Altschuler, Altshuler, Altschuller ( Russian: Альтшуллер), Altshuller ( Russian: Альтшуллер), Altschueler, Altshueler, or Alschuler is a Jewish surname of Ashkenazi origin. It is derived from the Altschul, Old Synagogue in Prague. [1]
According to the tradition, the family surname was formed after 1302, when Jewish refugees from Hakhmei Provence settled down in Prague's Jewish Town in close socio-physical proximity to the Old Shul, thus forming the name.
Notable people with the surname include:
Alschuler
- Alfred S. Alschuler (1876–1940), American architect
- George W. Alschuler (1864–1936), American politician and businessman
- Daniel R. Altschuler (b. 1944), Uruguayan physicist
- Samuel Alschuler (1859–1939), federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals
- The Alschulers, an American political family
See also: All pages with titles containing Alschuler
Altschuler
- Adi Altschuler (born 1986), Israeli educator
- David Altschuler (1687-1769), rabbi and Bible commentator
- Franz Altschuler (1923–2009), German artist and illustrator
- Glenn Altschuler, American writer and university-level educator and administrator
- John Altschuler (born 1963), American television and film producer and writer
- Modest Altschuler (1873–1963), Belarusian-American cellist, orchestral conductor, and composer
- Randy Altschuler (born 1970), American businessman and politician
- Samuel Altshuler (1864–1956) Washington state and California businessman
- Vladimir Altschuler (born 1946), Russian orchestral conductor
See also: All pages with titles containing Altschuler
Altshuler
- Alan Altshuler, American academic and government official, professor of urban policy and planning
- Boris Altshuler (born 1955), Russian-American physicist
- Lev Altshuler (1913–2003), Russian physicist, father of Boris
- David Altshuler (curator), American Judaic scholar and museum curator
- David Altshuler (physician), American clinical endocrinologist and human geneticist
- Herbert Altshuler, American major general
- Lori L. Altshuler, American scientist
- Mor Altshuler, Israeli scholar
- Semen Altshuler (1911–1983), Soviet physicist
See also: All pages with titles containing Altshuler
Altshuller
- Genrich Altshuller (1926–1998), Soviet engineer, inventor and scientist, journalist and writer
See also: All pages with titles containing Altshuller
Altshiller
- Debra Altschiller (born 1968), American politician
- Nathan Altshiller Court (1881–1968), Polish–American mathematician
See also
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
References
- ^ Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906, Altschul, Altschuler, Altschueler, or Alschuler
Altschuler, Altshuler, Altschuller ( Russian: Альтшуллер), Altshuller ( Russian: Альтшуллер), Altschueler, Altshueler, or Alschuler is a Jewish surname of Ashkenazi origin. It is derived from the Altschul, Old Synagogue in Prague. [1]
According to the tradition, the family surname was formed after 1302, when Jewish refugees from Hakhmei Provence settled down in Prague's Jewish Town in close socio-physical proximity to the Old Shul, thus forming the name.
Notable people with the surname include:
Alschuler
- Alfred S. Alschuler (1876–1940), American architect
- George W. Alschuler (1864–1936), American politician and businessman
- Daniel R. Altschuler (b. 1944), Uruguayan physicist
- Samuel Alschuler (1859–1939), federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals
- The Alschulers, an American political family
See also: All pages with titles containing Alschuler
Altschuler
- Adi Altschuler (born 1986), Israeli educator
- David Altschuler (1687-1769), rabbi and Bible commentator
- Franz Altschuler (1923–2009), German artist and illustrator
- Glenn Altschuler, American writer and university-level educator and administrator
- John Altschuler (born 1963), American television and film producer and writer
- Modest Altschuler (1873–1963), Belarusian-American cellist, orchestral conductor, and composer
- Randy Altschuler (born 1970), American businessman and politician
- Samuel Altshuler (1864–1956) Washington state and California businessman
- Vladimir Altschuler (born 1946), Russian orchestral conductor
See also: All pages with titles containing Altschuler
Altshuler
- Alan Altshuler, American academic and government official, professor of urban policy and planning
- Boris Altshuler (born 1955), Russian-American physicist
- Lev Altshuler (1913–2003), Russian physicist, father of Boris
- David Altshuler (curator), American Judaic scholar and museum curator
- David Altshuler (physician), American clinical endocrinologist and human geneticist
- Herbert Altshuler, American major general
- Lori L. Altshuler, American scientist
- Mor Altshuler, Israeli scholar
- Semen Altshuler (1911–1983), Soviet physicist
See also: All pages with titles containing Altshuler
Altshuller
- Genrich Altshuller (1926–1998), Soviet engineer, inventor and scientist, journalist and writer
See also: All pages with titles containing Altshuller
Altshiller
- Debra Altschiller (born 1968), American politician
- Nathan Altshiller Court (1881–1968), Polish–American mathematician
See also
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
References
- ^ Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906, Altschul, Altschuler, Altschueler, or Alschuler