Kaufmann is a surname with many variants such as Kauffmann, Kaufman, and Kauffman. In German, the name means ''

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''. It is the

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Chapman Chapman may refer to: Businesses * Chapman Entertainment, a former British television production company * Chapman Guitars, a guitar company established in 2009 by Rob Chapman * Chapman's, a Canadian ice cream and ice water products manufacturer ...

'' (which had a similar meaning in the Middle Ages, though it disappeared from modern English). ''Kaufmann'' may refer to:

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* Alexander Kaufmann (1817–1893), German poet and folklorist, brother of Leopold * Aloys P. Kaufmann (1902–1984), Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri * Andrea Kaufmann (born 1969), Austrian politician * Andreas Kaufmann (born 1973), German footballer *

Andy Kaufmann Andy Kaufmann (born c. 1967) is a former basketball 6'5 or 6'6 swingman/small forward who starred at the University of Illinois during the late 1980s and early 1990s. High school Kaufmann began his career at Routt Catholic High School in Jackson ...

(born 1967), American basketball player * Arthur Kaufmann (1872–1938), Austrian attorney, philosopher and chess master *

Arthur Kaufmann (artist) Arthur Kaufmann (1888–1971) was an avant-garde German painter, who was a key figure in the Post-Expressionist and New Objectivity art movements. About He was a founding member in 1919 of Das Jungle Rheinland (Young Rhineland), a stylistic ...

(1888–1971, German avant-garde painter * Bob Kauffman (1946–2015), American basketball player * Carl Kaufmann (1936–2008), West German sprint runner * Christian Kaufmann (alpine guide) (1872-1939), Swiss mountain guide active in Canada * Christian Kaufmann (canoeist) (born c. 1940), West German slalom canoeist * Christine Kaufmann (1945–2017), German-Austrian actress, author, and businesswoman * Christine Kaufmann (politician) (born 1951), Montana State Senate * Daniel Kaufmann (footballer) (born 1990), Liechtensteiner footballer * David Kaufmann (1852–1899), Jewish-Austrian scholar * Dieter Kaufmann (born 1941), Austrian composer *

Edgar J. Kaufmann Edgar Jonas Kaufmann (November 1, 1885 – April 15, 1955) was an American businessman and philanthropist who owned and directed Kaufmann's , Kaufmann's Department Store, in Pittsburgh. He is also known for commissioning two modern architectural ...

(1885–1955), US businessman and philanthropist *

Eduard Kaufmann Eduard Kaufmann (24 March 1860, Bonn – 15 December 1931, Göttingen) was a German physician. The disease Abderhalden–Kaufmann–Lignac syndrome is named for him. Career Kaufmann studied in Bonn and Berlin, and earned his doctorate from t ...

(1860–1931), German physician and co-discoverer of the Abderhalden–Kaufmann–Lignac syndrome * Ernst Kaufmann (1895–1943), Swiss racing cyclist * Eugen Kaufmann (1892–1984), German architect * Evan Kaufmann (born 1984), German-American ice hockey player * Fabio Kaufmann (born 1992), German-Italian footballer * Felix Kaufmann (1895–1949), Austrian-American law philosopher * Frank Kaufmann (born 1952), American peace activist * Franz Kaufmann (1886–1944), German jurist and victim of the Holocaust *

Franziska Kaufmann Franziska Kaufmann (born November 3, 1987 in Unterseen) is a Swiss curler from Grindelwald. She won a gold medal at the 2014 and 2016 World Women's Curling Championships as second for Binia Feltscher Career As a junior curler, Kaufmann played ...

(born 1987), Swiss curler * Fritz Kaufmann (1905–1941), Swiss ski jumper and Nordic combined skier * Georg Friedrich Kauffmann (1679–1735), Baroque composer from Thuringia (now in southern Germany) *

George Adams Kaufmann George Adams Kaufmann, also George Adams and George von Kaufmann, (8 February 1894, Maryampol, Galicia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire – 30 March 1963, Edgbaston, UK) was a British mathematician, translator and anthroposophist. He tra ...

