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Meusel is a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Andreas Musculus German theologian

Andreas Musculus was a German Lutheran theologian and Protestant reformer. The name Musculus is a Latinized form of Meusel.

Bob Meusel American baseball player

Robert William Meusel was an American baseball left and right fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for eleven seasons from 1920 through 1930, all but the last for the New York Yankees. He was best known as a member of the Yankees' championship teams of the 1920s, nicknamed the "Murderers' Row", during which time the team won its first six American League (AL) pennants and first three World Series titles.

Irish Meusel American baseball player

Emil Frederick "Irish" Meusel was an American baseball left fielder.

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The Arktisch-Alpiner Garten der Walter-Meusel-Stiftung is a nonprofit botanical garden specializing in arctic and alpine plants. It is maintained by the Walter Meusel Foundation at Schmidt-Rottluff-Straße 90, Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany, and open daily except Sunday.

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Charlie Keller American baseball player and coach

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