Hirschhorn
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Hirschhorn is derived from German
composite word 'Hirsch' (deer) and 'Horn' (horn), part of a deers' antlers. A variation is Hirshhorn. It may refer to:
It is also a surname
. Some people with this name include:
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
composite word 'Hirsch' (deer) and 'Horn' (horn), part of a deers' antlers. A variation is Hirshhorn. It may refer to:
- Hirschhorn (Neckar)Hirschhorn (Neckar)Hirschhorn is a small town in the Bergstraße district of Hesse, Germany, and is known as "The Pearl of the Neckar valley”. Hirschhorn is a climatic health resort situated in the Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald.- Location :...
, a town in Hesse, Germany - Hirschhorn, Rhineland-PalatinateHirschhorn, Rhineland-PalatinateHirschhorn is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany....
, a municipality in Rhineland-PalatinateRhineland-PalatinateRhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
, Germany - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture GardenHirshhorn Museum and Sculpture GardenThe Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is an art museum beside the National Mall, in Washington, D.C., the United States. The museum was initially endowed during the 1960s with the permanent art collection of Joseph H. Hirshhorn. It was designed by architect Gordon Bunshaft and is part of the...
in Washington, D.C.
It is also a 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"...
. Some people with this name include:
- Joel HirschhornJoel HirschhornJoel Hirschhorn, , was an American songwriter. During a successful career, he won the Academy Award for Best Song on two occasions...
(1938–2005), American songwriter - Joseph HirshhornJoseph Hirshhorn]Joseph Herman Hirshhorn was an entrepreneur, financier and art collector. Born in Mitau, Latvia, the twelfth of thirteen children, Hirshhorn emigrated to the United States with his widowed mother at the age of six....
(1899-1981), Latvian-American entrepreneur, financier and art collector (also see Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture GardenHirshhorn Museum and Sculpture GardenThe Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is an art museum beside the National Mall, in Washington, D.C., the United States. The museum was initially endowed during the 1960s with the permanent art collection of Joseph H. Hirshhorn. It was designed by architect Gordon Bunshaft and is part of the...
) - K. Hirschhorn, researcher of Wolf-Hirschhorn SyndromeWolf-Hirschhorn syndromeWolf–Hirschhorn syndrome , also known as chromosome deletion 4p syndrome, Pitt-Rogers-Danks syndrome or Pitt syndrome, was first described in 1961 by Americans Herbert L...
- Philippe HirschhornPhilippe HirschhornPhilippe Hirschhorn was a violinist who won the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in 1967 . Born in Latvia, he first studied at the conservatory of Riga with Prof. Waldemar Sturestep, later he studied with prof Michael Waiman at the Conservatoire of St...
(1946–1996) - Thomas HirschhornThomas Hirschhorn-Life and works:In the 1980s, Hirschhorn worked in Paris as a graphic artist. He was part of the group of Communist graphic designers called Grapus. These artists were concerned with politics and culture, displaying impromptu creations and posters on the street mostly using the language of...
(born 1957), Swiss installation artist - Joel S. Hirschhorn (born 1939), American professor, author, government official, and activist writer; former full professor of metallurgical engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, author of nonfiction books: Introduction to Powder Metallurgy, Prosperity Without Pollution, Sprawl Kills, and Delusional Democracy; former senior official Congressional Office of Technology Assessment; former Director Environment, Energy and Natural Resource, National Governors Association; former editor of journal Remediation; co-founder, Friends of the Article V Convention; co-chair, Scholars for 9/11 Truth; chair, Independent Party of Maryland; columnist, contributor and editor for many news websites
- Alfred Hirshoren (b.07/31/1931, Newark, NJ. d. 01/06/2011, Evans GA.) , American professor- Noted researcher and expert in the education of exceptional children. A pioneering researcher in the study of cognitive style, learning disabilities, modalities, processes and methods of improving the educational success of individuals with disabilities and/or gifts and talents.