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German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

meaning 'Swiss') may refer to:

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* Eduard Schweizer (1913–2006), Swiss New Testament scholar *

Irène Schweizer Irène Schweizer (born 2 June 1941) is a Swiss jazz and free improvising pianist. She was born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. She has performed and recorded numerous solo piano performances as well as performing as part of the Feminist Improvis ...

(born 1941), Swiss Jazz pianist * J. Otto Schweizer (March 27, 1863–1955) Swiss-American sculptor * Julián Schweizer (born 1998), Uruguayan surfer *

Karissa Schweizer Karissa Schweizer (born May 4, 1996) is an American middle- and long-distance runner, Olympian and World Record holder in the women's 4x1500 meters relay. She competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 5000 meters and 10,000 meters events finish ...

, American long-distance runner *

Kaspar Gottfried Schweizer Kaspar Gottfried Schweizer (16 February 1816 – 6 July 1873) was a Swiss astronomer who travelled to Moscow in 1845 to become Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at the Survey Institute, and later director of the Moscow University Observatory ...

(1816-1873), Swiss astronomer *

Katja Schweizer Katja Schweizer (born as Katja Weisser) is a German curler and curling coach. As a coach of German wheelchair curling team she participated in 2018 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 49 , athletes = 569 , events = 80 in 6 sport ...

(nee Weisser) (born 1978), German curler and coach *

Matthias Eduard Schweizer Matthias Eduard Schweizer (8 August 1818 – 23 October 1860) was a Swiss chemist who in 1857 invented Schweizer's reagent, in which cellulose can be dissolved to produce artificial silk or rayon. He was one of the pioneers of the synthetic textil ...

(1818–1860), chemist, inventor of the Schweizer's reagent *

Peter Schweizer Peter Franz Schweizer (born November 24, 1964) is an American political consultant and writer. He is the president of the Government Accountability Institute (GAI), senior editor-at-large of far-right media organization Breitbart News, and a form ...

(born 1964), American author *

Schweizer brothers Paul, William (Bill), and Ernest Schweizer were three brothers who started building gliders in 1930. In 1937, they formed the Schweizer Metal Aircraft Company. Their first commercial glider sale was an SGU 1-7 glider to Harvard University's Alto ...

(Paul, William, and Ernest), brothers and founders of Schweizer Aircraft

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Schweizer (chicken) The Schweizer, german: Schweizerhuhn, italic=no or "Swiss chicken", is a Swiss breed of domestic chicken. It was bred in 1905 in Amriswil, in the canton of Thurgau, in north-east Switzerland. It is kept mainly in German-speaking areas of the ...

Schweizer Aircraft The Schweizer Aircraft Corporation was an American manufacturer of sailplanes, agricultural aircraft and helicopters located in Horseheads, New York. It was incorporated in 1939 by three Schweizer brothers (Paul, William, and Ernest), who bui ...

, an American producer of sailplanes and helicopters, owned by Sikorsky Aircraft since 2004 * Schweizer-Reneke, a town in the North West Province of South Africa *

Swiss (people) The Swiss people (german: die Schweizer, french: les Suisses, it, gli Svizzeri, rm, ils Svizzers) are the citizens of Switzerland or people of Swiss ancestry. The number of Swiss nationals has grown from 1.7 million in 1815 to 8.7 millio ...

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