(1894–1963), British mathematician, translator and anthroposophist * Gordon Kaufmann (1888–1949), English-born American architect * Günther Kaufmann (1947–2012), German actor *

Hans Kaufmann Hans Kaufmann (born 13 June 1948) is a Swiss politician and business consultant. He was a member of the Swiss National Council from 1999 to 2014. Political career He was born in Ettiswil. He was first elected to the Swiss National Council in 1 ...

(born 1948), Swiss politician and business consultant * Heinz Kaufmann (1913–1997), German rower *

Herbert Kaufmann Herbert Kaufmann (24 August 1920 – 27 November 1976) was a German Ethnologist, journalist, photographer and writer. He is known for his body of work concerning Africa, particularly – in the English-speaking world – his translated novel, '' ...

(1920–1976), German ethnologist, journalist, photographer and writer * Hermann Kaufmann (born 1955), Austrian architect *

Hilde Kaufmann Hilde Kaufmann (born 28 October 1920 in Werne; died 11 January 1981 in Cologne) was a German jurist and criminologist. From 1966 to 1970, she was a professor at the University of Kiel, then from 1970 until her death a professor and director of the ...

(1920–1981), German jurist and criminologist * Isidor Kaufmann (1853–1921), Austro-Hungarian painter * Jonas Kaufmann (born 1969), German tenor * Judith Kaufmann (born 1962), German cinematographer * Julia Kaufmann (born 1984), German voice actress * Karl Kaufmann (painter) (1843–1905), Austrian landscape and architectural painter *

Karl Kaufmann Karl Kaufmann (10 October 1900 – 4 December 1969) was a German politician who served as a Nazi Party ''Gauleiter'' from 1925 to 1945 and as the ''Reichsstatthalter'' (Reich Governor) of Hamburg from 1933 to 1945. Early life Kaufmann was the ...

(1900–1965), German Nazi Gauleiter in Hamburg *

Konstantin von Kaufmann Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufmann (russian: Константи́н Петро́вич Ка́уфман; 2 March 1818 – 16 May 1882), was the first Governor-General of Russian Turkestan. Early life His family was German in origin (from Hols ...

(1818–1882), Russian general, for whom "Mount Kaufmann" (or "Peak Kaufmann", now called Lenin Peak) was named *

Klaus Kaufmann Klaus Kaufmann (born 1948 in Rosenheim) is an Austrian pianist and teacher who founded the Austrian-Chinese-Music-University, a project in which allows him to teach Chinese students from his home in Salzburg, with the aid of modern technology an ...

(born 1948), Austrian pianist who founded the Austrian-Chinese-Music-University * Lars Kaufmann (born 1982), German handball player *

Leon Kaufmann Leon Kaufmann, in French, Léon Kamir Kaufmann, also known as Kamir or Kamir-Kaufman (8 June 1872, Pawłowo - 27 May 1933, Louveciennes) was a Polish painter and pastel artist who worked in France after 1902.Biography by H. Bartnicka-Górska, fro ...

(1872-1933), Polish painter and pastellist * Leonhard Kaufmann (born 1989) Austrian footballer * Leopold Kaufmann (1821–1898), German politician, brother of Alexander *

Malte Kaufmann Malte Kaufmann (born 14 December 1976) is a German economist, entrepreneur and politician from the AfD. He has been Member of the German Bundestag for since 2021. Political career In the 2021 German federal election Federal elections in Ge ...

(born 1976), German economist, entrepreneur and politician * Maurice Kaufmann (1927–1997), British actor * Max R. Kaufmann, designer of the Kaufmann font family * Max Rudolf Kaufmann (1886–1963), Swiss author, translator, and journalist * Myron Kaufmann (1921-2010), American author *

Nico Kaufmann Nico Kaufmann ( 24 June 1916 – 23 November 1996) was a Swiss pianist and composer. Life Kaufmann was born in Zürich. In addition to his studies at the Zürich Conservatory he was for a short time (1937) Vladimir Horowitz's only disciple during ...

