Altschul

Altschul or Altshul is a Jewish name of the Ashkenazim from its origin . It is derived from the oldest, no longer preserved old school synagogue in Prague .

Altschul is the family name of the following people:

• Annie Altschul (1919–2001), Austrian nursing scientist and university professor
• Barry Altschul (born 1943), American musician
• Elias Altschul (1812–1865), Bohemian doctor and homeopath
• Eugen Altschul (1887–1959), German-American economist
• Lutz Altschul (also known as Louis V. Arco; 1899–1975), Austrian actor
• Pavel Altschul (1900–1944), Czech journalist, editor and photographer
• Rudolf Altschul (1901–1963), Canadian anatomist
• Serena Altschul (* 1970), American TV journalist
• Stephen Altschul (* 1957), American mathematician
• Walter Altschul (1883–1942), Czechoslovak radiologist and opera singer

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Altschul, Altschuler, Altschueler, or Alschuler . In: Jewish Encyclopedia . 1906 (English)