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Aberbach Aberbach is a surname of German language, German and Jiddish origin. It is mostly a variant of Auerbach (surname), Auerbach that probably stems from its Hebrew spelling (''אברבך'') with the Bet (letter), letter Beth that can be read a "v" or a ...

is a German surname, commonly Jewish, derived from a

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meaning meadow-brook. Another variant is

. Sometimes it is modified to Auerbacher, meaning someone coming from a town or village called Auerbach. Notable people with this surname include the following: * Abraham Auerbach (died 1846), German rabbi * (1926-2008), Israeli rabbi * (born 1935), Israeli rabbi *

Alan J. Auerbach Alan J. Auerbach (born in 1951) is an American economist. He is currently the director of the Robert D. Burch Center for Tax Policy and Public Finance at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his undergraduate degree in economics and ...

(born 1951), American economist * (born 1988), German handball player * (1844-1916), Russian mining engineer, industrialist, creator and organizer of production, scientist * (1873-1954), German actor and writer * Arnold Auerbach (disambiguation), multiple people *

Arnold M. Auerbach Arnold M. Auerbach (23 May 1912, in New York City, New York – 19 October 1998, in New York City, New York) was an American comedy writer, especially for radio, television and newspapers. Auerbach wrote radio and television scripts for Eddie Cant ...

(1912–1998), American screenwriter *

Artie Auerbach Arthur Auerbach (May 17, 1903 – October 3, 1957), was an American comic actor and professional photographer who became famous as "Mr. Kitzel", first on the Al Pearce radio show in 1937 then as a regular on the Jack Benny radio show for 12 y ...

(1903–1957), American comedian, press photographer *

Auerbach (Jewish family) The Jewish family Auerbach, Авербах () of the 16th to 19th century was a family of scholars, the progenitor of which was Moses Auerbach, born around 1462, court Jew to the bishop of Regensburg as of around 1497. One of his daughters, who w ...

, a family of scholars in the 16th to 19th centuries * (1793-1864), German-Jewish educator * Beatrice Fox Auerbach (1887–1968), philanthropist, president and director of G. Fox & Co. from 1938 to 1959 * Ben Auerbach (1919–1993), American professional basketball player * (1855-1940), German physician *

Benjamin Hirsch Auerbach Benjamin Hirsch Auerbach (1808 – 30 September 1872) was a German rabbi and one of the most prominent leaders of modern Orthodox Judaism. Benjamin received his first instruction from his father, subsequently studying at the ''yeshibot'' of Kref ...

(1808–1872), German rabbi and one of the most prominent leaders of modern Orthodox Judaism *

Berthold Auerbach Berthold Auerbach (28 February 1812 – 8 February 1882) was a German-Jewish poet and author. He was the founder of the German "tendency novel", in which fiction is used as a means of influencing public opinion on social, political, moral, and r ...

(1812–1882), German-Jewish poet and author * (1839-?), Polish rabbi *

Chaim Yehuda Leib Auerbach Chaim Yehuda Leib Auerbach (1883 – 26 September 1954) was a Haredi rabbi and roshei yeshiva of Shaar Hashamayim Yeshiva, a landmark Jerusalem institution specializing in Talmudic and kabbalah studies for Ashkenazi scholars that he helped found in ...

(1883-1954), Israeli rabbi *

Charlotte Auerbach Charlotte "Lotte" Auerbach Royal Society, FRS Royal Society of Edinburgh, FRSE (14 May 1899 – 17 March 1994) was a German geneticist who contributed to founding the science of mutagenesis. She became well known after 1942 when she discovered w ...

(1899–1994), German-Jewish geneticist * (born 1970), American composer and music educator * (1900-1997), German musicologist and author *

Dan Auerbach Daniel Quine Auerbach (; born May 14, 1979) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer, best known as the guitarist and vocalist of The Black Keys, a blues rock band from Akron, Ohio. As a member of the group, Auerbach has ...

(born 1979), American guitarist and vocalist for

The Black Keys The Black Keys are an American rock duo formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. The group consists of Dan Auerbach (guitar, vocals) and Patrick Carney (drums). The duo began as an independent act, recording music in basements and self-producing their ...

