Rothbart

Rothbart, Rotbart or Rottbart is a surname of German origin. The members of this family have historically held notable positions in various governments, various ecclesiastical positions, and owned significant lands.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Franz Rotbart (1480–1570), first Protestant pastor in Görlitz, also known as the true reformer of Görlitz^[1][2]
• Alois Rotbart, Austrian Catholic priest^[3]
• Monsignor Josef Rothbart, Austrian Catholic priest^[4] and professor^[5]
• Georg Konrad Rothbart, German architect, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha court councillor, and Construction official in the service of Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha^[6]
• Hans Rothbart, a German architect, knight,^[7] castle captain of Veste Coburg,^[8][9] head of the ducal private office and president of the ducal cabinet in the service of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha^[10]
• Gustav Rothbart, German landowner, farmer, politician,^[11] Kreistag and Reichstag member^[12][13][14]
• Johann Lorenz Theodor Rothbart, oil painter, watercolor painter, draftsman, lithographer^[15]
• Davy Rothbart (born 1975), American writer and filmmaker
• Ferdinand Rothbart (1823–1899), German painter
• Michael Forster Rothbart, American photojournalist

Rotbart can also refer to:

• Pater Rotbart – nickname of Joachim Haspinger, a Capuchin priest who played a key role in the Tyrolean Rebellion of 1809^[16]
• a German form of the name Barbarossa of Emperor Frederick I.
• a German brand of razor, used by German soldiers during World War II
• a long-period comet C/1946 K1 (Pajdusakova-Rotbart-Weber)