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Schumacher is a German surname meaning shoemaker, from Schuhmacher, an occupational name for a person who made or repaired shoes. The spelling Schumacher is a common variant in German-speaking regions and among descendants abroad.

Michael Schumacher (born 1969) is a German former Formula One driver who won seven world championships, driving

Ralf Schumacher (born 1975) is a German former racing driver and Michael’s younger brother. He competed in

Ernst Friedrich Schumacher (1911–1977), commonly known as E. F. Schumacher, was a German-born economist and statistician

Schumacher College, located in Devon, England, is an eco-economics and holistic learning institution named in honor

for
Benetton
and
Ferrari.
His
career
included
91
Grand
Prix
victories
and
numerous
pole
positions
and
fastest
laps,
making
him
widely
regarded
as
one
of
the
greatest
drivers
in
the
sport’s
history.
In
2013
he
suffered
serious
injuries
in
a
skiing
accident,
and
his
family
has
shared
limited
public
information
about
his
health
since.
Formula
One
from
1997
to
2007
for
several
teams,
including
Williams
and
Toyota,
and
earned
two
Grand
Prix
victories.
noted
for
his
critique
of
conventional
development
models.
His
influential
book
Small
Is
Beautiful
(1973)
promoted
ideas
of
sustainable
development
and
local,
human-scale
economics.
of
E.
F.
Schumacher
and
dedicated
to
applying
his
ideas
to
education
and
environmental
sustainability.
The
surname
Schumacher
appears
in
various
other
contexts
as
well,
reflecting
its
German
origins
and
international
dispersion.