Scheffer

Scheffer is a German occupational surname related to German Schäfer (meaning "shepherd") or Schaffer (meaning "overseer"). Notable people with the surname include:

*Aaron Scheffer (born 1975), American baseball pitcher *Ary Scheffer (1795–1858), Dutch-born French painter, son of Johann Baptist and Cornelia *Cornelia Scheffer (1769–1839), Dutch painter and portrait miniaturist *Cornélia Scheffer (1830-1899), French sculptor and designer *David Scheffer (born 1953), American diplomat, UN Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues *Emmanuel Scheffer (1924–2012), Israeli football player and coach *François Scheffer (1766–1844), Luxembourgian politician, Mayor of Luxembourg City *Frank Scheffer (born 1956), Dutch cinematographer *Guus Scheffer (1898–1952), Dutch weightlifter *Hendrik Scheffer (1798–1862), Dutch-born French painter, son of Johann Baptist and Cornelia *Henrik Teofilus Scheffer (1710–1759), Swedish chemist *Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (born 1948), Dutch politician, former Secretary General of NATO *James Scheffer (born 1970), American record producer and songwriter *Johan Scheffer (born 1948), Australian (Victorian) politician *Johann Baptist Scheffer (1773–1809), German-born Dutch painter *Johannes Scheffer (1621–1679), Swedish humanist *Karl-Heinz Scheffer, West German slalom canoeist *Marten Scheffer (born 1958), Dutch ecologist *Paul Scheffer (born 1954), Dutch multiculturalism scholar and author * (1909–1988), Dutch band composer and conductor *Rudolph Herman Christiaan Carel Scheffer (1621–1679), Dutch botanist *Victor Blanchard Scheffer (1906–2011), American mammalogist *Will Scheffer (born 1969), American playwright Provided by Wikipedia