Schlesinger
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Schlesinger is a German
surname meaning "from Silesia
" (German: Schlesien) and may refer to:
Things that are named after people with this surname:
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....
surname meaning "from Silesia
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
" (German: Schlesien) and may refer to:
- Adam SchlesingerAdam SchlesingerAdam Schlesinger is an American songwriter, composer and record producer. He has been nominated for Oscar, Tony, Emmy, Grammy , and Golden Globe Awards. He is also a winner of the ASCAP Pop Music Award....
(born 1967), American composer and musician - Adolf Martin SchlesingerAdolf Martin SchlesingerAdolf Martin Schlesinger was a German music publisher whose firm became one of the most influential in Berlin in the early nineteenth century.-Career:...
(1769-1838), German founder of A.M. Schlesingers Musikhandlung - Alan SchlesingerAlan SchlesingerAlan Schlesinger is an attorney, former Derby, Connecticut mayor, former Connecticut State Representative, and three-time unsuccessful Congressional candidate who received the Republican nomination for the seat representing Connecticut that is currently held by U.S...
(born 1960), American politician and Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Connecticut in 2006 - Alice SchlesingerAlice SchlesingerAlice Schlesinger is an Israeli Olympic judoka. She is a former World Judo Championships bronze medalist, and European junior champion.-Biography:...
(born 1988), Israeli Olympic judoka - Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Sr.Arthur M. Schlesinger, Sr.Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Sr. was an American historian. His son, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. was also a noted historian.-Life and career:...
(1888-1965), American historian and professor at Harvard University - Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Jr. (1917-2007), son of the above, American historian, social critic and former John F. Kennedy associate
- Bruno SchlesingerBruno WalterBruno Walter was a German-born conductor. He is considered one of the best known conductors of the 20th century. Walter was born in Berlin, but is known to have lived in several countries between 1933 and 1939, before finally settling in the United States in 1939...
(1876-1962), American German-born conductor and composer who changed his name to "Bruno Walter" in 1911 - Carl SchlesingerCarl SchlesingerCarl or Karl Schlesinger was a cellist.He originally played the violin.From 1838 onwards, he worked as a solo cellist successively for the Pesth National Theatre in Budapest and the Imperial Opera orchestra in Vienna...
(1813-1871), Austrian cellist - Cory SchlesingerCory SchlesingerCory Schlesinger is a former American football fullback of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 1995 NFL Draft...
(born 1972), American football player - David SchlesingerDavid SchlesingerDavid Schlesinger is Chairman, Thomson Reuters China, representing the company at a senior level and spotting opportunities for businesses across the group...
(born 1960), American journalist who is the Editor-in-Chief of ReutersReutersReuters is a news agency headquartered in New York City. Until 2008 the Reuters news agency formed part of a British independent company, Reuters Group plc, which was also a provider of financial market data... - Don SchlesingerDon SchlesingerDonald "Don" Schlesinger is a gaming mathematician, author, lecturer, and player who specializes in the casino game of blackjack. His work in the field has spanned almost three decades...
, American gaming mathematician, author, lecturer and famous blackjack player - Frank SchlesingerFrank SchlesingerFrank Schlesinger was an American astronomer. His work concentrated on using photographic plates rather than direct visual studies for astronomical research.-Biography:...
(1871-1943), American astronomer - Hermann Irving SchlesingerHermann Irving SchlesingerHermann Irving Schlesinger was an American inorganic chemist, working in boron chemistry.He and Herbert C. Brown discovered sodium borohydride in 1940 and both were involved in further development of borohydride chemistry....
(1882-1960), American chemist - James R. SchlesingerJames R. SchlesingerDr. James Rodney Schlesinger is an American politician. He is best known for serving as Secretary of Defense from 1973 to 1975 under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford...
(born 1929), U.S. Secretary of Defense (1973-1974) - Joe SchlesingerJoe SchlesingerJoe Schlesinger is a veteran Canadian journalist who for four decades has reported for CBC Television News from every corner of the world. Born in Vienna in 1928, Schlesinger was raised in Czechoslovakia. In 1939, after Hitler dismembered the country, Joe's parents sent him for safety to England...
(born 1928), Canadian television journalist and author - John SchlesingerJohn SchlesingerJohn Richard Schlesinger, CBE was an English film and stage director and actor.-Early life:Schlesinger was born in London into a middle-class Jewish family, the son of Winifred Henrietta and Bernard Edward Schlesinger, a physician...
