What is "scherzer"

Scherzer is a surname, and may refer to:

• Ernst Scherzer, German writer, pseudonym of Christian August Gottlob Eberhard (1769–1845)
• Johann Gottfried Scherzer, an Austrian musical instrument maker (e.g. Contraguitar)
• Karl von Scherzer (1821–1903), an Austrian explorer
• Max Scherzer (born 1984), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Otto Scherzer (1909–1982), a German theoretical physicist
• Steffi Scherzer (born 1957), a German ballet dancer
• William Donald Scherzer, an American engineer (known for the "Scherzer"-system of Bascule bridges)

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