Proper noun
Knipper (plural Knippers)
A surname from German.
Olga Knipper, "Memoir", in Benedetti, Dear Writer, Dear Actress, 37, 270. Bartlett, 2. In Yalta he completed two more plays for the Art Theatre, composing with greater difficulty than in the days when he "wrote serenely, the way I eat pancakes now". Source: Internet
It is a traditional Russian song written by Lev Knipper called "Oh, My Field" ("Polyushko, Polye") and it is available on various collections of Red Army hymns. Source: Internet
On 25 May 1901, Chekhov married Olga Knipper quietly, owing to his horror of weddings. Source: Internet