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Caplan
Caplan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Amanita Caplan, ''Sense8'' character *Arthur Caplan, American bioethicist *Bryan Caplan (born 1971), American economist *David Caplan (born 1964), Canadian politician *Elinor Caplan (1944-2019), Canadian politician *Frank Caplan (1911–1988), American toymaker * Fred H. Caplan (1914–2004), West Virginia Supreme Court Justice *Gerald Caplan (born 1938), Canadian political academic *Irwin Caplan (1919–2007), American cartoonist *Lizzy Caplan (born 1982), American actress *Melvyn Caplan, British Conservative politician * Philip Caplan, Lord Caplan (1929–2008), Scottish lawyer and judge *Ralph Caplan (born 1925), American design consultant *Twink Caplan, American actress See also * Kaplan (other) *Kaplan (surname) Kaplan is a surname that is of ultimately Latin origins. There is also a historically unrelated surname in Turkey. History In European languages Etymologically, the word originates from the L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Caplan
Arthur L. Caplan (born 1950) is the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor of Bioethics at New York University Grossman School of Medicine and the founding director of the Division of Medical Ethics. Caplan has made many contributions to public policy including: helping to found the National Marrow Donor Program; creating the policy of required request in cadaver organ donation adopted throughout the United States; helping to create the system for distributing organs in the U.S.; and advising on the content of the National Organ Transplant Act of 1984, rules governing living organ donation, and legislation and regulation in many other areas of health care including blood safety and compassionate use. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he repeatedly stepped into controversy by universally criticizing those who were not fully vaccinated. Referring to them in a CNN appearance, he asserted, "I'll condemn them. I'll shame them. I'm blame them ... We can penalize them more, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lizzy Caplan
Elizabeth Anne Caplan (born June 30, 1982) is an American actress. Her first acting role was on the television series ''Freaks and Geeks'' (1999–2000). She received wider recognition with roles in the films ''Mean Girls'' (2004) and ''Cloverfield'' (2008), the latter of which earned her a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. Caplan also starred on the television shows ''Related'' (2005–2006), '' The Class'' (2006–2007), and ''Party Down'' (2009–2010). From 2013 to 2016, Caplan played Virginia E. Johnson on the Showtime series ''Masters of Sex'', a role for which she received nominations for a Primetime Emmy, two Satellite Awards, and a Critics' Choice Award. In 2019, she portrayed Annie Wilkes in the Hulu anthology series '' Castle Rock''. Her other film appearances include ''Hot Tub Time Machine'', ''127 Hours'' (both 2010), ''Save the Date'', ''Bachelorette'' (both 2012), ''The Interview'' (2014), ''Now You See Me 2'', ''Allied'' (both 2016), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Caplan
David Richard Caplan (November 15, 1964 – July 24, 2019) was a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represented the ridings of Oriole and Don Valley East from 1997 to 2011 and a cabinet minister in the government of Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty from 2003 to 2009. Background Caplan was born in Toronto, Ontario, and was educated at the University of Western Ontario. He worked as a commercial real estate agent with the firm of Ernest Goodman Ltd. from 1985 to 1989, and was vice-president of Taurus Metal Trading Ltd. (a recycling company) between 1989 and 1992. Caplan was elected as a trustee to the North York Board of Education in 1991 and served in this capacity for six years, becoming the board's vice-chair in 1993. He also served on the Metropolitan Toronto School Board from 1994 to 1997, becoming its vice-chair shortly before his departure for higher office. Caplan was the son of Elinor Caplan (née Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Caplan
Bryan Douglas Caplan (born April 8, 1971) is an American economist and author. Caplan is a professor of economics at George Mason University, research fellow at the Mercatus Center, adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, and former contributor to the ''Freakonomics'' blog and EconLog. He currently publishes his own blog, ''Bet on It''. Caplan is a self-described "economic libertarian". The bulk of Caplan's academic work is in behavioral economics and public economics, especially public choice theory. Education Caplan holds a B.A. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley (1993) and a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University (1997). Writings ''The Myth of the Rational Voter'' ''The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies'', published in 2007, further develops the "rational irrationality" concept from Caplan's earlier academic writing. It draws heavily from the ''Survey of Americans and Economists on the Economy'' in making the argume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Caplan
Frank Caplan (June 10, 1911 – September 28, 1988) was a youth worker, educator, folk toy collector, and pioneer in developing and manufacturing educational toys for children. He co-founded Creative Playthings in 1945 with his wife Theresa, and worked with artists, architects, and designers, such as Isamu Noguchi, Louis Kahn, Henry Moore, Robert Winston, and the Swiss toymaker, Antonio Vitali, to create innovative educational play objects and playground designs for children. By the 1950s, Creative Playthings had gained international recognition and expanded to become one of the most important manufacturers and suppliers of materials for early childhood education. In 1975, Frank Caplan founded The Princeton Center for Infancy and Early Childhood. He researched and co-authored a national bestselling series on early childhood development with Theresa Caplan, which included, ''The First Twelve Months of Life'' (1977), ''The Second Twelve Months of Life'' (1978), and ''The Early Childh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Caplan
