Andrew Sachs

Andrew Sachs

Sachs is a German surname, meaning "man from Saxony" or "man from Saxon extract". The Saxons (Old English: Seaxan) derived their name from seax, a kind of knife for which they were known. The seax has a lasting symbolic impact in the English counties of Essex and Middlesex, both of which feature three seaxes in their ceremonial emblem. Their names, along with those of Sussex and Wessex, contain a remnant of the word "Saxon" (Old English: Seaxa). Notable people with the surname Sachs include: Albie Sachs (born 1935), South African Constitutional Court Justice Andrew Sachs (1930–2016), German-British actor Bernard Sachs (1858–1944), American neurologist Curt Sachs (also Kurth Sachs, 1881–1959), music historian Ed Sachs (1918–1996), American professional basketball player Eddie Sachs (1927–1964), American racecar driver Edwin Sachs (1870–1919), British architect Ernest Sachs (1879–1958), American neurosurgeon Ernest Sachs, Jr. (1916–2001), American neurosurgeon Gunter Sachs (1932–2011), German photographer, researcher (mathematics and astrology), and playboy

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