Ransohoff
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Ransohoff, or Ransonov is a family of mixed Jewish and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n ancestry originating in Smolensk
Smolensk
Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River. Situated west-southwest of Moscow, this walled city was destroyed several times throughout its long history since it was on the invasion routes of both Napoleon and Hitler. Today, Smolensk...

, http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Ransohoff-family-history.ashx allegedly descended from the Rurik Dynasty
Rurik Dynasty
The Rurik dynasty or Rurikids was a dynasty founded by the Varangian prince Rurik, who established himself in Novgorod around the year 862 AD...

. http://www.americanjewisharchives.org/aja/FindingAids/RobertandJeanRothenberg.htm http://www.americanjewisharchives.org/aja/FindingAids/stern.htm http://www.chivalricorders.org/nobility/nobjews.htm Notable individuals bearing this surname include:

See also

  • 25469 Ransohoff
    25469 Ransohoff
    25469 Ransohoff is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research project in Socorro, New Mexico, on December 6, 1999. It is named after Julia Dory Ransohoff, a finalist in the 2009 Intel Science Talent Search.-External links:...

    , a planet named for the family.
  • Ben Casey
    Ben Casey
    Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, *, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaffe intoned, "Man, woman, birth, death, infinity." Neurosurgeon Joseph...

    , an American medical drama
    Medical drama
    A medical drama is a television program, in which events center upon a hospital, an ambulance staff, or any medical environment.In the United States, most medical episodes are one hour long and, more often than not, are set in a hospital. Most current medical Dramatic programming go beyond the...

     series partially inspired by the life of Joseph Ransohoff.

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