Levin may refer to many things In people Levin is a common Judaism Jewish surname, indicating descent from the tribe of Levi . For people with the surname Levin or Levina , see Levin surname or Levina . In places Levin, New Zealand , a town in the southern North Island In automobiles Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla Levin Toyota Levin In business Levin guitar company Levin , a Swedish guitar manufacturer In fiction Konstantin Dmitrievitch Levin, a character in Tolstoy s Anna Karenina See also Leven disambiguation Levine , Lewin disambiguation , Levi disambiguation Levi disambiguation , Levy disambiguation Anatol Lieven Lieven Elia Levita Levin Kuok http levinkuok.com disambig Category Surnames Category Levitic surnames ca Levin desambiguaci cs Levin de Levin fr Levin he it Levin nl Levin ja pt Levin ru ... more details
Jacob Levin may refer to Jacob Levin chess player 1904 1992 , American chess master Jacob Levin footballer 1890 ? , Swedish football player See also Levin surname hndis name Levin, Jacob DEFAULTSORT Levin, Jacob ... more details
Aleksandr Levin may refer to Aleksandr Mitrofanovich Levin 1871 1929 , Russian chess player Aleksandr Romanovich Levin b. 1991 , Russian footballer hndis Levin, Aleksandr ... more details
Daniel Levin may refer to Daniel Levin attorney Daniel Levin writer , American attorney and novelist See also Daniel Levine disambiguation Daniel Lewin hndis Levin, Daniel ... more details
Dana Levin may refer to Dana Levin artist 1969 , an American Classical Realism painter Dana Levin poet 1965 , American poet hndis name Levin, Dana ... more details
David Levin may refer to David Levin businessman born 1963 , British businessman David Levin singer , American singer songwriter See also David Levine disambiguation hndis Levin, David DEFAULTSORT Levin, David ... more details
Levin is a Jewish surname . ref http books.google.com books?id fXm4gZRk0psC&pg PA29&dq levin jewish surname ref The surname Levin comes from the Jewish biblical tribe of Levi , whose descendants the Levite ... Levy surname Levy , Levine, Lavin, Levitt and many others. A J Alan Levin business Alan Levin , American businessmen, CFO of Pfizer , Inc. Alan Levin internet governance Alan Levin , South African internet governor Alan Levin filmmaker Alan Levin 1926 2006 , an American filmmaker and journalist Aleksandr Mitrofanovich Levin 1871 1929 , Russian chess player Aleksandr Romanovich Levin b. 1991 , Russian footballer Arnold Levin , The New Yorker New Yorker cartoonist Bernard Levin , 1928 2004 , British writer and broadcaster Beth Levin , American pianist Bobby Levin , American bridge player Burton Levin , American diplomat, former Ambassador to Burma Carl Levin born 1934 , U.S. Democratic Senator from Michigan brother of K Z Sander , cousin of Charles Charles Levin Charles Leonard Levin born 1926 , Michigan jurist cousin of Carl and Sander David Levin businessman David Levin born 1962 , a British businessman David Levin singer David Levin , American singer songwriter Diane Levin , American author and educator Ezra G. Levin , American lawyer Fred Levin born 1937 , U.S. plaintiffs attorney in the state of Florida Gerald M. Levin born 1939 , U.S. businessman with Time Warner Gilbert Levin , American engineer Hanoch Levin 1943 1999 , Israeli writer and theater director Harold Levin , American violist, composer, and conductor Harry Levin 1912 1994 , U.S. literary critic Harvey Levin , TV and movie producer Janna Levin , theoretical cosmologist Ira Levin 1929 2007 , U.S. novelist, playwright and songwriter Jack Levin , professor at Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts Northeastern University Jennifer Levin 1968 1986 , a murder victim in New York City s Central Park Joe Levin , American lawyer Jonathan Levin teacher 1966 1997 , public school teacher in The Bronx, NYC ... more details
Levin Handy may refer to Levin Corbin Handy ca. 1855 1932 , American photographer L. Irving Handy 1861 1922 , American educator, lawyer and politician hndis name Handy, Levin ... more details
Robert Levin may refer to Robert D. Levin born 1947 , American pianist and composer Robert Levin Norwegian pianist 1912 1996 , Norwegian pianist and composer Robert Levin writer born 1939 , American fiction writer Rob Levin 1955 2006 , also known as lilo , founder of freenode Bobby Levin born 1957 , American bridge player hndis Levin, Robert ... more details
Alan Levin may refer to Alan Levin business , former CFO of Pfizer Alan Levin filmmaker , filmmaker Alan Levin internet governance , policy, research and development specialist involved in global Internet Governance Alan Levin radio known on air as Brother Wease , American radio personality See also Al Levine , baseball player Allan Levine , Canadian author hndis name Levin, Alan ... more details
