Schlessinger

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Schlessinger
Other names
Variant form(s)Schleßinger, Šlesingr, Schlesinger, Schlehsinger (Shlezinger, Shleyzinger, Yiddish: שלעזינגער, Hebrew: שלזינגר), Slesinger, Slezak, Ślęzak
Similar surnames
  • Schleußinger (Schleussinger, Schleusinger, from Schleusingen)
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Schlessinger is a German surname meaning "from Silesia" (German: Schlesien). The Czechized form of the surname is Šlesingr (Czech pronunciation: [ˈʃlɛsɪŋɡr̩]; feminine: Šlesingrová). Notable people with the surname include:

  • Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr. (1888–1965), American historian and professor
  • David Schlessinger (born 1936), Canadian-American biochemist, microbiologist and geneticist
  • Joseph Schlessinger (born 1945), Israeli-American biochemist
  • Laura Schlessinger (born 1947), American radio host and author
  • Michael Schlessinger, American mathematician
  • Michal Šlesingr (born 1983), Czech biathlete

See also

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  • Schlessinger Media, educational video distributor
  • Schlesinger
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