Meyerowitz

Article summary

Meyerowitz (Polish: Majerowicz) is a Yiddish-language surname. It is a patronymic surname literally meaning "descendant of Meyer" (Polish phonetic transcription: Majer), derived with the Polish-language patronymic suffix -wicz. It can be transcribed via Russian language as Meyerovich. The surname may refer to: * Elliot Meyerowitz (born 1951), American biologist * Herbert Vladimir Meyerowitz (1900–1945), British artist * Jan Meyerowitz (1913–1998), German-American composer * Joel Meyerowitz (born 1938), American photographer * Rick Meyerowitz (born 1943), American artist

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1. date of birth: 1951 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353786839