Kessler
Kessler or Keßler is a family name . The Low German form of the name is Kettler .
Origin and meaning
Kessler is the late medieval occupational title of a blacksmith, mostly active in the traveling trade, who makes and repairs equipment made of copper, iron or brass. In the southern German and Swiss space Kessler were in guild-like Kessler societies organized. Since the mid-15th century they went mostly to about to become " coppersmith to call" or "Kaltschmied" while Kessler as now belonging to the dishonest occupations counted tinkers were called. In Austria, alpine servants were also referred to as Kessler, probably because of their occupation with cheese preparation, and in Swabian the overseers of the smithy and pans in the salt works. In the Alpine countries, the name is also derived from the term: The person living in the valley basin. In Eastern Switzerland today, Kessler is a term that is mostly used disparagingly for travelers .
Name bearer
A.
- Achim Kessler (* 1964), German politician (Die Linke)
- Adolf Kessler (1890–1974), German painter
- Adolf Wilhelm Kessler (1839–1895), German banker
- Albert Keßler (1819–1890), German actor, theater director and director
- Alec Kessler (1967-2007), American basketball player
- Alfred von Keßler (1833–1907), German infantry general
- Alfred Kessler (politician) (1885–1951), Swiss politician (SP)
- Alfred Kessler (philosopher) (* 1945), German philosopher and university professor
- Alice Kessler (* 1936), German dancer and actress, see Kessler twins
- Aloys Keßler (1777–1820), German engraver
- Andreas Kessler (1595–1643), German theologian, see Andreas Kesler
- Andreas Keßler (* 1959), German journalist and mechanical engineer
- Anton Kessler (1816–1890), German administrative officer and politician
- August Kessler (1826–1906), German painter
- Augustin Kessler (1904–1994), German composer and organist
B.
- Beatrice Kessler (* 1949), Swiss actress
- Bernd H. Keßler (* 1940), German psychologist
- Boelie Kessler (1896–1971), Dutch football player
- Bruce Kessler (* 1936), American film director
- Bruno Kessler (1924–1991), Italian politician
C.
- Carl Kessler (also Karl Kessler ; 1876–1968), German painter
- Charles Kessler (actually Karl Kessler ; 1911–1998), Swiss ice hockey player
- Christian Kessler (sculptor) (* 1950), Swiss sculptor
- Christian Keßler (* 1968), German film journalist
- Christian Friedrich Kessler (1799–1854), German painter
- Christof Kessler (* 1950), German neurologist
- Christoph Kessler (* 1995), German athlete
- Claudia Kessler (* 1965), German engineer for aerospace technology
- Cody Kessler (born 1993), American football player
D.
- Dé Kessler (1891-1943), Dutch football player
- Dieter Kessler (* 1948), German Egyptologist
- Dietrich Kessler (* 1946), German musician and composer
- Dolf Kessler (1884–1945), Dutch football player
- Donald J. Kessler , American astronomer
E.
- Eckhard Keßler (1938–2018), German historian of philosophy
- Elias Keßler (around 1685–1730), German sculptor
- Ellen Kessler (* 1936), German dancer and actress, see Kessler twins
- Emil Keßler (also Emil Kessler ; 1813–1867), German mechanical engineer and entrepreneur
- Emil Kessler (architect) (1833–1907), Swiss architect
- Emil von Kessler (politician) (1841–1895), German entrepreneur and politician (DP), MdR
- Erich Keßler (1899–1989), German administrative lawyer
- Erich Kessler (nature conservationist) (1928–2007), Swiss nature conservationist
- Erich Kessler (politician) (* 1955), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Ernst Keßler (1884–1968), German teacher and resistance fighter
- Erwin Kessler (* 1944), Swiss civil engineer and animal rights activist
F.
