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SASSOON — SASSOON, family of Jewish merchants, philanthropists, and men of letters, originally from baghdad ; its members rose to great influence and affluence first in India and then in England and China. The founder of the family was SHEIKH SASSOON B.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Sassoon — is the family name of several people, including:*Sassoon family, Jewish business family originating from Baghdad, Iraq. ** David Sassoon (David Ben Sassoon) (1792 Baghdad 1864 Mumbai) *** Sir Albert Abdullah David Sassoon, 1st Baronet (1818 1896) … Wikipedia
Sassoon — (von Śāśōn = „Freude“) ist der Name einer berühmten jüdischen Kaufmannsfamilie. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Geschichte 2 Berühmte Familienmitglieder 3 Literatur 4 Weblinks … Deutsch Wikipedia
SASSOON (S.) — SASSOON SIEGFRIED (1886 1967) Pendant la Première Guerre mondiale, Sassoon s’engagea et fut officier en France. Ses recueils de poèmes contre la guerre, Le Vieux Veneur (The Old Huntsman , 1917) et Contre Attaque (Counterattack , 1918) le firent… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Sassoon — [sə suːn], Siegfried Lorraine, englischer Schriftsteller, * Brenchley (County Kent) 8. 9. 1886, ✝ Heytesbury (County Wiltshire) 1. 9. 1967; nahm als Freiwilliger am Ersten Weltkrieg teil. Die Auseinandersetzung mit der Kriegserfahrung, die… … Universal-Lexikon
Sassoon — [sa so͞on′] Siegfried (Lorraine) 1886 1967; Eng. writer & poet … English World dictionary
Sassoon David Sassoon — (1832 – 1867), a British Indian merchant, was born at Bombay (now Mumbai), a member of a family settled there since the beginning of the 16th century, and previously in Spain. He was the eldest son by the second marriage of his father David… … Wikipedia
SASSOON, SIEGFRIED LORRAINE — (1886–1967), English poet and novelist. The son of Alfred Ezra Sassoon, of the famous sassoon family, and his wife, the daughter of Thomas Thorneycroft, a prominent gentile sculptor, Siegfried Sassoon was educated at Marlborough and Cambridge. He … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Sassoon Hospital — Sassoon General Hospital is a large state run hospital in Pune, India with over 1500 beds. The B. J. Medical College and a Nurses training School is attached to it. The Jewish philanthropist David Sassoon from Mumbai made a generous donation to… … Wikipedia
SASSOON, VIDAL — (1928– ), British hairdresser and anti defamation philanthropist. No relation to the famous and wealthy British family of the same name, Vidal Sassoon was born to poverty in London s East End, where he fought Fascist thugs in the street and spent … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Sassoon Road — (zh cpcy|c=沙宣道|cy=sa1 syun1 dou6|p=sa1 syun1 dou6) is a road in Pok Fu Lam in Hong Kong. It is named after Sir Victor Sassoon.The area is associated with affluence and wealth. Many of Hong Kong s wealthy live in this area, including Henry Fok… … Wikipedia
