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Feuer (surname)

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Feuer is the German language word for fire. From its origins, the word "feuer" has made its way into contemporary use as a family name.

According to Israel's Diaspora Museum, the surname indicates that the ancestors of those bearing this name were the "shedders of light and wisdom" on their villages.[1]

People so named include:

  • Cy Feuer (1911–2006), American theatre producer, director, composer, and musician
  • Debra Feuer (born 1959), American actress
  • Donya Feuer (1934–2011), American dancer, choreographer, theater director and filmmaker
  • Eduard Feuer (born 1936), mechanical engineer and entrepreneur
  • Ian Feuer (born 1971), American former professional soccer player
  • Jane Feuer (fl. 1980s–2010s), American professor of film studies
  • Lewis Samuel Feuer (1912–2002), American sociologist
  • Mike Feuer (born 1958), American politician and lawyer
  • Zach Feuer (fl. 2000s–2010s), founding member of the Zach Feuer Gallery

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