Jonathan Levin may refer to Jonathan Levin economist born 1972 , American economist Jonathan Levin teacher , son of Gerald M. Levin, murdered by one of his students Jon Levin , guitarist Jonny Levin, character in List of Invisible Detective characters See also Jonathan Levine disambiguation hndis Levin, Jonathan Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it from being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Long comment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
Notability Astro date February 2012 Infobox planet minorplanet yes width 25em bgcolour FFFFC0 apsis name Levin symbol image caption discovery yes discovery ref discoverer Harvard College discovery site Agassiz Station discovered November 16, 1974 designations yes mp name 2076 alt names 1974 WA mp category orbit ref epoch May 14, 2008 aphelion 2.6183283 perihelion 1.9294891 semimajor eccentricity 0.1514659 period 1252.4429596 avg speed inclination 4.99254 asc node 329.02498 mean anomaly 283.81862 arg peri 74.86492 satellites physical characteristics yes dimensions mass density surface grav escape velocity sidereal day axial tilt pole ecliptic lat pole ecliptic lon albedo temperatures temp name1 mean temp 1 max temp 1 temp name2 max temp 2 spectral type abs magnitude 13.5 2076 Levin 1974 WA is a Asteroid belt main belt asteroid discovered on November 16, 1974 by Harvard College at Agassiz Station . External links http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr 2076 Levin JPL Small Body Database Browser on 2076 Levin Reflist Minor planets navigator 2075 Martinez 2077 Kiangsu Small Solar System bodies DEFAULTSORT Levin Category Main Belt asteroids Category Asteroids named for people Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1974 Beltasteroid stub es 2076 Levin eo 2076 Levin fa it 2076 Levin la 2076 Levin hu 2076 Levin pl 2076 Levin pt 2076 Levin sk 2076 Levin sr 2076 Levin tl 2076 Levin uk 2076 vi 2076 Levin yo 2076 Levin ... more details
Gilbert Levin is an United States American engineer , the founder of Spherix and famous for experiments on Mars soil by the Viking program and the development of tagatose . Levin is a member of the International Committee Against Mars Sample Return ICAMSR . ref http www.icamsr.org protection.html Web site of International Committee Against Mars Sample Return ref See also Viking biological experiments Life on Mars Gillevinia straata References reflist External links http www.gillevin.com GilLevin.Com http www.jhu.edu jhumag 1102web sweet.html Johns Hopkins Magazine on Gilbert Levin http mars.spherix.com gvl.htm Spherix and Mars Research Papers http www.icamsr.org mtlp chap9.html Life after Viking The evidence mounts , written by Gilbert V. Levin, from the book Mars The Living Planet Chapter 9 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Levin, Gilbert ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Levin, Gilbert Category American engineers Category Living people US engineer stub ca Gilbert Levin pt Gilbert Levin ... more details
Infobox person name Fred G. Levin image birth date Birth date and age 1937 03 29 birth place death date death place nationality United States alma mater University of Florida fraternity Pi Lambda Phi known for Benefactor of the University of Florida Levin College of Law Fredric G. Levin College of Law spouse Marilyn Kapner 1959 2011 Fredric Gerson Levin born March 29, 1937 is an United States American plaintiffs Lawyer attorney in the state of Florida , who is the owner of his own law practice in northwest Florida, Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Echsner & Proctor, P.A. The University of Florida Levin College of Law Fredric G. Levin College of Law at the University of Florida is named for him ... Press has referred to Levin as one of the nation s most successful civil trial lawyers. ref http www.sptimes.com ... ally Associated Press, 6 23 02 ref Fred Levin graduated from Pensacola High School in 1954. He is a graduate ... donation. This name change garnered a mixed reception from alumni, as Levin had been accused by the Florida ... from the Florida Supreme Court . Another ethics complaint was filed in 2003 after Levin publicly ... of Pensacola s wealthiest citizens, Levin is also a philanthropist , giving to the University of Florida as well as Pensacola s Jewish community, of which he is a member. Levin has also donated to the campaigns of former Florida Senator Bob Graham and presidential candidate John Kerry . Levin was married ... Marci, Debra, Kimberly, and Martin. All four of Levin s children attended the University of Florida ... External links http www.levinlaw.com Levin Papantonio law firm website http www.levinlaw.com Bio FredricLevin.asp Fred Levin profile from Levin, Papantonio http www.law.ufl.edu Levin College of Law page from the http www.ufl.edu University of Florida http www.pensapedia.com wiki Fred Levin Fred Levin at Pensacola wiki Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Levin, Fred ALTERNATIVE ... Levin, Fred Category 1937 births Category Living people Category Florida lawyers Category ... more details
