# Leichter

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**Leichter** is a German word meaning "lighter". It is also a surname and may refer to:

- [Franz S. Leichter](/source/Franz_S._Leichter) (1930–2023), politician in the New York State Assembly and Senate
- [Hope Jensen Leichter](/source/Hope_Jensen_Leichter), American educationalist
- [Karl Leichter](/source/Karl_Leichter) (1902–1987), Estonian musicologist
- [Käthe Leichter](/source/K%C3%A4the_Leichter) (1895–1942), Austrian economist, women's rights activist, journalist, politician
- [Max Leichter](/source/Max_Leichter) (1920–1981), German wrestler

## See also

- [Käthe Leichter Prize](/source/K%C3%A4the_Leichter_Prize), the Austrian State Prize for women's research, gender studies and gender equality in the workplace
- [Leicht](/source/Leicht)

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