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Messerli

Messerli is a surname. It means 'Little Knife' from the German 'messer' (knife) joined to 'li' (denoting little). It is a very common name in Switzerland, and also has many derivatives outside of Switzerland such as Messer and Messershmidt. Notable people with the surname include:

*Bruno Messerli (born 1931), Swiss professor of geography and author of ''The Himalayan Dilemma'' *Douglas Messerli (born 1947), American poet, writer and publisher *Peter Messerli, Swiss Vice-President of the European Patent Office until 2011 *Peter Messerli, Swiss professor of sustainable development, co-chair of UN Global Sustainable Development report, and Director of the Centre for Development and Environment Provided by Wikipedia