Prüfer

Prüfer (German for "examiner") is a German surname. Non-German language versions are Pruefer or Prufer. Notable people with these surnames include:

Arthur Prüfer (1860–1944), German musicologist
Clemens Prüfer (born 1997), German discus thrower, brother of Henning
Cornelia Prüfer-Storcks (born 1956), German politician
Curt Prüfer (1881–1959) German diplomat
Gustav Franz Pruefer (1861–1951), American music instrument inventor
Heinz Prüfer (1896–1934), German Jewish mathematician
Henning Prüfer (born 1996), German discus thrower
Kevin Prufer (born 1969), American poet, novelist, academic, editor, and essayist
Thomas Prufer (1929–1993), American philosopher

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