Men·dels·sohn 
(mĕndl-sən, -zōn′), Felix Full name Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. 1809-1847.
(mĕndl-sən, -zōn′), Felix Full name Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. 1809-1847. German conductor, pianist, and composer of works characterized by emotional restraint and classical form, including the Italian (1833) and Scottish (1842) symphonies.