Wiessner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Fritz Wiessner Fritz Wiessner (February 26, 1900 – July 3, 1988) was a German American pioneer of free climbing. Born in Dresden, Germany, he immigrated to New York City in 1929 and became a U.S. citizen in 1935. In 1939, he made one of the earliest att ...

(1900–1988), German-American pioneer of free climbing *

Pauline Wiessner Pauline Wiessner (Polly W. Wiessner) is an American anthropologist who focused on cultural Anthropology. She is currently a professor at University of Utah. Wiessner has held various professor positions at Universities in the United States, Denmark ...

(born 1947), American anthropologist * Siegfried Wiessner (born 1953), American law professor

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