Meisel

Meisel or Meisels is a surname. It has two main derivations, 1) from Yiddish mayzel 'little mouse,' especially in and from Southern Germany, and 2) Middle German meizel, meisel 'chisel,' a metonymic name for a woodcarver, stone mason, or surgeon. Families with the latter meaning can be German Catholics, Protestants, and Jews. Notable people with the surname include: *Dominik Meisel (born 1999¹), German footballer *Edmund Meisel (1894–1930), Austrian-born German composer *Hana Meisel (1883–1972), Russian-born Israeli agronomist and Zionist *Hilde Meisel (1914–1945¹), German Resistance writer *Johanna Meisel, German film editor *John Meisel (1923–2025), Austrian-born Canadian political scientist *Jürgen M. Meisel (born 1944¹), German romanist and linguist *Kurt Meisel (1912–1994), Austrian actor and film director *Louis K.…

Meisel or Meisels is a surname. It has two main derivations, 1) from Yiddish mayzel 'little mouse,' especially in and from Southern Germany, and 2) Middle German meizel, meisel 'chisel,' a metonymic name for a woodcarver, stone mason, or surgeon. Families with the latter meaning can be German Catholics, Protestants, and Jews. Notable people with the surname include: Dominik Meisel (born 1999), German footballer Edmund Meisel (1894–1930), Austrian-born German composer Hana Meisel (1883–1972), Russian-born Israeli agronomist and Zionist Hilde Meisel (1914–1945), German Resistance writer Johanna Meisel, German film editor John Meisel (1923–2025), Austrian-born Canadian political scientist Jürgen M. Meisel (born 1944), German romanist and linguist Kurt Meisel (1912–1994), Austrian actor and film director Louis K. Meisel (born 1942¹), American photorealist art dealer Mordecai Meisel (1528–1601), Czech philanthropist and communal leader Noah Meisel (1891–1956), Russian-born Latvian politician Perry Meisel (born 1949), American writer and linguist Steven Meisel (born 1954), American fashion photographer Wilhelm Meisel (1891–1974), German Kriegsmarine admiral Wilhelm Meisel (Silesian Uprisings veteran) (1904–2009), Polish soldier, last known surviving veteran of the Silesian Uprisings Will Meisel (1897–1967), German composer Grete Meisel-Hess (1879–1922), Austrian feminist author Dow Ber Meisels (1798–1870), Polish rabbi and nationalist Esther Meisels (born 1995), Israeli cyclist Samuel J. Meisels (born 1945), American child development scholar Tamar Meisels, Israeli political scientist

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