Schacht

Schacht is a German surname, derived from the common noun meaning "mine shaft".

Surname

 * Emil Schacht (1854–1915), American architect, German immigrant
 * Hermann Schacht (1814–1864), German botanist and pharmacist
 * Hjalmar Schacht (1877–1970), German financial expert during the time of Hitler
 * Joseph Schacht (1902–1969), German Catholic scholar of Islamic Law
 * Henry Schacht (born 1933/1934), American businessman
 * Richard Schacht (born 1941), American philosopher
 * Chris Schacht (born 1946), Australian politician

Other uses

 * Schacht (automobile), an American manufacturer of automobile, trucks and fire trucks from 1904 to 1940
 * Schacht-Audorf, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
 * Schacht v. United States, a United States Supreme Court case (1970)