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Furman (surname)
Furman is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Ashrita Furman (born 1954), American holder of more than 160 Guinness world records * Dean Furman (born 1988), South African footballer * Dmitri Furman (1943–2011), Russian political scientist * Ezra Furman (born 1986), American singer and songwriter * Furman Bisher (1918–2012), American sports writer * Gabriel Furman (state senator) (1800–1854), New York politician and historian * Jason Furman (born 1970), American economist * Jesse M. Furman (born 1972), Federal judge for the Southern District of New York * Lucy Furman (1870–1958), American writer from Kentucky * Maayan Furman-Shahaf (born 1986), Israeli high jumper and triple jumper * Richard Furman (1755–1825), South Carolina Baptist minister, for whom Furman University is named * Semyon Furman (1920–1978), Soviet chess grandmaster * Simon Furman (born 1961), British comic book writer * William Henry Furman, the defendant in the 1972 case of ''Fur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashrita Furman
Ashrita Furman (born Keith Furman, September 16, 1954) is a ''Guinness World Records'' record-breaker. As of 2017, Furman has set more than 600 official Guinness Records and currently holds 530 records, thus holding the Guinness world record for the most Guinness world records. He has been breaking records since 1979. Life and records Early life Furman was born in 1954 in Brooklyn, New York. He was fascinated with the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' as a child but never thought he could ever break a record since he was very unathletic. As a teenager, he became interested in spirituality and in 1970 became a devout follower of the spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy. Sri Chinmoy inspired Furman to participate in a 24-hour bicycle race in New York City's Central Park in 1978. With only two weeks' training, Furman tied for third place, cycling . Around this time, he changed his first name to Ashrita ("protected by God" in Sanskrit). First record In 1979, Furman set his first official re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Furman
Dean Furman (born 22 June 1988) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for English side Warrington Rylands 1906. He has previously played for Scottish Premiership side Rangers, English League Two side Bradford City, League One sides Oldham Athletic and Doncaster Rovers, and South African Premier Soccer League side SuperSport United. He made his debut for the South Africa national team in 2012, representing the nation at two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, and as of August 2020 had captained the team and won 56 caps, scoring four goals. Club career Chelsea Furman began his footballing career at nine years of age as a youth team player at Premier League club Chelsea, leaving at 18 years of age. Rangers He signed for Scottish Premiership side Rangers on 10 May 2006. Furman was a regular in the reserve side and captained the Under-19 team to the Scottish Youth Cup final in 2007, where they beat Old Firm rivals Celtic. He signed a new two- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitri Furman
Dmitri Yefimovich Furman (russian: Дми́трий Ефи́мович Фу́рман ''Dmitrij Yefimovič Furman''; 28 February 1943 – 22 July 2011) was a Russian political scientist, sociologist, and expert on religions. The ''New Left Review'' called him "Russia’s leading comparative scholar on the political systems of post-Soviet states". Dmitri Furman was born in Moscow, graduated from Moscow State University (1965), and defended his PhD thesis "Religion and social conflicts in US" in 1981. In later years, Furman undertook as editor or sole author, a series of studies of the former Soviet periphery: collections on Ukraine (1997), Belarus (1998), Chechnya (1999), Azerbaijan (2001), the Baltic States (2002), a monograph on Kazakhstan (2004), and dozens of separate essays and articles. Also, continuing with his earlier specialization, he produced works on religion in post-Soviet Russia as well as a collection of his political journalism ''Our Last Ten Years'' (2001). Backgr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezra Furman
Ezra Furman (born September 5, 1986) is an American musician and songwriter. Furman was the lead singer and guitarist of Ezra Furman and the Harpoons, formed in 2006, which ended with ''Mysterious Power'' (2011). Her subsequent work has included the albums ''Day of the Dog (Ezra Furman album), Day of the Dog'' (2013), ''Perpetual Motion People'' (2015), ''Transangelic Exodus'' (2018), and ''All of Us Flames'' (2022), as well as the soundtrack for the Netflix series ''Sex Education (TV series), Sex Education''. Career Ezra Furman and the Harpoons Ezra Furman and the Harpoons were a four-piece rock band active between 2006 and 2011. The band consisted of Ezra Furman (vocals, guitar), Job Mukkada (bass guitar), Drew "Adam" Abrutyn (Drum kit, drums), and Andrew Langer (guitar). They formed at Tufts University in 2006. They released four albums: the self-released ''Beat Beat Beat'' (2006), followed by ''Banging Down the Doors'' (2007), ''Inside the Human Body'' (2008) and ''Mysterio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furman Bisher
James Furman Bisher (November 4, 1918 – March 18, 2012) was a newspaper sports writer and columnist for ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' in Atlanta, Georgia. North Carolina beginnings Bisher was born in Denton, North Carolina.Associated Press, Sportswriter Furman Bisher dies at 93; NC native wrote for Atlanta newspaper for 59 years" ''The Washington Post'' (March 18, 2012). Retrieved March 19, 2012. From German immigrant stock, his parents named him for a regionally known Baptist minister, James Furman.Ed Hinton, Furman Bisher set the standard" ESPN (March 19, 2012). Retrieved March 19, 2012. After initially attending Furman University, Bisher attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a manager for the North Carolina Tar Heels football team.Mike Tierney, Furman Bisher: Atlanta sportswriter, legend" ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' (March 19, 2012). Retrieved January 17, 2020. After graduating from UNC in 1938, he became the edito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Furman (state Senator)
