Lifshitz
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Lifshitz is a surname, which may be derived from the Polish city of Głubczyce (German: Leobschütz), and may refer to:
- Evgeny LifshitzEvgeny LifshitzEvgeny Mikhailovich Lifshitz was a leading Soviet physicist of Jewish origin and the brother of physicist Ilya Mikhailovich Lifshitz. Lifshitz is well known in general relativity for coauthoring the BKL conjecture concerning the nature of a generic curvature...
, (1915 – 1985), a Soviet physicist - Ilya Mikhailovich Lifshitz (1917 – 1982), another Soviet physicist (brother of Evgeny)
- Miguel LifschitzMiguel LifschitzRoberto Miguel Lifschitz , is the current mayor of the city of Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina.He obtained his degree at the Engineering Faculty of the National University of Rosario in 1979, and worked in the private sector until 1989, when he became Director-General of the Public Housing...
(born 1955), mayor of the city of Rosario, Argentina - Mikhail LifshitzMikhail LifshitzMikhail Aleksandrovich Lifshitz – September 28, 1983, Moscow) was a Soviet Marxian literary critic and philosopher of art. As an academic philosopher, Lifshitz served as an executive member of Soviet Academy of Sciences from 1975...
(1905 – 1983), Soviet literary critic and aesthetics philosopher - Ofer LifschitzOfer LifschitzOfer Lifschitz, is an Israeli politician and head of Brit Olam.Lifschitz left Israel to travel in 1984, before settling in the United States in 1988...
, chairman of Brit OlamBrit OlamBrit Olam is a political party in Israel-Background and ideology:Brit Olam is joint Jewish-Arab party founded by Ofer Lifschitz in 2005. It stands for the foundation of a Palestinan state, separation of church and state, raising the minimum wage and improving the education system...
party, Israel; See also Israel legislative election, 2006Israel legislative election, 2006Elections for the 17th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 March 2006. The voting resulted in a plurality of seats for the then-new Kadima party, followed by the Labour Party, and a major loss for the Likud party.... - Ralph LaurenRalph LaurenRalph Lauren is an American fashion designer and business executive; best known for his Polo Ralph Lauren clothing brand.-Early life:...
(born Lifschitz), an American fashion designer and business executive - Sébastien LifshitzSébastien LifshitzSébastien Lifshitz is a French screenwriter and director. He teaches at La Fémis, a school that focuses on the subject of image and sound. He studied at the École du Louvre, and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Paris in history of art.Lifshitz's work involves gay themes...
(born 1968), a French screenwriter and director - Yaron LifschitzYaron LifschitzYaron Lifschitz is an Australian theatre director most notable for his involvement in the circus arts. He has directed over 50 productions including mainstage theatre, physical theatre, large scale events and opera. He originally came from South Africa....
, Australian theatre director most notable for his involvement in the circus arts - Rabbi Eliezer Meir Lifshitz, for whom the Lifshitz College of EducationLifshitz College of EducationThe Lifshitz College of Education is a religious institute for teacher training in Israel. It is "committed to excellence in teaching and the integration of modernity and Jewish life"....
was named.