Cerf (surname)
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Cerf is a surname, and may refer to:
- Bennett CerfBennett CerfBennett Alfred Cerf was a publisher and co-founder of Random House. Cerf was also known for his own compilations of jokes and puns, for regular personal appearances lecturing across the United States, and for his television appearances in the panel game show What's My Line?.-Biography:Bennett Cerf...
(1898–1971), publisher and co-founder of Random House- Christopher CerfChristopher CerfChristopher Cerf is a U.S. author, composer-lyricist, voice actor, and record and television producer. He is known for his musical contributions to Sesame Street, for co-creating and co-producing the award-winning PBS literacy education television program Between the Lions, and for his humorous...
(born 1941), his son, American author, composer-lyricist, and record and television producer - Jonathan Cerf, his son, author of Big Bird's Red Book and the 1980 world champion of OthelloOthelloThe Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1603, and based on the Italian short story "Un Capitano Moro" by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, first published in 1565...
, the board game. - Phyllis Cerf (1916–2006), American actress, journalist, and children's book publisher, and the co-founder of Beginner Books
- Christopher Cerf
- Cécile CerfCécile CerfCécile Cerf was a member of the French Resistance during World War II.During World War II, Cerf played an active role in the Main-d'œuvre immigrée groups under the aegis of the FTP-MOI resistance movement...
- Ferdinand Le CerfFerdinand Le CerfFerdinand Le Cerf was a French entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera.He was a "Préparateur" or technician in the entomological laboratories of Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris....
- (George) Gustav (also Gustavus) Zerffi (born Cerf, or Hirsch)Gustav ZerffiGeorge Gustav Zerffi, born with the surname Cerf or perhaps Hirsch was a Hungarian journalist, revolutionist and spy.-Biography:...
, a Hungarian Jewish journalist, revolutionist, spy - Jean Cerf (1928–2001), French mathematician who worked in differentialDifferential topologyIn mathematics, differential topology is the field dealing with differentiable functions on differentiable manifolds. It is closely related to differential geometry and together they make up the geometric theory of differentiable manifolds.- Description :...
and symplectic topology and pioneered Cerf theoryCerf theoryIn mathematics, at the junction of singularity theory and differential topology, Cerf theory is the study of families of smooth real-valued functionsf:M \to \mathbb R... - Karl Friedrich CerfKarl Friedrich CerfKarl Friedrich Cerf was a German theatrical manager....
(1782–1845), German theatrical manager - Muriel CerfMuriel CerfMuriel Cerf is a French novelist and travel writer.Her first book, L'Antivoyage, was inspired by her travels in Southeast Asia, and was a major critical success. She was awarded the Prix Littéraire Valery Larbaud in 1975 for Le Diable vert.-Selected works:*L'Antivoyage *Le Diable vert *Marie...
(born 1951), French novelist and travel writer - Vint CerfVint CerfVinton Gray "Vint" Cerf is an American computer scientist, who is recognized as one of "the fathers of the Internet", sharing this title with American computer scientist Bob Kahn...
(born 1943), computer scientist, often referred to as one of the founding fathers of the Internet
Cerf-Beer
- Herz Cerfbeer of Medelsheim (1730, Bischheim - 1793, Strasbourg), an Alsatian-French Jewish philanthropist
- Samson Cerfberr of MedelsheimSamson Cerfberr of MedelsheimSamson Cerfberr of Medelsheim was a French soldier and author.He led an erratic and adventurous life, wandering over the world, changing his name and even his religion several times...
(c. 1780, Strasburg - 1826, Paris), an Alsatian-French Jewish soldier and author - Frédéric CerfberrFrédéric CerfberrFrédéric Cerfberr was a French diplomat and a Jew....
(1786, Strasburg - 1842), an Alsatian-French Jewish diplomat - Max-Théodore CerfbeerMax-Théodore CerfbeerMax-Théodore Cerfbeer was a French military officer and parliamentary deputy. He was also president of the Consistoire Central Israelite de France....
(1792, Nancy - 1876), a French Jewish military officer - Maximilien Charles Alphonse Cerfberr of MedelsheimMaximilien Charles Alphonse Cerfberr of MedelsheimMaximilien Charles Alphonse Cerfberr of Medelsheim was a French journalist, writer and governmental official....
(1817, Épinal - 1883, Paris), a French Jewish journalist, writer - Auguste Édouard CerfberrAuguste Édouard CerfberrAuguste Édouard Cerfberr was a French author. Having completed his studies in law, Cerfberr entered the service of the government, in which he held many high positions. His last office was that of prefect and general inspector of the prisons at Grenoble...
(1811, Épinal - 1858), a French Jewish author - Anatole CerfberrAnatole CerfberrAnatole Cerfberr was a French journalist and author. Under various pseudonyms, among which were "Arthur Clary," "Antoine Cerlier," and "Fulgence Ridal," he contributed to numerous papers. He was an admirer of Honoré de Balzac and Victor Hugo, an ardent socialist, and well versed in matters...
(1835, Paris - 1896, Neuilly), a French Jewish journalist and author
See also
- Cervo
- Naftali
- Zvi
- HirschHirschHirsch may refer to:Places* Hirsch, Buenos Aires, Argentina* Hirsch, Saskatchewan, Canada* Hirsch Observatory, an astronomical observatory in Troy, New YorkPeople * August Hirsch, German physician and medical historian....
- JellinekJellinekJellinek is a surname and may refer to:* Adolf Jellinek , an Austrian rabbi and scholar.** Max Hermann Jellinek , son of Adolf Jellinek* E...