Matthiessen
Matthiessen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Mathies". Several spelling variants are used, including Matthiesen, Mathiesen, Matthissen , Matthisen and Mathissen. A similar diversity of forms exist for the parallel given name Mathias.
There are several people with the surname Matthiessen:
- C.M.I.M. Matthiessen, Swedish linguist
- Francis Otto Matthiessen, U.S. literary critic
- Peter Matthiessen, U.S. writer
- Frederick William Matthiessen, Industrialist, philanthropist, and former Mayor of LaSalle, Illinois.
- Augustus Matthiessen, British physicist and chemist, notable for Matthiessen's rule.
- Ludwig Matthiessen, scientist
