Dohnányi family
Dohnányi is a Hungarian family name belonging to a notable family of politicians and musicians descended from composer Ernő Dohnányi. The addition of "von" is the German equivalent to the letter Y / YI at the end of a family name of the Hungarian gentry. Its meaning is "of" = German "von".
- Frederick Dohnányi (Hungarian: Dohnányi Frigyes), (1843-1909), Hungarian professor of mathematics and amateur cellist
- Ernő Dohnányi, also known as Ernst von Dohnányi (1877–1960), Hungarian pianist, conductor and composer.
- Hans von Dohnányi (1902–1945), son of Ernő; German jurist and resistance fighter against the Third Reich.
- Klaus von Dohnányi (born 1928), son of Hans; German politician, mayor of Hamburg.
- Christoph von Dohnányi (born 1929), son of Hans; renowned conductor
- Justus von Dohnányi (born 1960), son of Christoph; German actor
- Hans von Dohnányi (1902–1945), son of Ernő; German jurist and resistance fighter against the Third Reich.
- Ernő Dohnányi, also known as Ernst von Dohnányi (1877–1960), Hungarian pianist, conductor and composer.
- Oliver von Dohnányi (born 1955), Slovak conductor, is descended from a brother of an eighteenth-century ancestor of Ernő.
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