Bartholdy Explained

Bartholdy is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy (born Abraham Mendelssohn, 1776–1835), German Jewish banker and philanthropist
• Fanny Mendelssohn (later Fanny [Cäcilie] Mendelssohn Bartholdy, and Fanny Hensel, 1805–1847), pianist and composer, daughter of Abraham
• Felix Mendelssohn (Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, 1809–1847), composer, pianist, organist and conductor, son of Abraham
• Rebecka Mendelssohn (Rebecka Henriette Mendelssohn Bartholdy, later Rebecka Henriette Lejeune Dirichlet, 1811–1858), daughter of Abraham
• Jakob Salomon Bartholdy (1779–1825), Prussian diplomat and art patron
• Paul Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1841–1880), German chemist and a pioneer in the manufacture of aniline dye
• Johan Bartholdy (1853–1904), Danish organist, composer, singing teacher, conductor and author of music theory books
• Mikael Bartholdy, Canadian paralympic volleyball player

See also

• • Bartholdi, a surname
• Mendelssohn family
• Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park (Berlin U-Bahn), a station