The surname Katzenellenbogen originated in the

Rhineland The Rhineland (german: Rheinland; french: Rhénanie; nl, Rijnland; ksh, Rhingland; Latinised name: ''Rhenania'') is a loosely defined area of Western Germany along the Rhine, chiefly its middle section. Term Historically, the Rhinelands ...

, Germany. The surname is derived from the

County of Katzenelnbogen The County of Katzenelnbogen was an immediate state of the Holy Roman Empire. Chatti Melibokus is a very old tribe who stayed on a high hill in the Bergstraße region of Hesse (the part that lies south), in Germany. It existed between 109 ...

and the Castle Katzenelnbogen. The origin of the name may come from Chatti Melibokus. Chatti Melibokus is an old tribe who reside in the southern part of the mountains in the Bergstraße region, which is part of Hesse in Germany. Notable people with this surname include: * Basil Kazen Ellenbogen (1917–1996), British Army officer and consultant physician (born Katzenellenbogen) * Benita Katzenellenbogen (born 1945), American biologist * Edwin Katzen-Ellenbogen (born 1882), Austrian-Polish and American eugenicist and physician in the Buchenwald concentration camp (also known as Katzenellenbogen) *

Eyran Katsenelenbogen Eyran Katsenelenbogen (born July 5, 1965) is an Israeli jazz pianist. Background Katsenelenbogen was born in Israel and was first taught by Aida Barenboim, mother and teacher of pianist/conductor Daniel Barenboim. He went on to complete his ...

(born 1965), jazz pianist *

Ezekiel Katzenellenbogen Ezekiel Katzenellenbogen ben Abraham (born in Lithuania about 1670; died at Altona, 9 July 1749) was a Polish-German rabbi. At first rabbi at Kėdainiai (Keidani), Katzenellenbogen was called to Altona in 1714. This call he owed to the efforts of ...

(born about 1670), Polish-German rabbi * Gershon Ellenbogen (1917–2003), British barrister, author and Liberal Party politician (born Katzenellenbogen) * John Katzenellenbogen (born 1944), American professor of chemistry *

Konrad Kellen Konrad Kellen (born ''Konrad Moritz Adolf Katzenellenbogen''; December 14, 1913 – April 8, 2007) was a German-born American political scientist, intelligence analyst and author. At different points in his career, Kellen analyzed postwar German s ...

(1913–2007), German-born American political scientist, intelligence analyst and author. (born Katzenellenbogen) * Ludwig Katzenellenbogen (1877–1944), German brewery director *

Meir ben Isaac Katzenellenbogen Meir ben Isaac Katzenellenbogen (c. 1482 – 12 January 1565) (also, Meir of Padua, or Maharam Padua, he, מאיר בן יצחק קצנלנבויגן) was a German rabbi born in Katzenelnbogen. Biography Meïr ben Isaac, who was often called afte ...

(died 1565), Italian rabbi *

Ostap Ortwin Ostap Ortwin (real name Oskar Katzenellenbogen) (born 23 November 1876; murdered in spring 1942 in Lwów) was a Polish Jewish journalist and literary critic. He was born in Tłumacz, near Stanisławów (now Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine). His father, ...

(1876–1942), whose real name was Oskar Katzenellenbogen, Polish journalist and literary critic *

Samuel Judah Katzenellenbogen Samuel Judah Katzenellenbogen (1521 – 25 March 1597) was an Italian Rabbi, the son of Rabbi Meir Katzenellenbogen. Biography He was distinguished even in his youth for his scholarship and his oratorical gifts. He was associated, both as rabb ...

, Italian rabbi, son of Meir Katzenellenbogen * (1914–2004), German-American banker and philanthropist (born Katzenellenbogen)

William III of England William III (William Henry; ; 4 November 16508 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of County of Holland, Holland, County of Zeeland, Zeeland, Lordship of Utrecht, Utrec ...

who was a

Prince of Orange Prince of Orange (or Princess of Orange if the holder is female) is a title originally associated with the sovereign Principality of Orange, in what is now southern France and subsequently held by sovereigns in the Netherlands. The title ...

obtained the title Katzenelnbogen. The

King of the Netherlands King of The Netherlands (Dutch language, Dutch: ''Koning der Nederlanden'') is the title of the Dutch head of state. The king serves as the Head of state, head of state of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which includes the constituent nations of ...

and the

Duke of Luxembourg The territory of Luxembourg has been ruled successively by counts, dukes and grand dukes. It was part of the medieval Kingdom of Germany, and later the Holy Roman Empire until it became a sovereignty, sovereign state in 1815. Counts of Luxembourg ...

have the title "Count of Katzenelnbogen". In popular culture * " Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea", a 1954 popular song by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning * a fictional family in the short story "The Spectre Bridegroom" in Washington Irving's 1819 collection ''

The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. ''The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.'', commonly referred to as ''The Sketch Book'', is a collection of 34 essays and short stories written by the American author Washington Irving. It was published serially throughout 1819 and 1820. The co ...

'' * a fictional character in part 3 of Vasily Grossman's 1960 novel ''

Life and Fate ''Life and Fate'' (russian: Жизнь и судьба) is a novel by Vasily Grossman, written in the Soviet Union in 1959 and published in 1980. Technically, it is the second half of the author's conceived two-part book under the same title. Alt ...

'' * Yakov Katzenelenbogen, the fictional leader of the eponymous team in the Phoenix Force novels Derivative forms of the original name include Katsenelenbogen, Catzenellenbogen, Elbogen, and Katz. *

(born 1965), Israeli-born American jazz pianist * Tamara Katsenelenbogen (1894–1976), Russian architect

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