Wertheimer is an
Ashkenazi
Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...
Jewish surname:
People with this surname include:
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Akiba Israel Wertheimer
Akiba Israel Wertheimer (1778–1835) was the first Chief Rabbi of Altona and Schleswig-Holstein.
Life
Akiba (or Ekiva or Akiva) Wertheimer was born in Wrocław, Prussia in about 1778. His father was Torah scholar Avigdor Wertheimer (died 1826 ...
(1778-1835), first Chief Rabbi of Altona and Schleswig-Holstein
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Alain and
Gérard Wertheimer
Gérard Paul Philippe Wertheimer (born 17 April 1951) is a French billionaire businessman based in New York City and Geneva, who owns Chanel in partnership with his brother, Alain. As of October 2022, Wertheimer's net worth was estimated at US ...
, French Jewish billionaire owners of Chanel
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Wertheimer et Frère Wertheimer et Frère is a Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding business partnership between brothers Alain and Gérard Wertheimer of France.
The Wertheimer brothers are the owners of the House of Chanel in Paris. They inherited that company a ...
, partnership of the two brothers
* Arjeh Yehuda Wertheimer (1862-1937), known as
Constantin Brunner
Constantin Brunner (1862–1937) was the pen-name of the German Jewish philosopher Arjeh Yehuda Wertheimer (called Leo). He was born in Altona (near Hamburg) on 27 August 1862. He came from a prominent Jewish family that had lived in the vicinity ...
, German-Jewish philosopher
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Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer
Egon Ferdinand Ranshofen-Wertheimer (September 4, 1894 – December 27, 1957) was a diplomat, journalist, doctor of laws and state.
Early life
Egon Ferdinand Ranshofen-Wertheimer was born as the son of the Catholic land owner and member of the U ...
(1894-1957), Austrian and German diplomat, journalist, jurist and political scientist
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Esther Wertheimer (born 1926), Polish architect
* (born 1947), French singer
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Fred Wertheimer
Fredric Michael "Fred" Wertheimer (born January 9, 1939) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and activist notable for his work on campaign finance reform and other government integrity, transparency, and accountability issues.
Early career
He is ...
(born 1939), American political activist
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Gustav Wertheimer (1847-1904), Austrian artist
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Haim Ernst Wertheimer
Haim Ernst Wertheimer ( he, חיים ארנסט ורטהיימר; August 24, 1893 – March 23, 1978) was an Israeli biochemist.
Biography
Wertheimer was born in Bühl, Germany in 1893 and studied in his native town and in Baden-Baden. He com ...
(1893-1978), German-born Israeli biochemist
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Hedy Wertheimer (1907–1976), Austrian-American Olympic swimmer
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Jack Wertheimer
Jack Wertheimer is a Professor of American Jewish History at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, the flagship yeshiva of Conservative Judaism. He is the former Provost of JTS, and was the founding director of the Joseph and Miriam Ratner ...
, professor of American Jewish history
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Jacques Wertheimer
Jacques Guy Wertheimer (18 August 1911 – 6 February 1996) was a prominent French businessman who inherited and ran the renowned House of Chanel perfume company. Wertheimer was born at the Les Forgettes villa in Deauville, to a Jewish family, (1911-1996), father of Pierre
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John Wertheimer
John Wertheimer (1799 – December 18, 1883) was an English printer. He was senior member of the firm of Wertheimer, Lea & Co.
From 1820 until his death he was actively engaged as a printer in London; and many important educational, medical, and ...
(1799–1883), English printer
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Linda Wertheimer
Linda Wertheimer (; born March 19, 1943) is an American radio journalist for NPR. She's considered one of NPR's "Founding Mothers" along with Susan Stamberg, Nina Totenberg and the late Cokie Roberts.
Background and education
Wertheimer was b ...
(born 1943), American broadcast journalist for National Public Radio
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Martha Wertheimer (1890-1942), German journalist, writer and rescuer of Jewish children from Nazi forces
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Max Wertheimer
Max Wertheimer (April 15, 1880 – October 12, 1943) was an Austro-Hungarian psychologist who was one of the three founders of Gestalt psychology, along with Kurt Koffka and Wolfgang Köhler. He is known for his book, ''Productive Thinking'', and ...
(1880-1943), Prague-born Gestalt psychologist
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Michael Wertheimer
Michael Wertheimer (born February 6, 1957) is a cryptologic mathematician. From October 31, 2005, until June 2009, he was the assistant deputy director and chief technology officer of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for Analy ...
(born 1927), psychologist, son of Max Wertheimer
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Michael Wertheimer
Michael Wertheimer (born February 6, 1957) is a cryptologic mathematician. From October 31, 2005, until June 2009, he was the assistant deputy director and chief technology officer of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for Analy ...
(born 1957), American cryptologic mathematician
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Pierre Wertheimer
Pierre Wertheimer (8 January 1888 – 24 April 1965) was a French businessman, who co-founded Chanel with Coco Chanel.
Family business
Wertheimer was born to a Jewish family,[Samson Wertheimer
Samson Wertheimer (17 January 1658 – 6 August 1724) was chief rabbi of Hungary and Moravia, and rabbi of Eisenstadt. He was also an Austrian financier, court Jew and ''Shtadlan'' to Austrian Emperor Leopold I.
Family
Wertheimer was born ...]
(1658-1724), German-Hungarian and Austrian rabbi, philanthropist
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Solomon Aaron Wertheimer
Rabbi Solomon Aaron Wertheimer (November 18, 1866 – 1935), was a Hungarian rabbi, scholar, and seller of rare books.
Life
He was born in Bösing in 1866. In 1871 he went with his parents to Jerusalem, where he was educated. By 1890, he was res ...
(1866-1935)
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Stef Wertheimer
Stef Wertheimer ( he, זאב סטף ורטהיימר, born 16 July 1926) is an Israeli billionaire industrialist, investor, philanthropist and former politician. He was a Member of the Knesset, and is known for founding industrial parks in Israe ...
(born 1926), Israeli industrialist
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Yair Wertheimer
Yair Wertheimer ( he, יאיר ורטהיימר, also known as Meir Wertheimer; born 3 November 1955) is an Israeli former tennis player.
Tennis career
Beginning in 1972, Wertheimer played for the Israeli Davis Cup team and had a 6-4 record in ...
(born 1955), Israeli former tennis player
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Fredric Wertham
Fredric Wertham (; born Friedrich Ignatz Wertheimer, March 20, 1895 – November 18, 1981) was a German-American psychiatrist and author. Wertham had an early reputation as a progressive psychiatrist who treated poor black patients at his Lafarg ...
(originally Friedrich Ignatz Wertheimer, 1895–1981), German-American psychiatrist and author.
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Ella Winter
Leonore (Ella) Sophie Winter Steffens Stewart (1898–1980) was an Australian-British journalist and activist.
Early life
She was born in 1898 to Freda Lust and Adolph Wertheimer in Nuremberg, Germany. Her parents were Freda Lust and Adolph W ...
(originally Wertheimer, 1898–1980), Australian-British journalist and activist.
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Wertheim
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Wertheim (surname) Wertheim is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Abraham Carel Wertheim (1832–1897), Dutch banker and philanthropist
*Blanka Wertheim (1917–2012), birth name of Blanka Wladislaw, Brazilian chemist
*Dick Wertheim (died 19 ...
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