(1926-2003), British film director - Katharine SchlesingerKatharine SchlesingerKatharine Schlesinger, is a British actress niece of the film director John Schlesinger and great-niece of Dame Peggy Ashcroft. She starred as Catherine in the 1986 film adaptation of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey.-Theatre:...
, British actress - Kathleen Schlesinger, British musicologist (1862 Holywood near Belfast - 1953 London)
- Klaus Schlesinger (1937-2001), German writer and winner of the 2000 Erich Fried PrizeErich Fried PrizeThe Erich Fried Prize is a literary prize in honour of the Austrian poet Erich Fried, and is awarded annually by the International Erich Fried Association for Literature and Language, based in Vienna. The value of the prize, endowed by the office of the Chancellor of Austria, is 14,600 euros...
- Leon SchlesingerLeon SchlesingerLeon Schlesinger was an American film producer, most noted for founding Leon Schlesinger Productions, which later became the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio, during the golden age of Hollywood animation.-Early life and career:...
(1884-1949), American Looney Tunes producer - Ludwig SchlesingerLudwig SchlesingerLudwig Schlesinger was a German mathematician known for the research in the field of linear differential equations.-Biography:...
(1864-1933), Hungarian-German mathematician, proved Hilbert's twenty-first problemHilbert's twenty-first problemThe twenty-first problem of the 23 Hilbert problems, from the celebrated list put forth in 1900 by David Hilbert, was phrased like this .... - Rudolf B. Schlesinger (professor) (1901-1969), Scottish Marxist theoritician and sovietologist of the University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
- Rudolf SchlesingerRudolf SchlesingerRudolf Berthold Schlesinger was a German-born American legal scholar known for his contributions to the study of comparative law, a discipline that examines the differences and similarities among the legal systems of nations....
(1909-1996), German-born Professor of Comparative Law at Cornell University, Director of the Cornell Common Core Project - Sheldon J. Schlesinger Top Medical Malpractice Attorney, Est. 1955
- Walter SchlesingerWalter SchlesingerWalter Schlesinger was a German historian of medieval social and economic institutions, particularly the history of power and the nobility, colonization and settlement of the Slavic frontiers and urban development...
(1908-1984), German historian
Things that are named after people with this surname:
- Leon Schlesinger ProductionsWarner Bros. CartoonsWarner Bros. Cartoons, Inc. was the in-house division of Warner Bros. Pictures during the Golden Age of American animation. One of the most successful animation studios in American media history, Warner Bros. Cartoons was primarily responsible for the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical...
, the 1933 founding name of The Warner Bros. animation division, named after Leon SchlesingerLeon SchlesingerLeon Schlesinger was an American film producer, most noted for founding Leon Schlesinger Productions, which later became the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio, during the golden age of Hollywood animation.-Early life and career:... - Schlesinger (crater)Schlesinger (crater)Schlesinger is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. The crater Esnault-Pelterie overlies the western part of the rim and the outer rampart of that crater has covered about half the interior floor, leaving a crescent-shaped feature...
, a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon - Schlesinger BuildingSchlesinger BuildingThe Schlesinger Building is a skyscraper in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa. It was built in 1965 to a height of 110 metres.- References :*. Retrieved 11 February 2008....
, a skyscraper in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa - Schlesinger instituteSchlesinger instituteThe Schlesinger Institute for Medical-Halachic Research was founded in 1966 under the auspices of Shaare Zedek Medical Center, imbuing its professional pursuits with the spirit of Torah...
, Research institute for Jewish medical ethicsJewish medical ethicsJewish medical ethics is a modern scholarly and clinical approach to medical ethics that draws upon Jewish thought and teachings. Pioneered by Rabbi Immanuel Jakobovits in the 1950s, Jewish medical ethics centers mainly around an applied ethics drawing upon traditional rabbinic law...
, named after Falk Schlesinger M.D. - Schlesinger LibrarySchlesinger LibraryThe Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America is a research library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University. According to Nancy F...
, a research library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, named after Arthur M. Schlesinger, Sr.Arthur M. Schlesinger, Sr.Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Sr. was an American historian. His son, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. was also a noted historian.-Life and career:...