Horst-Rüdiger Schlöske, (born 1946), a former German sprinter born Horst-Rüdiger Pfau
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Ruth Pfau (born 1929), a German nun and medical doctor dedicated to fighting leprosy in Pakistan
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Werner Pfau, German astronomer, former director of the Jena University Observatory, and namesake of asteroid 9962 Pfau
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Ludwig Pfau (1821–1894), German poet, journalist, and revolutionary
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Sister Edith Pfau (1915–2001), American painter, sculptor and art educator
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Pfau's education ministry included eleven years teaching at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, eleven years at Immaculata Junior College in Washington, D.C., and ten years at Providence University in Shalu, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Throughout her career, Pfau won numerous awards for her work including first prize in oils from the Indiana College Art Exhibit (1935), first prize in painting at the Wabash Valley Art Exhibition held at Swope Art Museum (1946), several awards from the national Art for Religion exhibits (1959 and 1969).
Pfau and his colleagues (1990) developed a study during the 1988 United States presidential election.