{{lowercase title The von Neumann family (also spelled de Neuman) is a Jewish family that was elevated to the ranks of nobility in

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History

In 1830

Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor Francis II (german: Franz II.; 12 February 1768 – 2 March 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor (from 1792 to 1806) and the founder and Emperor of the Austrian Empire, from 1804 to 1835. He assumed the title of Emperor of Austria in response ...

created the title Baron of Neumann for

Philipp von Neumann Baron Philipp von Neumann (german: Philipp Roger Franz Freiherr von Neumann; en, Philipp Roger Francis Baron de Neumann; 4 December 1781 – 14 January 1851) was an Austrian diplomat. Birth and family Neumann was born in Brussels (then in the ...

. In 1913

Franz Joseph I of Austria Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (german: Franz Joseph Karl, hu, Ferenc József Károly, 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the Grand title of the Emperor of Austria, other states of the Habsburg m ...

elevated three branches of the family to noble rank. One branch of the family, von Neumann de Végvár, were elevated to the rank of

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. The first three members of the family to be created Barons of Végvár were Adolf and Dániel Neumann. Later that year Franz Joseph I elevated Miksa von Neumann to the

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. This branch was given the nobiliary particle and style von Neymann de Margitta. Another branch of the family Neumann von Héthárs were granted the rank of

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by the emperor.

Notable family members

* Baron Philipp von Neumann (1781–1851), diplomat * Heinrich Neumann Ritter von Héthárs (1873–1939), otorhinolaryngologist *

John von Neumann John von Neumann (; hu, Neumann János Lajos, ; December 28, 1903 – February 8, 1957) was a Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, computer scientist, engineer and polymath. He was regarded as having perhaps the widest cove ...

(1903–1957), mathematician *

Klara Dan von Neumann Klara may refer to: * Klara, a female given name, see Clara (given name) * Klara (radio), a classical-music radio station in Belgium * Klara (singer), birth name Klára Vytisková (born 1985), Czech singer * Klara (Stockholm), an area of central S ...

(1911–1963), computer scientist * Angela von Neumann (1928–2010), artist *

Marina von Neumann Whitman Marina von Neumann Whitman (born March 6, 1935) is an American economist, writer and former automobile executive. She is a professor of business administration and public policy at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business as well as ...

(b. 1935), economist * Frederick Bernard de Neumann (1943–2018), mathematician * Monica von Neumann (1964–2019), socialite

Sources

* Béla Kempelen: Magyar nemes családok (VII. kötet) * János Gudenus: A magyarországi főnemesség XX. századi genealógiája Austrian noble families Hungarian noble families Jewish-Hungarian families Von Neumann family