Schlessinger
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Schlessinger is a German
surname meaning "from Silesia
" (German: Schlesien) and may refer to:
People
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:
- Schlessinger Media, educational video distributor
People
- Andrew Schlessinger, founder of Schlessinger Media, a division of Library Video CompanyLibrary Video CompanyLibrary Video Company is an educational video distributor founded in 1975 by Andrew Schlessinger and based in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. A subsidiary of the company, Schlessinger Media, was founded in 1980 and distributes such series as Reading Rainbow, The Way Things Work, and Cosmic Odyssey.In...
- David Schlessinger, founder of Encore BooksEncore BooksEncore Books was a regional chain of bookstores based in the eastern United States until its closure in 1999.- Founding :Encore Books was started by David Schlessinger, who went on to found the Zany Brainy and retail chains...
and Zany BrainyZany BrainyZany Brainy was a United States retail store chain owned by FAO Schwarz that sold educational toys and multi-media products aimed at children ages 4–12...
retail store chains - Joseph SchlessingerJoseph SchlessingerJoseph "Josip" Schlessinger is a Croatian-born Israeli biochemist and biophysician. He is chair of the Pharmacology Department at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, as well as the founding director of the school's new Cancer Biology Institute...
, pharmacologist at Yale; co-founder of SUGEN, a drug development company now part of Pfizer - Laura (Catherine) SchlessingerLaura SchlessingerLaura Catherine Schlessinger is an American talk radio host, socially conservative commentator and author. Her radio program consists mainly of her responses to callers' requests for personal advice and has occasionally featured her short monologues on social and political topics...
, a.k.a. "Dr. Laura" (born 1947), radio host for a popular therapy call-in show - Leonard Schlessinger, husband of Rose CoyleRose CoyleRose Veronica Coyle was Miss America in 1936.Coyle, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the first to receive an encore in the talent completion. In 1938, she married Leonard Schlessinger, the National General Manager of the Warner Bros. Theatres.- References :...
and National General Manager of the Warner Bros.Warner Bros.Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
Theatres
Šlesingr
- Michal ŠlesingrMichal ŠlesingrMichal Šlesingr is a Czech biathlete. His biggest achievement so far is silver medal in 10 km sprint and bronze medal in 20 km individual at the 2007 World Championship in Antholz, Italy.- External links :*...
(born 1983, Ústí nad Orlicí, Eastrn Bohemia), a Czech biathlete
See also
- SchlesingerSchlesingerSchlesinger is a German surname meaning "from Silesia" and may refer to:* Adam Schlesinger , American composer and musician* Adolf Martin Schlesinger , German founder of A.M. Schlesingers Musikhandlung...
- SlesingerSlesingerSlesinger is a German surname of:* Bruce Slesinger, a drummer from the punk music band Dead Kennedys* Stephen Slesinger , an American radio/television/film producer and comic book character creator...