Gerald Lewis "Gerry" Caplan (born 8 March 1938) is a Canadian academic, public policy analyst, commentator, and political activist. He has had a varied career in academia, as a political organizer for the New Democratic Party, in advocacy around education, broadcasting and African affairs and as a commentator in various Canadian media. Caplan is the author of ''Rwanda: The Preventable Genocide'' (2000), written for the Organization of African Unity's International Panel of Eminent Personalities to Investigate the 1994 Rwandan genocide. He is considered a leading expert on genocide. Education and background Caplan has a Masters in Canadian history from the University of Toronto and a doctorate in African history from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. His Masters thesis was ''Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in Ontario, 1932-1945: a study of socialist and anti-socialist politics'' and was later revised and published in book form in 1973 as ''The Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elinor Caplan
Elinor Caplan (born May 20, 1944) is a businesswoman and former politician in Ontario, Canada. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1997, and was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004. A Liberal, she served as a cabinet minister in the provincial government of David Peterson and the federal government of Jean Chrétien. Background She was born in Toronto to Samuel S. Hershorn, a textile manufacturer, and his wife Thelma (Goodman) Hershorn, both of whose families had come to Canada from Russian Poland. Caplan attended Oakwood Collegiate Institute in Toronto, and then Centennial College. She then worked in real estate heading Elinor Caplan and Associates from 1973 to 1978. Her husband, Wilfred, sought election to the provincial legislature in the 1977 election, but was defeated. Caplan is Jewish, and is a longtime member of Canadian Hadassah-WIZO, a women's Zionist organization. Politics Municipal She ran for off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irwin Caplan
Irwin Caplan (May 24, 1919 – February 22, 2007), nicknamed Cap, was an American illustrator, painter, designer and cartoonist, best known as the creator of ''The Saturday Evening Post'' cartoon series, ''Famous Last Words'', which led to newspaper syndication of the feature in 1956. Early life Caplan grew up in Seattle's Madison Park neighborhood where his parents took note of his drawings and enrolled him in art classes. As a teenager, Caplan won $10 in a citywide poster contest, and at Garfield High School, he illustrated the 1935 yearbook, ''The Arrow''. He painted murals of a circus and Paul Bunyan on walls of the school, where he graduated in 1937. At the University of Washington, after he spent three years contributing to ''Columns'', the University's humor magazine, the staff wanted him to be the editor. However, the faculty claimed the magazine needed "new blood" and designated as editor Lynn Scholes of Steilacoom, Washington, who had never worked on the magazine. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Caplan, Lord Caplan
Philip Isaac Caplan, Lord Caplan, FRPS AFIAP (24 February 1929 – 7 November 2008) was a British lawyer and judge. He was a Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland from 1989 to 2000. Caplan was born into a Jewish family in Glasgow, the only son of businessman Hyman Caplan and his wife, Rosalena Caplan. He was educated at Eastwood High School and the University of Glasgow. He was a solicitor between 1952 and 1956, before being called to the bar in 1957. He became a Queen's Counsel in 1970. He was appointed Sheriff of Lothian and Borders in 1979, then Sheriff Principal of North Strathclyde in 1983. In 1989, he was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, taking the title Lord Caplan. He sat both the Outer and Inner House, and retired in 2000. During his tenure, Caplan was one of the two Jewish judges on the Scottish High Court bench, alongside Hazel Cosgrove, Lady Cosgrove Hazel Josephine Cosgrove, Lady Cosgrove, KC CBE (née Aronson; born 12 January 1946), i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twink Caplan
Twink Caplan (born December 25, 1947) is an American actress, comedian, and producer. She is best known for her roles in the box office hits ''Clueless'' and the ''Look Who's Talking'' series. As a producer, her best-known projects were ''Clueless'' (associate producer) and its television spin-off (executive producer). Biography Caplan was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is best known for her role as Miss Geist in the 1995 box office hit ''Clueless'', which starred Alicia Silverstone. She went on to executive-produce and reprise the role of Miss Geist in the ABC TV series ''Clueless''. At Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2000, Caplan produced '' Loser'', starring Jason Biggs and Mena Suvari. She played Suvari's character's best friend, Gena, a strip bar worker. In 2007 she produced the romantic comedy ''I Could Never Be Your Woman'', also appearing in the film as Michelle Pfeiffer's costume designer, Sissy. It marked her 20-year acting reunion with Pfeiffer, who played her b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melvyn Caplan
Melvyn Caplan is a British people, British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician. He has been a councillor for Little Venice (ward), Little Venice since 1990. He was the leader of Westminster City Council from 1995 to 2000. Until his resignation in 2021, he was the Deputy Leader of the council and Cabinet Member for Finance, Property and Regeneration. Marble Arch Mound In February 2021, it was announced that Westminster City Council were constructing a temporary landmark called Marble Arch Mound with Caplan being the project's lead, as part of a plan to revitalise Oxford Street after the closure of several large retailers during the Covid-19 pandemic. In August 2021, Caplan resigned as Deputy Leader of Westminster City Council after the cost of Marble Arch Mound had risen to £6 million. Westminster City Council leader Rachael Robathan announced the instigation of an internal review "to understand what went wrong and ensure it never happens again". References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Caplan
Ralph Caplan (January 4, 1925 – June 4, 2020) was an American design consultant, writer, and public speaker. Caplan was born in Ambridge, Pennsylvania in January 1925. In 1941, he entered Earlham College for a semester, then enlisted in the Marine Corps. He was 17 years of age at the time. After his discharge from the Marines, Caplan re-entered Earlham College, graduated, and went for his master's degree at Indiana University. He later taught at Wabash College, then moved to New York City, where he became editor of '' Industrial Design''. He left ID to write his first book, a novel, ''Say Yes'', which was loosely inspired by his experience at Earlham and Wabash. Author of ''By Design: Why There Are No Locks on the Bathroom Doors in the Hotel Louis XIV and Other Object Lessons'', Caplan also wrote about design for major design magazines and was a director emeritus of the International Design Conference in Aspen, Colorado. He is the author of ''The Design of Herman Miller'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
