Lipschitz

Lipschitz, Lipshitz, or Lipchitz, is an

Lipszyc. It is commonly Anglicized as Lipton

There are several places in Europe from where the name may be derived. In all cases, Lip or Lib is derived from the Slavic root lipa (linden tree, see also Leipzig), and the itz ending is the Germanisation of the Slavic place name ending ice.^{[citation needed]}

In the Czech Republic:

Libčice nad Vltavou (German: Libschitz an der Moldau)
Liběšice u Litoměřic (German: Liebeschitz bei Leitmeritz)
Liběšice u Žatce (German: Libeschitz bei Saaz)

In Germany:

Gera-Liebschwitz
Liebschützberg-Liebschütz
Remptendorf-Liebschütz

In Poland:

Głubczyce (Silesian German: Lischwitz, German: Leobschütz)

In mathematics, the name can be used to describe a function that satisfies the

Lipschitz condition, a strong form of continuity, named after Rudolf Lipschitz

.

The surname may refer to:

People

Daniel Lipšic, former Minister of Interior in Slovakia
Israel Lipschitz (1782–1860), rabbi and biblical scholar
Jacques Lipchitz (1891–1973), Cubist sculptor
Lippy Lipshitz (1903–1980), South African sculptor, painter and printmaker
Rudolf Lipschitz (1832–1903), German mathematician
Imre Lakatos, Hungarian philosopher, born as Imre Lipschitz
Ralph Lauren, American fashion designer, born as Ralph Lifshitz
Hal Linden, American actor, and television personality, born Harold Lipschitz
Solomon Lefschetz (1884–1972), Russian–US mathematician
Joachim Lipschitz, German politician
Binem Lipschitz, Local Doctor in Næsby, Denmark

Fictional characters

Dr. Werner P. Lipschitz, fictional character of the Rugrats series

Berlin subway station

There is a subway station Lipschitzallee (Lipschitz Avenue) in Berlin, named after politician Joachim Lipschitz

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