Wasserstein is a surname and can refer to:
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Bernard Wasserstein
Bernard Wasserstein (born 22 January 1948 in London) is a British historian.
Early life
Bernard Wasserstein was born in London on 22 January 1948. Wasserstein's father, Abraham Wasserstein (1921–1995), born in Frankfurt, was Professor of Class ...
, British historian
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Bruce Wasserstein, a former investment banker and former CEO of
Lazard
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Wendy Wasserstein, American Playwright
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Wasserstein Perella & Co., an investment bank built by Bruce Wasserstein and
Joseph R. Perella
Joseph R. Perella (born September 20, 1941) is an American financier.
Early life
Perella was born in Newark, New Jersey, to an accountant. Perella attended Lehigh University on a full scholarship. During his time at Lehigh, Perella was a member ...
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Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein
Kleinwort Hambros is a private bank owned by Société Générale that offers financial services from offices throughout the United Kingdom and Channel Islands. Kleinwort Hambros focuses on private banking, providing a range of services for high ...
, an investment bank, part of
Dresdner Bank
Dresdner Bank AG was a German bank and was based in Frankfurt. It was one of Germany's largest banking corporations and was acquired by competitor Commerzbank in May 2009.
History
19th century
The Dresdner Bank was established on 12 Novemb ...
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Ned Wasserstein, a real estate developer and owner of Waterstone Property Management
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Leonid Nasonovich Vasershtein
Leonid Nisonovich Vaserstein ( rus, Леонид Нисонович Васерштейн) is a Russian-American mathematician, currently Professor of Mathematics at Penn State University. His research is focused on algebra and dynamical system ...
, a Russian-American mathematician
It is also used to name:
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Wasserstein metric, a mathematical distance measure
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