Leyendecker

Leyendecker (or Leiendecker, Leydecker, Leydhecker etc) is an occupational surname, meaning 'slate roofer' in Middle High German and Middle Dutch.

As a surname, it can refer to:

• Frank Xavier Leyendecker (1877–1924), American illustrator (younger brother of J. C. Leyendecker)
• Hans Leyendecker (b.1949), German journalist
• Joseph Christian Leyendecker (1874–1951), American illustrator (older brother of F.X. Leyendecker)
• Mai Thi Leiendecker, married name of Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim (b. 1987), German chemist and journalist
• Ulrich Leyendecker (1946-2018), German composer of contemporary classical music

It may also refer to

• "Leyendecker", a track by Battles from their 2007 album, Mirrored

See also

• Lyendecker Lake
• Lydekker

References