Münch

Münch or Muench is a German surname, meaning "monk". Notable people with this surname include the following:

* Edvard Munch (1863–1944), Norwegian Expressionist Painter, best known for "The Scream" * Aloisius Joseph Muench (1889–1962), German-American cardinal, Papal Nuncio to Germany 1951–1959 * Burkhard VII. Münch (died 1444), Swiss knight * Charles Munch (conductor), born Münch (1891–1968), Alsatian conductor * Baron Eligius Franz Joseph von Münch-Bellinghausen (1806–1871), Austrian playwright better known by his pen name, Friedrich Halm * Ernst Münch (musician) (1859–1928), Alsatian organist * Ernst Münch (1876–1946), German plant physiologist * Friedrich Münch (1799–1881), German-American Rationalist, winemaker, Missouri State Senator and prolific author for German emigrants * Guido Münch (1921–2020), Mexican astronomer * Hans Münch (1911–2001), SS doctor acquitted in the Auschwitz trials * Hartung Münch (c. 1265–1332), Bishop of Basel from 1325 to 1328 * Julitta Münch (1959-2020), German journalist * Richard Münch (1916–1987), German actor * Dr. Werner Münch (born 1940), German politician of the CDU party * Münch (family lineage), noble family originating in Basel, Switzerland, including the branches Münch von Münchenstein, Münch von Münchsberg and Münch von Landskro Provided by Wikipedia