Fischer

Fischer is a German surname, derived from the profession of the fisherman. The name Fischer is the fourth most common German surname. The English version is Fisher.

People with the surname include:

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Patent Ochsner

Patent Ochsner is one of Switzerland's best-known rock bands, all of whose studio albums but one have topped the Swiss charts. Hailing from Bern, they perform songs in Swiss German.

Current line-up (2006)

History

Patent Ochsner was formed in Bern in 1990 by singer Büne Huber and four other musicians. The lineup would change several times during the years. The band got their name from a ubiquitous type of Swiss dustbin and trash containers, manufactured by J. Ochsner AG and stamped with "Patent Ochsner".

In 1991, they released their debut "Schlachtplatte" (butcher plate; a traditional dish containing different types of meat and sausages). As the song "Bälpmoos" (about Belpmoos, Bern's regional airport) got huge radio airplay on Swiss radio stations they became quite famous in Switzerland. The ballad "Scharlachrot" (Scarlet) would increase their popularity.

Fischer (automobile)

The Fischer was a brass era automobile manufactured in Detroit, Michigan by the G.J. Fischer Company in 1914. It was a light car (rather than a cyclecar), built as a two- or four-seater model, including a sedan. It had a Perkins four-cylinder water-cooled 1.2L engine. It had a selective transmission and shaft drive. The two-seater cost $525, and the sedan cost $845. The Fischer brothers, all 7 of them lived in Flint, Michigan.

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