(1916–1996), Swiss pianist and composer * Oskar Kaufmann (1873–1956), Hungarian-German Jewish architect *

Patricia A. (Trish) Kaufmann Patricia A. Kaufmann is an American philatelist, focusing on postage stamps and postal history of the Confederate States of America The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States or the Confederacy ...

of Lincoln, Delaware * Peter Kaufmann-Bohren (1886-1971), Swiss mountain guide * Peter Kaufmann (Alpine guide) (1872-1939), Swiss mountain guide from Grindelwald *

Peter Kaufmann (politician) Peter Kaufmann is a Canadian businessman and former municipal politician in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He has been a city councillor and school trustee, and has campaigned for Mayor of Winnipeg on two occasions. Early life and career Kaufmann was ...

(born 1947), politician and businessman in Winnipeg * Rainer Kaufmann (born 1959), German film director *

Richard von Kaufmann Richard von Kaufmann (1850–1908) was a German jurist and art collector. Kaufmann was born in Cologne and became a respected professor and minister of finance. He began to collect art while living in Berlin and donated several works to the new m ...

(1850–1908), German jurist and art collector * Rudolf Kaufmann (1909–1941), German paleontologist and geologist, son of Walter (physicist) * Sören Kaufmann (born 1971), German slalom canoeist * Stefan Kaufmann (musician) (born 1960), German drummer *

Stefan Kaufmann (politician) Stefan Kaufmann (born 21 August 1969 in Stuttgart) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag from 2009 to October 2021. Earlier life Kaufmann was born as the younges ...

(born 1969), German Bundestag member *

Stefan H.E. Kaufmann Stefan Hugo Ernst Kaufmann (born 8 June 1948 in Ludwigshafen am Rhein) is a German immunologist and microbiologist and is one of the highly cited immunologists worldwide for the decade 1990 to 2000. He is amongst the 0.01% most cited scientists ...

(born 1948), German microbiologist *

Stevie Kaufmann Steven N. Kaufmann (May 29, 1913 – May 18, 2004) was an American socialite. A member of the Kaufmann and May retailing families, he was known for his extensive acquaintance in the New York social scene. His obituary in the ''New York Time ...

, (1913–2004), American socialite *

Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann Dr. Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann (born 23 January 1955) is a German politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1999 to 2009, and from 2014 to 2019. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of Euro ...

(born 1955), German politician * Theodore Kaufmann (1814–1896), German-American painter * Ulrich Kaufmann (1840–1917), Swiss mountain guide * Walter Kaufmann (physicist) (1871–1947), German physicist * Walter Kaufmann (composer) (1907–1984), Czech-born American ethnomusicologist * Walter Kaufmann (philosopher) (1921–1980), German philosopher * Walter Kaufmann (author) (1924–2021), German-Australian writer * William G. Kaufmann (1869–1947), American politician *

Yehezkel Kaufmann Yehezkel Kaufmann (Hebrew: יחזקאל קויפמן; also: Yeḥezqêl Qâufman; Yeḥezḳel Ḳoyfman; Jehezqël Kaufmann) (1889 – 9 October 1963) was an Israeli philosopher and Biblical scholar associated with the Hebrew University. His ma ...

(1889–1963), Israeli philosopher and Biblical scholar

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* Isaac Kaufmann Funk (1839–1912), American editor, lexicographer * Kaufmann Kohler (1843–1926), German-born American Bible scholar, Reform rabbi and theologian

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Guinevere Kauffmann Guinevere Alice Mei-Ing Kauffmann was born in California. She is an astrophysicist and is known for her work studying galaxies among other subjects. Academic career Kauffmann obtained a B.Sc.(Hons) in applied mathematics at the University of C ...

