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Wittich

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Wittich is a surname, and may refer to:

  • Paul Wittich (c. 1546 in Breslau – 1586), a Silesia-born astronomer
  • Christopher Wittich (Latin: Christophorus Wittichius; 1625, in Brieg/Brzeg - 1687, in Leyden), a Silesia-born Dutch theologian
  • Ludwig von Wittich (1818-1884), Prussian lieutenant general
  • Marie Wittich (1868–1931), a German female operatic soprano
  • Paul Wittich (politician) (1877−1957), German social democratic politician in Slovakia
  • Hans Wittich (1899-1995), immigrated to USA with wife, Anna (Pfeiffer) & toddler son Rolf Wittich early 1900s. Mountain climber. First to climb several Canadian Grand Tetons. Was known for giving lectures on mountain climbing at Nature Friend camps all over the USA. Also a talented photographer, he documented many of his and his climbing partner's (Otto) climbs through the 1930s. He earned his living as a sheet metal worker, installing church steeples in the summer, and climbing in the winter.
  • Rolf Wittich (1926-2020), son of Hans; Engineer, politician, race car driver and enthusiast
  • Art Wittich (born 1957), American politician
  • Ines Wittich (born 1969), a German shot putter
  • Patrick Wittich (born 1982, Kaiserslautern), a German football player

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