Dablink For the Israeli soldier, see Michael Levin soldier . Refimprove date September 2010 Infobox philosopher ... Levin birth date birth date and age 1943 05 21 df y school tradition Analytic Philosophy , Reliabilism ... Michael Levin born 21 May 1943 is a philosophy professor at City University of New York ... , and the philosophy of science . Levin s central research interests are in epistemology reliabilism and Gettier problems and in philosophy of race. Education Levin studied at Columbia University where he received a doctoral degree. Philosophical views Levin advocates reliabilism in epistemology ... The Case for Torture Levin argued that there are situations where torture is not merely permissible but morally mandatory. Levin reiterated this view in 2009. ref G. Jeffrey MacDonald, http pewforum.org ... & Public Life. May 6, 2009. Accessed February 1, 2010 ref Economics For Christmas 2000, Levin published .... ref M. Levin, In Defense of Scrooge Mises Daily https mises.org daily 573 In Defense of Scrooge ref Homosexuality and feminism Levin argues that homosexual acts are abnormal because their participants ... of unhappiness, even though it may go unrecognized. Philosopher Roger Scruton has criticized Levin ... in Backlash that Levin s 1988 book Feminism and Freedom characterizes feminism as an antidemocratic ... that while Levin more or less accepts that there is a strong biological basis for homoerotic orientation ..., 1997. p. 251 ref Race Levin agrees with Arthur Jensen and Richard Lynn that white people score higher ... first Robert C. year 2000 month July title Book Reviews Michael Levin. Why Race Matters. journal ... in Higher Education year 1997 ref Personal life Levin is married to philosopher of mathematics Margarita Levin. ref Faludi, Susan. Backlash The Undeclared War Against Women . London Chatto & Windus, 1992 ... 95789 6 Articles and essays Levin, M. E. 1968. Fine, Mathematics, and Theory Change. The Journal of Philosophy 65, no. 2 52 56. Levin, M. E. 1971. Length Relativity. The Journal of Philosophy 68, no. 6 ... more details
Infobox person name Jeremy Levin other names image caption birth date birth year and age 1954 birth place alma mater Oxford University , Cambridge University ref name POL nationality British, American, Israeli occupation CEO, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries plc Jeremy Levin is an American Israeli businessman, he was recently named the successor to Shlomo Yanai as CEO of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries . Prior to this he worked at, among others, Bristol Myers Squibb and Novartis . ref name dela cite news url http articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com 2012 01 03 news 30584630 1 teva pharmaceutical industries shlomo yanai cephalon title Jeremy Levin named as next CEO of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries newspaper Economic Times accessdate 2012 0 12 date 3 January 2012 ref Levin was born in South Africa, and has lived in South Africa , Zimbabwe , Great Britain , Swizerland , Israel and the United States . ref name POL http www.pharmaceuticalonline.com article.mvc Dr Jeremy Levin A Former Senior Executive 0001 Dr. Jeremy Levin, A Former Senior Executive At Bristol Myers Squibb, To Succeed Shlomo Yanai As President And CEO ref Family Jeremy Levin is married to American Margery Feldberg daughter of Stanley Feldberg co founder of TJX Companies and has two daughters. ref name POL He is the brother of David Levin businessman David Levin , ref http www.delawareonline.com article 20120108 BUSINESS13 120107024 Teva s Levin may boost brand drugs Copaxone threat looms Teva s Levin may boost brand drugs as Copaxone threat looms ref CEO of UBM plc . References Reflist Persondata NAME Levin, Jeremy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Businessperson DATE OF BIRTH 1954 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Levin, Jeremy Category British businesspeople Category Living people Category Israeli businesspeople Category Israeli Jews Category American Jews Category Businesspeople from New York Category British Jews Category South African Jews Category 1954 births US business bio stub ... more details
