Cassirer
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Notable people whose surname is or was Cassirer include:
- Richard CassirerRichard CassirerRichard Cassirer was a German neurologist who was born in Breslau. After receiving his medical doctorate in 1891 he became assistant at the psychiatric clinic in Breslau under Karl Wernicke . In 1893 he went to Vienna and continued his studies under Richard von Krafft-Ebing and Heinrich Obersteiner...
(1868 1925), German neurologist - Paul CassirerPaul CassirerPaul Cassirer was a German art dealer and editor who played a significant role in the promotion of the work of artists of the Berlin Secession and of French Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, in particular that of Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne.- Starting out :Paul Cassirer started out as...
(1871 1926), German art dealer and editor - Bruno CassirerBruno CassirerBruno Cassirer was a publisher and gallery owner in Berlin who had a considerable influence on the cultural life of the city.He was born on 12 December 1872, the second child of Jewish parents, Julius and Julcher Cassirer. Julius was a partner, with two of Bruno's cousins, in a cable factory...
(1872 1941), German publisher and gallery owner in Berlin - Ernst CassirerErnst CassirerErnst Cassirer was a German philosopher. He was one of the major figures in the development of philosophical idealism in the first half of the 20th century...
(1874 1945), German-Jewish philosopher - Edith Geheeb, Edith Geheeb Cassirer, aka Edith Geheeb-Cassirer (1885 1982) (de)
- Fritz CassirerFritz CassirerFriedrich Leopold Cassirer, was a German conductor. He was one of the early proponents of the music of Frederick Delius, and conducted the premiere of Delius's first opera.-Biography:Cassirer was born in Breslau...
(1871 1926), German conductor - Heinz CassirerHeinz CassirerDr. Heinz W. Cassirer was a Kantian philosopher, the son of a famous German philosopher, Ernst Cassirer. Being Jews, the Cassirer family fled the Nazis in the 1930s. Heinz went to University of Glasgow working with Professor H. J. Paton, who persuaded him to write a book on Kant's third...
(1903 1979), German philosopher - Henry Cassirer (born Heiner Reinhard Cassirer; 1911 2004) (de)
- Wilfred CassWilfred CassWilfred Cass CBE FRSA co-founded the Cass Sculpture Foundation.-Biography:Wilfred was born in Berlin and comes from the famous Cassirer family. His great uncle, Paul Cassirer, was an important dealer for the impressionists in Europe...
, born Wolfgang Cassirer (born 1924), Founder of Cass Sculpture Foundation