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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 ...
is a metalworker who specializes in working with gold.
In German, the Goldsmith family name is written
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 ...
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Goldsmith may also refer to:
Places
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Goldsmith, Indiana
Goldsmith is an unincorporated community of Jefferson Township in Tipton County, Indiana, United States, about north of Indianapolis.
It is part of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Originally called Green Station, ...
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Goldsmith, New York
Goldsmith is a hamlet in the Town of Franklin, Franklin County, New York, United States, approximately west of Plattsburgh, New York.
Goldsmith is a virtual ghost town today, but over one hundred years ago it was a bustling community with a sc ...
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Goldsmith, Texas
Goldsmith is a city in Ector County, Texas, United States. The population was 257 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Odessa Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Goldsmith is located in northwestern Ector County at (31.982441, –102.615 ...
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* Goldsmith Lake, Cleveland Township,
Le Sueur County, Minnesota
Le Sueur County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,674. Its county seat is Le Center.
Le Sueur County is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul- Bloomington, ...
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Goldsmith Channel
Goldsmith Channel is a waterway in the Provinces and Territories of Canada, Canadian territory of Nunavut connecting Parry Channel and M'Clintock Channel. Broadest in the northwest, the island-filled channel narrows as it progresses to the southeas ...
, a waterway in the Canadian territory of Nunavut
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Goldsmith Glacier, Theron Mountains, Antarctica
People
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Goldsmith (surname) Goldsmith is a variation of the surname Smith. Notable persons with that surname include:
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* Adrian Goldsmith (1921–1961), Australian flying ace of WWII
* Alfred Norton Goldsmith (1888–1974), American electrical engineer
* Andrea Goldsmit ...
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Goldsmith Bailey
Goldsmith Fox Bailey (July 17, 1823 – May 8, 1862) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Born in Westmoreland, New Hampshire, East Westmoreland, New Hampshire, when he was three years old, his ...
(1823–1862), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
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Goldie Collins
Goldsmith Collins (16 September 1901 – 27 April 1982) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL.
He made his debut with Fitzroy in 1922 and the following season was the club's best and fairest. His brothers, H ...
(1901–1982), Australian rules footballer
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Goldsmith W. Hewitt
Goldsmith Whitehouse Hewitt (February 14, 1834 – May 27, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.
Biography
Born near Elyton (now Birmingham), Jefferson County, Alabama, Hewitt attended the country schools. Entered the Confederate ...
(1834–1895), U.S. Representative from Alabama
Prizes
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Goldsmiths Prize
The Goldsmiths Prize is a British literary award, founded in 2013 by Goldsmiths, University of London, in association with the ''New Statesman.'' It is awarded annually to a piece of fiction that "breaks the mould or extends the possibilities of ...
, a UK-based book award
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Goldsmith Book Prize
The Goldsmith Book Prize is a literary award for books published in the United States.
Description
The award is meant to recognize works that " mprovegovernment through an examination of the intersection between press, politics, and public policy. ...
, a US-based press, politics, and public policy book award
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Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
The Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting is an award for journalists administered by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University. The program was launched in 1991, with the goal of exposing examples of ...
, an award for journalists at Harvard University
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Goldsmiths, University of London
Goldsmiths, University of London, officially the Goldsmiths' College, is a constituent research university of the University of London in England. It was originally founded in 1891 as The Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute by the Wor ...
, a college in England founded by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths
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Goldsmith's
Goldsmith's was a department store founded in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1870 by German immigrant brothers Jacob and Isaac Goldsmith. It grew into a chain largely located in the Memphis metropolitan area, until 2005, when the nameplate was eliminated ...
, a department store in Memphis, Tennessee
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Goldsmiths (retailer)
Goldsmiths is a luxury jewellery retailer based in the United Kingdom. Established in 1778, the company operates over 120 showrooms across Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
History
Goldsmiths is a jewellery business with over 230 years of ...
, a jewellery retailer in Ireland and the United Kingdom
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Goldsmith Block
The Goldsmith Block is an historic apartment building at 41 Ruggles Street, 746–750 Shawmut Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts. The four story, orange brick building was built in 1892 by Samuel Goldsmith to a design by Cornelius Russell, a region ...
, an historic apartment building in Boston, Massachusetts
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Goldsmith Hall
Goldsmith Hall is a building on the University of Texas at Austin campus, serving as the primary home of the School of Architecture. It was designed by Paul Cret, who also designed the Main Building (a.k.a. the Tower), the Union Building, and t ...
, a building on the University of Texas at Austin campus
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Goldsmith Defense, an uncommon chess opening
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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 ...
, a character in the visual novel ''Umineko no Naku Koro ni''
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Goldsmiths' Professor of Materials Science, professorship in the University of Cambridge
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Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths
The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, commonly known as the Goldsmiths' Company and formally titled The Wardens and Commonalty of the Mystery of Goldsmiths of the City of London, is one of the Great Twelve Livery Companies of the City of Londo ...
, one of the Great Twelve Livery Companies of the City of London
Variations on surname
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Goldsmith (surname) Goldsmith is a variation of the surname Smith. Notable persons with that surname include:
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* Adrian Goldsmith (1921–1961), Australian flying ace of WWII
* Alfred Norton Goldsmith (1888–1974), American electrical engineer
* Andrea Goldsmit ...
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Goldschmidt family
The Goldschmidt family is a family of German Jewish descent, originally from Frankfurt am Main, known for their success in banking. With origins tracing back to the 15th century, most members were forced to leave Frankfurt after the 1614 Fettmilc ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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
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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
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Goldsmid (name) Goldsmid is a German surname. Notable people with the name include:
Surname Goldsmid
* Albert Goldsmid (1846–1904), British officer, founder of the Jewish Lads' Brigade (in 1895) and the Maccabaeans
* Anna Maria Goldsmid (1805–1889), British ...
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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, ...
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