Goldsmid is a

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. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

Goldsmid

Albert Goldsmid Colonel Albert Edward Williamson Goldsmid (6 October 1846 – 27 March 1904) was a British officer. He was the founder of the Jewish Lads' Brigade (in 1895) and the Maccabaeans. Biography Albert Goldsmid was born in Poona, British India, the s ...

(1846–1904),

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officer, founder of the

Jewish Lads' Brigade The JLGB (Jewish Lads' and Girls' Brigade) is a national Jewish youth organisation based in and primarily serving the United Kingdom. The UK's oldest Jewish youth movement, it was founded in 1895 as the Jewish Lads' Brigade by Colonel Albert E. ...

(in 1895) and the

Maccabaeans Order of Ancient Maccabeans (also Maccabaeans) is an Anglo-Jewish society. The order is a controversial society established in 1894, and registered on 8 May 1901, under the Friendly Societies' Act, as amended 1896.Nahum Sokolow, ''History of Z ...

Anna Maria Goldsmid Anna Maria Goldsmid (17 September 1805 – 8 February 1889, London), benefactor and translator, was the eldest child of Isaac Lyon Goldsmid and the sister of Sir Francis Henry Goldsmid. Biography Anna Maria Goldsmid was born 17 September 1805. ...

(1805–1889), British benefactor and translator *

Francis Goldsmid Sir Francis Henry Goldsmid, 2nd Baronet (1 May 1808 – 2 May 1878) was an Anglo-Jewish barrister and politician. Early life The son of Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid and a member of the Goldsmid banking family, Francis was born in London, and private ...

(1808–1878),

Anglo-Jewish British Jews (often referred to collectively as British Jewry or Anglo-Jewry) are British citizens who identify as Jewish. The number of people who identified as Jews in the United Kingdom rose by just under 4% between 2001 and 2021. History ...

barrister A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions. Barristers mostly specialise in courtroom advocacy and litigation. Their tasks include taking cases in superior courts and tribunals, drafting legal pleadings, researching law and ...

and politician *

Frederic John Goldsmid Major-General Sir Frederic John Goldsmid KCSI, CB (19 May 1818 – 12 January 1908) was an officer in British Army and East India Company, who also served the British government in various roles through the Middle East. Life and career Gol ...

(1818–1908), officer in the British Army and the

East India Company The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southea ...

, also served the British government *

Frederick Goldsmid Frederick David Goldsmid (31 January 1812 – 18 March 1866), son of Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid and his wife Isabel, was an English politician. He was elected a Member of Parliament (MP) for Honiton on 12 July 1865. Goldsmid married, on 23 July ...

(1812–1866),

politician *

Isaac Goldsmid Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid, 1st Baronet (13 January 1778 – 27 April 1859) was a financier and one of the leading figures in the Jewish emancipation in the United Kingdom, who became the first British Jew to receive a hereditary title. Biography ...

(1778–1859), British financier and one of the leading figures in the

Jewish emancipation Jewish emancipation was the process in various nations in Europe of eliminating Jewish disabilities, e.g. Jewish quotas, to which European Jews were then subject, and the recognition of Jews as entitled to equality and citizenship rights. It incl ...

in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

Julian Goldsmid Sir Julian Goldsmid, 3rd Baronet, DL, JP (8 October 1838 – 7 January 1896) was a British lawyer, businessman and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal (later Liberal Unionist) politician who sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Co ...

(1838–1896), British lawyer, businessman and

Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

(later

Liberal Unionist The Liberal Unionist Party was a British political party that was formed in 1886 by a faction that broke away from the Liberal Party. Led by Lord Hartington (later the Duke of Devonshire) and Joseph Chamberlain, the party established a political ...

) politician *

Louisa Goldsmid Lady Louisa Sophia Goldsmid (2 September 1819 – 12 June 1908) was a British philanthropist and education activist who targeted her life at improving education provision for British women. She took a leading role in persuading Cambridge Universi ...

(1819–1908), British philanthropist and education activist

Modified surname

; d'Avigdor-Goldsmid * Henry d'Avigdor-Goldsmid (1909–1976),

army An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

officer, company director and politician *

Jack d'Avigdor-Goldsmid Major-General Sir James Arthur "Jack" d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, 3rd Baronet, (19 December 1912 – 6 September 1987) was a British Army officer and United Kingdom, British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician. He was a member of the promin ...

(1912–1987),

British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...

officer and

Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...

politician *

Osmond d'Avigdor-Goldsmid Sir Osmond Elim d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, 1st Baronet DL JP (9 August 1877 – 14 April 1940) was a British financier and baronet. Life D'Avigdor-Goldsmid was born to Jewish parents Elim Henry d'Avigdor Goldsmid. He was educated at Harrow School and ...

(1877–1940), British Baronet who served as

High Sheriff of Kent The high sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown (prior to 1974 the office previously known as sheriff)."Sheriffs appointed for a county or Greater London shall be known as high sheriffs, and any reference in any enactment or instrum ...

in 1912, President of the

Anglo-Jewish Association The Anglo-Jewish Association (AJA) is a British organisation. It was formed in 1871 for the 'promotion of social, moral, and intellectual progress among the Jews; and the obtaining of protection for those who may suffer in consequence of being Jew ...

; Goldsmid-Stern-Salomons *

David Lionel Goldsmid-Stern-Salomons Sir David Lionel Goldsmid-Stern-Salomons, 2nd Baronet (28 January 1851 – 19 April 1925) was a British scientific author, barrister and pioneer of road transport. Early life The son of Philip Salomons of Brighton, and Emma, daughter of Jaco ...

Variation on surname

Goldschmid Goldschmid is a German surname meaning "gold smith". Notable people with the surname include: * Harvey Goldschmid, law professor at Columbia University * David Goldschmid See also * Goldschmid * Goldschmidt * Goldschmied * Goldschmitt * Goldsm ...

Goldschmidt Goldschmidt is a German surname meaning "Goldsmith". It may refer to: * Adalbert von Goldschmidt (1848-1906), composer * Adolph Goldschmidt (1863–1944), art historian * Adolphe Goldschmidt (1838–1918), German-British banker * Berthold Goldschm ...

Goldschmied Goldschmied is a Swiss - German surname meaning "Gold smith". It may refer to: *Elinor Goldschmied (1910–2009), British educationalist *José Goldschmied *Marco Goldschmied (1944–2022), British architect ;See also: * Goldschmid * Goldschmidt ...

Goldschmitt Goldschmitt is a German surname meaning "goldsmith". It may refer to: * Daniel Goldschmitt (born 1989), German footballer * '' The Family Goldschmitt'' (1971), a poem collection by Henri Coulette See also * Goldschmid * Goldschmidt * Goldschmied ...

Goldsmith A goldsmith is a Metalworking, metalworker who specializes in working with gold and other precious metals. Nowadays they mainly specialize in jewelry-making but historically, goldsmiths have also made cutlery, silverware, platter (dishware), pl ...

Aurifaber Aurifaber (the Latinized form of the German surname "Goldschmidt" or "Goldschmied" meaning "gold smith") was a surname borne by three prominent men of the Reformation period in Germany: *Andreas Aurifaber (1514–1559), physician from Breslau, ...