Gabriel Furman (January 23, 1800 Brooklyn, Kings County, New York — November 11, 1854 Brooklyn) was an American lawyer, historian and politician from New York. Life He was the son of Judge William Furman (1765–1852). From 1814 to 1816, he attended Columbia Academy, in Bergen Square. In 1824, he publishe''Notes Geographical and Historical, Relating to the Town of Brooklyn in Kings County on Long Island''(on-line version; 117 pages). He was a justice of the Brooklyn Municipal Court from 1827 to 1830. He was a member of the New York State Senate (1st D.) from 1839 to 1842, sitting in the 62nd, 63rd, 64th and 65th New York State Legislatures. In November 1842 he ran on the Whig ticket for Lieutenant Governor of New York, but was defeated by Democrat Daniel S. Dickinson. Furman never married, died at the Brooklyn City Hospital, and was buried at the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. Assemblyman Gabriel Furman Gabriel Furman (January 23, 1800 Brooklyn, Kings County, New Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Furman
Jason Furman (born August 18, 1970) is an American economist and professor at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. On June 10, 2013, Furman was named by President Barack Obama as chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). Furman has also served as the deputy director of the U.S. National Economic Council, which followed his role as an advisor for the Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign. Since 2019, he has taught Economics 10, the year-long introductory economics course at Harvard, together with David Laibson. Early life and education Born and raised in New York City, Furman is the son of Jay Furman, a real estate and shopping mall developer, and Gail Furman, a child psychologist. Furman's brother, Jesse M. Furman, is a judge at the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Furman graduated from the Dalton School in 1988. In 1992, he graduated with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse M
Jesse may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jesse (biblical figure), father of David in the Bible. * Jesse (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Jesse (surname), a list of people Music * ''Jesse'' (album), a 2003 album by Jesse Powell * "Jesse", a 1973 song by Roberta Flack - see Roberta Flack discography * "Jesse", a song from the album ''Valotte'' by Julian Lennon * "Jesse", a song from the album ''The People Tree'' by Mother Earth * "Jesse" (Carly Simon song), a 1980 song * "Jesse", a song from the album ''The Drift'' by Scott Walker * "Jesse", a song from the album '' If I Were Your Woman'' by Stephanie Mills Other * ''Jesse'' (film), a 1988 American television film * ''Jesse'' (TV series), a sitcom starring Christina Applegate * ''Jesse'' (novel), a 1994 novel by Gary Soto * ''Jesse'' (picture book), a 1988 children's book by Tim Winton * Jesse, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Jesse Hall, University of Missouri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Furman
Lucy S. Furman (June 7, 1870 – August 24, 1958) was an American novelist, short story writer, and animal rights activist. Her fiction was a foundational influence on what would become Appalachian literature. Biography Lucy Furman was born in Henderson County, Kentucky on June 7, 1869. After her parents’ death early in her life, she moved to Evansville, Indiana. She eventually returned to Kentucky to attend Sayre School in Lexington, graduating in 1885. Upon her graduation, she moved to Shreveport, Louisiana, before moving back to Evansville, where she would live and work independently. In 1894, ''Century Magazine'' published some of Furman's short stories. The magazine began to serialize these stories, which were based on her observations of Henderson. Then in 1896, ''Century'' collected the short stories into a book titled, ''Stories of a Sanctified Town''.(30 January 1897)The Lounger ''The Critic'' (New York), pp. 75, 79 After this publication, Furman moved to Hindman Sett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maayan Furman-Shahaf
Maayan Furman-Shahaf ( he, מעין פורמן-שחף; born November 9, 1986) is an Israeli high jumper and triple jumper. She holds a personal best of for the high jump and for the triple jump. She competed for Israel at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in the women's high jump, coming in fifth at 1.88 m. She represented her country at the European Athletics Championships The European Athletics Championships is a biennial (from 2010) athletics event organised by the European Athletics Association and is recognised as the elite continental outdoor athletics championships for Europe. Editions First held, for men ... in 2012 and 2016. National titles *Israeli Athletics Championships **High jump: 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 References External links * * 1986 births Living people Israeli female high jumpers Israeli female triple jumpers World Athletics Championships athletes for Israel Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Europea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Furman
Richard Furman (9 October 1755 – 25 August 1825) was a Baptist leader from Charleston, South Carolina, United States. He was elected in 1814 as the first president of the Triennial Convention, the first nationwide Baptist association. Later he was the first president of the South Carolina State Baptist Convention. Early years Furman was born in Esopus, New York. He was raised in Charleston, South Carolina in a family of evangelical Calvinists. He had little formal education, but was taught mathematics and sciences by his father and taught himself several languages including Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Through his self-directed studies he also gained extensive knowledge of history, theology, and medicine. Furman accepted the Baptist faith in 1771 aged 16, and began to preach at that early age. He was ordained as pastor of High Hills church two years later. During the American War of Independence (1775–1783) Furman volunteered to serve in the colonial army, but was persuaded th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semyon Furman
Semyon Abramovich Furman (December 1, 1920 – March 17, 1978) was a Soviet chess player and trainer of Belarussian Jewish origin. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1966. Furman is best known for developing Anatoly Karpov into a World Chess Champion, but was a formidable player himself, as well as a successful coach for several other world-class players. His name is sometimes written as Semen or Semion Furman. Early life Born in Pinsk, Furman was a factory worker in Leningrad, who developed his chess skills in his spare time, and was a late bloomer by chess standards, not reaching even National Master strength until he was well into adulthood. For example, he made only an even score of 6½/13 in the All-Union Candidates-to-Masters tournament, Group 1, at Rostov-on-Don 1939. In the same event at Kalinin 1940, group 3, he was only able to score 5/11, and in the Leningrad Championship of 1940, he scored just 6½/16. His chess development was on hold during the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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