Shlesinger is a surname derived from ''Schlesien'', the German name for
Silesia
Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. Silesia is spli ...
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Notable people with this surname include:
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Bernard Shlesinger (born 1960), American bishop
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Iliza Shlesinger (born 1983), American comedian
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Michael F. Shlesinger
Michael F. Shlesinger (born August 8, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York) is a physicist notable for his work in the area of nonlinear dynamics. He is the co-founder of the journal '' Fractals.'' His pioneering work in statistical predictions and descrip ...
(born 1948), American physicist
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Miriam Shlesinger (1947–2012), US-Israeli linguist
See also
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Slesinger
Slesinger is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bruce Slesinger, drummer with the punk music band Dead Kennedys
* Stephen Slesinger (1901–1953), American radio/television/film producer and comic book character creato ...
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