Bogoraz is a surname of Russian-Jewish origin which is an acronym of "Ben ha-rav Zalman" (בן הרב זאַלמאַן) (son of rabbi Zalman), with /h/ becoming /g/ in Russian spelling and, subsequently, pronunciation.[1] It may refer to:

  • Vladimir Bogoraz (1865–1936), Russian anthropologist
  • Larisa Bogoraz (1929–2004), Soviet dissident
  • Nikolai Alekseevich Bogoraz (1874–1952), Russian and Soviet surgeon , urologist, professor , honored worker of science of the RSFSR,

See also

  • Bogorad, a surname of similar etymology


References

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