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Knecht
Knecht of old German origin means in general a male "servant", and can refer to a servant of a sovereignty such as a mercenary foot soldier (see Landsknecht) or the classic farm servant (Bauernknecht); the female equivalent in old German is "Magd" ( Maid). Etymologically, it is the cognate of English " knight". It may also refer to:
- Émile Knecht (born 1923), Swiss rower
- Hans Knecht (1913–1996), Swiss road racing cyclist
- John Knecht (born 1947), American filmmaker
- Justin Heinrich Knecht (1752–1817), German composer
- Karl Kae Knecht (1883–1972), American artist
- Peter Knecht (born 1936), American attorney
- Reuben Knecht Bachman (1834–1911), American politician
- Robert Knecht (born 1926), British historian
- William Knecht (1930–1996), American rower
It may also refer to:
- Gebr. Knecht AG, a Swiss bus transportation company