Luzzatto (or Luzzato) is an Italian surname. According to a tradition communicated by S. D. Luzzatto, the family descends from a

German Jew The history of the Jews in Germany goes back at least to the year 321 CE, and continued through the Early Middle Ages (5th to 10th centuries CE) and High Middle Ages (c. 1000–1299 CE) when Jewish immigrants founded the Ashkenazi Jewish commu ...

who immigrated into Italy from the province of

Lusatia Lusatia (; ; ; ; ; ), otherwise known as Sorbia, is a region in Central Europe, formerly entirely in Germany and today territorially split between Germany and modern-day Poland. Lusatia stretches from the Bóbr and Kwisa rivers in the eas ...

, and who was named after his native place.Article
on Jewishencyclopedia Notable people with the surname include: * Amos Luzzatto (1928–2020), Italian Jewish writer * Carolina Luzzatto (1837–1919), Italian journalist and writer * Filosseno Luzzatto (1829–1854), Italian Jewish scholar, son of Samuel David Luzzatto * Laura Luzzatto Dallapiccola, known as

Laura Dallapiccola Laura Coen Luzzatto Dallapiccola (9 February 1911 – 26 March 1995) was an Italian librarian and translator. Biography Laura Domitilla Maria Coen Luzzatto was born in Trieste (now part of Italy) into a Jewish family. Her father was Raffaele Mo ...

(1911–1995), Italian librarian and translator *

Moshe Chaim Luzzatto Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (; also ''Moses Chaim'', ''Moise Vita'', ''Moses Hayyim'' or ''Luzzato''; 1707 – 16 May 1746), also known by the Hebrew acronym RaMCHaL (or RaMHaL; ), was an Italian Jewish rabbi, kabbalist, and philosopher. Biograph ...

(1707–1746), Italian rabbi, kabbalist, and philosopher *

Samuel David Luzzatto Samuel David Luzzatto (, ; 22 August 1800 – 30 September 1865), also known by the Hebrew acronym Shadal (), was an Italian-Austrian Jewish scholar, poet, and a member of the Wissenschaft des Judentums movement. Early life Luzzatto was born ...

(1800–1865), Italian Jewish scholar, and poet *

Simone Luzzatto Simone (Simcha) Luzzatto () (1583–1663) was a prominent rabbi in the Jewish ghetto of Venice, Italy. He shared the rabbinate of Venice with another famous rabbi, Leone de Modena. Works Luzzatto was educated by some of the most outstanding ra ...

(1583–1663), Italian rabbi

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