Dantzig
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Dantzig is an older, Dutch and German spelling variant of Danzig, a city that used to belong to Germany until 1945. Since 1945 it is as Gdansk a part of Poland.
[edit] People
Dantzig (as Danzig or Danziger) is also a surname:
- Tobias Dantzig (1884 – 1956), mathematician from Latvia, father of George Dantzig
- George Dantzig (1914 – 2005), American mathematician who introduced the simplex algorithm
- David van Dantzig (1900 - 1959), Dutch mathematician
- Rudi van Dantzig (born 1933), Dutch choreographer, ballet dancer and writer
- Jol Dantzig, American guitar player and designer, founder of Hamer Guitar company
[edit] Other Places
- Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, France [1]