Wolfson
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Wolfson, in reference to an institution, may refer to:
Wolfson or Volfson is a Jewish surname, and may refer to:
Woolfson is another variation of this surname, and may refer to:
- Wolfson College, University of CambridgeWolfson College, CambridgeWolfson College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. Wolfson is one of a small number of Cambridge colleges which admit only students over the age of 21. The majority of students at the college are postgraduates, with around 15% studying undergraduate...
- Wolfson College, University of OxfordWolfson College, OxfordWolfson College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Located in north Oxford along the River Cherwell, Wolfson is an all-graduate college with over sixty governing body fellows, in addition to both research and junior research fellows. It caters to a wide range of...
- The Wolfson FoundationWolfson FoundationThe Wolfson Foundation is a charity that awards grants to support excellence in the fields of science and medicine, health, education and the arts & humanities.- Overview :...
, founded by Isaac WolfsonIsaac WolfsonSir Isaac Wolfson, 1st Baronet FRS was a businessman and philanthropist. He was managing director of Great Universal Stores 1932-1947 and chairman 1947-1987. He established the Wolfson Foundation to distribute most of his fortune to good causes. Great Universal Stores was a mail order business... - Wolfson MicroelectronicsWolfson MicroelectronicsWolfson Microelectronics plc is a multinational microelectronics and fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. It specialises in signal processing chips for the consumer electronics market and has engineering and sales offices throughout Asia-Pacific, Europe and the...
, an electronics company
Wolfson or Volfson is a Jewish surname, and may refer to:
- David Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of SunningdaleDavid Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of SunningdaleDavid Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of Sunningdale is a British politician and businessman.The son of Charles and Hylda Wolfson was educated in Clifton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Master of Arts in economics and law in 1956...
(born 1935), British politician and businessman, nephew of Isaac Wolfson, former chairman of GUS and Next - Elliot R. WolfsonElliot R. WolfsonElliot R. Wolfson is the Abraham Lieberman Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University.His main area of scholarly research is the history of Jewish mysticism but he has brought to bear on that field training in philosophy, literary criticism, feminist theory, postmodern...
, professor of Hebrew and Judaic studies at New York UniversityNew York UniversityNew York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan... - Evan WolfsonEvan WolfsonEvan Wolfson is an American civil rights attorney and advocate. He is founder and executive director of Freedom to Marry, a group favoring same-sex marriage in the United States...
, (born 1957), prominent American civil rights attorney and advocate - Freda WolfsonFreda WolfsonFreda Linsenbaum Wolfson is a District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. She joined the court in 2002 after being nominated by President George W...
, United States District Judge in New Jersey - Harry Austryn WolfsonHarry Austryn WolfsonHarry Austryn Wolfson was a scholar, philosopher, and historian at Harvard University, the first chairman of a Judaic Studies Center in the United States...
, (1887–1974), professor of literature and philosophy at Harvard - Isaac WolfsonIsaac WolfsonSir Isaac Wolfson, 1st Baronet FRS was a businessman and philanthropist. He was managing director of Great Universal Stores 1932-1947 and chairman 1947-1987. He established the Wolfson Foundation to distribute most of his fortune to good causes. Great Universal Stores was a mail order business...
, (1897–1991), British businessman and philanthropist, former chairman of GUS - Leonard Wolfson, Baron WolfsonLeonard Wolfson, Baron WolfsonSir Leonard Gordon Wolfson, 1st Baron Wolfson, 2nd Bt FRS was a British businessman, the former Chairman of GUS, and son of GUS magnate Sir Isaac Wolfson, 1st Baronet. He was Chairman of the Wolfson Foundation...
, (born 1927), British businessman, son of Isaac Wolfson, former chairman of GUS - Louis WolfsonLouis WolfsonLouis Elwood Wolfson was a Wall Street financier and one of the first modern corporate raiders, labeled by Time Magazine as such in a 1956 article...
, (born 1912), Wall Street financier and a major thoroughbred race horse owner and breeder - Mark WolfsonMark WolfsonGeoffrey Mark Wolfson, known as Mark Wolfson, was the British Conservative MP for Sevenoaks from 1979 until he retired in 1997....
, (born 1934), German politician - Mitchell Wolfson, Jr.Mitchell Wolfson, Jr.Mitchell "Micky" Wolfson, Jr. is a businessman, collector, philanthropist, and founder of the Wolfsonian Museum in Miami Beach, Florida, and Nervi, Italy....
, (born 1939), businessman and founder of the Wolfsonian Museum - Richard Wolfson (musician)Richard Wolfson (musician)Richard Wolfson was a British musician, performance artist, cameraman and journalist. He is probably best remembered for the concept album Kaddish which he created with Andy Saunders using the band name Towering Inferno.-Life:Wolfson was born to an orthodox Jewish family...
, (1955-2005), Israeli musician and journalist - Richard Wolfson (physicist)Richard Wolfson (physicist)Richard Wolfson is the Benjamin F. Wissler Professor of Physics at Middlebury College. He is the author of numerous articles and books, several of which include Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Simply Einstein: Relativity Demystified and Nuclear Choices: A Citizen's Guide to Nuclear...
- Simon WolfsonSimon WolfsonSimon Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of Aspley Guise is a British businessman and currently chief executive of the clothing retailer Next and a Conservative life peer...
, Baron Wolfson of Aspley Guise (born 1967), son of David Wolfson, chairman of clothing retailer Next - Theresa WolfsonTheresa WolfsonTheresa Wolfson was a Jewish-American labor economist and educator. Wolfson is best remembered as the education director of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union during the second half of the 1920s and as a leader of the workers education movement during the 1930s.-Early years:Theresa...
, (1897-1972), labor activist and educator - Tracy WolfsonTracy WolfsonTracy Wolfson is an American sportscaster for CBS Sports. She is a University of Michigan graduate with a degree in communications.-Early life and career:...
, sports reporter - Anthony WolfsonWembley United SynagogueWembley Synagogue is a synagogue in Wembley, London in England. It is part of the United Synagogue family of synagogues and offers an extensive range of religious, spiritual and social activities.-Synagogue:...
, cantor
Woolfson is another variation of this surname, and may refer to:
- Eric WoolfsonEric WoolfsonEric Norman Woolfson was a Scottish songwriter, lyricist, vocalist, executive producer, pianist, and creator of The Alan Parsons Project. He has sold over 50 million albums world-wide....
(1945-2009), Scottish singer and producer - Michael WoolfsonMichael WoolfsonMichael Mark Woolfson is a British physicist.Education: Jesus College, Oxford ; UMIST .-Career:* Research Assistant: UMIST, 1950-52; Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, 1952-54...
, (born 1927), British physicist