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Strauss (German: Strauß) occurs as most common German surname, with variant spellings Strauß & Straus, even originating inside Middle High German strûz "fight". Within English, Strauß is triticum spelta Strauss.

Individuals

Andrew Strauss (b. 1977), English cricketer Claude Lévi-Strauss (b. 1908), French anthropologist David Strauss (Strauß, 1808–1874), theologian & writer Emil Strauss (1866-1960), German writer Franz Josef Strauss (Strauß, 1915–1988), German politician Isidor Straus, owner of R.H. Macy Co.; he and his wife Ida died when the RMS Titanic sank Joseph Strauss (1870–1938), chief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge Leo Strauss (1899–1973), political philosopher of Straussianism Levi Strauss (1829–1902), American entrepreneur known for blue jeans Otto Strauss (1881-), German philosopher Peter Strauss (b. 1947), Western actor

Lulu von Strauss und Torney (1873-1956), German writer Victor Friedrich von Strauss und Torney (1809-1899), German writer

Composers
Christoph Strauss (around 1580–1631), composer Franz Strauss (1822–1905), horn player and composer Richard Strauss (1864–1949), German composer of the Late Romantic, wrote Also sprach Zarathustra Oscar Straus (1870–1954), Austrian composer of operettas

Strauss family
Austrian personal of composers associated by owning a Viennese waltz.

Johann Strauss I (Strauß) Senior, the Older, Father (1804–1849)
∞ 1825 Maria Anna Streim (1801–1870)
Johann Strauss II (Strauß) Junior, the Younger, Boy, "Waltz King" (1825–1899)
∞ One. 1862 Henriette Chalupetzky (1818–1878)
∞ Two. 1878 Angelika Dittrich (1850–1919), divorced 1882
∞ Deuce-ace. 1882 Adele Deutsch (1856–1930) Anna Strauss (1829–1903) Therese Strauss (1831–1915) Ferdinand Strauss (1834–1834) Josef Strauss (Strauß, 1827–1870)
∞ 1857 Caroline Pruckmayer (1831–1900) Eduard Strauss (Strauß, 1835–1916)
∞ Maria Klenkhart (1840–1921) Johann Strauss III (Strauß, 1866–1939)






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