Sassoon (name)
Introduction '''Sassoon''' as a name may refer to:
Surname Sassoon family, a Jewish business family originating in Baghdad, Iraq, including:* David Sassoon (David Ben Sassoon) (1792–1864)** Sir Albert Abdullah David Sassoon (1818–1896), 1st Baronet of Kensington Gore, married Hannah Moses, daughter of Meyer Moses. *** Flora (Farha) Abraham (1856–1936), married Solomon David Sassoon (1841–1894) (see below)** Sir Edward Sassoon (1856–1912), 2nd Baronet of Kensington Gore. *** Sir Philip Sassoon (1888–1939), 3rd Baronet of Kensington Gore*** Sybil Cholmondeley, Marchioness of Cholmondeley (1894–1989)** Elias David Sassoon (1820–1880), businessman*** Jacob Elias Sassoon (1844–1916), first Baronet*** Sir Edward Elias Sassoon (1853–1924), 2nd Baronet of Bombay**** Sir Victor Sassoon (Ellice) (1881–1961), 3rd Baronet** Sassoon David Sassoon (1832–1867), British Indian merchant****** James Sassoon (born 1955), British businessman and government minister. **** Siegfried Sassoon (1886–1967), poet. ***** George Sassoon (1936–2006), English scientist, electronic engineer, linguist, translator and author. ** Reuben David Sassoon (1835–1905). ** Arthur Sassoon (1840–1912)** Solomon David Sassoon (1841–1894)**** David Suleiman Sassoon (1880–1942) married Selina Sophie Prins, a granddaughter of Eliezer Liepman Philip Prins**** Rabbi Solomon David Sassoon (1915–1985), Talmudic scholar and writer***** Rabbi Isaac S.D. Sassoon, Sephardic Orthodox rabbi** Frederick David Sassoon (1853–1917), married the daughter of Edward L. Raphael.Not part of the above family tree:* Kathryn Harrison (born 1961), American writer, descended from the Sassoon family via her grandmother* Rosemary Sassoon (born 1931), creator of the Sassoon series of typefaces* Vidal Sassoon (1928–2012), English hairdresser and businessman** Catya Sassoon (1968–2002), American actress* David Sassoon (designer) (born 1932)
Given name *Sassoon David Sassoon (1832–1867), British Indian merchant (see surname section above)*Sassoon Eskell (1860–1932), Iraqi statesman and financier regarded in Iraq as the Father of Parliament*Sir Sassoon David, 1st Baronet (1849–1926), Iraqi-born Indian businessman and statesman
See also *Sassoon (disambiguation)
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