(born 1968), German-American astrophysicist * Henrik Kauffmann (1888-1962), Danish ambassador to United states of America * Stanley Kauffmann (1916–2013), long-time film critic for ''

The New Republic ''The New Republic'' is an American magazine of commentary on politics, contemporary culture, and the arts. Founded in 1914 by several leaders of the progressive movement, it attempted to find a balance between "a liberalism centered in hu ...

'' * Jean-Paul Kauffmann (born 1944), French journalist and writer * Lillian von Kauffmann (1920–2016), Danish businesswoman

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* Aaron Kaufman, American mechanic and fabricator, featured on the television show '' Fast N' Loud'' *

Abraham Kaufman Dr. Abraham Josevich Kaufman (Абрам Иосифович Кауфман, b. November 22, 1885 – d. March 25, 1971) was a Russian-born medical doctor, community organizer and Zionist who helped protect some tens of thousands of Jews seeking sa ...

(1885–1971), Russian-born medical doctor, community organizer and Zionist *

Alan Kaufman (writer) Alan Kaufman is an American writer, memoirist and poet. He is the author of the memoirs ''Jew Boy'' and ''Drunken Angel'', the novel '' atches', and is listed as editor of '' The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry. He is also listed as co-editor of ...

, American novelist and poet *

Alan S. Kaufman Alan S. Kaufman (born April 1944) is an American psychologist and writer known for his work on intelligence testing. Early life and career Born in Brooklyn and raised on Long Island, Kaufman earned his bachelor's degree from the University of ...

(born 1944), psychologist/IQ test developer * Alexis Kaufman (born 1991), birth name of American professional wrestler

Alexa Bliss Alexis Cabrera (née Kaufman; born August 9, 1991) is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Alexa Bliss. In 2013, Bliss ...

Allen Kaufman Allen Kaufman (1933) is an American chess master and the former Executive Director of the American Chess Foundation and Chess-in-the-Schools. Kaufman, a longtime member of the Marshall Chess Club and former president and vice-president,

(born 1933), chess professional * Andrew Kaufman, Canadian writer *

Andy Kaufman Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman ( ; January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984) was an American entertainer and performance artist. While often called a "comedian", Kaufman preferred to describe himself instead as a "song and dance man". He has sometimes b ...

(1949–1984), American entertainer * Ariel Durant (born Chaya Kaufman, 1898–1981), historian and writer, wife of Will Durant *

Bel Kaufman Bella Kaufman (May 10, 1911 – July 25, 2014) was an American teacher and author, well known for writing the bestselling 1964 novel ''Up the Down Staircase.'' Early life Bella's father, Michael Kaufman (Mikhail Y. Koyfman) and her mother, Lal ...

(1911–2014), author of '' Up the Down Staircase'' and granddaughter of Sholom Aleichem * Benjamin Kaufman (Medal of Honor) (March 10, 1894 – February 5, 1981), World War I Medal of Honor recipient * Boris Kaufman, younger brother of Dziga Vertov * Brandon Kaufman (born 1990), American football player * Bruria Kaufman (1918–2010), Israeli theoretical physicist * Charlie Kaufman (born 1958), American screenwriter, producer, director, and lyricist * Dan Kaufman, special effects artist *

David S. Kaufman David Spangler Kaufman (December 18, 1813 – January 31, 1851) was an attorney, politician, and diplomat, serving as U.S. Representative from Texas. When the Republic of Texas was independent, he served in both houses of its legislature, and as ...

(1813–1851), American politician, Republic of Texas State Senator * David Kaufman (actor) (born 1961), American voice actor *

David Kaufman (author) David A. Kaufman is an American writer and theatre critic, based in New York City. Kaufman's book on Doris Day, ''Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door'', was published on June 10, 2008 by Virgin Books. The book was excerpted, in an ...

