Shenk is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Thomas Shenk, professor of Molecular Biology at Princeton University.
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Henry Shenk, American football coach.
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David Shenk
David Shenk is an American writer, lecturer, and songwriter.
He has contributed to ''National Geographic, Slate, The New York Times, Gourmet, Harper's, Wired, The New Yorker, ''The New Republic,'' The Nation, The American Scholar,'' NPR and PBS. ...
, American writer, lecturer, and filmmaker.
* Sol Shenk, American businessman, founder of the discount retail chain
Big Lots
Big Lots Stores, Inc. (stylized as Big Lots!) is an American discount retail chain, specializing in the sale of closeout and overstock merchandise. Founded in 1967 as Consolidated Stores, the chain is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, and in ...
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See also
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Schenck Ashkenazi Jews, Jewish (Ashkenazic) and Germans, German occupational surname derived from ''schenken'' (to pour out or serve) referring to the medieval profession of cup-bearer or wine server (later also to tavern keeper). At one time only Jews were ...
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Schenk Schenk is a Jewish (Ashkenazic) and German occupational surname derived from ''schenken'' (to pour out or serve) referring to the medieval profession of cup-bearer or wine server (later also to tavern keeper). At one time, only Jews were allowed to ...
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