Ney, Elisabeth or Elisabet, 1833-1907, German-American sculptor, b. Münster. After studying sculpture at Munich and Berlin, she traveled widely and executed busts of King George V of Hanover, Garibaldi, and Bismarck. She emigrated to America in 1870, living and working in Texas, where she made statues of Stephen F. Austin, Samuel Houston, and other prominent Texans.

Elisabeth. For persons thus named, use Elizabeth.

Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth, 1915-2006, German lyric soprano. After studying music in Berlin she was trained by Maria Ivogün. She sang with the Berlin State Opera (1938-42) and became (1944) principal soprano at the Vienna State Opera. Schwarzkopf, who gained a reputation for subtlety and versatility in recitals, oratorios, and opera, also performed at Covent Garden, London, and La Scala, Milan. She first sang in the United States in 1953 and made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1964. She was especially known for roles in operas by Mozart and Richard Strauss and for her lieder singing, most notably her interpretations of Hugo Wolf. In 1951, Schwarzkopf sang the leading role in the premiere of The Rake's Progress by Igor Stravinsky.

Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth, 1926-2004, American psychiatrist, b. Switzerland. After studying medicine at the Univ. of Zürich (M.D. 1957), Kübler-Ross became a pioneer in the field of thanatology, the study of death and dying. Her influential On Death and Dying (1969) mapped out a five-stage framework to explain the experience of dying patients, which progressed through denial, anger, "bargaining for time," depression, and acceptance. Kübler-Ross was the author of a number of other books on the subject, and her work has had lasting significance among the medical community, who have generally become more responsive to the needs of dying patients and their families. She was also a powerful force behind the movement for creating a hospice care system.

Baroness Elisabeth-Anne de Massy was born on 13 January 1947 to Princess Antoinette of Monaco and her lover Alexandre-Athenase Noghès. She is a first cousin of the reigning Prince Albert II and niece of Rainier III. She is the godmother of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco. Although Elisabeth-Anne was born out of wedlock, her parents married in 1951, thus legitimizing her, and placing her in line to the throne.

She was the eldest of three siblings; the others were Christian Louis (born 1949) and Christine Alix (1951–1989).

Baroness Elisabeth-Anne was married twice:

• First to Bernard Taubert-Natta with one issues:
• Jean-Léonard Taubert-Natta de Massy (b. 1974)
• Second to Nicolai de Lusignan with one issues:
• Mélanie de Lusignan (b. 1985)

She is well known for her charity work in Monaco. She is President of the Monegasque Tennis Federation and of the Monte Carlo Country Club.

She lost her place in the line of succession to the Monegasque Throne with the death of Rainier III.

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