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Kaspi (surname)
Kaspi ( he, כספי) is a Jewish surname. People with the surname include: * Haya Kaspi (born 1948), Israeli operations researcher, statistician, and probability theorist * Matti Kaspi (born 1949), Israeli composer, and musician * Omri Kaspi (born 1988), Israeli basketball player * Victoria Kaspi (born 1967), American-Canadian astrophysicist * Werner Kaspi Werner Paul Kaspi ( he, ורנר פאול כספי; born 12 July 1917) was an Israeli Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward for Beitar Tel Aviv F.C., Beitar Tel Aviv and Maccabi Netanya F.C., Mac ... (1917–?), Israeli footballer See also * Caspi (other) {{surname Surnames of Jewish origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewish Surname
Jewish surnames are family names used by Jews and those of Jewish origin. Jewish surnames are thought to be of comparatively recent origin; the first known Jewish family names date to the Middle Ages, in the 10th and 11th centuries CE. Jews have some of the largest varieties of surnames among any ethnic group, owing to the geographically diverse Jewish diaspora, as well as cultural assimilation and the recent trend toward Hebraization of surnames. Some traditional surnames relate to Jewish history or roles within the religion, such as Cohen ("priest"), Levi, Shulman ("synagogue-man"), Sofer ("scribe"), or Kantor ("cantor"), while many others relate to a secular occupation or place names. The majority of Jewish surnames used today developed in the past three hundred years. History Historically, Jews used Hebrew patronymic names. In the Jewish patronymic system the first name is followed by either ''ben-'' or ''bat-'' ("son of" and "daughter of," respectively), and then the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haya Kaspi
Haya Kaspi (born 6 October 1948) is an Israeli operations researcher, statistician, and probability theorist. She is a professor emeritus of industrial engineering and management at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Education and career Kaspi was born in HaOgen. She earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1971, and a master's degree in applied mathematics at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in 1974. Next, she went to the US for her doctoral studies, completing a Ph.D. in operations research at Cornell University in 1979. Her dissertation, ''Ladder Sets of Markov Additive Processes'', was supervised by N. U. Prabhu. After postdoctoral study at Princeton University, she returned to the Technion in 1980 as a lecturer. She was promoted to full professor in 1997. Recognition In 2008, Kaspi was selected as a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics "for contributions to the general theory of Markov pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matti Kaspi
Matti Caspi ( he, מתי כספי) is an Israeli composer, musician, singer, arranger, and lyricist. Born in 1949, he is regarded as one of Israel's top popular musicians. His music's style is informed by classical music, Brazilian and Latin music, jazz, rock and other genres. Sasha Argov was one of the musicians who had a large influence on him; Caspi recorded two albums of his songs in cooperation with Argov. Biography Caspi was born in 1949 in Kibbutz Hanita in the Western Galilee, and is of Romanian ancestry on his grandfather's side. He studied piano at the conservatory in Nahariya. After his military service he married Galia Superstein, and in less than a year they divorced. In 1972 he met actress (Patty) Doreen Lubetzky, and three years later they got married. They had two children, Brit (born 1981) and Bar (born 1985). In 1990, following marital difficulties, Caspi separated from his wife and met Raquel Wenger. The new couple emigrated to Canada. The two married in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omri Kaspi
Omri Moshe Casspi ( he, עומרי משה כספי, born June 22, 1988) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He mainly played at the small forward position, but could play also at the power forward position. Casspi was drafted 23rd overall in the 2009 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings, making him the first Israeli to be selected in the first round of an NBA draft. With his Kings debut in 2009, Casspi became the first Israeli to play in an NBA game. As a rookie, Casspi was chosen to participate in the NBA All-Star Weekend Rookie Challenge. The Cleveland Cavaliers traded for him in June 2011, and he signed with the Houston Rockets in July 2013. In July 2014, Casspi was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans as part of a three-team trade, but was later waived. He then returned to Sacramento prior to the 2014–15 season. In February 2017, he was traded to the Pelicans alongside DeMarcus Cousins, and signed with the Warriors during the offseason. Waived after an April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Kaspi
Victoria Michelle Kaspi (born June 30, 1967) is a Canadian astrophysicist and a professor at McGill University. Her research primarily concerns neutron stars and pulsars.Les Prix du Québec - la lauréate Victoria Kaspi (In French.) Early life and education Kaspi was born in , but her family moved to Canada when she was seven years old. She completed her undergraduate studies at McGill in 1989, and went to for her graduate studies, completing h ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werner Kaspi
Werner Paul Kaspi ( he, ורנר פאול כספי; born 12 July 1917) was an Israeli Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward for Beitar Tel Aviv F.C., Beitar Tel Aviv and Maccabi Netanya F.C., Maccabi Netanya at club level, and the Mandatory Palestine national football team, Mandatory Palestine national team internationally. Kaspi Captain (association football), captained Mandatory Palestine in their 1940 Mandatory Palestine v Lebanon football match, last international match against Lebanon national football team, Lebanon in 1940, scoring two goals; it was his only international cap. References External links * 1917 births Year of death missing Jewish Israeli sportspeople Men's association football forwards Mandatory Palestine men's footballers Israeli men's footballers Mandatory Palestine men's international footballers Beitar Tel Aviv F.C. players Maccabi Netanya F.C. players {{Israel-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caspi (other)
Caspi may refer to: People * Avshalom Caspi (born 1960), an Israeli-American psychologist * Joseph Caspi (1279—1340), a Provençal exegete, grammarian and philosopher * Matti Caspi (born 1949), an Israeli composer, musician, singer and lyricist * Nathanael ben Nehemiah Caspi (14th century-15th century), a Provençal scholar * Ram Caspi (born 1939), an Israeli attorney * Omri Casspi (born 1988), an Israeli basketball player Ancient people * Caspians, an ancient Iranian people dwelling along the southern and southwestern shores of the Caspian Sea. Plants * Botón caspi (''Anthodiscus pilosus''), a plant species found in Amazonian Colombia and Peru * Cachimbo caspi (''Couratari guianensis''), a woody plant species found in South America * Huaira caspi (''Cedrelinga cateniformis''), a plant species found in Peru * Leche caspi (''Couma macrocarpa''), a tropical plant species native to tropical, humid Central and South America * Caspi or zapallo caspi (''Pisonia ambigua'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
