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

See also

• Drexler
• Trexler (disambiguation)
• Turner
• All pages with titles beginning with Drechsler
• All pages with titles containing Drechsler