, theater critic * Donald Kaufman (collector) (1930–2009), American toy collector * Edward E. "Ted" Kaufman (born 1939), American politician * Elaine Kaufman (1929–2010), American restaurateur * George S. Kaufman (1889–1961), American playwright * Gerald Kaufman (1930–2017), British member of parliament *

Gordon D. Kaufman Gordon Dester Kaufman (22 June 1925 – 22 July 2011) was an American theologian and the Mallinckrodt Professor of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School, where he taught for over three decades beginning in 1963. He also taught at Pomona College and ...

(1925–2011), American theologian * Grace Kaufman (born 2002), American child actress *

Harold R. Kaufman Harold R. Kaufman (born November 24, 1926 - January 4, 2018) was an American physicist, noted for his development of electrostatic ion thrusters for NASA during the 1950s and 1960s. Kaufman developed a compact ion source based on electron bombardm ...

(born 1926), American physicist, developed Kaufman ion source * Henry Kaufman (born 1927), German-American economist *

Herbert Kaufman Herbert Kaufman (March 6, 1878 – September 6, 1947) was an American writer and newspaperman whose editorials were widely syndicated in both the United States and Canada. During World War I, Kaufman regularly contributed articles and editorials ...

(1878–1947) *

Irving Kaufman Irving Robert Kaufman (June 24, 1910 – February 1, 1992) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern Dist ...

(1910–1992), American federal judge * Irving Kaufman (singer) (1890–1976), American entertainer * Isidor Kaufmann (Isidore Kaufmann, 1853–1921), Hungarian Jewish painter * Jacob Kaufman, (1847–1920), Canadian manufacturer and industrialist * Jake Kaufman (born 1981), American video game music composer * James Kaufman (various people) * Jane Kaufman (1938-2021), American artist * Josh Kaufman (born 1976), American musician and winner of NBC's ''The Voice''

season 6 A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperate and ...

Les Kaufman Les Kaufman is an evolutionary ecologist specializing in the biology and conservation of aquatic ecosystems. He has special expertise in coral reef biology, the evolution and ecology of tropical great lakes fishes, and ecosystem-based management of ...

, Professor of Biology at Boston University * Lloyd Kaufman (born 1945) * Louis Kaufman (1905–1994), violinist * Mel Kaufman (1958–2009), football player for the

Washington Redskins The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) ...

* Micha Kaufman (born 1946), Israeli Olympic sport shooter * Millard Kaufman (1917–2009), American screenwriter and novelist *

Morris Kaufman Morris Kaufman was appointed judge of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba on October 7, 1998. He replaced the Honourable W.R. DeGraves, who had chosen to become a supernumerary judge. Justice Kaufman graduated with a degree in law from the Unive ...

, Manitoba judge *

Moisés Kaufman Moisés Kaufman (born November 21, 1963) is a Venezuelan theater director, filmmaker, playwright, founder of Tectonic Theater Project, based in New York City, and co-founder of Miami New Drama at the Colony Theatre. He was awarded the 2016 Nati ...

(born 1963), playwright and director * Murray the K (Murray Kaufman, 1922–1982) *

Nadeen L. Kaufman Nadeen L. Kaufman (born January 1945) is an American psychology professor known for her work on learning disability. Born in Brooklyn and raised on Long Island, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from Hofstra University in 1965; mas ...

(born 1945), psychologist/IQ test developer * Napoleon Kaufman (born 1973), American football player * Nikolay Kaufman (born 1925), Bulgarian musicologist * Philip Kaufman (born 1936), film director *

Philip A. Kaufman Philip A. Kaufman (Phil Kaufman) (1942 – July 17, 1992) was an American engineer, the namesake of the Phil Kaufman Award, a prestigious award in the electronic design automation (EDA) industry. He was president and CEO of Quickturn Systems, ex-c ...