For the actor Charles Levin actor Charles Leonard Levin born April 28, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan was a Michigan jurist. He served as a Michigan Court of Appeals judge from 1966 to 1972 and as a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1973 to 1996. He attended the University of Michigan where he received his Bachelor of Arts B.A. in 1946 and his Bachelor of Laws LL.B. in 1947 from the University of Michigan Law School. ref name Michlaw cite web title Student Profile The Honorable Charles L. Levin url http www.law.umich.edu historyandtraditions students Pages ProfilePage.aspx?SID 13533&Year 1947 publisher University of Michigan Law School date accessdate December 7, 2010 ref When he decided to run for the Michigan Supreme Court, Levin did not feel comfortable running as either a Democratic or Republican nominee. He then formed his own party and nominated himself. He was elected to two additional ... Court Judge Avern Cohn to note on his retirement, Justice Levin has displayed scholarship, pragmatism ... Justice Charles Levin A Scholarly Independent work Michigan Bar Journal url http www.michbar.org ... date September 2000 author Elisha Fink accessdate December 7, 2010 ref Levin s father, Theodore Levin , was a federal district court judge. His brother, Joseph Levin , ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives in 1974. His cousin Carl Levin is a U.S. United States Senate Senator for Michigan. His cousin Sander Levin is a U.S. Representative in Michigan s 12th District. Levin was married ... 2006. Charles Levin and Helene White have two children, Benjamin Joseph White Levin b. 1993 and Francesca Rhoda White Levin b. 1996 . Levin resides in Detroit. References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Levin, Charles ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American judge DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1926 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Levin, Charles Category Levin family Charles Levin Category Michigan Supreme Court justices Category Jewish American ... more details
Meyer Levin October 7, 1905 in Chicago, Illinois July 9, 1981 in Israel was a Jewish United States American ... case Meyer wrote the 1956 novel Compulsion Levin novel Compulsion inspired by the Leopold and Loeb case. Levin had attended the University of Chicago at the same time as Leopold and Loeb, before the murder of Bobby Franks . The novel, for which Levin was given a Special Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America in 1957, was the basis for Levin s own 1957 play adaptation and the Compulsion ... June 2010 Levin follows the known facts of the case closely, while changing names and using a fictional reporter as a narrator. Anne Frank case Levin was one of the first American journalists to become ... Otto Frank , who authorized Levin by mail to adapt the Diary for the stage. Levin later became obsessed ... and writers of the Broadway play, alleging that they had appropriated a number of Levin s original scenes from his adaptation. Levin prevailed in his lawsuit, but settled for a lesser amount of damages ..., but Levin still obtained no right to have his version of the play performed, as he had signed that away, under pressure by Myer Mermin, an attorney for Otto Frank, of the law firm Paul, Weiss. Levin ... battles were also covered in An Obsession with Anne Frank Meyer Levin and the Diary by Lawrence Graver, The Stolen Legacy of Anne Frank Meyer Levin, Lillian Hellman and the Staging of the Diary by Ralph Melnick, as well as in the French language book by Levin s wife, Tereska Torres , Les maisons hantees de Meyer Levin , published by Editions Phebus Paris . Also look for the 2010 play by Rinne Groff Compulsion , inspired by the life of Meyer Levin, starring Mandy Patinkin and directed by Oskar ... 1933 The Old Bunch 1937 Citizens 1940 My Father s House 1947 Compulsion Levin novel Compulsion 1956 Eva 1959 The Fanatic 1964 The Stronghold Levin novel The Stronghold 1965 Gore and Igor 1968 The Settlers ... The Story of the Jewish Way of Life See also Gabriel Levin References reflist External ... more details
Yuval Levin is an United States American political analyst , academic and journalist who is the founding Editor of National Affairs . Levin is also a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center , a conservative think tank in Washington, D.C. In 2005 and 2006, he was a member of the White House domestic policy staff. He is the former chief of staff of the President s Council on Bioethics , a former Congressional staffer, and one of the founders of The New Atlantis magazine , where he still remains as a Senior Editor. He is the author of Tyranny of Reason and of numerous essays and articles dealing largely with political theory , science , technology , and Policy public policy . Trained in political science at American University and has a PhD from the University of Chicago , he is considered by many a bioconservative , in the mold of his mentor, Leon Kass . Fact date November 2007 External links http www.eppc.org scholars scholarID.84 scholar.asp Levin s biography on the Ethics and Public Policy Center Website http www.nationalaffairs.com authors detail yuval levinLevin s biography on the National Affairs website Category American University alumni Levin, Yuval ... more details
