Strauss

Strauss (German: Strau?) is a common German surname, with variant spellings Strau? and Straus, possibly originating in Middle High German str?z "fight". In English, Strau? is spelt Strauss; the list below includes the spelling Strau? where appropriate to facilitate disambiguation.

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• Claude L?vi-Strauss (b. 1908), French anthropologist
• David Strauss (Strau?, 1808?1874), theologian and writer
• Franz Josef Strauss (Strau?, 1915?1988), German politician
• Isidor Straus, owner of R.H. Macy Co.; he and his wife Ida died when the RMS Titanic sank
• Joseph Strauss (1870?1938), chief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge
• Leo Strauss (1899?1973), political philosopher of Straussianism
• Levi Strauss (1829?1902), American entrepreneur known for blue jeans
• Peter Strauss (b. 1947), American actor
• Andrew Strauss (b. 1977), English cricketer

Composers

• Christoph Strauss (around 1580?1631), composer
• Franz Strauss (1822?1905), horn player and composer
• Richard Strauss (1864?1949), German composer of the Late Romantic, wrote Also sprach Zarathustra
• Oscar Straus (1870?1954), Austrian composer of operettas

Strauss family

Austrian family of composers associated with the Viennese waltz.

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• Johann Strauss I (Strau?) Senior, the Elder, Father (1804?1849)
  ? 1825 Maria Anna Streim (1801?1870)
  
• Johann Strauss II (Strau?) Junior, the Younger, Son, "Waltz King" (1825?1899)
  ? 1. 1862 Henriette Chalupetzky (1818?1878)
  ? 2. 1878 Angelika Dittrich (1850?1919), divorced 1882
  ? 3. 1882 Adele Deutsch (1856?1930)
• Anna Strauss (1829?1903)
• Therese Strauss (1831?1915)
• Ferdinand Strauss (1834?1834)
• Josef Strauss (Strau?, 1827?1870)
  ? 1857 Caroline Pruckmayer (1831?1900)
• Eduard Strauss (Strau?, 1835?1916)
  ? Maria Klenkhart (1840?1921)
• Johann Strauss III (Strau?, 1866?1939)

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Surname: A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases a surname is a family name; the family-name meaning first appeared in 1375. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name". It is also known as a "last name". In some cultures, the surname may b...

Middle High German: Middle High German is an ancestor of the modern German language, and was spoken from 1050 to about 1500....

Strauss related Images and Photos (experimental)

Peter Strauss	Eduard Strauss	Johann Strauss the Elder	Composer Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Johann Strauss the Younger 1895	Johann Strauss the Younger 1888	Flowers by Strauss	Richard Strauss the German Composer: a Satire on His Opera Salome
Frame Arms Nsg-25 Strauss Fine Scale Model Kit	Postcard of Richard Strauss circa 1914	Illustration for Till Eulenspiegel Story by Richard Strauss circa 1860-80	Cover of the Score of Piano Quadrille from "Carmen" by Edouard Strauss