* Dathan Auerbach, author of the novel ''Penpal'' *

David Auerbach David Auerbach is an American writer and former Microsoft and Google software engineer. He has written on a variety of subjects, including social issues and popular culture, the environment, computer games, philosophy and literature. His 2018 book ...

, American writer with a background in software engineering *

Doron Aurbach Doron Aurbach ( he, דורון אורבך; born 3 September 1952) is an Israeli electrochemist, materials and surface scientist. Biography Doron Aurbach was born in 1952 in Israel to parents who survived the Holocaust and fought the 1948 Arab� ...

(born 1952), Israeli electrochemist, materials and surface scientist * (1914-2003), Israeli military man and businessman * (1912-1995), Soviet actress of theater and cinema, pop, writer * Ella Auerbach, (1900-1999), one of the first female German lawyers *

Ellen Auerbach Ellen (Rosenberg) Auerbach (May 20, 1906 – July 30, 2004) was a German-born American photographer who is best remembered for her innovative artwork for the ringl+pit studio in Berlin during the Weimar Republic. Early life Auerbach (born Ell ...

(1906–2004), German-born American photographer * Erich Auerbach (photographer) (1911–1977), Czech-Jewish photographer * (1892-1973), Yiddish writer, poet, editor and translator *

Erich Auerbach Erich Auerbach (November 9, 1892 – October 13, 1957) was a German philologist and comparative scholar and critic of literature. His best-known work is '' Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature'', a history of represe ...

(1892–1957), German-born American scholar of literature *

Ezriel Auerbach Ezriel Auerbach (born 1937), also known as Azriel Auerbach, is a prominent Haredi rabbi and posek. He is the son of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, and son-in-law of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, two renowned poskim. He was considered Rabbi Elyashiv' ...

(born 1937), prominent Haredi rabbi and posek *

Felix Auerbach Felix Auerbach (12 November 1856 – 26 February 1933) was a German physicist. Life Auerbach was born in Breslau (today Wrocław) on 12 November 1856. His father, Leopold Auerbach, was a respected physician and professor of medicine at the ...

(1856–1933), German physicist *

Frank Auerbach Frank Helmut Auerbach (born 29 April 1931) is a German-British painter. Born in Germany, he has been a naturalised British subject since 1947. He is considered one of the leading names in the School of London, with fellow artists Francis Bacon ...

(born 1931), German-born British painter *

Friedrich Auerbach Friedrich Auerbach (23 August 1870, Breslau – 4 August 1925) was a German chemist. He was the son of anatomist Leopold Auerbach and the brother of physicist Felix Auerbach. He was the father of geneticist Charlotte Auerbach. Biography He ...

(1870–1925), German chemist. He was the son of anatomist Leopold Auerbach and the brother of physicist Felix Auerbach. He was the father of geneticist Charlotte Auerbach *

Gary Auerbach Gary Auerbach is an American television and film writer, director and producer. He graduated from Livingston High School and the University of Delaware, where he earned a degree in Economics. His first job in entertainment was as a film editor a ...

, American television and film writer, director and producer *, German football player * Heinrich Auerbach (ex. Heinrich Stromer) (1482–1542), physician and senator of Leipzig * Herbert S. Auerbach (1882–1945), prominent Jewish businessman in Salt Lake City and also a member of the Utah House of Representatives *

Herman Auerbach Herman Auerbach (October 26, 1901, Tarnopol – August 17, 1942) was a Polish mathematician and member of the Lwów School of Mathematics. Auerbach was professor at Lwów University. During the Second World War because of his Jewish descent he ...

(1901–1942), Polish mathematician *Ilya Auerbach (also known as

Ilya Averbakh Ilya Aleksandrovich Averbakh (russian: Илья Александрович Авербах) (July 28, 1934, Leningrad – January 11, 1986, Moscow) was a Soviet film director. His 1972 film, ''Monologue'', was entered into the 1973 Cannes Film Fes ...

), Russian Jewish film maker often known by the Russianized version of the name * Inge Auerbacher (born 1934), German-American chemist and Holocaust survivor with essentially the same name (meaning "someone from a meadow brook") * (1827-1875), German architect *

Isaac L. Auerbach Isaac L. Auerbach (October 9, 1921 – December 24, 1992) was an early advocate and pioneer of computing technologies, holder of 15 patents, founding president of the International Federation for Information Processing (1960–1965), a member ...

