Researching Paul Bircher
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 182 people with the Bircher surname? In that year Bircher was ranked number 3397 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Paul means "small" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Paul Bircher on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Paul Bircher and the Bircher Family History
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 316 people with the Bircher surname in the UK? Bircher is now ranked number 3744 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Paul Bircher
Paul Bircher
Ernest Augustus Paul Bircher (11 December 1928 – 6 October 2019) was an English rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Bircher was born at Kensington, London. He was educated at Radley College and Christ's College, Cambridge and in 1948, he was a member of the victorious Cambridge crew in the Boat Race. Most of the Cambridge crew of 1948 also rowed for Leander Club at Henley Royal Regatta. The Leander eight were selected to row for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. Bircher was in the winning Cambridge crews in the 1949 and 1950 Boat Races. In 1953 he was a member of the Leander Club crew which won the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta.
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