Goldsmid is a

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. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

Goldsmid

Albert Goldsmid Colonel Colonel ( ; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centur ...

(1846–1904),

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officer, founder of the Jewish Lads' Brigade (in 1895) and the

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* Anna Maria Goldsmid (1805–1889), British benefactor and translator * Francis Goldsmid (1808–1878),

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and politician * Frederic John Goldsmid (1818–1908), officer in the British Army and the

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, also served the British government *

Frederick Goldsmid Frederick David Goldsmid (31 January 1812 – 18 March 1866), son of Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid and his wife Isabel, was an English politician. He was elected a Member of Parliament (MP) for Honiton (UK Parliament constituency), Honiton on 12 Jul ...

(1812–1866),

politician *

Isaac Goldsmid Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid, 1st Baronet (13 January 1778 – 27 April 1859) was a financier and one of the leading figures in the Jewish emancipation in the United Kingdom, who became the first British Jew to receive a hereditary title. Biography ...

(1778–1859), British financier and one of the leading figures in the

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in the

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* Julian Goldsmid (1838–1896), British lawyer, businessman and Liberal (later

Liberal Unionist The Liberal Unionist Party was a British political party that was formed in 1886 by a faction that broke away from the Liberal Party. Led by Lord Hartington (later the Duke of Devonshire) and Joseph Chamberlain, the party established a political ...

) politician * Louisa Goldsmid (1819–1908), British philanthropist and education activist

Modified surname

; d'Avigdor-Goldsmid *

Henry d'Avigdor-Goldsmid Major Sir Henry Joseph d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, 2nd Baronet, (10 June 1909 – 11 December 1976), sometimes known as Harry d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, was a British Army officer, company director and politician. Early life, education and military career Th ...

(1909–1976),

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officer, company director and politician * Jack d'Avigdor-Goldsmid (1912–1987),

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officer and

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politician *

Osmond d'Avigdor-Goldsmid Sir Osmond Elim d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, 1st Baronet DL JP (9 August 1877 – 14 April 1940) was a British financier and baronet. Life D'Avigdor-Goldsmid was born to Jewish parents Elim Henry d'Avigdor Goldsmid. He was educated at Harrow School an ...

(1877–1940), British Baronet who served as High Sheriff of Kent in 1912, President of the Anglo-Jewish Association ; Goldsmid-Stern-Salomons *

David Lionel Goldsmid-Stern-Salomons Sir David Lionel Goldsmid-Stern-Salomons, 2nd Baronet (28 January 1851 – 19 April 1925) was a British scientific author, barrister and pioneer of road transport. Early life The son of Philip Salomons of Brighton, and Emma, daughter of Jacob ...

Variation on surname

Goldschmid Goldschmid is a German surname meaning "gold smith". Notable people with the surname include: * Harvey Goldschmid, law professor at Columbia University * David Goldschmid, American television writer and producer See also * Goldschmid * Goldschm ...

Goldschmidt Goldschmidt is a German surname meaning "Goldsmith". Notable people with the surname include: * Adalbert von Goldschmidt (1848–1906), composer * Adolph Goldschmidt (1863–1944), art historian * Adolphe Goldschmidt (1838–1918), German-Britis ...

Goldschmied Goldschmied is a German surname meaning "goldsmith". Notable people with the surname include: *Antony Goldschmied (born 1964), British entrepreneur *Elinor Goldschmied (1910–2009), British educationalist *Felix Goldschmied (born 1938), Australian ...

Goldschmitt Goldschmitt is a German surname meaning "goldsmith". It may refer to: * Daniel Goldschmitt (born 1989), German footballer * '' The Family Goldschmitt'' (1971), a poem collection by Henri Coulette See also * Goldschmid * Goldschmidt * Goldschmied ...

Goldsmith A goldsmith is a Metalworking, metalworker who specializes in working with gold and other precious metals. Modern goldsmiths mainly specialize in jewelry-making but historically, they have also made cutlery, silverware, platter (dishware), plat ...

Aurifaber Aurifaber (the Latinized form of the German surname " Goldschmidt" or "Goldschmied" meaning "gold smith") was a surname borne by three prominent men of the Reformation period in Germany: * Andreas Aurifaber (1514–1559), physician from Bresla ...