{{Wiktionary|Schober}} '''Schober''', a German term for a small barn or a haystack, is common as an occupational surname, metonymic for a farmer,<ref>[http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Schober Schober] at the Internet Surname Database</ref> and as a name for haystack-shaped mountains.
==People named Schober== * Aurelia Frances Schober (1906–1994), mother of the poet Sylvia Plath * Barbara Schober (born 1958), German visual artist * Bernadette Schober (born 1984), Austrian racing cyclist * Franz von Schober (1796–1882), Austrian poet, librettist, lithographer, and actor * Johann Schober (1874–1932), three-time Chancellor of Austria * John C. Schober (born 1961), American politician and lawyer * Mathias Schober (born 1976), German football goalkeeper * Michael Schober (born 1964), American psychologist * Olga Schoberová (born 1943), Czech actress * {{ill|Paul Schober|de}} (1865–1943), German physician who developed Schober's test * Rita Schober (1918–2012), German scholar of Romance studies and literature who championed Emile Zola and organised translations of his books. * Sonja Schöber (born 1985), German swimmer * William Schober (born 1956), Australian figure skater * Wolfgang Schober (born 1989), Austrian football goalkeeper
==Mountains== thumb|right|The Hochschober There are about 20 mountains, minor summits, and hills named "(great/high) haystack" in Austria alone.<ref>[http://www.austrianmap.at/amap/index.php?SKN=1&XPX=637&YPX=492 Austrian maps online] by the Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen</ref> Among these are: * The Hochschober (3,242 m), after which the Schober Group has been named. * Schober (2,967 m) in the Ankogel Group in Carinthia * Schober (1,328 m) on the border of Upper Austria and Salzburg * The Schober Pass (849 m) in the Niedere Tauern in Styria
==Other== * 2871 Schober, an asteroid
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