Perhaps the most famous members of the family were Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn. Fanny was the eldest sister of the famous composer Felix Mendelssohn, and she married the Prussian court painter Wilhelm Hensel in 1829. Fanny was herself a famous pianist and composer who wrote about 500 musical compositions in all, including about 120 pieces for piano. Sebastian Hensel, the son of Fanny and Wilhelm Hensel, was born in 1830. Sebastian, who was Kurt's father, wrote a biography of the Mendelssohn family based partly on Fanny's diaries and letters, which provide a great deal of information about her brother Felix. Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn were children of Abraham Mendelssohn who was the son of the Jewish-German philosopher Moses Mendelssohn.
Puwit ay pinakamatanda kapatid na babae ng mga bantog na kompositor Felix Mendelssohn, at siya ang may-asawa Pruso hukuman pintor Wilhelm Hensel sa 1829. Puwit ay siya ng isang bantog pyanista at kompositor na wrote tungkol sa 500 musikal compositions sa lahat, kasama na ang tungkol sa 120 piraso para sa piano. Sebastian Hensel, ang mga anak ng puwit at Wilhelm Hensel, ay ipinanganak sa 1830. Sebastian, na siyang Kurt's ama, wrote isang buhay ng Mendelssohn pamilya batay bahagyang sa puwit ng talaarawan at titik, na magbigay ng isang mahusay na pakikitungo ng mga impormasyon tungkol sa kanyang mga kapatid na lalaki Felix. Puwit at Felix Mendelssohn ay mga anak ng Abraham Mendelssohn na noon ay ang anak ng mga Hudyo-German pilosopo Moses Mendelssohn.