Levi (surname)
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Levi or Lévi is a surname. It is a transliteration of the Hebrew לוי meaning "joining". Another spelling of the name is Levy or Lévy
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Levy (surname)
Levy or Lévy is a surname. It is a transliteration of the Hebrew לוי meaning "joining". Another spelling of the name is Levi or Lévi.-People named Levy/Lévy:* Andrea Levy , British author* Azriel Levy , Israeli mathematician...
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People named Levi/Lévi
- Yehuda HaleviYehuda HaleviJudah Halevi was a Spanish Jewish physician, poet and philosopher. He was born in Spain, either in Toledo or Tudela, in 1075 or 1086, and died shortly after arriving in Palestine in 1141...
(c. 1075–1141), Spanish Jewish physician, poet and philosopher - Alexander LeviAlexander LeviAlexander Levi, a French Jew of Sephardic origin, was the first foreigner to be naturalized in Iowa. He was born in 1809, in Hellimere, France near Strasbourg and settled in the town of Dubuque in 1833 where he became a civic, business and religious leader...
(1809–1893), the first foreigner to be naturalized in Iowa - Beppo LeviBeppo LeviBeppo Levi was an Italian mathematician. He published high-level academic articles and books not only in mathematics, but also in physics, history, philosophy, and pedagogy. Levi was a member of the Bologna Academy of Sciences and of the Accademia dei Lincei.- Early years :Beppo Levi was born on...
(1875–1961), Italian mathematician - Carlo LeviCarlo LeviDr. Carlo Levi was an Italian-Jewish painter, writer, activist, anti-fascist, and doctor.He is best known for his book Cristo si è fermato a Eboli , published in 1945, a memoir of his time spent in exile in Lucania, Italy, after being arrested in connection with his political activism...
(1902–1975), Italian-Jewish painter, writer, activist, anti-fascist, and doctor - Charles LeviCharles LeviCharles Levi is the bassist for My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult and project .44. He has appeared on other artists' albums, such as Chemlab and Pigface, as well as being in the films The Crow and Black From the Dead. Levi also recorded bass for Sister Machine Gun's The Torture Technique, as well...
(a.k.a. Levi Levi), bassist of My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult and project .44 - Claude Lévi-StraussClaude Lévi-StraussClaude Lévi-Strauss was a French anthropologist and ethnologist, and has been called, along with James George Frazer, the "father of modern anthropology"....
(1908–2009), French anthropologist and ethnologist - Daniel LéviDaniel LéviDaniel Lévi , is a French singer-songwriter, composer and pianist.-Biography:Daniel Lévi was born in Constantine, French Algeria. He spent his childhood in Lyon, where he was preparing for his job as a musician studying piano for a decade at the conservatory in the city. In 1983, he composed and...
(born 1961), French singer-songwriter, composer and pianist - David Levi (disambiguation)
- Doro LeviDoro LeviDoro Levi was an archaeologist who practiced in the Mediterranean countries in the 20th century. Specifically, Levi conducted excavations in Italy, Greece, and Turkey. From 1938 to 1945, Levi was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey...
(1899–1991), archaeologist - Edward Hirsch Levi (1911–2000), American academic leader, scholar, and statesman
- Eliphas LeviEliphas LeviEliphas Lévi, born Alphonse Louis Constant , was a French occult author and purported magician."Eliphas Lévi," the name under which he published his books, was his attempt to translate or transliterate his given names "Alphonse Louis" into Hebrew although he was not Jewish.His second wife was...
(1810–1875), French occult author and purported magician - Eric LéviEric LéviEric Lévi , born 1955 in Paris, France, is a musician.In 1975 Eric Lévi founded the hard rock band Shakin' Street with Fabienne Shine, which would release the two albums Vampire Rock and Solid as a Rock. Shakin' Street briefly toured with AC/DC and the Blue Öyster Cult before disbanding in 1981...
(born 1955), French musician - Eugenio Elia LeviEugenio Elia LeviEugenio Elia Levi was an Italian mathematician, known for his fundamental contributions in group theory, in the theory of partial differential operators and in the theory of functions of several complex variables: he was the younger brother of Beppo Levi and died in the First World War.-Research...
(1883–1917), Italian mathematician - Friedrich Wilhelm LeviFriedrich Wilhelm LeviFriedrich Wilhelm Daniel Levi was a German mathematician known for his work in abstract algebra. He also worked in geometry, topology, set theory, and analysis...
(1888–1966), German mathematician - Hermann LeviHermann LeviHermann Levi was a German Jewish orchestral conductor.Levi was born in Gießen, Germany, the son of a rabbi. He was educated at Gießen and Mannheim, and came to Vinzenz Lachner's notice...
(1839–1900), German Jewish orchestral conductor - Ijahman LeviIjahman LeviIjahman Levi on June 21, 1946 is a reggae musician. His first album, Haile I Hymn, was released on Island Records in 1978. He became Ijahman Levi after a religious conversion to the Rastafari movement when he was in prison between 1972 and 1974...
