Meister (surname)

For other uses, see Meister.

Meister (German "master") is a family name, and may refer to:

• Alton Meister (1922—1995), U.S. biochemist
• Erwin Meister, Swiss entrepreneur
• George Meister (aka Georg Meister; 1653—1713), German botanist
• John Meister (1863—1923), U.S. baseball player
• Joseph Meister (1876—1940), French animal attack victim
• Karl Wilhelm von Meister (1863—1935), German politician
• Morris Meister, U.S. school principal and academic administrator
• Ralf Meister (*1962) General Superintendent of Berlin and bishop-elect of Hanover
• William von Meister (1941—1995), U.S. entrepreneur

Fictional characters

• Wilhelm Meister, from the 1795 novel Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship by Goethe

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