The Dassanowsky family (also Dassanofsky, Dassanovsky, etc.) is the name of the Austrian branch of the Polish

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family

Taczanowski Taczanowski (Polish feminine: Taczanowska; plural: Taczanowscy) is the surname of a Polish szlachta (nobility) family from Poznań bearing the Jastrzębiec coat of arms and the motto: ''Plus penser que dire''. They took their name from th ...

which came to

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in 1683 and has produced notable figures in Austrian civic and cultural life. Dassanowskyweg (Dassanowsky Way) in the 22nd District (

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) of Vienna was named in recognition of the family.

Notable members

Notable members include: * Andrzej (Andreas) Taczanowski, Knight Commander under King

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in Vienna during the Turkish Siege (

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) of 1683 * Leopold Johannes Dassanowsky, Director of the Imperial Court Postal Service; expanded postal routes across the empire in the 18th century *

Elfi von Dassanowsky Elfriede "Elfi" von Dassanowsky (February 2, 1924October 2, 2007) was an Austrian-born singer, pianist and film producer. Early life Elfi von Dassanowsky (also known as Elfi Dassanowsky or Elfriede Dassanowsky) was born Elfriede Maria Elisabe ...

(1924–2007), Austrian-born opera singer, pianist, film producer *

Robert von Dassanowsky Robert von Dassanowsky FRHistS, FRSA (born January 28, 1965) is an Austrian-American academic, writer, film and cultural historian, and producer. He is usually known as Robert Dassanowsky. Education, career and publications Dassanowsky was born ...

(1965–2023), Austrian-American educator, cultural historian, film producer

Selected literature

* Stefan Graf von Szydlow-Szydlowski und Nikolaus R. von Pastinszky, ''Der polnische und litauische Hochadel,'' Budapest 1944 * Günther Berger, “Die Familie v. Dassanowsky: Die kaisertreue österreichische Linie des polnischen Grafenhauses Taczanowski zu Taczanow,” ''Krone und Reich: Zeitschrift des Verbandes der Österreicher zur Wahrung der Geschichte Österreichs,'' 1/2 1999, 13–15. *

Felix Czeike Felix Czeike (21 August 1926 – 23 April 2006) was an Austrian historian and popular educator. He was an author and partly also editor of numerous publications on the history of Vienna and was the director of the . His main work is the six-volume ...

, ''Historisches Lexikon der Stadt Wien'', Vol. 5, Vienna: K&S, 1997. * ''Austria Forum'' at www.austriaforum.org. {{europe-noble-stub

Notable members

See also

Selected literature