Heine

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Heine is a German family name. The name comes from "Heinrich" (or 'Hein der Reiche') or Hebrew "Chayyim" or "Chaim" (life).

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[edit] The family of Heinrich Heine

The family made illustrious by the poet can be traced back on the father's side to one Isaac Heine (Hehne), who lived at Bückeburg in the electorate of Hanover, and visited the Leipzig fair in 1697. The following sketch pedigree gives his chief descendants:Genealogical Tree of the Heine Family.

Heinrich Heine's parents were Samson Heine and Betty von Geldern who had four sons:

Robert von Heine-Geldern (1885-1968), an Austrian ethnologist, was a son of Gustav Heine von Geldern. See also Simon von Geldern JE who was a grand-uncle of Heinrich Heine and his brothers.

Solomon Heine (1767-1844), German merchant and philanthropist, was an uncle of Heinrich heine and his brothers JE

[edit] The Heine family of Lauterbach (famous physicians)

Five famous doctors in the 19th century named Heine had roots in Lauterbach:

  • Johann Georg Heine, orthopaedist and doctor, founder of Orthopedics in Germany, see also German article
  • Joseph Heine famous doctor and son of Johann Georg Heine, see also German article
  • Jakob Heine, detector of infant paralysis, nephew of Johann Georg Heine
  • Bernhard Heine, discoverer of Osteotoms, nephew of Johann Georg Heine, see also German article
  • Carl Wilhelm Heine (1838-1877), surgeon, son of Jakob Heine

[edit] Other famous people named Heine

[edit] People with Heine as a middle name

  • Cincinnatus Heine (or Hiner) Miller (1837/41-1913), American poet and celebrity who used Joaquin Miller as a pen name.

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