Cassirer

American  

[kah-seer-er, kuh-] / kɑˈsɪər ər, kə- /

noun

1. Ernst 1874–1945, German philosopher.

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Cassirer British  

/ kaˈsiːrər /

noun

1. Ernst (ɛrnst). 1874–1945, German neo-Kantian philosopher. The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms (1923–29) analyses the symbols that underlie all manifestations, including myths and language, of human culture

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Example Sentences

In the decades that followed, Lilly’s grandson Claude Cassirer — who had also survived the Holocaust — moved with his family to San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

In 2000, Claude Cassirer, a San Diego resident, was astonished to learn that the painting that he remembered from his grandmother’s apartment in Berlin was hanging in a museum in Madrid.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025

With a new law in place, lawyers for David Cassirer, the couple’s son, appealed to the Supreme Court and urged the justices to vacate, or set aside, the 9th Circuit’s latest ruling.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025

“There has never been a dispute that the Cassirer family was the rightful owner,” they said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025

Attorneys, art historians and others involved in such litigation the world over have watched the Cassirer case closely.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024