Schober
Appearance
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Schober, a German term for a small barn or a haystack, is common as an occupational surname, metonymic for a farmer,[1] and as a name for haystack-shaped mountains.
People named Schober
[edit]- Aurelia Frances Schober (1906–1994), mother of the poet Sylvia Plath
- Barbara Schober (born 1958), German visual artist
- Bernadette Schober (born 1984), Austrian racing cyclist
- Franz von Schober (1796–1882), Austrian poet, librettist, lithographer, and actor
- Johann Schober (1874–1932), three-time Chancellor of Austria
- John C. Schober (born 1961), American politician and lawyer
- Mathias Schober (born 1976), German football goalkeeper
- Michael Schober (born 1964), American psychologist
- Olga Schoberová (born 1943), Czech actress
- Paul Schober (1865–1943), German physician who developed Schober's test
- Rita Schober (1918–2012), German scholar of Romance studies and literature who championed Emile Zola and organised translations of his books.
- Sonja Schöber (born 1985), German swimmer
- William Schober (born 1956), Australian figure skater
- Wolfgang Schober (born 1989), Austrian football goalkeeper
Mountains
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There are about 20 mountains, minor summits, and hills named "(great/high) haystack" in Austria alone.[2] Among these are:
- The Hochschober (3,242 m), after which the Schober Group has been named.
- Schober (2,967 m) in the Ankogel Group in Carinthia
- Schober (1,328 m) on the border of Upper Austria and Salzburg
- The Schober Pass (849 m) in the Niedere Tauern in Styria
Other
[edit]- 2871 Schober, an asteroid
References
[edit]- ^ Schober at the Internet Surname Database
- ^ Austrian maps online by the Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen