Mendelssohn
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Mendelso(h)n is a Polish
/German
Jewish family name
, meaning "son of Mendel", Mendel being a Yiddish diminutive
of the Hebrew given name
Menahem, meaning "consoling" or "one who consoles".
Mendelssohn is the surname of a number of people:
Other descendants of Moses Mendelssohn (see also Mendelssohn family
), including:
Other Mendelssohns:
There are also a number of people with the variation Mendelsohn:
See also:
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
/German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Jewish family name
Family name
A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...
, meaning "son of Mendel", Mendel being a Yiddish diminutive
Diminutive
In language structure, a diminutive, or diminutive form , is a formation of a word used to convey a slight degree of the root meaning, smallness of the object or quality named, encapsulation, intimacy, or endearment...
of the Hebrew 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...
Menahem, meaning "consoling" or "one who consoles".
Mendelssohn is the surname of a number of people:
- Moses MendelssohnMoses MendelssohnMoses Mendelssohn was a German Jewish philosopher to whose ideas the renaissance of European Jews, Haskalah is indebted...
(1729–1786), philosopher, a significant figure in the Age of EnlightenmentAge of EnlightenmentThe Age of Enlightenment was an elite cultural movement of intellectuals in 18th century Europe that sought to mobilize the power of reason in order to reform society and advance knowledge. It promoted intellectual interchange and opposed intolerance and abuses in church and state...
in Germany - Felix MendelssohnFelix MendelssohnJakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Barthóldy , use the form 'Mendelssohn' and not 'Mendelssohn Bartholdy'. The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians gives ' Felix Mendelssohn' as the entry, with 'Mendelssohn' used in the body text...
(1809–1847), noted early RomanticRomantic musicRomantic music or music in the Romantic Period is a musicological and artistic term referring to a particular period, theory, compositional practice, and canon in Western music history, from 1810 to 1900....
composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, son of Abraham, grandson of Moses
Other descendants of Moses Mendelssohn (see also Mendelssohn family
Mendelssohn family
The Mendelssohn family are the descendants of the German Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, and include his grandson, the composer Felix Mendelssohn....
), including:
- Joseph MendelssohnJoseph MendelssohnJoseph Mendelssohn was a German Jewish banker.He was the oldest son of the influential philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. In 1795, he founded his own banking house. In 1804, his younger brother Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy, the father of the composer Felix Mendelssohn, joined the company. The bank...
(1770–1848), German Jewish banker, founder of Mendelssohn & Co.Mendelssohn & Co.Mendelssohn & Co. was a private bank residing in Berlin, Germany. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it was one of the preeminent banking houses in Europe....
, son of Moses - Abraham Mendelssohn BartholdyAbraham Mendelssohn BartholdyAbraham Ernst Mendelssohn Bartholdy was a German Jewish banker and philanthropist...
(1776–1835), German Jewish banker, son of Moses, father of Fanny and Felix - Fanny MendelssohnFanny MendelssohnFanny Cäcilie Mendelssohn , later Fanny Hensel, was a German pianist and composer, the sister of the composer Felix Mendelssohn and granddaughter of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn...
(1805–1847), composer and pianistPianistA pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
, daughter of Abraham, granddaughter of Moses - Paul Mendelssohn BartholdyPaul Mendelssohn BartholdyPaul Mendelssohn Bartholdy was a German chemist and a pioneer in the manufacture of aniline dye. He co-founded the Aktien-Gesellschaft für Anilin-Fabrikation , a German chemical company.-Life:...
(1841–1880), chemist, son of Felix, great-grandson of Moses - Arnold MendelssohnArnold MendelssohnArnold Ludwig Mendelssohn was a German composer and music teacher.Mendelssohn was born in the then Ratibor, Province of Silesia, son of Felix Mendelssohn's second cousin Wilhelm Mendelssohn who had married in 1854 Louise Aimee Cauer...
(1855–1933), German composer and music teacher, a great-grandson of Moses
Other Mendelssohns:
- Anna MendelssohnAnna MendelssohnAnna Mendelssohn , who wrote under the name Grace Lake, was a British writer, poet and political activist...
(1948–2009), British political activist and poet - George Mendelssohn, founder of Vox RecordsVox RecordsVOX Records is a budget classical record label. The name is Latin for "voice."-History:Vox was founded in 1945, starting out with 78-rpm discs, specializing in licensed pressings of classical recordings made in Europe. It was one of the last major recording companies to adopt stereo recording,...
in 1945 - Heinrich MendelssohnHeinrich MendelssohnHeinrich Mendelssohn was a Berlin building tycoon.Mendelssohn was born in Posen, German Empire today Poznań, Poland in 1881. In cooperation with Albert Heilmann, Mendelssohn constructed the Europahaus in Berlin, which today houses the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and...
(1881–1959), GermanGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
building tycoonBusiness magnateA business magnate, sometimes referred to as a capitalist, czar, mogul, tycoon, baron, oligarch, or industrialist, is an informal term used to refer to an entrepreneur who has reached prominence and derived a notable amount of wealth from a particular industry .-Etymology:The word magnate itself... - Kurt MendelssohnKurt MendelssohnKurt Alfred Georg Mendelssohn FRS was a German-born British medical physicist, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society 1951.He was a great-great-grandson of Saul Mendelssohn, the younger brother of philosopher Moses Mendelssohn...
(1906–1980), German-born BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
medical physicist, descendant of Moses's brother Saul Mendelssohn - Samuel David MendelssohnSamuel David MendelssohnSamuel David Nathaniel Aaron Mendelssohn , known as Samuel David Mendelssohn, was a German political scientist, author and independent politician for the Free Democrats.- Biography :...
(1942–2006), German political scientist and author
There are also a number of people with the variation Mendelsohn:
- Ben MendelsohnBen MendelsohnPaul Benjamin "Ben" Mendelsohn is an Australian actor.-Early life:Mendelsohn was born in Melbourne, Australia, the son of Carole Ann and Frederick Mendelsohn. He attended Heidelberg Primary School and Banyule High School. His father is a prominent medical researcher who heads the Howard Florey...
(born 1969), AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n actor and musician - Carol MendelsohnCarol MendelsohnCarol Mendelsohn is a TV writer, notable for her work on the crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.-Education:Mendelsohn grew up in Chicago. She attended the Latin School Of Chicago. Also she went to Smith College, but later transferred and in 1973 graduated from Cornell University...
(born 1951), AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
TV writer - Daniel MendelsohnDaniel Mendelsohn-Life and career:Mendelsohn was born on Long Island. He graduated with a B. A. in Classics from the University of Virginia, which he attended from 1978 to 1982 as an Echols Scholar, and received his M. A. and Ph. D. in Classics from Princeton University, where he was a Mellon Fellow in the...
(born 1960), American author and classics scholar - Erich MendelsohnErich MendelsohnErich Mendelsohn was a Jewish German architect, known for his expressionist architecture in the 1920s, as well as for developing a dynamic functionalism in his projects for department stores and cinemas.-Early life:...
(1887–1953), PrussiaPrussiaPrussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
n architect - Matthew MendelsohnMatthew MendelsohnMatthew Mendelsohn is the founding director of the Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation, a Canadian public policy think tank, and a former Canadian civil servant. He was the deputy minister of the Ontario government's Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs and also the Associate Secretary of the Cabinet...
(birthdate unknown), CanadianCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
civil servant - Nathan MendelsohnNathan MendelsohnNathan Saul Mendelsohn, was an American-born mathematician who lived and worked in Canada. Mendelsohn was a researcher in several areas of discrete mathematics, including group theory and combinatorics....
(1917–2006), CanadianCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
mathematician - Robert D. Mendelsohn (born 1946), American sociologist
- Robert O. MendelsohnRobert O. Mendelsohn-General:Robert O. Mendelsohn is an American environmental economist. He is currently the Edwin Weyerhaeuser Davis Professor of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University, Professor of Economics in Economics Department at Yale University and Professor in the School of...
(born 1952), American economist - Robert S. MendelsohnRobert S. MendelsohnRobert S. Mendelsohn was an American pediatrician who criticized his profession, inveighing against pediatric practice, obstetric orthodoxy and the effect of the preponderance of male obstetricians, and vaccination...
(1926–1988), American physician and critic of mainstream medicine
See also:
- Mendelson's syndromeMendelson's syndromeMendelson's syndrome is chemical pneumonitis caused by aspiration during anaesthesia, especially during pregnancy.-Presentation:Mendelson's syndrome is characterised by a bronchopulmonary reaction following aspiration of gastric contents during general anaesthesia due to abolition of the laryngeal...
, first described by Curtis Lester Mendelson in 1946