Leo Steinberg

9 July 1920–13 March 2011 (Age 90)
Moscow, Russia

The Life Summary of Leo

Leo Steinberg was born on 9 July 1920, in Moscow, Russia as the son of Isaac Nachman Steinberg and Nehama Esselson. He died on 13 March 2011, in New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 90.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Nachman Steinberg
1888–1957
Nehama Esselson
–1954
Leo Steinberg
1920–2011
Ada Siegel
Shulamith Rachel Steinberg
1923–2000

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World Events (8)

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 3
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1923 · Amendment of Equal Rights
Age 3
Is a proposed amendment to help guarantee equal legal rights for all citizens of the United States. Its main objective is to end legal distinctions between the two genders in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other legal matters. Even though it isn't the 28th Amendment yet, it has started conversations about the meaning of legal equality.
1944 · The G.I Bill
Age 24
The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

Name Meaning

1 German, Jewish (Ashkenazic), and Swedish (of German origin): habitational name from any of the many places named Steinberg, from Old High German stein ‘stone’ + berg ‘mountain’, ‘hill’.2 Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name composed of German Stein ‘stone’ + Berg ‘mountain’, ‘hill’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Steenburgh
Steinberger
Stember
Stoneberg
Stoneburg

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  • Legacy NFS Source: Leo Steinberg - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Leo Steinberg

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