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 trans ...

, translator from Icelandic to English * Edward W. Scudder (1822-1893), Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court * Eliza Scudder (1821-1896), American hymnwriter *

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 Davi ...

, 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) fro ...

(d. 1659?), English devotional writer *

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

, American missionary and minister * Ida S. Scudder, American missionary and physician *

Janet Scudder Janet Scudder (October 27, 1869 – June 9, 1940), born Netta Deweze Frazee Scudder, was an American Sculpture, sculptor and painter from Terre Haute, Indiana, who is best known for her memorial sculptures, Relief#Bas-relief or low relief, bas-r ...

, 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), American blood researcher * John Milton Scudder, physician * Laura Scudder, snack food developer * Michael Y. Scudder, 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' cha ...

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

, 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, U.S. Representative from California * John Anderson Scudder, U.S. Representative from New Jersey *

Nathaniel Scudder Nathaniel Scudder (May 10, 1733October 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 delegate ...

, physician and member of the Continental Congress * Isaac Williamson Scudder, U.S. Representative from New Jersey * Townsend Scudder, U.S. Representative from New York * Tredwell Scudder, U.S. Representative from New York * Zeno Scudder, 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 as well as 1952–196 ...

and

Maurice (1987 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 include ...

* Bertram Scudder, a character in

Atlas Shrugged ''Atlas Shrugged'' is a 1957 novel by Ayn Rand. It is 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. She described the theme of ''Atlas ...

* Franklin P. Scudder, a character found murdered in the book,

The Thirty-Nine Steps ''The Thirty-Nine Steps'' is a 1915 adventure novel by the Scottish literature, Scottish author John Buchan, first published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh. It was Serial (literature), serialized in ''Argosy (magazine)#The All-Story, ...

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

* Henry Scudder, a character in the

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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 gr ...

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 lef ...

, a fictional private detective * Nehemiah Scudder, a.k.a. "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 acc ...

Future History A future history, imaginary history or anticipatory history is a fictional conjecture of the future used by authors of science fiction and other speculative fiction to construct a common background for stories. Sometimes the author publishes a t ...

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Sam Scudder Mirror Master is the name of several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is a recurring foe of the Flash with considerable technical expertise and skills involving the use of mirrors. Three individuals have ...

, a.k.a. “Mirror Master”, a foe of the

DC Comics DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...

superhero

the Flash The Flash is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date, cover-dated Jan ...

. Scudder may also refer to: * DWS Scudder (formerly Scudder, Stevens & Clark), the asset management subsidiary of

Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank AG (, ) is a Germany, German multinational Investment banking, investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and dual-listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. ...

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