Drechsler

Drechsler is a German surname, literally meaning "woodturner" or "lathe operator". Notable people with the surname include:

Charles Drechsler (1892–1986), American mycologist
Clara Drechsler (born 1961), German author and translator
Dave Drechsler (born 1960), former guard in the National Football League
Debbie Drechsler (born 1953), American illustrator and comic book creator
Hanno Drechsler (1931–2003), German political scientist
Heike Drechsler (born 1964), German track and field athlete
Joseph Drechsler (1782–1852), Austrian organist, composer and conductor
Karl Drechsler (1800–1873), German cellist
Margot Dreschel (1908–1945), SS-Aufseherin at many Nazi German concentration camps.
Otto-Heinrich Drechsler (1895–1945), German dentist, mayor of Lübeck, General Commissioner of Latvia for the Nazi occupation regime
Paul Drechsler (born 1956), Irish businessman
Werner Drechsler (1923–1944), German U-boat crewman
Wolfgang Drechsler (born 1963), member of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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