Seiler (family name)

Seiler is a family name in the German- speaking area .

Origin and meaning

The name Seiler goes back to the profession of the rope maker .

Name bearer

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• Alexander Seiler I (1819–1891), Swiss hotelier and politician
• Alexander Seiler II. (1864–1920), Swiss hotelier and politician
• Alexander J. Seiler (1928–2018), Swiss film director
• Alfred Seiler (* 1950), German soccer player
• Almut Seiler-Dietrich (* 1947), German author
• Alois Seiler (historian, 1909) (1909–1997), German historian and educator
• Alois Seiler (historian, 1933) (1933–1992), German archivist and historian
• Andreas Seiler (1804–1872), Sorbian poet, see Handrij Zejler
• Andreas Seiler (biologist) (* 1965), Austrian biologist
• Anna Seiler , from Bernburg, is considered to be the founder of the Inselspital

B.

• Bernd W. Seiler (* 1939), German Germanist and university professor
• Bernhard Seiler (* 1930), Swiss politician (Swiss People's Party)
• Brigitte Seiler (1927–1990), German librarian
• Burkhard Wilhelm Seiler (1779–1843), German physician
• Burkhardt Seiler (* 1953), German music publisher and concert organizer

C.

• Carl Seiler (painter) ( Carl Wilhelm Anton Seiler ; 1846–1921), German painter
• Carl Seiler (physician) (1849–1905), American ENT doctor of Swiss origin
• Carl Seiler (architect) (1857–1943), German architect
• Carl Miville-Seiler (* 1921), Swiss politician (SP)
• Catharina Seiler [-Cathrein] (1834–1895), Swiss hotelier
• Christian Seiler (author) (* 1961), Austrian author
• Christian Seiler (engineer) (* before 1967), German civil engineer and university professor
• Christian Seiler (lawyer) (* 1967), German legal scholar
• Christian Seiler (athlete) (* 1983), German marathon runner
• Christoph von Seiler (1822–1904), German lawyer and 2nd Mayor of Nuremberg
• Christoph Seiler (* 1969), Swiss long-distance runner and athletics official
• Christopher Seiler (* 1983), Austrian singer and cabaret artist, see Seiler and Speer

D.

• Dirk Seiler (* 1967), German drummer

E.

• Edwin Seiler (1921–1957), Swiss painter and draftsman
• Elisabeth Seiler (1889–1974), German missionary sister, missionary and author
• Emil Seiler (manufacturer) (1865–1933), Swiss manufacturer
• Emil Seiler (violist) (1906–1998), German violist, banker and composer
• Emil Seiler-Hauser (1838–1904), Swiss entrepreneur and company founder
• Ernst Seiler (musician) (1873–1942), German musician
• Ernst Eduard Seiler (1810–1875), German philologist
• Erwin Seiler (1936–2016), Romanian motorcycle racer

F.

• Ferdinand Seiler (* 1962), German singer (tenor) and singing teacher
• Florian Seiler , German classical archaeologist
• Franz Seiler (patron) (around 1800–1848), Austrian scribe and patron
• Franz Seiler (composer) (1804–1871), German composer and conductor
• Franz Seiler (hotelier) (1897–1966), Swiss hotelier and association official
• Friedrich Seiler (1808–1883), Swiss politician, hotelier and industrialist
• Fritz Seiler (* 1927), German football referee

G

• Georg Friedrich Seiler (1733–1807), German theologian
• Gerhard Seiler (* 1930), German politician (CDU) and economist
• Guido Seiler (* 1971), Swiss linguist
• Gustav Seiler (choir director) (1927–2015), German organist and choir director
• Gustav Adolf Seiler (philologist) (1848–1936), Swiss philologist
• Gustav Adolf Seiler (politician) (1875–1949), Swiss politician

H

• Hans Seiler (painter) (1907–1986), Swiss painter
• Hans Seiler (chemist) (1930–2001), Swiss chemist and university professor
• Hansjakob Seiler (1920–2018), Swiss linguist
• Hans Hermann Seiler (1929–2019), German law scholar and university professor
• Harald Seiler (1910–1976), German art historian, editor and museum director
• Heini Seiler , Swiss Baptist
• Heinrich Seiler (* 1934), German educator and university lecturer
• Heinz Seiler (1920–2002), German handball coach
• Hellmut Seiler (* 1953), German poet, translator and satirist
• Helmut Seiler (1891–1972), German singer (bass baritone)
• Hermann Seiler (1876–1961), Swiss politician and entrepreneur
• Hilde Seiler (* 1931), Austrian politician

I.