Wikify date June 2011 Infobox comics creator name Arnold Levin image imagesize caption alt birth name birth date birth place death date death place nationality American area cartoonist y write art pencil ink edit publish letter color alias signature very optional signature alt notable works awards website sortkey Levin, Arnold subcat American Arnold Levin is an American cartoonist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker and elsewhere. He received the National Cartoonist Society Gag Cartoon Award for 1991 and 1992. External links http www.reuben.org ncs awards.asp NCS Awards http www.reuben.org ncs members biogs levin.asp Arnold Levin s biography at the NCS site Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Levin, Arnold ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Cartoonist DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Levin, Arnold Category Living people US cartoonist stub ... more details
Harold Levin 13 March 1956 is an United States American violist, composer, and conductor. An Interlochen Arts graduate, Levin holds a Bachelor of Science BS from Ball State University , a Master of Music MM from the University of Cincinnati , and a Doctor of Musical Arts DMA from Rutgers University . He has been a violist with the Louisville Orchestra and has taught at the University of Nebraska , where he directed the Lincoln Youth Symphony Orchestra . In addition, Levin has also served as conductor and Professor of Viola at the University of Memphis , Western Illinois University , and Bucknell University . Levin has also been conductor of several youth orchestras he was the principal conductor of the Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra . In addition, Levin also plays in several ensembles, including the Herrick Ensemble , and is a composer and frequent guest artist. External links http www.jomarpress.com levin levin.html JOMAR Press Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Levin ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 13 March 1956 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Levin Category 1956 births Category Living people Category American classical violists Category American composers US classical musician stub violist stub ... more details
For the jazz drummer Tony Levin drummer BLP sources date July 2008 Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Tony Levin image TonyLevin2.jpg caption Levin with Liquid Tension Experiment ... associated acts King Crimson , Liquid Tension Experiment , Peter Gabriel , Bruford Levin Upper Extremities , Head US band Head , Bozzio Levin Stevens , Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe website URL http ... Bass Tony Levin born June 6, 1946, Boston, Massachusetts Boston , Massachusetts is an American ... also sings and plays synthesizer . Levin is best known ref cite web last Ankeny first Jason url Allmusic class artist id p98056 pure url yes title Tony Levin publisher AllMusic date 1946 06 06 accessdate ... also been a member of Liquid Tension Experiment the King Crimson related bands Bruford Levin Upper ... session musician since the 1970s, Levin has played on five hundred albums, including those of Cher ... , Richie Sambora , and Claudio Baglioni . Citation needed date November 2011 Levin helped to popularize ... to slap style bass . Levin is also one of the first ref cite web url http tonylevin.com title Levin .... Biography Early life and education Levin was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in the suburb ... bass amplifier on early days was an Ampeg Portaflex B 15. Tony s brother, Pete Levin , is a New ... collaborated with Steve Gadd in the comedy band The Clams . Levin has stated that some of the Clams s material may eventually be released. 1970s 1980s In 1970, Levin moved to New York City , joining ... albums, including Buddy Rich s big band jazz album, The Roar of 74. In 1976, Levin joined with Steve ... Alice Cooper s Welcome to My Nightmare and Lou Reed s Berlin album Berlin . Levin has been Gabriel s bass ... album first solo album , Levin played tuba as well as bass, and directed a short barbershop quartet version of a song. In these early years with Gabriel, Levin developed his playing of the Chapman ... strings. Levin credits Gabriel with the idea, and Andy Moore, his tech at the time, with actually ... more details
