Dessauer

Dessauer is a German surname meaning "from Dessau". Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alois Dessauer (born Aron Baruch Dessauer; 1763–1850), German banker, manufacturer
 * Ferdinand Dessauer (also Dessoir, 1836–1892), German actor (son of Leopold)
 * Friedrich Dessauer (1881–1963), biophysician, philosopher (brother of Hans)
 * Gabriel Dessauer (born 1955), German cantor, concert organist and academic (son of Guido)
 * Guido Dessauer (1915–2012), German coloured paper manufacturer, art collector and academic (son of Hans)
 * Hans Dessauer (1869–1926), German coloured paper manufacturer and politician (son of Philipp)
 * Herbert C. Dessauer (1921–2013), American biochemist
 * John H. Dessauer (1905–1993), German born American chemical engineer (son of Hans)
 * Josef Dessauer (1798–1876), Bohemian-German composer
 * Julius Dessauer (1832–1883), Hungarian rabbi and writer
 * Leopold Dessauer, (1810–1874), Polish-German actor, known during his stage career as "Ludwig Dessoir"
 * Philipp Dessauer, (1837–1900), German industrialist (father of Hans)
 * Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1676–1747), known by the nickname "the old Dessauer"