Hebenstreit (from german: heben (''obsolete'') "to begin", "to start" plus ''

Streit Streit is a surname, and may refer to: *Albert Streit (born 1980), German football player * Clarence Streit (1896–1986), American journalist and Atlanticist * Esther Streit-Wurzel (1932−2013, Israeli children's books author and educator *Georg ...

'' "dispute", "fight", "argument", thus literally "quarrel-monger") is a

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

surname from a nickname denoting a quarrelsome, cantankerous person and may refer to:

People

Johann Ernst Hebenstreit Johann Ernst Hebenstreit (15 January 1703 – 5 December 1757) was a German physician and naturalist born in Neustadt an der Orla. He was a student at the University of Leipzig, where in 1728 he earned his philosophy degree, and one year later o ...

(1703–1757), German physician and naturalist *

Michael Hebenstreit Michael Hebenstreit (ca 1812 – after 1875) was an Austrian Kapellmeister and composer for stage music. Life Almost nothing has been handed down about Hebenstreit's life, only a few scores have survived. He was a successor to Adolf Müller ...

(1812–1875), Austrian Kapellmeister and composer for stage music *

Pantaleon Hebenstreit Pantaleon Hebenstreit (27 November 1668 – 15 November 1750) was a German dance teacher, musician and composer. Today his notability rests primarily on the pantalon, a keyboard instrument which he invented and which subsequently came to be see ...

(1668–1750), German dance teacher, musician and composer

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