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Lazarus (name)
Lazarus is a given name and surname. It is derived from the Hebrew אלעזר, Elʿāzār (Eleazar) meaning "God has helped". People named Lazarus In Christianity * Lazarus of Bethany, a figure described as being raised from the dead by Jesus in the Gospel according to John * Lazarus, a figure from the parable of the Rich man and Lazarus in the Gospel according to Luke * Lazarus of Persia (died 326), martyr of the Christian church * Lazarus of Aix (died 441), Christian bishop of Aix-en-Provence * Lazarus (bishop of Milan), from 438 to 449, a saint in the Catholic Church * Lazarus Zographos (died 867), Christian saint People with the given name Lazarus * Lazarus Joseph (1891–1966), NY State Senator and New York City Comptroller * Lazarus "Larry" Zeidel (1928–2014), Canadian ice hockey player * Lazarus (rapper), American rapper, songwriter and physician * Lazarus Chigwandali, Malawian musician * Lazarus Nkala (1927–1975), Rhodesian political activist * Lazarus Chakwera, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lazar (name)
Lazar ( JPA: לִיעֶזֶר or לָעְזָר, ''Lāzār,'' russian: Лазарь, Lazar; Serbian, Bulgarian and Macedonian: Лазар, ''Lazar'') is a male given name or a surname. An abbreviation of the Hebrew name or אֱלִיעֶזֶר meaning 'God has helped' which first appeared in Jewish Palestinian Aramaic (see Lazarus and Eleazar ben Shammua) and is especially common in various Slavic languages. People with the given name Lazar * Lazar (1329–1389), duke of Serbia 1371–1389 * Lazar of Hilandar (fl. 1404), Serbian Orthodox monk and clockbuilder *Lazar Branković (1421–1458), Lazar's grandson and despot of Serbia 1456–1458 *Lazar Baranovych (1620–1693), Ukrainian Orthodox archbishop *Lazar I of Armenia, head of Armenian Apostolic Church (1737–1751) *Lázár Mészáros (1796–1858), Hungarian Minister of War * Lazar Grünhut (1850–1913), Hungarian rabbi *Lazăr Șăineanu (1859-1934), Romanian philologist * Lazăr Edeleanu (1861–1941), Romani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lazarus Nkala
Lazarus Nkala (26 February 1927 – 3 December 1975), known in political circles by the nickname UMavava, was a Rhodesian trade union leader, activist, and revolutionary. Born in Filabusi in Matabeleland, he attended mission and government schools and trained as a builder. He worked in Bulawayo, and became a union leader and African nationalist activist. In the 1950s and 60s, he served in leadership roles in the Southern Rhodesia African National Congress, National Democratic Party, and Zimbabwe African People's Union. He was detained in 1964 and, with the exception of a three-week period the following year, was held in continuous detention for the next ten years. Upon his release in 1974, he was named Organising Secretary of the ANC, and attended the Victoria Falls Conference as part of Joshua Nkomo's delegation. He died shortly after in an automobile accident driving from Salisbury (now Harare) to Bulawayo. Early life Nkala was born on 26 February 1927 in Filabusi, Matabelela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Lazarus
Henry Lazarus (1 January 1815 – 6 March 1895) was the leading British clarinet virtuoso of the 19th century. George Bernard Shaw wrote of Henry Lazarus: He was the best clarionet ld spelling, now clarinetplayer in England; when you were sitting behind Costa at the Opera you listened for certain phrases from the clarionet just as you did from the ''prima donna'', except that you were much less likely to be disappointed in the former case. Lazarus was born in London. Raised as an orphan in the Royal Military Asylum in Chelsea, he there learned the instrument from the bandmaster John Blizzard. He later studied under Charles Godfrey, bandmaster of the Coldstream Guards. His solo debut came in 1838. "After fulfilling engagements in various theatrical and other orchestras, he was appointed second clarinet in the Sacred Harmonic Society in 1838. In 1840, he became first clarinetist at the opera, and at the principal concerts in London and the provinces, and was immediately rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Lazarus
Glenn Patrick Lazarus (born 11 December 1965) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, and a former Australian Senator. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative , Lazarus won premierships with the Canberra Raiders, Brisbane Broncos and Melbourne Storm, who he also captained. He is the only player in the history of the game to win grand finals with three separate clubs, with the grand final wins also being the first for each club. He is remembered as one of the greatest players in the history of rugby league. After his retirement from football he assisted several NRL clubs in a coaching capacity. In the 2013 federal election, Lazarus was elected to the Australian Senate for the state of Queensland as the lead Queensland candidate for the Palmer United Party (PUP). He became PUP Senate leader at the commencement of his term on 1 July 2014. He quit PUP on 13 March 2015 citing issues with its leader Clive Palmer, and est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Lazarus Jr
Fred may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Rodrigues de Oliveira, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1979), Helbert Frederico Carreiro da Silva, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1983), Frederico Chaves Guedes, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1986), Frederico Burgel Xavier, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1993), Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos, Brazilian * Fred Again (born 1993), British songwriter known as FRED Television and movies * ''Fred Claus'', a 2007 Christmas film * ''Fred'' (2014 film), a 2014 documentary film * Fred Figglehorn, a YouTube character created by Lucas Cruikshank ** ''Fred'' (franchise), a Nickelodeon media franchise ** '' Fred: The Movie'', a 2010 independent comedy film * '' Fred the Caveman'', French Teletoon production from 2002 * Fred Flint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Lazarus
