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Weißmann (Weissmann, Weiszmann, Waismann) is a German surname meaning "white man". Common variants in spelling are Weismann, Weissman, Weisman, Waismann.

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Science

  • Charles Weissmann, biochemist
  • Irving Weissman, scientist
  • August Weismann (1834–1914), German biologist, evolutionary theorist and proposer of the Weismann barrier
  • Mariana Weissmann (born 1933), Argentinian physicist
  • Samuel Isaac Weissman, chemist and professor

    • Medicine

  • Joel Weisman (1943–2009), American doctor, one of the first to recognize AIDS
  • Weismann-Netter-Stuhl Syndrome, Congenital osteopathic syndrome named after French doctors Weismann-Netter and Stuhl.

    • Philosophy

  • Friedrich Waismann (1896–1959), Austrian-Jewish mathematician, physicist, and philosopher.
  • Max Weismann, American philosopher.

    • Politics & Law

  • Augustus Weismann (1809–1884), New York politician
  • Keith Weissman was senior Iran analyst of AIPAC.
  • Samuel Weissman, New York Times employee, implicated in McCarthy hearings
  • Lee v. Weisman (a Supreme Court case)
  • Gerda Weissmann Klein, Holocaust survivor who memoirist, human rights activist and noted speaker

    • Business & Education

  • Joe Weisman & Company
  • George Weissman, ex-president of Philip Morris
  • Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, part of Baruch College

    • Film & Television

  • Jeffrey Weissman, actor
  • Adam Weisman (b. 1986), American actor
  • Kevin Weisman (b. 1970), American actor
  • Robin Weisman (b. 1984), American child actress
  • Sam Weisman, American film director

    • Sports

  • Nico Weissmann, German footballer

    • Literature

  • Alan Weisman (b. 1947), journalist, author and editor
  • Jon Weisman (b. 1967), American writer

    • Graphics

  • Steven Weissman, cartoonist
  • Greg Weisman (b. 1963), American comic book writer
  • Jordan Weisman, American game designer

    • Art

  • Franz Weissmann, Austrian born Brazilian sculptor.
  • Frederick Weisman Museum of Art
  • Janice Urnstein Weissman (b. 1944), American painter
  • Andrew Weissmann, Designer Dealer Mid Century Modern Art

    • Music

  • Ben Weisman (1921–2007), American composer and pianist
  • Joel Weisman (b. 1967), American musician and writer

    • References

    Weissmann Wikipedia
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