Seitz is a
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
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Adalbert Seitz
Friedrich Joseph Adalbert Seitz, (24 February 1860 in Mainz – 5 March 1938 in Darmstadt) was a German physician and entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He was a director of the Frankfurt zoo from 1893 to 1908 and is best known for editi ...
(1860–1938), German doctor and natural scientist
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Adolf Seitz
Jakob Adolf Seitz (February 14, 1898, Meitingen, Germany – April 6, 1970, Switzerland) was a German–Argentine chess master and journalist.
Career
In 1920, he tied for 2-4th in Canterbury, took 10th in Berlin, and tied for 4-5th in Kulmbach. ...
(1898–1970), German–Argentine chess master
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Albert Seitz (1872–1937), French composer
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Alexander Maximilian Seitz (1811–1888), German painter
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Andy Seitz (born 1985), American pair skater
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Beat Seitz (born 1973), Swiss bobsledder
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Bernarda Seitz (1927–2014), Argentine nun, writer, and presenter
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Berthold Seitz (born 1962) German ophthalmologist
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Bill Seitz
William J. Seitz III (born October 29, 1954) is the state representative for the 30th district of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Republican. The district consists of Cheviot, Delhi Township, Green as well as portions of Cincinnati, ...
(born 1954), member of the Ohio Senate
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Chris Seitz
Christopher Seitz (born March 12, 1987) is an American former soccer player. He played as a goalkeeper in Major League Soccer from 2007 until his retirement in 2021.
Youth and college
Chris Seitz was awarded Gatorade's California High School So ...
(born 1987), American soccer player.
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Collins J. Seitz
Collins Jacques Seitz (June 20, 1914 – October 16, 1998) was a United States federal judge, United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Education and career
Born on June 20, 1914, in Wilmington, Del ...
(1914–1998), American judge
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Collins J. Seitz, Jr., American judge and son of the above.
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Don Carlos Seitz (1862–1935), American newspaper manager
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Ernest Seitz
Ernest Joseph Seitz (29 February 189210 September 1978) was a Canadian composer, songwriter, pianist, and music educator. He published some of his work under the pseudonym "Raymond Roberts" because he did not wish to be associated with popular ...
(1892–1978), Canadian composer
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Florian Seitz
Florian Seitz (born 5 August 1982 in Berlin) is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He represents OSC Berlin.
He finished fourth with the German 4 × 400 m relay team at the 2005 European Indoor Championships and the 2006 Europe ...
(born 1982), German athlete
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Franz Seitz, Sr.
Franz Seitz Sr. (14 April 1887 – 7 March 1952) was a German film director and screenwriter. He directed 59 films between 1920 and 1951. His son Franz Seitz Jr. was a film producer.
In 1933, he directed '' S.A.-Mann Brand'', one of the fi ...
(1887–1952), German film director
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Franz Seitz, Jr.
Franz Seitz Jr. (22 October 1921 – 19 January 2006) was a German film producer, screenwriter and film director. He produced more than 70 films between 1951 and 2006. He was a member of the jury at the 16th Berlin International Film Festiv ...
(1920–2006), German film producer
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Frederick Seitz
Frederick Seitz (July 4, 1911 – March 2, 2008) was an American physicist, a pioneer of solid state physics, and climate change denier. Seitz was the 4th president of Rockefeller University from 1968 to 1978, and the 17th president of the Nation ...
(1911–2008), US physicist (solid state physics)
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Friedrich "Fritz" Seitz (1848–1918), German violinist, composer
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Gary Seitz
Gary Michael Seitz (May 10, 1943 – October 30, 2023) was an American mathematician, a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society and a College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor Emeritus in Mathematics at the University of Oregon. He ...
, (1943–2023), mathematician
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George Seitz (1894–1976), American murder victim
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George Seitz (politician)
George Seitz (29 September 1941 – 5 June 2015) was an Australian Labor Party politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly in Victoria.
Seitz migrated to Australia with his family in 1956, and became a member of the Labor P ...
(1941–2015), member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
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George A. Seitz (1897–1947), US navy officer
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George B. Seitz
George Brackett Seitz (January 3, 1888 – July 8, 1944) was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, such as '' The Perils of Pauline'' (1914) and ''The Exploits of ...
(1888–1944), US screenwriter, actor, and director
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Hermann Seitz
Hermann or Herrmann may refer to:
* Hermann (name), list of people with this name
* Arminius, chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe in the 1st century, known as Hermann in the German language
* Éditions Hermann, French publisher
* Hermann, Mis ...
