Schwarzschild Explained

Schwarzschild (in German pronounced as /ˈʃvaʁtsʃɪlt/) is a German surname^[1] meaning "black sign" or "black shield".
Those bearing the name include:

• Karl Schwarzschild (1873 - 1916), physicist and astronomer
• Steven Schwarzschild (1924 - 1989), philosopher and rabbi
• Henry Schwarzschild (1926 - 1996), civil rights activist
• Martin Schwarzschild (1912 - 1997), astronomer
• Shimon Schwarzschild (1925 -), environmental activist
• Luise Hercus (née Schwarzschild) (1926 -), linguist
• Leopold Schwarzschild (1891 - 1950), author and philosopher

See also

• Rothschild

Notes and References

1. It is likely to be misspelled and/or mispronounced by native English speakers, particularly involving failure to grasp that
   • German sch (at the beginning of each of the two syllables) is pronounced as English sh,
   • German w is pronounced as English v, and
   • German z is pronounced as English ts.

   Some English speakers omit the s that begins the second syllable and pronounce child and childe (instead of approximating either English shield or German in German pronounced as /ʃɪlt/).