Infobox person name Rob Levin image image size caption birth name Robert Levin birth date Birth date 1955 12 16 fact date March 2011 birth place death date Death date and age 2006 9 16 1955 12 16 ref name freenode death news death place Houston, Texas , United States death cause resting place resting place coordinates residence nationality other names lilo ref name PDPC known for education title salary networth height weight term predecessor successor party boards religion spouse partner children parents relatives signature website footnotes Robert Levin December 16, 1955 fact date March 2011 September 16, 2006 ref name freenode death news , also known as lilo , was the founder of the freenode Internet Relay Chat IRC network and Executive Director of the Peer Directed Projects Center PDPC charity that helped fund freenode. ref name PDPC A computer programmer since 1968, he worked as an administrator and an applications programmer from 1978 until his death. Citation needed date March 2011 OpenProjects From 1994 onwards, he worked to encourage the use of IRC for Free Software and Open Source projects. He was one of the founders of the OpenProjects Network OPN , which quickly grew to become ... Software Foundation , Levin renamed The OpenProjects Network to Freenode in an effort to make ... the Executive Director of the PDPC , a 501 c 3 charity founded in Texas, ref name PDPC Levin ... President Rob Levin has died http www.openverse.com dtinker agalmics.html Agalmics Rob Levin s essay on the marginalization of scarcity Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Levin, Rob ... 16, 2006 PLACE OF DEATH Houston, Texas , United States DEFAULTSORT Levin, Rob Category 1955 ... Road accident deaths in Texas Category Cycling road accident victims ast Rob Levin cs Rob Levin de Rob Levin es Rob Levin eo Robert Levin eu Rob Levin it Rob Levin nl Rob Levin pl Rob Levin pt Rob Levin sr fi Rob Levin sv Rob Levin ... more details
Stewart Levin is an American musician and composer who has composed music for television shows, including The Wonder Years , Picket Fences , The Practice and thirtysomething . ref name IMDB http www.imdb.com name nm0505725 Stewart Levin IMDB ref He won an ASCAP Film and Television Music Award for his work on The Wonder Years and Emmy Award nominations for his work on Picket Fences and thirtysomething. ref name IMDB References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Levin, Stewart ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Levin, Stewart Category Living people Category American television composers ... more details
Isidor Levin Latvian Izidors Levins Born September 20, 1919 in Daugavpils , Latvia is a folklorist, narrative researcher, theologian and Professor Emeritus at the St. Petersburg Institute of Religion and Philosophy. Levin is an internationally recognized folklorist, who supported the study of Estonian culture and helped Estonian researchers continue their work during the Soviet occupation. ref cite news title Academic Granted Citizenship 72 Years After Applying author url http news.err.ee society 919f477e 61d5 48c6 9f5a f39e10f9658e newspaper ERR date 2012 02 02 accessdate 3 February 2012 ref Levin donated his personal library to the University of Tartu just over a decade ago and in 2001 was awarded the Order of the White Star, 4th Class, by then president Lennart Meri . Levin moved from Latvia to Estonia in 1937 to study at the University of Tartu in the area of Judaic and Semitic studies at the Faculty of Philosophy and Jewish Studies. Later he studied Comparative Folklore with Walter Anderson folklorist Walter Anderson and Oskar Loorits , graduating in 1941. During the Nazi occupation, Levin, who is Jewish, was hidden by his teacher Uku Masing . From 1952 to 1955 he studied Russian language and literature at the Leningrad Pedagogical Institute. The following year he became a lecturer in German folklore at the Leningrad Institute of Germanic Studies. In 1967 he obtained a PhD at the Institute of Oriental Studies of Academy of Sciences in Moscow. Isidor Levin is one of the founding members of the International Society for Folk Narrative Research ISFNR and is an honorary member of the Folklore Fellows . Recognition 2001 Order of the White Star Class IV 2012 Granted Estonian ... Levin, Isidor ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Folklorist DATE OF BIRTH September 20, 1919 PLACE OF BIRTH Daugavpils, Latvia DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Levin, Isidor Category 1919 ... Europe academic bio stub de Isidor Levin et Isidor Levin ... more details
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