Bogoraz Explained

Bogoraz is a surname of Russian-Jewish origin which is an acronym of "Ben ha-rav Zalman" (בן הרב זאַלמאַן) (son of rabbi Zalman), with /h/ becoming /g/ in Russian spelling and, subsequently, pronunciation.^[1] It may refer to:

• Vladimir Bogoraz (1865–1936), Russian anthropologist
• Larisa Bogoraz (1929–2004), Soviet dissident
• (1874–1952), Russian and Soviet surgeon, urologist, professor, honored worker of science of the RSFSR,

See also

• Bogorad, a surname of similar etymology

Notes and References

1. http://zhurnal.lib.ru/a/art_p_j/opqrstuw222.shtml Surnames of the World