Bessemer (surname)

Bessemer is a German occupational surname for a broom maker (besem meaning broom in Middle High German).[1] It may refer to the following notable people:

* Anthony Bessemer (1758–1836 or after 1840), British engineer and industrialist
* Auriel Bessemer (1909–1986), American painter
* Henry Bessemer, (1813–1898), English inventor of the Bessemer process
* H. W. Bessemer, (1865–1956), British philatelist
* Leonard Bessemer Pfeil (1898–1969), British metallurgist

## See also[edit]

* Bazemore (surname)

## References[edit]

1. ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 149\. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.

Surname list

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