Goldberg

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Goldberg is the original family surname of renowned architect Frank Gehry, known for his deconstructivist and sculptural building designs.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf actor
architect
cartoonist
family name
professional wrestler
surname
birthName Frank Owen Goldberg
category German-language surnames
Surnames of Jewish origin
Yiddish-language surnames
changedSurnameFrom Goldberg
changedSurnameTo Frank Gehry
surface form: "Gehry"
citizenship Canada
United States of America
surface form: "United States"
etymology derived from German words "Gold" (gold) and "Berg" (mountain)
familyName Goldberg
Goldberg
Goldberg
familyNameAtBirth Goldberg
frequencyRegion Canada
Germany
Israel
United States of America
surface form: "United States"
hasNotableBearer Avram Goldberg
Bill Goldberg
Frank Gehry
Isaac Goldberg
Natalie Goldberg
Rube Goldberg
Sasha Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
hasToponymicOrigin Goldberg
surface form: "Goldberg (place name)"
hasVariant Goldberger
Goldburg
isToponymic true
knownFor deconstructivist architecture
sculptural building designs
languageOfOrigin German
Yiddish
meaning gold mountain
reasonForNameChange family changed surname to avoid antisemitism
usedAs German surname
Jewish surname
usedByEthnicGroup Ashkenazi Jews
Germans

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Goldberg changedSurnameFrom Goldberg
subject surface form: "Frank Gehry"
Frank Gehry familyName Goldberg
Jackie Goldberg familyName Goldberg
Goldberg familyNameAtBirth Goldberg
subject surface form: "Frank Gehry"
Goldberg hasToponymicOrigin Goldberg
this entity surface form: "Goldberg (place name)"

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