Sassoon (surname)
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- Sassoon familySassoon familyThe Sassoon family was an Indian family of Iraqi Jewish descent and international renown, based in Bombay, India. It was descended from the famous Ibn Shoshans, one of the richest families of medieval Spain...
, a Jewish business family originating in Baghdad, Iraq, including:- David SassoonDavid SassoonDavid Sassoon was the treasurer of Baghdad between 1817 and 1829. He became the leader of the Jewish community in Bombay after Baghdadi Jews emigrated there.-Biography:...
(David Ben Sassoon) (1792-1864)- Albert Abdullah David SassoonAlbert Abdullah David SassoonSir Albert Abdullah David Sassoon, 1st Baronet, KCB, CSI, , a British Indian philanthropist and merchant, was born a Jew in Baghdad, a member of a family that had lived there since the beginning of the 16th century, having been expelled from Spain in the 1490s. He was named Abdullah at birth, but...
(1818–1896), first Baronet Sassoon- Edward SassoonEdward SassoonSir Edward Albert Sassoon, 2nd Baronet was a British businessman and politician.-Biography:A member of the Sassoon family, he was born in Bombay, India, the eldest surviving son of Sir Albert Sassoon and Hannah Moise of Bombay, India.Edward Sassoon graduated from the University of London...
(1856–1912), second Baronet- Philip (Albert Gustave David) SassoonPhilip SassoonSir Philip Albert Gustave David Sassoon, 3rd Baronet, GBE, CMG , was a British politician, art collector and social host, entertaining many celebrity guests at his homes, Port Lympne, Kent, and Trent Park, Hertfordshire, England.-Family:Sassoon was a member of the prominent Sassoon family and...
(1888–1939), third Baronet
- Philip (Albert Gustave David) Sassoon
- Edward Sassoon
- Elias David SassoonElias David SassoonElias David Sassoon was a businessman involved in trade in India and the Far East....
(1820–1880), businessman- Jacob Elias Sassoon (1844–1916), first Baronet
- Edward Elias Sassoon (1853–1924), second Baronet
- Victor SassoonVictor SassoonSir Ellice "Victor" Sassoon, 3rd Baronet, GBE was a businessman and hotelier from the Sassoon banking family. He succeeded to the Baronetcy on the death of his father Edward Elias Sassoon in 1924...
(Ellice) (1881–1961), third Baronet
- Victor Sassoon
- Sassoon David SassoonSassoon David SassoonSassoon David Sassoon , a British Indian merchant, was born at Bombay , a member of a family settled there since the beginning of the 16th century, and previously in Spain...
(1832–1867), British Indian merchant- Alfred Ezra Sassoon (1867–1895)
- Siegfried SassoonSiegfried SassoonSiegfried Loraine Sassoon CBE MC was an English poet, author and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. His poetry both described the horrors of the trenches, and satirised the patriotic pretensions of those who, in Sassoon's...
(1886–1967), poet, especially on the subject of World War I- George SassoonGeorge SassoonGeorge Thornycroft Sassoon was a British scientist, electronic engineer, linguist, translator and author.-Early life:...
(1936–2006), English scientist, electronic engineer, linguist, translator and author
- George Sassoon
- James Sassoon (1955-), British businessman and government minister
- Siegfried Sassoon
- Alfred Ezra Sassoon (1867–1895)
- Solomon David Sassoon (1915–1985), Talmudic scholar and writer
- Albert Abdullah David Sassoon
- David Sassoon
- Isaac S.D. SassoonIsaac S.D. SassoonIsaac S.D. Sassoon is an observant Sephardic rabbi and educator. Hakham Sassoon was born into the Sassoon family of London. His initial education was under the tutelage of his father, the renowned scholar Rabbi Solomon David Sassoon, Hakham Yosef Doury, and others. Later studies were at the...
, Sephardic Orthodox rabbi - Kathryn HarrisonKathryn HarrisonKathryn Harrison is an American author.-Background and education:Harrison's maternal grandparents raised her in Los Angeles, California...
(born 1961), American writer, descended from the Sassoon family via her grandmother - Rosemary SassoonRosemary SassoonDr. Rosemary Sassoon is the creator of the Sassoon series of typefaces. She is an expert in handwriting, particularly that of children. Sassoon has a Ph.D...
(born 1931), creator of the Sassoon series of typefaces - Vidal SassoonVidal SassoonVidal Sassoon, CBE is a widely recognised British hairdresser, credited with creating a simple geometric, "Bauhaus-inspired" hair style, also called the bob...
(born 1928), British-born Israeli hairdresser and businessman