- Florian Kessler (* 1981), German cultural journalist
- François-Nicolas Kessler (1792–1882), Swiss sculptor and lithographer
- Frank Kessler (* 1961), German actor
- Franz Kessler (painter) (around 1580 – around 1650), German painter and inventor
- Franz Keßler (musician, 1783) (also Franz Kessler ; 1783–1849), German flautist
- Franz Kessler (entrepreneur) (1888–1971), German engineer and entrepreneur
- Franz Kessler (musician, 1914) (also Franz Kessler ; 1914–2007), German organist, composer, conductor and musicologist
- Franz Josef Keßler (1867-1949), Austrian politician (CSP)
- Franz Joseph Keßler (1838–1904), German politician (center), MdR
- Franz Xaver Kessler , German politician (center), MdL Württemberg
- Friedemann Keßler (1928–1985), German politician (CDU), mayor of Siegen
- Friedemann Kessler (pianist) (* 1949), German pianist and piano teacher
- Friedrich von Keßler (General) (1814-1891), German Lieutenant General
- Friedrich von Keßler (diplomat) (1875–1933), German officer and diplomat
- Friedrich Kessler (lawyer) (1901–1998), German-American law scholar and university professor
- Friedrich Kessler , former name of Shlomo Kaddar (1913–1987), German-Israeli diplomat
- Friedrich-Wilhelm Kessler (1902–1945), German resistance fighter, see Meinerzhagener anti-fascist resistance group
- Fritz Keßler (1854–1912), German educator and gymnast
G
- Gabriel Kessler (1648–1719), Tyrolean painter
- Georg Keßler (District Administrator) (1851–1910), German administrative lawyer
- Georg Keßler (* 1932), German soccer player and coach
- Georg Kessler (editor) (* 1957), German editor
- Georg Christian Kessler (1787–1842), German entrepreneur
- Georg Wilhelm Keßler (1782–1846), German civil servant and writer
- George Kessler (1863–1920), American businessman
- Gerhard Kessler (economist) (1883–1963), German economist and social scientist
- Gerhard Kessler (police officer) (1903– ??), German lawyer and police officer
- Giovanni Kessler (* 1956), Italian lawyer and politician
- Gisela Kessler (1935–2014), German trade unionist
- Gottfried Kessler (1899–1967), German Jesuit, theologian and university professor
- Günter Kessler (* 1934), German physicist and university professor
- Guus Kessler (actually Jean Baptiste August Kessler junior ; 1888–1972), Dutch industrial manager and tennis player
H
- Hans Kessler (theologian, 1856) (1856–1939), German pastor and missionary
- Hans Keßler (painter) (also Hans Kessler ; 1906–2000), German painter, sculptor and architect
- Hans Kessler (theologian, 1938) (* 1938), German theologian
- Hans-Walter Kessler (1948–2016), German stone sculptor and association official
- Harry Graf Kessler (1868–1937), German publicist, art collector and politician
- Harry W. Kessler (1927–2007), American politician
- Heinrich Keßler (politician) (also Heinrich Kessler ; 1783–1842), German publicist and politician
- Heinrich Keßler (local history researcher) (1874–1956), German teacher and local history researcher
- Heinrich Keßler (judge) (also Heinrich Kessler ; 1906–1994), German lawyer and judge
- Heinz Keßler (1920–2017), German general and politician (SED)
- Helene Keßler , real name of Hans von Kahlenberg (1870–1957), German writer
- Helmut Keßler (1930–2016), German banker
- Herbert Kessler (ice hockey player) (1912–1966), Swiss ice hockey player
- Herbert Kessler (lawyer) (1918–2002), German lawyer and publisher
- Herbert Keßler (politician) (1925-2018), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Herbert L. Kessler ( Herbert Leon Kessler ; * 1941), American art historian
- Hermann Keßler (politician, 1866) (1866–1951), German lawyer and politician, Lord Mayor of Meiningen
- Hermann Kessler (politician, 1893) (1893–1968), German politician (DVP / FDP), Member of the State of Baden-Württemberg
- Hermann Kessler (publisher) (1897– ??), German language teacher and founder of the publishing house
- Hermann Keßler (politician, 1914) (1914–2003), German politician, Lord Mayor of Nördlingen
- Hermann Friedrich Kessler (1816–1897), German zoologist
- Horst Kessler (* 1940), German chemist
- Horst-Günter Kessler (* 1938), German journalist
- Hubert Kessler (1907–1994), Austro-Hungarian cave explorer
- Hubert Keßler (politician) , German politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag
- Hubert Keßler (football official) (1934–2008), German football official
J
- Jakob Keßler (1872–1939), German lawyer, judge and church president
- Jean Baptiste August Kessler senior (1853–1900), Dutch entrepreneur and industrial manager
- Jean Baptiste August Kessler junior , real name of Guus Kessler (1888–1972), Dutch industrial manager and tennis player
- Jeanette Kessler (1908–1972), British ski racer
- Jessica Kessler (* 1980), German figure skater and actress
- Johann von Kessler († 1818), Austrian major general
- Johann Elias Keßler (2nd half of the 17th - 1st half of the 18th century), civil servant at the Oettingen-Oettingen court and poet
