Scudder, a surname, may refer to:

People

Bernard Scudder Bernard John Scudder (29 August 1954 – 15 October 2007) was a British translator from Icelandic into English. His translations include the work of best-selling crime writer Arnaldur Indriðason and Yrsa Sigurðardóttir. Scudder's transl ...

, translator from Icelandic to English *

Edward W. Scudder Edward Wallace Scudder (August 12, 1822 – February 3, 1893) was a justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1869 until his death. He graduated Princeton University in 1841 and then studied law with the Hon. William L. Dayton. He was admitted ...

(1822-1893), Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court *

Horace Scudder Horace Elisha Scudder (October 16, 1838 – January 11, 1902) was an American man of letters and editor. Biography He was born into a Boston family as the youngest of seven siblings—six brothers and one sister. His siblings included David ...

, American editor *

Henry Scudder (clergyman) Henry Scudder (d. 1659?) was an English minister of presbyterian views, known as a devotional writer, and member of the Westminster Assembly. Life He was a graduate of Christ's College, Cambridge, with a Cambridge Master of Arts (MA Cantab) from ...

(d. 1659?), English devotional writer *

Henry Martyn Scudder Henry Martyn Scudder (5 February 1822 – 4 June 1895) was a missionary under American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and Board of Foreign Missions of the Reformed Church in America to Japan and South India—to ''American Madura Missio ...

, American missionary and minister *

Ida S. Scudder Dr. Ida Sophia Scudder (December 9, 1870 – May 24, 1960) was a third-generation American medical missionary in India. She dedicated her life to the plight of Indian women and the fight against bubonic plague, cholera and leprosy. In 1918, s ...

, American missionary and physician *

Janet Scudder Janet Scudder (October 27, 1869 – June 9, 1940), born Netta Deweze Frazee Scudder, was an American sculptor and painter from Terre Haute, Indiana, who is best known for her memorial sculptures, bas-relief portraiture, and portrait medallions, ...

, American sculptor *

John Scudder, Sr. John Scudder Sr. (September 3, 1793 – January 13, 1855) was an American physician and missionary. He founded the first Western Medical Mission in Asia at Ceylon and later became the first American medical missionary in India. Early life Scudder ...

, American medical missionary *

John Scudder (physician) John Scudder (1900 – December 1976) was an American medical doctor and blood transfusion specialist who developed the Plasma for Britain program during the early years of World War II. He recruited Charles Drew to help develop the organizati ...

, American blood researcher *

John Milton Scudder John Milton Scudder (September 8, 1829 – February 17, 1894) was an American physician and practitioner of eclectic medicine. He was a Swedenborgian by faith. Career Scudder came to medicine late in life after losing three children to medical ca ...

, physician *

Laura Scudder Laura Clough Scudder (July 19, 1881 – March 13, 1959) was an entrepreneur in Monterey Park, California, who made and sold potato chips and pioneered their packaging in sealed bags to extend freshness. Biography Born in 1881, in Philadelphi ...

, snack food developer *

Michael Y. Scudder Michael Yale Scudder Jr. (born January 9, 1971) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Education and legal career In 1989, Scudder graduated from Bishop Dwenger High School in Fort Way ...

, Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit *

Richard Scudder Richard Betts Scudder (May 13, 1913 – July 11, 2012) was an American newspaper pioneer, newspaper publisher, journalist, and co-founder of the MediaNews Group, the second largest newspaper company in the United States. He served as MediaNews' c ...

, publisher, ''Newark Evening News'' *

Samuel Hubbard Scudder Samuel Hubbard Scudder (April 13, 1837 – May 17, 1911) was an American entomologist and paleontologist. He was a leading figure in entomology during his lifetime and the founder of insect paleontology in America. In addition to fossil insects, ...

(1837–1911), American entomologist and paleontologist *

Scott Scudder William Scott Scudder (born February 14, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round of the 1986 MLB amateur draft, Scudder made his Major League Baseball debut with the Cincinn ...

, American baseball player * Scudders in India, 42 members of 4 generations of a family devoted to Christian service *

Thayer Scudder Thayer Scudder (born 1930, New Haven, Connecticut), an American social anthropologist, is an Anthropology Professor Emeritus at the California Institute of Technology. Educated at Harvard University (AB 1952, PhD 1960), he did a postdoctorate in ...

, American social anthropologist *

Vida Dutton Scudder Julia Vida Dutton Scudder (1861–1954) was an American educator, writer, and welfare activist in the social gospel movement. Early life She was born in Madurai, India, on December 15, 1861, the only child of David Coit Scudder (of the Scudd ...

