Matthiessen
Matthiessen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Mathies" (equivalent of the Biblical Μαθθαιος, cf. English Matthew). Several spelling variants are used, including Matthiesen, Mathiesen, Matthisen and Mathissen. A similar diversity of forms exist for the parallel given name Mathias. There are several people with the surname Matthiessen:
- Francis Otto Matthiessen (1902-1950), U.S. literary critic
- Peter Matthiessen (1927-2014), U.S. writer
- Augustus Matthiessen (1831-1870), British physicist and chemist, notable for Matthiessen's rule.
- Ludwig Matthiessen (1830-1906), scientist