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Schacht
Schacht is a German surname, derived from the common noun meaning " mine shaft".
Those bearing it include:
- Emil Schacht (1854-1915), American architect, German immigrant
- Hjalmar Schacht (1877–1970), German financial expert during the time of Hitler
- Joseph Schacht (1902–1969), German Catholic scholar of Islamic Law
- Henry Schacht (born 1933/'34), American businessman
- Richard Schacht (born c. 1940), American philosopher
- Chris Schacht (born 1946), Australian politician
- Efrain Schacht Aristigueta (1921-2007), Venezuelan politician
Schacht (automobile)
Schacht was an American manufacturer of automobile, trucks and fire trucks from 1904 to 1940. The company was started by William and Gustav Schact in Cincinnati, Ohio. Production of automobiles was from 1904 to 1914 with over 8,000 automobiles produced. The company was renamed the G.A. Schacht Motor Truck Company and production of trucks and fire trucks continued until 1940.