Schlessinger is a

German surname Personal names in German-speaking Europe consist of one or several given names (''Vorname'', plural ''Vornamen'') and a surname (''Nachname, Familienname''). The ''Vorname'' is usually gender-specific. A name is usually cited in the "Name order, ...

meaning "from

Silesia Silesia (see names #Etymology, below) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Silesia, Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at 8, ...

" (German: ''Schlesien''). The Czechized form of the surname is Šlesingr (; feminine: Šlesingrová). Notable people with the surname include: * Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr. (1888–1965), American historian and professor *

David Schlessinger David Schlessinger (born September 20, 1936, in Toronto, Canada) is a Canadian-born American biochemist, microbiologist, and geneticist. He is known for his directorship of the development of the map of the X chromosome. (with sections "Biography" ...

(born 1936), Canadian-American biochemist, microbiologist and geneticist *

Joseph Schlessinger Joseph Schlessinger (born Josip Schlessinger; 26 March 1945) is a Yugoslav-born Israeli- American biochemist and biophysician. He is chair of the Pharmacology Department at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, as well ...

(born 1945), Israeli-American biochemist *

Laura Schlessinger Laura Catherine Schlessinger (born January 16, 1947), commonly known as Dr. Laura, is an American talk radio host and author. ''The Dr. Laura Program'', heard weekdays for three hours on Sirius XM Radio, consists mainly of her responses to call ...

(born 1947), American radio host and author *

Michael Schlessinger Michael Schlessinger is a Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who worked in algebraic geometry. Career Schlessinger obtained his Ph.D. in 1964 from Harvard University, under the supervision of John ...

, American mathematician *

Michal Šlesingr Michal Šlesingr (; born 3 February 1983) is a Czech former biathlete. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. Olympic Games :''*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.'' World Championships ''3 ...

(born 1983), Czech biathlete

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