(1921–1992), early advocate and pioneer of computing technologies, holder of 15 patents, founding president of the International Federation for Information Processing (1960–1965), a member of the National Academy of Science, an executive at the Burroughs Corporation and a developer of first computers at Sperry Univac * (1877-1951), Israeli rabbi * (1846-?), Polish rabbi * (1815-1867), Russian geologist and mineralogist, professor *

Jake Auerbach Jake Auerbach (born 1958) is a British film maker specialising in documentary subjects. Though his films have ranged across the cultural spectrum he is best known for his portraits of artists both contemporary and historical. Career Jake Auerbach ...

(born 1958), British film maker specialising in documentary subjects. Though his films have ranged across the cultural spectrum he is best known for his portraits of artists both contemporary and historical *

Jerold Auerbach Jerold Auerbach (born 1936) is an American historian and professor emeritus of history at Wellesley College. Auerbach earned the B.A. at Oberlin College and the Ph.D. at Columbia University in 1965. He taught at Queens College and at Brandeis Uni ...

, American historian and professor emeritus of history at Wellesley College * (1922-2002), Israeli writer in the English *

Johann Gottfried Auerbach Johann Gottfried Auerbach (28 October 1697 – 5 August 1753) was an Austrian painter and etcher. He painted primarily portraits and battle genre works. Some of his works can be found at the Kunsthistorisches Museum. In 1735, he was appointed Imp ...

(1697–1753), Austrian painter and etcher * Johann Karl Auerbach (1723–1780s), Austrian painter * Joseph Danziger Auerbach, Yiddish writer * Larry Auerbach (1923-2014), American television director and National Vice President of the Directors Guild of America * (born 1933), German politician *

Leopold Auerbach Leopold Auerbach (27 April 1828 – 30 September 1897) was a German anatomist and neuropathologist born in Breslau. Education and career Auerbach studied medicine at the Universities of Breslau, Berlin and the Leipzig. He became a physician in ...

(1828–1897), German physician * (1847-1925), German jurist and historian *

Lera Auerbach Lera Auerbach (russian: Лера Авербах, born Valeria Lvovna Averbakh, russian: Валерия Львовна Авербах; October 21, 1973) is a Soviet-born American classical composer and concert pianist.

(born 1973), Soviet-Russian-born American classical composer and pianist *

Lisa Anne Auerbach Lisa Anne Auerbach (born 1967 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American textile artist, Zine writer, photographer, best known for her knitting works with humorous political commentary. Education *MFA, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, Calif ...

(born 1967), American artist * (1840-1882), German merchant, jeweler and poet * Marian Auerbach (1882–1941), also known as Majer Auerbach (1882–1941), Polish classical philologist of Jewish background * Max Auerbach (1879–1968), German zoologist known for his research of Cnidospora *

Meir Auerbach Rabbi Meir Auerbach (1815–1878) was president of the Jewish court at Koło, and author of ''Imrei Bina'' (Words of Wisdom). After his immigration to Ottoman Palestine in 1859, he headed the Poland Kollel and became the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi ...

, first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem * (1858-1930), Rabbi in the Land of Israel * Menahem Mendel Auerbach (1620–1689), Austrian rabbi, banker, and commentator born in Vienna at the beginning of the 17th century * Neil Auerbach (born 1958), private equity investor known for his leadership role in clean energy investment * (1892-1930), Soviet scientist, archaeologist, local historian, public figure * Oscar Auerbach (1905–1997), Jewish-American pathologist *

Paul Auerbach Paul Stuart Auerbach (January 4, 1951 – June 23, 2021) was an American physician and author in the academic discipline of wilderness medicine. He was the founder and past president of the Wilderness Medical Society. Auerbach was the editor ...

(1951–2021), American physician and author in the discipline, wilderness medicine * (1906-1952), Head of the Bavarian State Compensation Office *

Red Auerbach Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach (September 20, 1917 – October 28, 2006) was an American professional basketball coach and executive. He served as a head coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA), most notably with the Boston Celtics. ...

(1917–2006), Boston Celtics coach and founder of the Red Auerbach Basketball School *

Rick Auerbach Frederick Steven Auerbach (born February 15, 1950) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop. Early years Auerbach was born in Woodland Hills, California, to Esther and Jack Auerbach. He was drafted by the California Angels in the 13th round ...

