Feuchtwanger is a

German Jew The history of the Jews in Germany goes back at least to the year 321 CE, and continued through the Early Middle Ages (5th to 10th centuries CE) and High Middle Ages (c. 1000–1299 CE) when Jewish immigrants founded the Ashkenazi Jewish commu ...

ish surname, indicating a family origin from the city of

Feuchtwangen Feuchtwangen is a city in Ansbach district in the administrative region of Middle Franconia in Bavaria, Germany, with around 12,000 residents and an area of 137 km², making it the biggest city in the Ansbach district by population and area. In 20 ...

, which expelled all its Jewish residents following a pogrom in 1555. Notable people with the surname include: *

Edgar Feuchtwanger Edgar Joseph Feuchtwanger (born 28 September 1924) is a German-British historian. Life and work Feuchtwanger was born in Munich. He is the son of Erna Rosina (née Rheinstrom) and lawyer, lecturer, and author Ludwig Feuchtwanger, and a nephew ...

(born 1924), German-British historian * Lewis Feuchtwanger (1805–1876), Jewish German-American chemist *

Lion Feuchtwanger Lion Feuchtwanger (; 7 July 1884 – 21 December 1958) was a German Jewish novelist and playwright. A prominent figure in the literary world of Weimar Republic, Weimar Germany, he influenced contemporaries including playwright Bertolt Brecht. ...

(1884–1958), Jewish German writer * Ludwig Feuchtwanger (1885–1947), German lawyer, lecturer and writer * Peter Feuchtwanger (1930–2016), German classical pianist/teacher, based in London

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