Schlessinger Explained
| Schlessinger |
| Variant: | Schleßinger, Šlesingr (in Czech pronounced as /ˈʃlɛsɪŋɡr̩/, Czechized); Schlesinger, Schlehsinger (Shlezinger, Shleyzinger, Yiddish: שלעזינגער, Hebrew: שלזינגר), Slesinger, Slezak, Ślęzak
- Similar surnames:
- Schleußinger (Schleussinger, Schleusinger, from Schleusingen)
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| Footnotes: | http://www.avotaynu.com/books/DJSGNames.htm |
Schlessinger is a German surname meaning "from Silesia" (German: Schlesien) and may refer to:
People
- Andrew Schlessinger, founder of Schlessinger Media, a division of Library Video Company
- Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr., American historian and professor at Harvard University
- David Schlessinger (businessman), founder of Encore Books, Zany Brainy, and Five Below retail store chains
- David Schlessinger (born 1936), Canadian-born American biochemist, microbiologist, and geneticist
- Joseph Schlessinger, pharmacologist at Yale; co-founder of SUGEN, a drug development company now part of Pfizer
- Laura (Catherine) Schlessinger, a.k.a. "Dr. Laura" (born 1947), radio host for a popular therapy call-in show
- Leonard Schlessinger, husband of Rose Coyle and National General Manager of the Warner Bros. Theatres
- Michael Schlessinger, American mathematician.
Schleßinger
- Leopold Schleßinger, rabbi, see
Šlesingr
- Michal Šlesingr (born 1983, Ústí nad Orlicí, Eastern Bohemia), a Czech biathlete
See also
