Siegfried Sassoon, English poet during World War I, grandson of Sassoon David Sassoon
; Sassoon: by Rosemary Sassoon and Adrian William, comprising Sassoon Sans, Sassoon Book, Sassoon Primary, Sassoon Infant and Sassoon Sans Slope
The arrival of Baghdadi Jews in Penang probably occurred at the turn of the 19th century as the fledgling British-ruled entrepot grew and attracted Jewish trading families such as the Sassoons and Meyers from India.
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By the age of 13, Sassoon began rebelling and piercing her nose and styled her hair in a purple and white mohawk.
When the Treaty of Nanking opened up China to British traders, Sassoon developed his textile operations into a profitable triangular trade: Indian yarn and opium were carried to China, where he bought goods which were sold in Britain, from where he obtained Lancashire cotton products.
These formed the basis of a BBC Radio 4 programme on the subject: Siegfried Sassoon: a Friend.
Eriksson had no intention of becoming a model but after completing her undergraduate degree, worked for a short time in London as house model for top London designers Bellville Sassoon and Zandra Rhodes.
Throughout her career she would produce sixteen books and, although she never achieved popular success, was championed by several well-known figures including Sassoon, Roy Campbell, and Al Alvarez.
The family name of Sassoon, is also commonly shared by many Armenian and Kurdish families and tribes who all originate from the mountainous district of Sason (whence the family and tribal names), west of Lake Van, in upper Mesopotamia, in modern Turkey.
Mahatma Gandhi was operated upon on 12 January 1925 for an eventful emergency appendectomy in Sassoon Hospital.
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Hazrat Babajan was treated at Sassoon Hospital on 18 September 1931.
Bergne has worked with a wide variety of clients including Authentics, DeBeers LV, Driade, ENO, Epson, Lexon, Moulinex, Muji, P&G, Sassoon, Swarovski, Tefal, Vitra and WMF.