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Dantzig is the Dutch term for, as well as an older German spelling variant of Danzig (Gdańsk, Poland). It is also French for "Danzig" (eg. see Free City of Danzig (Napoleonic)), although the name Gdańsk is now used in French as the city name.

People

Dantzig (as Danzig, Danziger, Dantsicer, or Dantziger) is also a surname:

• Tobias Dantzig (1884 – 1956), mathematician from Latvia, father of George Dantzig
• George Dantzig (1914 – 2005), American mathematician who introduced the simplex algorithm
• David van Dantzig (1900 - 1959), Dutch mathematician
• Rudi van Dantzig (born 1933), Dutch choreographer, ballet dancer and writer
• Jol Dantzig, American guitar player and designer, founder of Hamer Guitar company
• Kenneth M Dantzig (born 1967), American cofounder of SisZig industries

Other Places

• Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, France [1]

See also

• Danzig (disambiguation)
• Gdańsk (disambiguation)

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