What is "staudinger"

Staudinger is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Hermann Staudinger (1881–1965), German chemist who demonstrated the existence of macromolecules
• Josef Staudinger (born 1906), Austrian diver who competed in the 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics
• Otto Staudinger (1830–1900), German entomologist
• Wolfgang Staudinger (born 1963), West German luger who competed from 1978 to 1989