Leyendecker (or Leiendecker, Leydecker, Leydhecker, Layendecker, 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
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