Ransohoff

Ransohoff, or Ransonov (Russian: рансонов) is a family of mixed Jewish and Russian ancestry originating in Smolensk, of allegedly Rurikid descent. Notable individuals bearing this surname include:

• Mikhail Abramovich Ransohov (1758–1812), Russian military officer, killed at the Battle of Borodino.
• Joseph Ransohoff (1915–2001), an American neurosurgeon, inventor, and former chairman of the New York University School of Medicine.
• Daniel J. Ransohoff (1927–1993), Cincinnati-based photographer and political activist.
• Martin Ransohoff (born 1927), a cinema and television producer.
• Steven Ransohoff, co-president of Film Finances Inc., a completion bond finance company.

See also

• 25469 Ransohoff, a planet named for the family.
• Ben Casey, an American medical drama series partially inspired by the life of Joseph Ransohoff.

External links

• Westheimer Rothenberg Family Papers at the American Jewish Archives
• Malcolm H. Stern Papers at the American Jewish Archives
• Ransohoff at the Internet Movie Database