William Gordon Schaefer was born on 26 November 1963, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States. He died on 14 September 2002, in his hometown, at the age of 38.
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Erwin, Ernst, Hans, Gerhard, Helmut, Dieter, Wolfgang, Hermann, Horst, Manfred.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (Schäfer): occupational name for a shepherd, from an agent derivative of German Schaf, Middle High German schāf ‘sheep’. It is also found in Hungary and Czechia. Compare Schafer and Schaffer 2.
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