Fleischmann

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Fleischman(n) may refer to:

• Fleischmann Co., famous for (Fleischmann's vodka, gin, liqueur, Fleischmann's Preferred whiskey, etc.)
• Fleischmann's Yeast, see LaSalle, Quebec, J. Fortescue
• Fleischmanns, New York, a village located in Delaware County
• Fleischmann-Pons experiment
• Fleischmann (model railroads) is also a German company that produces model railroad models and equipment.
• Fleischmann (band) was a band from Germany that pioneered (amongst others) the Neue Deutsche Härte style.
• Fleischman Faculty of Engineering - see Tel-Aviv University

[edit] Surname

Fleischman and Fleischmann are common family names which mean "butcher" in German. Other names which have the same meaning include Fleischer, Boucher, Metzger and Resnick. Names with similar or derivative meanings include Schechter and Schlechter.

Fleischman is the surname of:

• Joel Fleischman
• Paul Fleischman
• Robert Fleischman
• Albert Sidney "Sid" Fleischman
• Aloys Fleischmann
• Bernhard Fleischmann
• Charles L. Fleischmann, innovator who developed the commercial usage of yeast for baking bread
• Johann Anton Friedrich Fleischmann, pianist and composer
• Martin Fleischmann, chemist best known for his work with Stanley Pons on cold fusion
• Peter Fleischmann
• Rudolf Fleischmann, physicist. Also spelt as Rudolph Fleischmann
• Tomas Fleischmann