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Name Zsigmondy
Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Hungarian
Other Forms FormsZsigmond, Zsigmondi, Zsigmund, Zigmond, Žigmond, Sigmund, Siegmund, Seigmund, Sigmundt, Siegmundt, Sigmond, Zigmund, Siegmond, Zigmunds, Zygmund, Zigmunt, Ziegmond, Zygmuntowicz, Zygmontowicz, Sigmundsson, Sigmundson, Sigmundsen, Zygmuntowski, Sigmuntowski, Zygmontowski, Zygmundczyk, Zigmundovich, Zygmantovich, Zigmantovich, Žigmundovac, Sigmundović, Sigmundsdóttir, Sigmundsdottir, Sigmundstad
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Meaning & History
Derived from the given name Zsigmond. The Austrian-born chemist Richard Adolf Zsigmondy (1865-1929), together with the German physicist Henry Siedentopf, invented the ultramicroscope. Zsigmondy was also known for his research in colloids and developing different filters in membrane technology.