pioneering company from its inception until its acquisition by Paramount Pictures in 1942, the parent company and the distri ...
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Fleisher Yarn
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Kayser–Fleischer ring
Kayser–Fleischer rings (KF rings) are dark rings that appear to encircle the cornea of the human eye, eye. They are due to copper deposition in the Descemet's membrane as a result of particular liver diseases. They are named after Germany, Germa ...
See also
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Fleisch (disambiguation)
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German occupational surnames
German-language surnames
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