Aaronson
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Aaronson is a Jewish patronymic
surname
, meaning "son of Aaron
". It is unknown as a given name
. Aaronson or its variants may refer to:
Aaronsohn
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, meaning "son of Aaron
Aaron
In the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an, Aaron : Ααρών ), who is often called "'Aaron the Priest"' and once Aaron the Levite , was the older brother of Moses, and a prophet of God. He represented the priestly functions of his tribe, becoming the first High Priest of the Israelites...
". It is unknown as a given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. Aaronson or its variants may refer to:
- Irving AaronsonIrving AaronsonIrving A. Aaronson was an American jazz pianist and big band leader.Born in New York, USA, Irving Aaronson learned piano from Alfred Sendry at the David Mannes School for music...
(1895–1963), American jazz pianist - Kenny AaronsonKenny AaronsonKenny Aaronson is an American bass guitar player.- Early life and career :He started playing drums at the age of eleven, following in his older brother's footsteps. Kenny switched to electric bass at the age 14 after becoming enamored by the bass on Motown records and was strongly influenced by...
(born 1952), American bass guitar player - Marc AaronsonMarc AaronsonMarc Aaronson was an American astronomer.-Education:Aaronson was educated at the California Institute of Technology, where he received a BSc in 1972. He completed his Ph.D. in 1977 at Harvard University with a dissertation on the near-infrared aperture photometry of galaxies...
(1950–1987), American astronomer - Ruth Aaronson BariRuth Aaronson BariRuth Aaronson Bari was an American mathematician known for her work in graph theory and homomorphisms. The daughter of Polish-Jewish immigrants to the U.S., she was a professor at George Washington University beginning in 1966...
(1917–2005), American mathematician - Scott AaronsonScott AaronsonScott Joel Aaronson is a theoretical computer scientist and faculty member in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.-Education:...
(born 1981), American computer scientist
Aaronsohn
- Aaron AaronsohnAaron AaronsohnAaron Aaronsohn was a Jewish agronomist, botanist, and Zionist activist. Aaronsohn was the discoverer of wild emmer , believed to be "the mother of wheat."-Biography:...
(1876–1919), Romanian-born Palestinian Jewish agronomist, botanist, traveler, entrepreneur, and Zionist politician - Alexander AaronsohnAlexander AaronsohnAlexander Aaronsohn was an author and activist who wrote about the plight of people living in Palestine in his book, With the Turks in Palestine....
(1888–1948), author and activist who wrote about the plight of people living in Palestine (now Israel) - Sarah AaronsohnSarah AaronsohnSarah Aaronsohn was a member of Nili, a ring of Jewish spies working for the British in World War I, and a sister of notable botanist Aaron Aaronsohn. Sometimes she is referred to as the "heroine of Nili."-Early life:...
(1890–1917), Jewish spy working for the British in World War I, sister of Aaron Aaronsohn