Emma Lazarus (July 22, 1849 – November 19, 1887) was an American author of poetry, prose, and translations, as well as an activist for Jewish and Georgist causes. She is remembered for writing the sonnet "The New Colossus", which was inspired by the Statue of Liberty, in 1883. Its lines appear inscribed on a bronze plaque, installed in 1903, on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. The last lines of the sonnet were set to music by Irving Berlin as the song "Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor" for the 1949 musical ''Miss Liberty'', which was based on the sculpting of the Statue of Liberty (''Liberty Enlightening the World''). The latter part of the sonnet was also set by Lee Hoiby in his song "The Lady of the Harbor" written in 1985 as part of his song cycle "Three Women". Lazarus was also the author of ''Poems and Translations'' (New York, 1867); ''Admetus, and other Poems'' (1871); ''Alide: An Episode of Goethe's Life'' (Philadelphia, 1874); ''Poems and Ballads of Heine'' (New Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Lazarus
Edward Lazarus (born September 9, 1959) is a lawyer and writer. He currently serves as General Counsel for Sonos. From 2013 to 2018, Lazarus was general counsel and chief strategy officer for the Tribune Corporation, following its exit from bankruptcy. On January 16, 2017, he was named by President Barack Obama to serve on the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. He also served as Chief of Staff of the Federal Communications Commission from June 2008 to January 2012. He went to the FCC from the Los Angeles office of the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, where he was the head of litigation for the renowned firm. He is best known as the author of '' Closed Chambers,'' a controversial look at the inner workings of the Supreme Court. His first book, ''Black Hills, White Justice,'' was about the legal history of the Sioux Nation's land claims against the United States for compensation for the Black Hills — for which his father, Arthur Lazarus, Jr. was a principal attorn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Barnet Lazarus
Daniel Barnet Lazarus (20 October 1866 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia - 9 March 1932 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...) was an Australian politician, and the youngest mayor in Victoria, at the age of 26, in 1893. References External linksDaniel Barnet Lazarus at Victorian Parliament {{DEFAULTSORT:Lazarus, Daniel Barnet 1866 births 1932 deaths Mayors of places in Victoria (state) Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Colony of Victoria people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Lazarus
Charles Philip Lazarus (October 4, 1923 – March 22, 2018) was an American entrepreneur, executive, and pioneer within the retail toy industry. Lazarus founded the Toys "R" Us retail chain, which evolved from a children's furniture store he originally opened in Washington, D.C. in 1948. He opened his first store dedicated exclusively to toys, which he named Toys "R" Us, in 1957. Early life and education Lazarus was born on October 4, 1923, to a Jewish family in Washington, D.C., where he was raised as a child. His parents, Frank and Phoebe Lazarus, owned and operated a bike shop. Lazarus served as a cryptographer in the U.S. Army during World War II. Career Following WWII, Lazarus returned to Washington, D.C., to enter the children's furniture business during the late 1940s. He was inspired by his generation of servicemen who, like himself, returned from WWII, married and began having children. Lazarus began selling cradles and cribs inside his father's existing bicycle sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celestine Lazarus
Celestine Lazarus (born 13 November 1992) is a professional Nigerian footballer who plays for Slavoj Trebišov. Club career Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała He made his professional Ekstraklasa debut for Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała against KS Cracovia on 1 August 2015. Gönyeli and return to Slavoj Trebišov After a good season with Slavoj Trebišov in Slovakia, Lazarus moved to Turkish Cypriot club Gönyeli Gönyeli ( el, Κιόνελι, Kioneli; tr, Gönyeli) is a town in Cyprus, near the capital city Nicosia. It is ''de facto'' under the control of Northern Cyprus. Over the years the town has merged with North Nicosia, making it connurbation, conn ... at the end of August 2019. He joined the club officially on 12 September 2019, but however, after only two games, he resigned again on 25 September 2019. Lazarus then returned to Slavoj in 2020. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catie Lazarus
Catherine Simone Avnet Lazarus (April 26, 1976 – December 13, 2020) was an American writer, comedian, and talk show host. Lazarus was awarded "Best Comedy Writer" at the ECNY Awards and named one of New York's "Top 100 New Yorkers". Theater Mania called her a "comedy darling" and Lewis Black described her as "more brilliant than she'll ever know". Lazarus is best known as creator and host of the '' Employee of the Month'', a monthly comedy show and podcast filmed live at Joe's Pub in New York City where she interviewed famous people about their jobs. The show was called "beloved" by ''The New York Times'', and "hilarious" and "ambitious" by ''BlackBook''. Early life and education Born in Washington D.C., Lazarus attended Wesleyan University. Career Lazarus dropped out of her doctoral studies to write comedy after an impromptu improv lesson from Tina Fey at an Empower Program conference in Washington, D.C. Three months later, Lazarus performed for the first time at Stand Up N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Lazarus
Bob Lazarus (January 4, 1956 – January 4, 2009) was an American stand-up comedian and film actor. Lazarus graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.Comedy.com He appeared on and . Lazarus had toured the United States with . He also appeared with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
