Reitter Explained

Reitter is a German occupational surname, which means a "mounted soldier" or "knight", from the Middle High German ritære ("horseman").^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• Edmund Reitter (1845–1920), a Moravia-born Austrian-German entomologist, writer, collector, beetle expert
• Edmund Reitter (1904–2005), an Austrian sculptor
• Ferenc Reitter (1813–1874), a Hungarian architect and engineer
• Johann Daniel von Reitter (1759–1811), German forester and botanist
• Brauerei Reitter, a brand of German micro-brew ^[2]

See also

• Reiter (surnames)
• Reiter

Notes and References

1. Dictionary of American Family Names. "Reitter Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 18 January 2016.
2. Beer Advocate: Reitter http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/6798/34604/ Retrieved on 11 February 2016.