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Mendels(s)o(h)n is a Poland|Polish / Germany|German Jewish family name , meaning "son of Mendel", Mendel being a Yiddish diminutive of the Hebrew given name Menahem , meaning "consoling" or "one who consoles".
Mendelssohn is the surname of a number of people:
Moses Mendelssohn (1729–1786), philosopher, a significant figure in the Age of Enlightenment in Germany
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847), noted early Romantic music|Romantic composer , son of Abraham, grandson of Moses
Other descendants of Moses Mendelssohn (see also Mendelssohn family ), including:
Joseph Mendelssohn (1770–1848), German Jews|German Jewish banker, founder of Mendelssohn & Co. , son of Moses
Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1776–1835), German Jewish banker, son of Moses, father of Fanny and Felix
Fanny Mendelssohn (1805–1847), composer and pianist , daughter of Abraham, granddaughter of Moses
Paul Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1841–1880), chemist, son of Felix, great-grandson of Moses
Arnold Mendelssohn (1855–1933), German composer and music teacher, a great-grandson of Moses
Other Mendelssohns:
Anna Mendelssohn (1948–2009), British political activist and poet
George Mendelssohn, founder of Vox Records in 1945
Heinrich Mendelssohn (1881–1959), Germany|German building business magnate|tycoon
Kurt Mendelssohn (1906–1980), German-born United Kingdom|British medical physicist, descendant of Moses's brother Saul Mendelssohn
Samuel David Mendelssohn (1942–2006), German political scientist and author
Companies:
Mendelssohn & Co. , a private German bank
Musical societies:
Mendelssohn Club (1874), a Philadelphia choral society
Mendelssohn Glee Club (1866), a New York City choral society
There are also a number of people with the variation Mendelsohn:
Ben Mendelsohn (born 1969), Australia n actor and musician
Carol Mendelsohn (born 1951), United States|American TV writer
Daniel Mendelsohn (born 1960), American author and classics scholar
Erich Mendelsohn (1887–1953), Prussia n architect
Matthew Mendelsohn (birthdate unknown), Canada|Canadian civil servant
