Schermerhorn (disambiguation)

Schermerhorn is a Dutch place name and derivative surname.

Places

• Schermerhorn, a small town in North Holland. The town's name reflects its former location on a "horn" (cape or headland) into the lake Schermer, which now is a polder.

People

• Abraham M. Schermerhorn (1791-1855), US Representative from New York
• Alison Brie Schermerhorn, better known as Alison Brie (born 1982), American actress
• Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor (1830–1908), American socialite married to William Backhouse Astor, Jr.
• Eric Schermerhorn (born 1960), American guitarist and composer
• John F. Schermerhorn (1786-1851), American minister and missionary
• Kenneth Schermerhorn (1929–2005), American conductor and composer
• Richard E. Schermerhorn (1927–1995), New York state senator
• Simon J. Schermerhorn (1827-1901), a United States Representative from New York
• Wim Schermerhorn (1894–1977), Dutch Prime Minister

Other

• Schermerhorn-Drees cabinet, Wim Schermerhorn's council of ministers in 1945-46.
• Schermerhorn Symphony Center, a concert hall in Nashville, Tennessee, named in honor of Kenneth Schermerhorn
• Localities in New York City:
  • Schermerhorn Row Block, built by Peter Schermerhorn (1749-1826), merchant and ship owner
  • Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn Heights, once a rope walk for the Peter Schermerhorn family rope business ^[1]
  • The nearby subway station Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets
  • Schermerhorn Building, 376-380 Lafayette Street, built by William Colford Schermerhorn (1821-1903), patron of literature and arts.

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