Eichberg is a
German
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or
Ashkenazi Jewish
Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...
surname, meaning 'oak mountain'. Notable people with the surname include:
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Alfred Eichberg (1859–1921), American Jewish architect in Atlanta and Savannah
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Henning Eichberg
Henning Eichberg (1 December 1942 in Schweidnitz, Silesia – 22 April 2017 in Odense, Denmark) was a German sociologist and historian, teaching at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense. He became notable by his contributions to the philo ...
(1942–2017), German sociologist and historian
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Joseph Eichberg (born 1935), American biologist and professor emeritus
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Julius Eichberg (1824–1893), German-born Jewish American violinist and composer
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Richard Eichberg (1888–1953), German film director and producer
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Robert Eichberg (1945–1995), American psychologist, gay rights activist, and co-founder of
National Coming Out Day
National Coming Out Day (NCOD) is an annual LGBT awareness day observed on October 11, to support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people ( the LGBT community, sometimes also called the queer community) in "coming out of the closet". First ...
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Salomon Eichberg
Salomon may refer to:
People
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* Salomon Brothers, a former investment bank, now a part of Citigroup
* Salomon Group, a company manufacturing sporting equipment (which was a part of Adidas-Salom ...
(1786–1880), Jewish
cantor in
Hohenems and
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in th ...
, teacher of
hazzan
A ''hazzan'' (; , lit. Hazan) or ''chazzan'' ( he, חַזָּן , plural ; Yiddish ''khazn''; Ladino ''Hasan'') is a Jewish musician or precentor trained in the vocal arts who helps lead the congregation in songful prayer.
In English, this pr ...
Salomon Sulzer
Salomon Sulzer ( he, סלומון זולצר, March 30, 1804, Hohenems, Vorarlberg – January 17, 1890, Vienna) was an Austrian '' hazzan'' (cantor) and composer.
Biography
His family, which prior to 1813 bore the name of ''Levi'', removed to ...
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Søren Nils Eichberg (born 1973), German/Danish composer and conductor
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