Weil

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Used as a conjunction "weil" is the German word for "because". The German name Weil (or Weill, Veil, Veill, Weyl) may refer to:

Contents 1 People 1.1 Weil 1.2 Weill 1.3 Weyl 2 Places 3 Other 4 See also

[edit] People

[edit] Weil

• Adolf Weil (or Adolph Weill) (1848-?), German physician (JE)
• André Weil, mathematician
• Andrew Weil, physician
• Arlo Weil, structural geologist ([1])
• Cynthia Weil, songwriter
• Emil Weil, Hungarian doctor ([2])
• Felix Weil, Frankfurt School supporter
• Gustav Weil (1808-1889), German Orientalist (JE)
• Henri Weil, philologist
• Jacob Weil, German rabbi and Talmudist (JE)
• Jacob Weil (1792-1864), German educationist and writer (JE)
• Joe Weil, American poet
• Karl Weil (1844-?), Austrian physician (JE)
• Karl, Ritter von Weil (?-1878), Austrian journalist (JE)
• Léon Weil, French World War I veteran (1896-2006)
• Liza Weil, American actress
• Nethaneel Weil (1687-1769), Rabbi and Talmudist (JE)
• Olga Strashun Weil, tennis player
• Raymond Weil, Swiss Watch Designer
• Robert Schoenhof Weil, Commodity Merchant
• Simeon Hirsch Weil, German scholar, son of Nethaneel Weil (JE)
• Simone Weil, philosopher and sister of André
• Tiah Weil (or Jedidiah Weil) (1721-1805), German rabbi, son of Nethaneel Weil (JE)

[edit] Weill

• Al Weill
• Alexandre (Abraham) Weil) (1811-1898), French writer (JE)
• Anselme Weill (1842-?), French physician (JE)
• Claudia Weill, director
• Emanuel Weill (1841-?), French rabbi (JE)
• Kurt Weill, composer (see also A Kurt Weill Cabaret)
• Mathieu Weill (1851-?), French mathematician (JE)
• Michel Aaron Weill (1814-1889), French rabbi (JE)
• Saly Weil (1897-1976), see Japanese article
• Sanford I. Weill, financier

[edit] Weyl

• Hermann Weyl, mathematician
• Josef Weyl, Austrian Jewish musician

[edit] Places

Weil is the name of the following German towns:

• Weil (Neckar), part of Esslingen am Neckar
• Weil (Baden)
• Weil, Bavaria
• Weil am Rhein
• Weil der Stadt
• Weil im Schönbuch

[edit] Other

• Weil River
• Weill Medical College of Cornell University, medical school located in New York City, affiliated with Cornell University.
• Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University, graduate college for biomedical sciences located in New York City, affiliated with Cornell University.
• Weill Medical College in Qatar, medical school located in Qatar, affiliated with Cornell University. See Cornell University#Qatar campus.
• Weil's disease, named after Adolf Weil. See Leptospirosis.

[edit] See also

• David-Weill (cf. David David-Weill, banker; Michel David-Weill, investment banker; Pierre David-Weill)
• Wile, Wyle, Weiler, Weiller, Weyler, Weyller, Wyler
• Doctor Weil (Mega Man Zero), a fictional character from the Mega Man Zero video game series