, Indian-born American educator, writer, and welfare activist

Members of the United States Congress

Henry Joel Scudder Henry Joel Scudder (September 18, 1825 – February 10, 1886) was a United States Representative from New York. Early life Born in Northport. He was the son of Henry Scudder (1778–1863) and Elizabeth ( née Hewlett) Scudder (1792–1870) ...

, United States Representative from New York *

Hubert Baxter Scudder Hubert Baxter Scudder (November 5, 1888 – July 4, 1968) was an American politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from California from 1949 to 1959. Early life and education Born in Sebastopol, ...

, U.S. Representative from California *

John Anderson Scudder John Anderson Scudder (March 22, 1759 – November 6, 1836) was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey. Born in Freehold, New Jersey, Scudder completed preparatory studies, and graduated from Princeton College in 1775. He studied medicine and comm ...

, U.S. Representative from New Jersey *

Nathaniel Scudder Nathaniel Scudder (May 10, 1733 – October 17, 1781) was an American Founding Father, physician, and officer during the American Revolutionary War. He served as a delegate for New Jersey to the Continental Congress, where he was one of two d ...

, physician and member of the Continental Congress *

Isaac Williamson Scudder Isaac Williamson Scudder (1816 – September 10, 1881) was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey for one term from 1873 to 1875. Early life and education Born in Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth, New Jersey), Scudder completed preparatory studies. ...

, U.S. Representative from New Jersey *

Townsend Scudder Townsend Scudder (July 26, 1865 – February 22, 1960) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served two non-consecutive terms as a United States representative from New York around the turn of the 20th century Biography Born in ...

, U.S. Representative from New York *

Tredwell Scudder Tredwell Scudder (January 1, 1778 – October 31, 1834) was a U.S. Representative from New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (stat ...

, U.S. Representative from New York *

Zeno Scudder Zeno Scudder (August 18, 1807 – June 26, 1857) was the son of Deacon Josiah and Hannah Scudder. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was born in Osterville, Massachusetts on August 18, 1807. He ...

, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts

Fictional

* Alec Scudder, a character in

Maurice (novel) ''Maurice'' is a novel by E. M. Forster. A tale of homosexual love in early 20th-century England, it follows Maurice Hall from his schooldays through university and beyond. It was written in 1913–1914 and revised in 1932 and 1959–1960. Fo ...

and

Maurice (film) ''Maurice'' is a 1987 British romantic drama film directed by James Ivory, based on the 1971 novel '' Maurice'' by E. M. Forster. The film stars James Wilby as Maurice, Hugh Grant as Clive and Rupert Graves as Alec. The supporting cast inc ...

* Bertram Scudder, a character in

Atlas Shrugged ''Atlas Shrugged'' is a 1957 novel by Ayn Rand. It was her longest novel, the fourth and final one published during her lifetime, and the one she considered her '' magnum opus'' in the realm of fiction writing. ''Atlas Shrugged'' includes eleme ...

* Franklin P. Scudder, a character found murdered in the book, The Thirty-Nine Steps by

John Buchan John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (; 26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation. After a brief legal career, ...

* Henry Scudder, a character in the

HBO Home Box Office (HBO) is an American premium television network, which is the flagship property of namesake parent subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The overall Home Box Office business unit is ba ...

drama series

Carnivàle ''Carnivàle'' () is an American television series set in the United States Dust Bowl during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The series, created by Daniel Knauf, ran for two seasons between 2003 and 2005. In tracing the lives of disparate ...

Matthew Scudder Matthew (Matt) Scudder is a fictional character who appears in novels by American crime writer Lawrence Block. Fictional biography Scudder debuted in 1976's ''The Sins of the Fathers'' as an alcoholic ex-cop who had recently quit the NYPD and ...

, a fictional private detective * Nehemiah Scudder, aka "The First Prophet", a background character in

Robert A. Heinlein Robert Anson Heinlein (; July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was an American science fiction author, aeronautical engineer, and naval officer. Sometimes called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was among the first to emphasize scientific accu ...

Future History A future history is a postulated history of the future and is used by authors of science fiction and other speculative fiction to construct a common background for fiction. Sometimes the author publishes a timeline of events in the history, whi ...

. Scudder may also refer to: *

DWS Scudder DWS can refer to: * Dallas Wind Symphony, a professional concert band * ''Dancing with the Stars'', international reality TV franchise * Dandy–Walker syndrome, a congenital brain malformation * Data Warehouse System Electronic Surveillance Data ...

(formerly Scudder, Stevens & Clark), the asset management subsidiary of

Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank AG (), sometimes referred to simply as Deutsche, is a German multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and dual-listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the New York Sto ...

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