Birth Name: Robin Joselit Weigert
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., U.S.
Date of Birth: July 7, 1969
Ethnicity:
*75% Ashkenazi Jewish
*25% German
Robin Weigert is an American television and film actress.
She was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Wolfgang Oscar Weigert, a psychiatrist, and Dionne Joselit (Laufman), a pianist. She has a brother, David.
Robin’s father was born in Berlin, Germany. He moved with his parents to Maryland, U.S., at the age of six. Robin’s mother is American.
Robin’s paternal grandparents were Oscar Weigert and Edith Vowinckel. Edith’s parents were Emanuel “Eduard” Gottfried Vowinckel (the son of Johann Wilheim Vowinckel and Carolina “Caroline” Fudickar) and Agnes Augusta Hedwig “Auguste” Pieper (the daughter of Abraham “Albert” Pieper and Johanna Frederika “Friederike” Wüsthoff).
Robin’s paternal grandfather Oscar was born in Berlin, Germany, to a German Jewish family. Robin’s paternal grandmother Edith was born in Düsseldorf, Germany. Her ancestors were all Germans/Prussians of Protestant background.
Robin’s maternal grandparents were Harold Laufman (the son of Jacob Laufman and Sophia Pietrokowski) and Marilyn Joselit (the daughter of Lawrence D. Joselit and Helen Goodman).
Robin’s great-grandfather Jacob was born in Poland, to a father from Russia and a mother from Poland. Robin’s great-grandmother Sophia was born in Poland, to parents from Poland.
Robin’s great-grandfather Lawrence was born in Illinois, to a father from Germany and a mother from Illinois, whose own parents were from Germany. Robin’s great-grandmother Helen was born in Illinois, to a father from Russia, Samuel Goodman, and a mother from Illinois.
Source: Genealogy of Robin’s father, Wolfgang Oscar Weigert (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com/
Obituary of Robin’s father, Wolfgang Oscar Weigert –http://www.legacy.com/
Genealogy of Robin’s (paternal) great-grandparents Emanuel (Eduard) Gottfried Vowinckel and Agnes Augusta Hedwig (Auguste) Pieper – http://www.heidermanns.net/gen-pers.php?ID=85219-85217
http://geschichte.charite.de/aeik/biografie.php?ID=AEIK00941
Obituary of Robin’s maternal grandfather, Harold Laufman – http://www.legacy.com/
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