(1902–1942), German army officer
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Jane Seitz
Jane Seitz (also known as Juliane Sperr; 17 August 1942 – 4 January 1988) was a German film editor. Seitz edited different films produced by Bernd Eichinger. She was his girlfriend for some time and committed suicide at the age of 45. Her last ...
(1942–1988), German film editor
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Jochen Seitz
Jochen Seitz (born 11 October 1976) is a German professional football manager and former player.
Seitz played professionally in his country for Hamburger SV, SpVgg Unterhaching, VfB Stuttgart, FC Schalke 04, Kaiserslautern, TSG Hoffenheim and A ...
(born 1976), German footballer
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John A. Seitz, Brigadier General, Commander of the 1st Infantry Division and the XVIII Airborne Corps
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John F. Seitz
John Francis Seitz, A.S.C. (June 23, 1892 – February 27, 1979) was an American cinematographer and inventor.
He was nominated for seven Academy Awards.
Career
His Hollywood career began in 1909 as a lab assistant with the Essanay Film ...
(1892–1979), US cameraman
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John F. R. Seitz (1908-1978), US Major General, Commander of 2nd Infantry Division
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Ludwig Seitz (1844–1908), also known as Ludovico Seitz, was an Italian painter
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Kari Seitz
Kari Seitz is an American professional soccer referee and the most experienced female referee in the World (out of the male and female referees) She participated in four FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments in (1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011), as well ...
(born 1970), American soccer referee
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Karl Seitz
Karl Josef Seitz (; 4 September 1869 – 3 February 1950) was an Austrian politician of the Social Democratic Workers' Party. He served as member of the Imperial Council, President of the National Council and Mayor of Vienna.
Early life
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(1869–1950), Austrian politician
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Konrad Seitz
Konrad Seitz (18 January 1934 – 11 August 2023) was a German academic and diplomat.
Biography
Konrad Seitz was born in Munich on 18 January 1934. He studied philosophy, history and classical philology in Munich and international economics and i ...
(born 1934), German diplomat
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Mark J. Seitz (born 1954), American bishop in the Catholic Church
* Michael Seitz (born 1959), American professional wrestler better known as
Michael Hayes
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Nora Seitz (born 1984), German politician
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Patricia A. Seitz
Patricia Ann Seitz (born September 2, 1946) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Education and career
Seitz was born in Washington, D.C., in 1946. Her father is Lieut ...
(born 1946), American judge
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Patrick Seitz
David Patrick Seitz (born March 17, 1978) is an American voice actor, ADR director and script writer best known for portraying Dio Brando in ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''. He has provided voices for English versions of Japanese anime and video ...
(born 1978), American voice actor
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Paul Seitz (1906–1984), French bishop in the Catholic Church
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Paul Seitz (trainer) (1897–1979), French footballer
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Peter Seitz (born 1931), German-born graphic designer
* Peter Seitz (1905–1983), American jurist who issued the 1975
Seitz decision
The Seitz decision was a ruling by arbitrator Peter Seitz (1905–1983) on December 23, 1975, which declared that Major League Baseball (MLB) players became free agents upon playing one year for their team without a contract, effectively nullifyi ...
, impacting Major League Baseball's reserve clause
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Raymond G. H. Seitz (born 1940), U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom
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Richard J. Seitz
Lieutenant General Richard Joe Seitz (February 18, 1918 – June 8, 2013) was a United States Army officer and paratrooper who, during a 35-year career, commanded the 2nd Battalion, 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment during World War II, the 82nd ...
, Lieutenant General, Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division and the XVIII Airborne Corps
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Roland F. Seitz
Roland Forrest Seitz (1867–1946) was an American composer, bandmaster, and music publisher. For his many march compositions he earned the sobriquet “The Parade Music Prince”.
Early life and education
He was born Roland Forrest Seitz on Ju ...
(1867–1946), American composer
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Ryan D. Seitz (born 1973), American composer and visual artist
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Thomas Seitz (born 1967), German politician
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Virginia A. Seitz (born 1956), American attorney
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Wilhelm Seitz
''Leutnant'' Wilhelm Anton Seitz was a German World War I flying ace credited with 16 aerial victories. He scored those victories over a two-year span, beginning on 17 November 1916 and ending on 4 November 1918.The Aerodrome website page on SeitR ...
(1904–1987), German politician (FDP)
See also
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References
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German-language surnames
Surnames from given names
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