Lipschitz

Lipschitz or Lipshitz is a surname, which may be derived from the Polish city of Głubczyce (German: Leobschütz),

See "Lifshitz" for a list of other variants.

The surname may refer to:

• Daniel Lipšic, former Minister of Interior in Slovakia
• Israel Lipschitz (1782–1860), rabbi and biblical scholar
• Jacques Lipchitz (1891–1973), Cubist sculptor
• Lippy Lipshitz (1903-1980), South African sculptor, painter and printmaker
• Rudolf Lipschitz (1832–1903), German mathematician

Fictional characters

• Dr. Werner P. Lipschitz, fictional character of the Rugrats series

Mathematical concepts

For mathematical concepts named after Rudolf Lipschitz see:

• Lipschitz continuity
• Lipschitz domain
• Lipschitz unit