Ransohoff

The Ransohoff family is a German Jewish family originally from Westphalia, Germany. The progenitor of the family, Levy Abraham Ransohoff (1761-1845) was a wealthy Westphalian merchant, who had four sons. Each of his sons occupied key positions in the Frankfurt Parliament, became notable doctors and academics, and his eldest son, Sigmund even received a knighthood. In the beginning of the 20th-century, the majority of the family immigrated to Cincinnati, United States, where they rose to prominence in medicine and the arts.^[1][2]

Ransohoff family Ransohov
Place of origin	Westphalia
Founded	ca. 1800
Founder	Levy Abraham Ransohoff
Members	Martin Ransohoff, Joseph Ransohoff, Daniel J. Ransohoff
Traditions	Judaism

See also

• 25469 Ransohoff, a planet named for the family.
• Ben Casey, an American medical drama series partially inspired by the life of Joseph Ransohoff
• Priscilla Ransohoff, Army educational specialist at Fort Monmouth (and wife of Nicholas Ransohoff, an orthopedic surgeon)
• Ransohoff's, defunct San Francisco department store