Visscher is a Dutch occupational surname. Visscher is an archaic spelling of Dutch visser meaning "fisherman".[1] Varianta are Visschers and De Visscher. The latter form is now most common in East Flanders.[2] Notable people with the surname include:
- Roemer Visscher (1547–1620), merchant and writer from Amsterdam
- Anna Visscher (1584–1651), Dutch artist, poet, and translator, daughter of Roemer
- Maria Tesselschade Visscher (1594–1649), Dutch poet, and engraver, daughter of Roemer
- Claes Jansz. Visscher (1587–1652), engraver and publisher from Amsterdam
- Nicolaes Visscher I (1618–1679), his son, Dutch cartographer and publisher
- Nicolaes Visscher II (1649–1702), his son, Dutch cartographer and publisher
- Nicolaes Visscher I (1618–1679), his son, Dutch cartographer and publisher
- Frans Jacobszoon Visscher (fl. 1623–1645), Dutch mariner and explorer; variants of his first name include Franchoijs or Franchoys etc.; his middle name is sometimes abbreviated "Jacobsz."
- Three brothers (de) Visscher of Haarlem:
- Cornelis Visscher (1628/29 – 1658), Dutch engraver
- Lambert Visscher (1633 – aft.1690), Dutch printmaker active in Italy
- Jan de Visscher (1635/36 – aft.1692), Dutch engraver and painter
- Codien Visscher (1835–1912), Dutch translator and writer
- Hugo Visscher (1864–1947), Dutch theologian and politician
- John Paul Visscher (1895–1950), American protozoologist
- Jantje Visscher (born 1933), American painter, photographer, and sculptor
- Bert Visscher (born 1960), Dutch comedian and cabaret performer
- Maurice Visscher (1901–1983), American physiologist
- Peter Visscher, Dutch-born Australian geneticist
Visschers
- Jacques Visschers (1940–2020), Dutch footballer
De Visscher
- Charles De Visscher (1884–1973), Belgian jurist
- Fernand De Visscher (1885–1964), Belgian legal historian
- Paul De Visscher (1916–1996), Belgian jurist, son of Charles
- Jeffrey de Visscher (born 1981), Dutch footballer
- William Lightfoot Visscher (1842–1924), poet & newspaperman in Washington State
See also
- Visscher Island, Tasmania, named after Frans Jacobszoon Visscher
- Visscher panorama, an engraving of London by Claes Visscher
- Visser, Dutch surname of the same origin
- Vischer, German surname of the same origin
References
- ↑ Visscher at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
- ↑ De Vischer at familienaam.be
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