Dohnányi family

Dohnányi is a Hungarian family name belonging to a notable family of politicians and musicians descended from composer Ernő Dohnányi. The addition of "von" was a personal choice made by Ernő as it was usual by Hungarian noble families not having a prädicate to indicate their nobility.

• Ernő Dohnányi, also known as Ernst von Dohnanyi (1877–1960), Hungarian pianist, conductor and composer.
  • Hans von Dohnanyi (1902–1945), son of Ernő; German jurist and resistance fighter against the Third Reich.
    • Klaus von Dohnanyi (born 1928), son of Hans; German politician, mayor of Hamburg.
    • Christoph von Dohnányi (born 1929), son of Hans; renowned conductor
      • Justus von Dohnányi (born 1960), son of Christoph; German actor
• Oliver von Dohnányi (born 1955), Slovak and Czech conductor

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