• Irene Seiler (1910–1984), German photographer

J

• Jakob Seiler (1886–1970), Swiss zoologist
• Jens Seiler (* 1966), German memory artist
• Joachim Seiler (* 1938), German soccer player and coach
• Johannes Seiler (1871–1954), German sculptor and painter
• Jörg Seiler (* 1966), German Catholic church historian
• Josef Seiler (writer) (1823–1877), German poet, composer and organist
• Josef Seiler ( ferry master) (1872-1941), German ferry and fisherman master in Trier (lifesaving medal holder)
• Josef Seiler (politician, 1899) (1899–1978), German politician (SPD), MdL Baden
• Josef Seiler (ice hockey player) (1932–2004), Czech ice hockey player
• Josef Seiler (CDU) , German politician (CDU), MdL Saarland
• Joseph Seiler (1858–1929), Swiss hotelier and politician
• Julius Seiler (theologian) (1859–1936), Swiss Jesuit and theologian
• Julius Seiler (politician) (1902– ??), German farmer and politician (NSDAP), see Neustadt an der Aisch #Nationalsozialismus
• Julius Friedrich Seiler (1833–1913), German administrative officer

K

• Karl Seiler (sociologist) (1896–1978), German sociologist
• Karl Seiler (physicist) (1910–1991), German physicist
• Karl Seiler-Ritter (1865–1923), Swiss building contractor
• Kurt Seiler (1921–2014), Swiss music and theater producer

L.

• Laura Malina Seiler (* 1986), German writer and speaker / coach
• Lewis Seiler (1890–1964), American film director
• Lisa Seiler (* 1990), German soccer player
• Ludwig Seiler (1888–1977), German theologian, pastor and publicist
• Lucretia Seiler (1934–2013), Swiss publicist
• Lutz Seiler (* 1963), German writer

M.

• Manfred Seiler (* 1952), German writer
• Martin Seiler (philosopher) , Austrian philosopher
• Martin Seiler (Manager) (* 1964), German manager
• Martin Seiler (musician, 1974) (* 1974), German musician, band leader, composer, singer and producer
• Martin Seiler (musician, 1985) (* 1985), German jazz musician, composer and band leader
• Martin Seiler (athlete) (* 1989), German athlete
• Martin Albert Seiler (1872–1935), Swiss doctor and botanist
• Michael Seiler (* 1939), German landscape architect and garden historian
• Michel Seiler (* 1949), Swiss politician (Greens)
• Midori Seiler (* 1969), German-Japanese violinist

N

• Nathaniel Seiler (* 1996), German athlete

O

• Otto Seiler (1864–1947), Swiss engineer

P

• Paul Seiler (1873–1934), German sculptor and medalist
• Peter Seiler (musician) (* 1953), German musician and composer
• Peter Seiler (art historian) (* 1955), German art historian and university professor
• Philipp Seiler († 1623), German Roman Catholic clergyman, Abbot of Marienstatt
• Priska Seiler Graf (* 1968), Swiss politician (SP)

R.

• Richard Seiler (* 1951), Swiss painter and photographer
• Robert Seiler (entomologist) (1847–1917), German entomologist
• Robert Seiler (1891–1971), German painter and draftsman
• Roland Seiler (* 1954), Swiss sports psychologist
• Rudolf Seiler (alternative practitioner) (1899–1958), German alternative practitioner
• Ruedi Seiler ( Rudolf Seiler ; * 1939), Swiss physicist
• Ruth Seiler-Schwab (1918–2015), Swiss educator

S.

• Sara Seiler (* 1983), German ice hockey player
• Sebastian Seiler (1815–1870), German-American journalist and revolutionary
• Stefanie Seiler (* 1983), German politician (SPD)

T

• Theo Seiler (* 1949), German ophthalmologist and physicist
• Theodor Seiler (clergyman) (1856–1930), Swiss priest
• Theodor Seiler (manufacturer) (1865–1929), German manufacturer
• Theodore E. Seiler (1908–1981), Swiss banker and hotelier
• Thomas Seiler (philologist) (* 1956), Swiss Scandinavian scholar and university professor
• Thomas Seiler (football player) (* around 1990), Austrian American football player
• Thomas Bernhard Seiler (* 1925), Swiss psychologist
• Till Seiler (* 1981), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
• Tobias Seiler (1681–1741), German theologian and chronicler
• Toni Seiler (* 1958), Swiss racing driver

U

• Ueli Seiler-Hugova (* 1942), Swiss educator and author
• Ulrich Seiler (* 1952), German politician (SPD)
• Ulrike Seiler (* 1956), German geographer (cultural / regional geography) and university professor
• Ursula Seiler-Albring (* 1943), German politician (FDP)
• Uwe Seiler (* 1956), German soccer player

W.

• Walter Seiler (politician) (1896–1977), Swiss lawyer and politician (CSP)
• Walter Seiler (soccer player) (* 1954), Swiss soccer player
• Wenzel Seiler (around 1648–1681), Austrian alchemist
• Werner M. Seiler (* before 1970), German mathematician and university professor
• Wilhelm Seiler (party functionary) (1891–1975), German teacher and party functionary (NSDAP)
• Wilhelm Seiler (Manager) (* 1948/1949), German lawyer, industrial manager and association official
• Wilhelm Otto Seiler (1818–1896), German squire and politician, Member of the State of Saxony
• Willy Seiler (1930–1988), German actor, singer and presenter
• Wolfgang Seiler (* 1940), German climate researcher
• Wolfgang K. Seiler (* 1953), German mathematician and university professor

See also

• Seiler (disambiguation)

Web links

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