(Phil Kaufman), an American engineer, the namesake of the

Phil Kaufman Award The Phil Kaufman Award was established in 1994 by the EDA Consortium (now the Electronic System Design Alliance, a SEMI Technology Community) to recognize individuals for their impact on electronic design by their contributions to electronic des ...

* Robert Kaufman (1931–1991), American screenwriter and film producer *

Ruth Kaufman Ruth Kaufman OBE is a British specialist in operations research (OR). she is a visiting senior fellow at the London School of Economics, where her role is to create links between academics and OR practitioners, and also practises as a consulta ...

, British operations research specialist * Smylie Kaufman (born 1991), professional golfer *

Steve Kaufman Steven Alan Kaufman (also known as Steve Kaufman, December 29, 1960 – February 12, 2010) was an American pop artist, fine artist, sculptor, stained glass artist, filmmaker, photographer and humanitarian. His entry into the world of serious pop ...

(1960–2010), artist * Ted Kaufman (born 1939) was a United States Senator from Delaware from 2009 to 2010 * Terrence Kaufman (born 1937), linguist and professor at the University of Pittsburgh * Theodore N. Kaufman (1910–1986), businessman and writer * Wendy Kaufman (born 1958) *

William E. Kaufman William E. Kaufman (born December 28, 1938) is an American Conservative rabbi, philosopher, theologian and author. His 1991 book, ''The Case for God'', was perhaps the first book written on Jewish process theology. Early life and education Kaufm ...

, rabbi, philosopher * Dr. Kaufman, a villain in '' Tomorrow Never Dies''

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* Angelica Kauffman (1741–1807), Swiss-Austrian painter * Calvin Henry Kauffman (1869–1931), American botanist and mycologist * Claudia Kauffman, Washington State Senate (served 2007–2011) *

Craig Kauffman Craig Kauffman (March 31, 1932 – May 9, 2010) was an artist who has exhibited since 1951. Kauffman's primarily abstract paintings and wall relief sculptures are included in over 20 museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Whit ...

(1932–2010), Artist * Doug Kauffman (born 1969), American curler and golfer *

Draper Kauffman Rear Admiral Draper Laurence Kauffman (4 August 1911 – 18 August 1979) was an American underwater demolition expert, who served during the 1960s as 44th Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy. During World War II, he organized the fi ...

(1911–1979), Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy and son of James L. Kauffman, with whom he was the joint namesake of USS ''Kauffman'' (FFG-59) *

Elizabeth Bush The Bush family is an American dynastic family that is prominent in the fields of American politics, news, sports, entertainment, and business. They were the first family of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and again from 2001 to 2009, and w ...

, born ''Kauffman'' * Ewing Marion Kauffman (1916-1993), Former owner of the

Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expa ...

and namesake of Kauffman Stadium * George B. Kauffman (born 1930), American chemist * John D. Kauffman (1847-1913), Amish "sleeping preacher". * James Laurence Kauffman (1887–1963), United States Navy Vice Admiral and father of Draper Kauffman, with whom he was the joint namesake of USS ''Kauffman'' (FFG-59) * Leah Kauffman (born c. 1986), American actress, singer and songwriter * Léon Kauffman (1869–1952), 12th

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* Louis Kauffman (born 1945), American mathematician * Marta Kauffman (born 1956), TV producer and writer *

Matthew Kauffman Matthew Kauffman (born October 5, 1961 in Princeton, New Jersey) is an American investigative journalist and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist. Education Kauffman attended Vassar College, where he obtained a bachelor of arts degree. Career Kauffm ...

(born 1961), journalist *

Sandra Kauffman Sandra Kauffman is a former American Republican politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives. Born in Anselmo, Nebraska Anselmo is a village in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 145 at the 2010 cen ...

(born 1933), American politician from Missouri * Scott Kauffman (born 1956), businessman * Stuart (Alan) Kauffman (born 1939), US theoretical biologist and complex systems researcher

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