Feuchtwanger is a
German Jew
The history of the Jews in Germany goes back at least to the year 321, and continued through the Early Middle Ages (5th to 10th centuries CE) and High Middle Ages (''circa'' 1000–1299 CE) when Jewish immigrants founded the Ashkenazi Jewish ...
ish surname, indicating a family origin from the city of
Feuchtwangen. Notable people with the surname include:
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Edgar Feuchtwanger
Edgar Joseph Feuchtwanger (born 28 September 1924) is a German-British historian.
Life and work
Feuchtwanger was born in Munich. He is the son of Erna Rosina (née Rheinstrom) and lawyer, lecturer, and author Ludwig Feuchtwanger, and a nephew ...
(born 1924), German-British historian
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Lewis Feuchtwanger
Lewis Feuchtwanger (11 January 1805 Fürth, Bavaria – 25 June 1876 New York City) was a German-born chemist known primarily for his work on United States coinage. Feuchwanger was married to Augusta Levy and had five children.
Biography
Lewis Fe ...
(1805–1876), Jewish German-American chemist
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Lion Feuchtwanger
Lion Feuchtwanger (; 7 July 1884 – 21 December 1958) was a German Jewish novelist and playwright. A prominent figure in the literary world of Weimar Germany, he influenced contemporaries including playwright Bertolt Brecht.
Feuchtwanger's Ju ...
(1884–1958), Jewish German writer
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Ludwig Feuchtwanger
Ludwig Feuchtwanger (28 November 1885, Munich - 14 July 1947, Winchester, England) was a German lawyer, lecturer and author.
Life
Feuchtwanger's ancestors originated from the Middle Franconian city of Feuchtwangen which, following a pogrom in 1 ...
(1885–1947), German lawyer, lecturer and writer
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Peter Feuchtwanger
Peter Bernhard Feuchtwanger (26 June 1930 – 18 June 2016)[12350 Feuchtwanger
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, main-belt asteroid, named after Lion Feuchtwanger
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Feuchtwanger Cent
The Feuchtwanger cent was a nickel silver private token coin circulated in the U.S. by Lewis Feuchtwanger during the 1830s and 1840s. Three-cent varieties were also available, though not as plentiful as the one-cent tokens.
The tokens were ori ...
, 19th century United States token (coin), after Lewis Feuchtwanger
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