Siebold or von Siebold is a
German
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surname. It is a
patronymic
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surname derived from the given name Siebold, which consists of the
Old High German
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words ''sigu'' ("Victory") and ''bold'' ("strong").
Notable people with the surname include:
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Carl Caspar von Siebold (1736–1807), German surgeon
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Regina von Siebold (1771–1849), German physician and obstetrician
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Adam Elias von Siebold (1775–1828), German gynaecologist
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Charlotte von Siebold
Marian Theodore Charlotte Heidenreich von Siebold (12 September 1788 – 8 July 1859) was a German physician. She is regarded as the first gynecologist in Germany. She was the daughter of the physicians Damian and Regina von Siebold and was an ea ...
(1788–1859), German physician
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Philipp Franz von Siebold
Philipp Franz Balthasar von Siebold (17 February 1796 – 18 October 1866) was a German physician, botanist and traveller. He achieved prominence by his studies of Japanese flora (plants), flora and fauna (animals), fauna and the introduction of ...
(1796–1866), German physician, botanist and traveller
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Eduard Caspar Jacob von Siebold (1801–1861), German professor of gynecology
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Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold
Prof Karl (Carl) Theodor Ernst von Siebold Royal Society of London, FRS(For) HFRSE (16 February 1804 – 7 April 1885) was a German physiologist and zoologist. He was responsible for the introduction of the taxa Arthropoda and Rhizopoda, and for d ...
(1804–1885), German physiologist and zoologist
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Alexander von Siebold (1846–1911), German translator and interpreter active in Japan
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Heinrich von Siebold (1852–1908), German diplomat and anthropologist
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Erika von Erhardt-Siebold (1890–1964), American literary scholar
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Klaus Siebold (1930–1995), German politician
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Percival Siebold (1917–1983), British scouting administrator
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Peter Siebold (born 1971), American commercial astronaut
Other uses
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Siebold Sissingh (1899–1960), Dutch footballer
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SieboldHuis, museum in Leiden, Netherlands
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Siebold Memorial Museum, museum in Nagasaki, Japan
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Siebold typhoon, 1828 typhoon that struck Japan
See also
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Seabold
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Sebald
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Sebold
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Seibold
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Sypolt
References
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German-language surnames
Surnames from given names