Hassler

Hassler (also Haßler, Häßler, Hässler, Hasler, ...) is a toponymic surname derived from a number of places called Hasel or Hassel in German-speaking parts of Europe.

Notable people with this name include:

Musicians

  • A musical dynasty in Nuremberg
    • Isaak Hassler (c.1530 – 1591), organist and father of three brothers:
      • Kasper Hassler (1562–1618), minor composer and publisher
      • Hans Leo Hassler (1564–1612), an important German composer and organist
      • Jakob Hassler (1569–1622), composer most noted for his keyboard works
  • Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747–1822), German organist and composer

Athletes

  • Nicole Hassler (1941–1996), French figure skater
  • Des Hasler (b. 1961), Australian rugby league footballer and coach
  • Thomas Häßler (b. 1966), former German football player and 1990 World Cup winner
  • Dominic Hassler (b. 1981), Austrian football player

Other professions

  • Johann Hasler (b. 1548, died after 1602), Swiss theologian and physician
  • Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler (1770–1845), first US Coast Survey superintendent
  • Friday Hassler (1935–1972), American NASCAR driver
  • Hassler Whitney (1907–1989), American mathematician
  • Herbert "Blondie" Hasler (1914–1987), British Marines officer and later a noted single-handed sailor
  • Rolf Hassler (1914–1984), German neurobiologist
  • Eveline Hasler (b. 1933), Swiss writer
  • Jon Hassler (1933–2008) American novelist for whom is named the Jon Hassler Theater in Plainview, Minnesota
  • Marie Hasler (b. 1948), New Zealand politician
  • Harry Hasler, fictional alter ego of Viktor Giacobbo, one of his most popular satirical figures
  • Otmar Hasler (b. 1953), Prime Minister of Liechtenstein
  • Uwe Hassler (b. 1963), German professor of statistics and econometrics
  • John Hasler (b. 1974), English actor
  • Irací Hassler (b. 1990), Chilean politician and economist


Surname list
This page lists people with the surname Hassler.
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