Fuchs 810720 220192264 2008-06-18T18:28:43Z 207.190.60.1 {{Wiktionary|Fuchs}} '''Fuchs''' is [[German language|German]] for ''[[Fox]]''. It is also commonly used as a [[family name]] and as a [[designation]] for a German [[tank]]. As a surname, in [[English language|English]], the name is often pronounced {{IPA|/fuːks/}} (rendered in [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]; the /uː/ [[phoneme]] is an English "long u"), {{IPA|/fʊks/}} (rhyming with "books"), closer to the German pronunciation, or even {{IPA|/fɒks/}} (like "fox"), as a reference to the name's meaning. The pronunciation {{IPA|/fʌks/}} (like "[[wiktionary:fuck|fucks]]") is typically avoided. == Industry == * [http://www.otto-fuchs.com/OTTO FUCHS KG], a German Finished Metal Products Manufacturer established in 1910 and based in [[Meinerzhagen]], Germany. A supplier to European automobile manufacturers including [[Porsche AG]]. Forged magnesium alloy Fuchs wheels were used in the [[Porsche 911]] in the 1960s through the late 1980s.<ref>P. 31 Paternie, P (2000). Porsche 911 Red Book 1965-1999 Motorbooks International. ISBN. 0-7603-0723-7</ref> * [[Fuchs Petrolub]], the world's largest independent manufacturer of [[lubricants]], and related speciality products. == Medicine == * [[Fuchs' dystrophy]] == Military == * [[TPz Fuchs|Transportpanzer Fuchs]], a German armoured personnel carrier == Notable persons whose surname is or was '''Fuchs''' == * [[Andy Fuchs]] (Born 1957), owner/operator [[Fuchs Audio Technology]] * [[Anke Fuchs]], German politician (SPD) (Youth, family, and health) * [[Arved Fuchs]] (born 1953), writer and adventurer * [[Bernard Fuchs]] (born 1916), French pilot and hero of the [[Second World War]], ''[[Ordre de la Libération|Compagnon de la Libération]]'' * [[Cassy Fuchs]] (born 1992) Canadian singer and actress * [[Carol Fuchs]] screenwriter * [[Charlie Fuchs]], American baseball player * [[Daniel Fuchs]] ([[June 25]], [[1909]] &ndash; [[July 26]], [[1993]]), writer and screenwriter * [[Eduard Fuchs]], Marxist cultural scientist * [[Elinor Fuchs]], theoretician of [[Theatre]] and the [[Postmodern]]. * [[Emil Fuchs]] ([[1874]] &ndash; [[1971]]), German [[theologian]]. * [[Emil Fuchs (baseball)|Emil Fuchs]] ([[1878]] &ndash; [[1961]]), owner of the [[Atlanta Braves|Boston Braves]] 1923 &ndash; 1935. * [[Erika Fuchs]], German translator of Disney comics * [[Ernst Fuchs]] (disambiguation) ** [[Ernst Fuchs (physician)|Ernst Fuchs]] ([[1831]] &ndash; [[1930]]), Austrian doctor and professor ** [[Ernst Fuchs (painter)|Ernst Fuchs]] (born [[1930]]), Austrian painter and graphic artist ** [[Ernst Fuchs (theologian)|Ernst Fuchs]], theologian * [[Franz Fuchs]], Austrian terrorist * [[Georg Friedrich Fuchs]], German musician and composer * [[Gerd Fuchs]] (born 1932), German writer * [[Gerhard Fuchs]] (born 1944), co-founder of practical informatics * [[Gottfried Fuchs]], soccer player * [[Günther Bruno Fuchs]], German writer * [[Gustavo Fuchs]] (Born 1980), Brazilian/German technologist * [[Harald Fuchs]] (born 1951), professor of physics * [[Horst Fuchs]] (born 1946), [[homeshopping]] presenter * [[Johann Nepomuk von Fuchs]], German chemist * [[Joseph Fuchs]], American violinst * [[Josef Fuchs]] (born 1912), German theologian * [[Jürgen Fuchs]], writer and activist [[GDR]] * [[Kenneth Fuchs]] (born 1956), American composer of classical music * [[Klaus Fuchs]], German-born British physicist and Soviet spy, later resident of the [[GDR]] * [[Lazarus Fuchs]], German mathematician * [[Leonhart Fuchs]] (sometimes ''Leonhard''), German physician and botanist * [[Marta Fuchs]], opera singer * [[Matthias Ägidius Fuchs]], war minister under [[Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria]] * [[Michael Fuchs]] (disambiguation) * [[Norbert Klaus Fuchs]] (born 1941), engineer and author * [[Otto Fuchs]], author * [[Paul Fuchs|Paul Freiherr von Fuchs]] ), Brandenburg minister * [[Richard Fuchs]], ([[1887]] &ndash; [[1947]]) architect and composer * [[Robert Fuchs]] ([[1847]] &ndash; [[1927]]), Austrian composer * [[Rupert Fuchs]], Bohemian-German landscape photographer * [[Ruth Fuchs]] (born 1946), German athlete * [[Ryan Fuchs]] (born 1989), New York actor * [[Skye Fuchs]] (born 1988), Astronaut * [[Thomas Fuchs]] (disambiguation) ** [[Thomas Fuchs (author)|Thomas Fuchs]] (born 1964), German journalist and author ** [[Thomas Fuchs (politician)|Thomas Fuchs]], Swiss politician ** [[Thomas Fuchs (computer scientist)|Thomas Fuchs]], computer scientist, pioneer of [[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]] * [[Vivian Fuchs|Sir Vivian Fuchs]], British geologist and polar explorer * [[Werner Fuchs (soccer coach)|Werner Fuchs]], Soccer coach * [[Wolfgang Heinrich Johannes Fuchs]], mathematician == References == <references/> {{disambig}} [[de:Fuchs]] [[fr:Fuchs]] [[it:Fuchs]] [[nl:Fuchs]] [[ja:フックス]] [[pl:Fuchs]] [[ru:Фукс]] [[sk:Fuchs]] [[sv:Fuchs]] Taylor Fuchs