Schmuck (surname)

Schmuck is a surname. Of German origin, it means jewel or jewelry. The name is commonly seen on signs and billboards in Germany and Austria related to the merchandising of precious jewelry. The Schmuck family name has been traced to the birth of Christian von Schmuck in 1370. In 1624, an Armorial Patent, or Coat of Arms, was granted at Rattenberg by Archduke Leopold V of Austria.

There are other associated surname variations throughout Central Europe, as Hungary and Romania, including spelling variations of Szmuk in these countries.

Notable figures bearing the surname Schmuck:

*Catherina Schmuck, the mother of Gottfried Leibniz, discoverer of the binary numeral system and one of the inventors of calculus
*Christina Schmuck (b. 1944), a West German Olympic luger
*Donald Schmuck (1915–2004), U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier General and recipient of the Navy Cross who served in all U.S. military conflicts from World War II to Persian Gulf War
*Marcus Schmuck (1925-2005), Austrian mountaineer who initiated, organized, and led the expedition to climb the world's 12th highest peak, the Broad Peak (8,047 meters) in the Karakoram in Pakistan
*Michal Schmuck (1909-1980), Czechoslovak/Slovak water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics
*Peter Schmuck, American sports columnist, president of Baseball Writers Association of America and a National Baseball Hall of Fame voter
*Roger Schmuck, American college baseball coach and former Major League Baseball player with the Kansas City Royals who held the National Collegiate Athletic Association baseball consecutive games hitting streaks record of 45 games from 1971 to 1981 [http://www.msnsportsnet.com/page.cfm?sport=baseball&story=10886]

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