Eidlitz

	Eidlitz Eidlitz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz (1853–1921), American architect Dorothy Meigs Eidlitz (1891–1976), American photographer, arts patron and women's rights advocate Leopold Eidlitz (1823–1908), American architect Marc Eidlitz (1826–1892), American builder Walther Eidlitz, called "Vāmana Dāsa" (1892–1976), Austrian writer, poet, Indologist and historian of religion See also * Edlitz, Austria Edlitz is a Market town in the district of Neunkirchen in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Geography Edlitz is located in Bucklige Welt in the industrial district near Aspang-Markt. The area of the market town covers 14.23 square kilomete ... {{surname, Eidlitz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cyrus L Cyrus (Persian: کوروش) is a male given name. It is the given name of a number of Persian kings. Most notably it refers to Cyrus the Great ( BC). Cyrus is also the name of Cyrus I of Anshan ( BC), King of Persia and the grandfather of Cyrus the Great; and Cyrus the Younger (died 401 BC), brother to the Persian King Artaxerxes II of Persia. Etymology Cyrus, as a word in English, is the Latinized form of the Greek Κῦρος, ''Kȳros'', from Old Persian ''Kūruš''. According to the inscriptions the name is reflected in Elamite ''Kuraš'', Babylonian ''Ku(r)-raš/-ra-áš'' and Imperial Aramaic ''kwrš''. The modern Persian form of the name is '' Kūroš''. The etymology of Cyrus has been and continues to be a topic of discussion amongst historians, linguists, and scholars of Iranology. The Old Persian name "kuruš" has been interpreted in various forms such as "the Sun", "like Sun", "young", "hero," and "humiliator of the enemy in verbal contest" and the Elamite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dorothy Meigs Eidlitz Dorothy Meigs Eidlitz (1891–1976) was an American photographer, arts patron and women's rights advocate. Early life She attended Vassar College, graduating in 1914. In 1915, as a result of a study she had done for the Juvenile Protection Association of Philadelphia, a division specifically for women and girls was established in the Philadelphia court. Eidlitz did graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania and at Columbia University. She became a member of the American Academy of Political Science and the Academy of Political and Social Sciences. She lived in Japan for a time, and was the president of the Kobe Women's Club. While president, she worked to lessen the suicide rate among young girls in Kobe. For over 35 years, she was a summer resident of St. Andrew, New Brunswick. She was married to Ernest Frederick Eidlitz. Her personal papers are held in the American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming. Photography Eidlitz began her creative career as an amate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Leopold Eidlitz Leopold Eidlitz (March 10, 1823, Prague, Bohemia – March 22, 1908, New York City) was a prominent New York architect best known for his work on the New York State Capitol (Albany, New York, 1876–1881), as well as " Iranistan" (1848), P. T. Barnum's house in Bridgeport, Connecticut; St. Peter's Church, on Westchester Avenue at St. Peter's Avenue in the Bronx (1853); the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Montague Street in Brooklyn (1861, destroyed by fire 1903); the former Temple Emanu-El (New York, 1866–68, destroyed 1927); the Broadway Tabernacle (1859, demolished about 1907); the completion of the Tweed Courthouse (1876–81); and the Park Presbyterian Chapel on West 86th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. Life and career Eidlitz was born in Prague, into a Jewish family; his parents were Abraham and Judith Eidlitz, and he had one brother Markus (later Marc) Eidlitz. He received his early technical training at the Prague ''Realschule'' and then continued his education at the Vienn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Marc Eidlitz Marc Eidlitz (21 January 1826 – 15 April 1892) was a builder active in New York City, where he was prominent in the construction industry, in partnership with his son Otto Eidlitz (1860–1928). Biography Marc was born Markus to a Jewish family in Prague, Bohemia. He emigrated to the United States in 1846 with his mother Judith Eidlitz after the death of his father Abraham. Having served a four-year apprenticeship, he set up in business for himself in 1852 - the year of his marriage - and founded the construction firm, Marc Eidlitz & Son in New York City. The firm built the St. Regis Hotel and many other projects. Through his influence, the Masons Builders' Association of New York played a major role in founding the National Association of Builders. In New York, he was President of the Building Trades' Club and of the Germanic Savings Bank. Eidlitz made his home at 123 East 72nd Street, where he died. He had four sons and a daughter. His son Otto Eidlitz took over the busi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Walther Eidlitz Walther Eidlitz (1892 – 1976), also known as Vāmana Dāsa, was an Austrian writer, poet, Indologist and historian of religion. Eidlitz was born in Vienna. In pursuance of his religious and philosophical interest he left his family in Austria in 1938 and traveled to India. He spent time in an internment camp in India during the Second World War, where he was converted to Hinduism by German bhakta Sadananda Swami. Eidlitz was initiated into Gaudiya Vaishnavism by Bhakti Hridaya Bon Swami. He moved to Sweden in 1946. In 1975 he received an honorary doctoral degree from Lund University. He has written about his spiritual journey in his autobiography,Walther Eidlitz' autobiography''Unknown India: A Pilgrimage into a Forgotten World.''(With later corrections by the author, 2002.) but his main work is '' Kṛṣṇa-Caitanya, The Hidden Treasure of India: His Life and His Teachings'' (originally in German ''Kṛṣṇa-Caitanya, Sein Leben und Seine Lehre''). He died in Vaxholm. Bibli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]