(born 1950), American baseball player *

Rokhl Auerbakh Rokhl Auerbakh ( he, רחל אוירבך, also spelled Rokhl Oyerbakh and Rachel Auerbach) (18 December 1903 – 31 May 1976) was an Israeli writer, essayist, historian, Holocaust scholar, and Holocaust survivor. She wrote prolifically in both Pol ...

(1903–1976), Polish-Israeli writer, essayist, historian, and Holocaust scholar *

Shlomo Zalman Auerbach Shlomo Zalman Auerbach ( he, שלמה זלמן אויערבאך; July 20, 1910 – February 20, 1995) was a renowned Orthodox Jewish rabbi, posek, and rosh yeshiva of the Kol Torah yeshiva in Jerusalem. The Jerusalem neighborhood Ramat Shlomo i ...

(1910-1995), Orthodox Jewish rabbi, posek, and rosh yeshiva of the Kol Torah yeshiva in Jerusalem, Israel *

Shona Auerbach Shona Auerbach is a British film director and cinematographer. Early career Auerbach began her career as a stills photographer. She studied film at Manchester University and cinematography at Leeds before completing her Master of Arts at th ...

, British film director and cinematographer * (1866-1923), German neurologist *Sol Auerbach (1906–1986), American Communist historian better known as

James S. Allen James S. "Jim" Allen, born Sol Auerbach (1906–1986), was an American Marxist historian, journalist, editor, activist, and functionary of the Communist Party USA. Allen is best remembered as the author and editor of over two dozen books and pamph ...

* Solomon Heymann Auerbach (died 1836), Hebrew scholar and translator * Stephen Auerbach, Santa Monica, California based American filmmaker best known for two documentary films that aired on A+E Networks in 2015: "The Secret Tapes of the O.J. Case," and "O.J. Speaks: The Lost Deposition Tapes." * Stevanne Auerbach (born 1938), also known as Dr. Toy, American educator, child development expert, and writer *

Tauba Auerbach Tauba Auerbach (born 1981 in San Francisco, California) is a visual artist working in many disciplines including painting, artists' books, sculpture and weaving. They live and work in New York. Early life and education Auerbach grew up in San Fra ...

(born 1981), visual artist working across many disciplines including painting, artists' books, photography, and sculpture, lives and works in New York *

Taylor Auerbach Taylor Auerbach is an Australian journalist who rose to prominence after becoming the youngest ever winner of the Australian ''Millionaire Hot Seat'' game show, a spinoff version of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?''. Overview Millionaire Sag ...

(born 1991), Australian journalist who rose to prominence after becoming the youngest ever winner of the Australian ''Millionaire Hot Seat'' game show, a spinoff version of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' * (born 1947), Civil rights activist in the GDR and until 2009 employee of the Federal Commissioner for Stasi documents * (1905-1975), German social-democratic politician and resistance fighter against Nazism * Wilfried Auerbach (1960), Austrian rower * Willi Auerbach (born 1980), German illusionist, magician *

Yael Averbuch Yael Averbuch West (born Yael Friedman Averbuch; November 3, 1986) is a former American professional soccer player. She was formerly the executive director of the National Women's Soccer League Players Association and is the current general ma ...

(born 1986), American soccer player *

Yuri Averbakh Yuri Lvovich Averbakh (russian: Ю́рий Льво́вич Аверба́х; 8 February 1922 – 7 May 2022) was a Russian chess grandmaster and author. He was chairman of the USSR Chess Federation from 1973 to 1978. He was the first centenaria ...

(born 1922), Russian chess grandmaster with the Russianized form of the name *A prominent family of rabbis in Jerusalem, including: **

(1910–1995), renowned Orthodox Jewish rabbi, posek, and rosh yeshiva of the Kol Torah yeshiva in Jerusalem, Israel. The Jerusalem neighborhood Ramat Shlomo is named after Rabbi Auerbach **

** Shmuel Auerbach (1931-2018), prominent Haredi rabbi in Jerusalem, Israel **

(or Azriel Auerbach) (born 1937), prominent Haredi rabbi and posek. He is the son of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, and son-in-law of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, two renowned poskim. He was considered Rabbi Elyashiv's right-hand man in matters of halakha

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