Altschul

Altschul or Altshul is a Jewish surname of Ashkenazi origin. It is derived from the Altschul, Old Synagogue in Prague.[1]

Altschul is the surname of:

* Andrew Foster Altschul, American novelist
* Annie Altschul (1919–2001), British nursing administrator
* Arthur Altschul (1920–2002), American banker
* Barry Altschul (born 1943), American jazz drummer
* Eleazar Altschul (died between 1632 and 1638), Jewish editor and writer
* Frank Altschul (1887–1981), American banker
* Louis V. Arco (born Lutz Altschul, 1899–1975), Austrian-born American actor
* Moses Altschul (c. 1546–1633), Writer
* Patricia Altschul (born 1941), American socialite, art collector, and television personality
* Randi Altschul (born 1960), American inventor
* Serena Altschul (born 1970), American broadcast journalist
* Stephen Altschul (born 1957), American mathematician
* Joseph Altschul (1839-1908), Hazzan, improvisor of jewish songs

Altshul is the surname of

* Elena Altshul (also spelled Altsjoel or Altchoul; born 1964), Soviet draughts player, women's world draughts champion

## See also

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* All pages with titles containing Altschul
* Siri von Reis (1931–2021), American botanist, author and poet, whose standard botanical abbreviation is Altschul
* Altschuler (and variants), surname

## References

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1. ^ Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906, Altschul, Altschuler, Altschueler, or Alschuler

Surname list

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