Weissmann
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Weißmann (Weissmann, Weiszmann, Waismann) is a German surname meaning "white man". Common variants in spelling are Weismann, Weissman, Weisman, Waismann.
Science
- Charles Weissmann, biochemist
- Irving Weissman, scientist
- August Weismann (1834–1914), German biologist, evolutionary theorist and proposer of the Weismann barrier
- Samuel Isaac Weissman, chemist and professor
- Gerd F. Weissmann, Bell Labs Engineer and researcher
- Max Weismann, American philosopher.
Medicine
- Joel Weisman (1943–2009), American doctor, one of the first to recognize AIDS
Philosophy
- Friedrich Waismann (1896–1959), Austrian-Jewish mathematician, physicist, and 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
- Wayne Weissman, former director of Torchbearers International center Ravencrest Chalet
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
Music
- Ben Weisman (1921–2007), American composer and pianist
- Joel Weisman (b. 1967), American musician and writer
See also
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