- Johann Friedrich Kessler (goldsmith) (1721–1796), German goldsmith
- Johann Friedrich Kessler , pseudonym of Johann Ernst Daniel Bornschein (1774–1838), German writer
- Johann Gottfried Keßler (1754-1830), German mining engineer and civil servant
- Johann Samuel Keßler (1771–1796), Transylvanian writer
- Johann Wilhelm Kessler (1756–1825), German organist and music dealer
- Johannes Kessler (theologian) (around 1502–1574), Swiss theologian, reformer and chronicler
- Johannes Kessler (pastor) (1865–1944), German pastor and author
- Johannes Kessler (volleyball player) (* 1992), German volleyball player
- Jonas Kessler (1908–1944), German merchant and victim of the Holocaust
- Jörg Keßler (* 1964), German football referee
- Jörg-U. Keßler (* 1966), German English studies specialist, didactic and university professor
- Josef Kessler (painter) (1825–1887), Austrian painter
- Josef Keßler (politician) (1885–1967), Austrian politician (CSP / ÖVP)
- Josef Kessler (neuropsychologist) , German neuropsychologist
- Josef Kessler-Mächler (1923–1973), Swiss archaeologist
- Josef Alois Kessler (1862–1933), Russian-German clergyman, titular Archbishop of Bosporus
- Joseph Christoph Keßler (actually Joseph Christoph Kötzler ; 1800–1872), German pianist and composer
K
- Karin Kessler (* 1939), German athlete
- Karl Kessler (1876–1968), German painter, see Carl Kessler
- Karl Kessler (entrepreneur) (1880–1946), German company founder
- Karl Kessler (1911–1998), Swiss ice hockey player, see Charles Kessler
- Karl Fjodorowitsch Kessler (1815–1881), Russian zoologist
- Karl G. Kessler (1919–1997), German-American physicist
- Karlheinz Kessler (* 1948), German Assyriologist and traveler to the Orient
- Katja Kessler (* 1969), German columnist
- Katrin Keßler (* 1967), German doctor and author
- Kent Kessler (* 1957), American double bass player
- Klaus Kessler (writer) (1925–2005), Romanian-German writer, doctor, translator and music critic
- Klaus Kessler (actor) (1940–2002), German actor and voice actor
- Klaus Kessler (politician) (* 1951), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
- Konrad Keßler (1851–1905), German orientalist and Semitist
L.
- Liz Kessler (* 1966), British writer and educator
- Luca Kessler (* 1997), Austrian chess player
- Ludwig Kessler (entrepreneur, 1856) (1856–1915), German machine manufacturer
- Ludwig Kessler (entrepreneur, 1884) (1884– ??), German machine manufacturer
M.
- Margot Kessler (* 1948), German politician (SPD)
- Margrit Kessler (* 1948), Swiss politician
- Marija Kessler (1860–1939), Slovenian salonnière
- Mario Keßler (* 1955), German historian and university professor
- Markus Kessler (politician) (1823–1880), Liechtenstein lawyer and politician
- Markus Kessler (athlete) (* 1962), German athlete
- Martin Keßler (filmmaker) (* 1953), German filmmaker and television journalist
- Martin Keßler (actor) (* 1960), German actor and voice actor
- Martin Kessler (veterinarian) (* 1965), German veterinarian
- Martin Kessler (politician) (* 1968), Swiss politician
- Martina Kessler (* 1961), German television presenter and author
- Matthias Kessler (* 1979), German racing cyclist
- Max Kessler (1897–1981), Swiss painter
- Maximilian Kessler (* 1989), German athlete
- Meir Kessler (* 1961), Israeli rabbi
- Meredith Kessler (* 1978), American triathlete
- Michael Kessler (politician) (* 1949), German politician (SPD)
- Michael Kessler (* 1967), German actor, comedian and author
- Michael Kessler (botanist) (* 1967), Peruvian-German botanist and curator
- Mikkel Kessler (* 1979), Danish boxer
- Myer M. Kessler (1917–1997), American information scientist
N
- Nadine Keßler (* 1988), German soccer player
- Nicolaus Kessler (around 1445 – after 1519), German-Swiss printer, publisher and bookseller
O
- Olaf Keßler (* 1965), German engineer and university professor
- Oliver Kessler (* 1973), German political scientist and university professor
- Olivier Kessler (* 1986), Swiss publicist
- Oskar Keßler (1846–1923), German actor and director
- Otmar Kessler (librarian) (1606–1675), Swiss librarian
- Otmar Kessler (politician) (* 1924), German politician (CVP / CDU)
- Otto Keßler (1899–1945), German agricultural meteorologist
P
- Paul Kessler (geologist) (1882–1927), German geologist, paleontologist and university lecturer
- Paul Kessler (entomologist) (1882–1964), Swiss entomologist
- Paul Kessler (painter) (also Paul Keßler ; 1892– ??), German painter and graphic artist
- Paul Kessler (poet) (1893–1989), Swiss poet
- Paul Keßler (botanist) (also Paul Joseph Antonius Kessler ; * 1958), German botanist
- Peter Keßler (organ builder) (1843– ??), German organ builder
- Peter Kessler (artist) (* 1942), Swiss glass painter, draftsman and caricaturist
- Peter-Josef Keßler (1905–1988), German priest, theologian and university professor
R.