(born 1946), Jamaican reggae musician - London Levi-NanceAmerica's Next Top Model, Cycle 12America's Next Top Model, Cycle 12 is the twelfth cycle of America's Next Top Model and the sixth season to air on The CW network. It premiered on March 4, 2009. The cycle's catch phrase is "Get In The Fold." The cycle's promotional song is Lady Gaga's "The Fame".The first half of the cycle took...
, former contestant in America's Next Top Model - Leone LeviLeone LeviLeone Levi was an English jurist and statistician.Born to a Jewish family in Ancona, Italy, he worked in commerce there before emigrating to Liverpool in 1844. There he obtained British citizenship and joined the Presbyterian church....
(1821–1888), English jurist and statistician - Moshe LeviMoshe LeviLeiutanant General Moshe Levy was the 12th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces . He served in this position from 1983–1987...
(1936–2008), 12th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces - Paul LeviPaul LeviPaul Levi was a German Jewish Communist political leader. He was the head of the Communist Party of Germany following the assassination of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht in 1919.-Early years:...
(1883–1930), German Jewish Communist political leader - Paul Levi (Framer)Paul Levi (Framer)Paul Levi , was a renowned and influential picture framer and connoisseur.-Background:Levi played a pivotal role in the transformation of picture framing in the decades following the Second World War and created a wide range of frames based on historic styles for public and private patrons,...
(1919–2008), picture framer and connoisseur - Peter LeviPeter LeviPeter Chad Tigar Levi, FSA, FRSL, , Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford was a poet, archaeologist, sometime Jesuit priest, travel writer, biographer, academic and prolific reviewer and critic.-Early life and education:Levi was born in Ruislip, Middlesex of parents with Mediterranean...
(1931–2000), British poet and Professor of Poetry - Primo LeviPrimo LeviPrimo Michele Levi was an Italian Jewish chemist and writer. He was the author of two novels and several collections of short stories, essays, and poems, but is best known for If This Is a Man, his account of the year he spent as a prisoner in the Auschwitz concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Poland...
(1919–1987), Italian Jewish chemist and writer - Pop LeviPop LeviPop Levi is an English singer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and filmmaker. Pop Levi's career started in Liverpool. He was the founding member, along with Snap Ant and Loka, of Super Numeri, and has played bass for Ladytron both on record and on tour...
, English singer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and filmmaker - Rami LeviRami Levi Hashikma MarketingRami Levi Hashikma Marketing is the third largest Israeli retail supermarket chain, behind Shufersal Ltd. and Alon Holding–Blue Square Ltd., with annual revenues of NIS 1.81 billion . Founded in 1976 on Rehov Hashikma in the Mahane Yehuda Market district, Rami Levi was Israel's first...
, Israeli discount supermarket owner - Rita Levi-MontalciniRita Levi-MontalciniRita Levi-Montalcini , Knight Grand Cross is an Italian neurologist who, together with colleague Stanley Cohen, received the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of nerve growth factor...
(born 1909), Italian neurologist - Sara Levi-TanaiSara Levi-TanaiSara Levi-Tanai was an Israeli choreographer and song writer. She was the founder and artistic director of the Inbal Dance Theater and recipient of the Israel Prize in dance.- Prizes and awards :...
(1911–2005), Israeli choreographer - Tullio Levi-CivitaTullio Levi-CivitaTullio Levi-Civita, FRS was an Italian mathematician, most famous for his work on absolute differential calculus and its applications to the theory of relativity, but who also made significant contributions in other areas. He was a pupil of Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, the inventor of tensor calculus...
(1873–1941) Italian mathematician - Yehuda LeviYehuda LeviYehuda Levi is an Israeli actor and male model. He was born and now lives in Tel Aviv, but spent much of his childhood in South Africa. He attended the "Thelma Yellin" High school, and graduated with excellence. His noticeable breakthrough was in the TV series "Lechayey Ha'ahava" .He is an...
(born 1979), Israeli actor and male model - Yoel LeviYoel LeviYoel Levi is a musician and conductor. Born in Romania, he grew up in Israel. He studied at the Tel Aviv Academy of Music, earning a Master of Arts degree with distinction. He also studied at the Jerusalem Academy of Music under Mendi Rodan. Levi won the 1978 International Besançon Competition...
, (born 1950), Romanian-Israeli musician and conductor - Yohanan LeviYohanan LeviYohanan Levi was a Hebrew linguist and historian, specialising in the Second Temple period.- Biography :Levi was born in Berlin, Germany in 1901. He studied at Berlin University and received a doctorate in 1926. He emigrated to Mandate Palestine in 1934 and taught at the Hebrew University of...
(1901–1945), German linguist and historian - Zachary LeviZachary LeviZachary Levi Pugh , better known by his stage name Zachary Levi , is an American television actor, director, and singer known for the roles of Kipp Steadman in Less than Perfect, Chuck Bartowski in Chuck, and Flynn Rider in Tangled.- Early life :Zachary Levi Pugh was born in Lake Charles,...
(born 1980), American television actor, director, and singer