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Otto Johns Scheerer (13 August 1858 - 24 March 1938) was a German-born writer and linguist who published a number of works on the various tribal languages of the Philippines.

Biography
Born in Hamburg, Scheerer first arrived in the Philippines in 1882, Initially residing in Manila, where he worked for the German merchant house of Emil Kloepfer. Eventually, Sheerer married a Filipino woman and established his own cigar factory.

In 1896, Scheerer settled in Benguet following a severe bout of dysentery. He sold his Manila residence to Filipino revolutionary Pedro Paterno, which in turn led Scheerer to become involved in the Philippine Revolution.