- Rainer Keßler (1919–2002), German administrative lawyer
- Rainer Kessler (* 1944), German theologian
- Reed Kessler (* 1994), American show jumper
- Richard Keßler (librettist) (also Richard Kessler ; 1875–1960), German librettist
- Richard Keßler (politician) (1940-2016), German politician (CDU)
- Robert Kessler (physician) (1894–1968), German gynecologist and university professor
- Robert Kessler (artist) (* 1956), German artist
- Robert Kessler (racing driver) (* 1973), German speedway driver
- Robert Kessler (cyclist) (* 1995), German cyclist
- Rolf Kessler (* 1942), German lawyer
- Romi Kessler (* 1963), Swiss gymnast
- Rudolf Kessler (1861–1923), Swiss teacher and choir director
S.
- Sally Kessler (1912–1985), German politician and survivor of the Holocaust
- Siegfried Keßler (teacher) (1883–1943), German teacher
- Siegfried Kessler (musician) (1935–2007), French jazz musician
- Siegfried Kessler (soccer player) (1941–2013), German soccer player
- Simon Kessler (* 1976), South African racing cyclist
- Stephan Kessler (painter) (1622–1700), German-Austrian painter
- Stephan Kessler (theologian) ( Stephan Ch. Kessler ; * 1959), German religious, theologian and university professor
- Stephan Kessler (Baltist) (* 1966), German Baltist
- Susanne Kessler (* 1955), German-Italian artist
- Susanne Breit-Keßler (* 1954), German clergyman and church functionary
T
- Theodor Keßler (1866–1945), German civil servant and local researcher
- Thomas Kessler (Alchemist) (approx. 1580 - approx. 1650), German alchemist and author from Strasbourg
- Thomas Kessler (composer) (* 1937), Swiss composer
- Thomas Keßler (diplomat) (* 1943), German diplomat
- Thomas Keßler (clergyman) (* 1955), German clergyman, vicar general of Würzburg
- Thomas Kessler (politician) (* 1959), Swiss politician (GPS)
- Thomas Kessler (jazz musician) (* 1962), German jazz musician
- Thomas Kessler (psychologist) (* 1965), German psychologist and university professor
- Thomas Kessler (soccer player) (* 1986), German soccer player
- Thomas Keßler , real name of X-plosive (* 1986), German music producer
- Tino Kessler (* 1996), Swiss ice hockey player
- Todd A. Kessler (* 1979), American director
- Tonny Kessler (1889–1960), Dutch football player
U
- Ulrich Kessler (general) (1894–1983), German aviator general
- Ulrich Kessler (musician) (1905–1984), German composer and pianist
- Ursel Kessler (* 1944), German educator and artist
- Uwe Keßler (* 1957), German racing cyclist
V
- Verdet Kessler (* 1994), Australian badminton player
- Volker Kessler (* 1962), German theologian
W.
- Walburga Kessler (1918–1944), German euthanasia victim
- Walter Keßler (* 1939), German journalist and author
- Walther Keßler (1930–2006), German physicist
- Wilhelm Kessler (goldsmith) ( Wilhelm Ludwig Kessler ; 1761–1839), German goldsmith
- Wilhelm Keßler (soccer player) , German soccer player
- Wilhelm Kessler (dentist) (1898–1987), German dentist and local researcher
- Wolfgang Kessler (General) (* 1922), German general
- Wolfgang Kessler (historian) (* 1946), German historian
- Wolfgang Kessler (journalist) (* 1953), German economist and journalist
- Wolfgang Kessler (economist) (* 1956), German economist and university professor
- Wolfgang Kessler (painter) (* 1962), German painter
- Wulf Kessler (1955–2010), German actor
See also
- Kessler Peak , mountain in the Ross Dependency, Antarctica
- Kessler Sekt , German sparkling wine producer
- Kessler syndrome , accumulation of space debris
- Keszler
- Kesler
- Käsler
literature
- Keszler, kessler. In: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm (Hrsg.): German dictionary . tape 11 : K - (V). S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1873, Sp. 627-628 ( woerterbuchnetz.de ).
- Kessler . In: Former Academy of Sciences of the GDR, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences (Hrsg.): German legal dictionary . tape 7 , issue 5 (edited by Günther Dickel , Heino Speer, with the assistance of Renate Ahlheim, Richard Schröder, Christina Kimmel, Hans Blesken). Hermann Böhlaus successor, Weimar 1978, OCLC 832567094 , Sp. 788-789 ( adw.uni-heidelberg.de ).