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Levinsky
Levinsky or Levinský is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alex Levinsky (1910–1990), professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League *Battling Levinsky (1891–1949), light heavyweight boxing champion of the world *Benjamin Levinsky (1893–1922), American gang leader, labor racketeer and organized crime figure *Dmitri Levinsky (born 1981), Kazak professional ice hockey player *Jaroslav Levinský (born 1981), professional doubles tennis player from the Czech Republic *King Levinsky (1910–1991), also known as Kingfish Levinsky, an American heavyweight boxer *Roland Levinsky (1943–2007), academic researcher in biomedicine and a university senior manager *Walt Levinsky (1929–1999), American big band and orchestral player, composer, arranger and band leader See also *The Rise of David Levinsky, novel by Abraham Cahan *Lewinski *Lewinsky (surname) *Ivan Levynskyi Ivan Ivanovich Levynskyi ( uk, Іва́н Іва́нович Леви́нський; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battling Levinsky
Barney Lebrowitz (June 10, 1891 – February 12, 1949), better known as Battling Levinsky, was an American boxer who was the world light heavyweight champion from 1916 to 1920. Statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Levinsky as the #12 ranked light heavyweight of all-time, while ''The Ring Magazine'' founder Nat Fleischer placed him at #9. The International Boxing Research Organization rates Levinsky as the 20th best light heavyweight ever.All-Time Light Heavyweight Rankings IBROresearch.com Retrieved on 2014-04-29 He was inducted into the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame in 1966, the |
The Rise Of David Levinsky
''The Rise of David Levinsky'' is a novel by Abraham Cahan. It was published in 1917 in literature, 1917, and remains Cahan's best known work. Plot summary The book is told in the form of a fictional autobiography of David Levinsky, a Russian Jew who emigrates to America and rises from rags to riches. Book I: Home and School The main character, David Levinsky, is born in 1865 in Antomir, a city of 80,000 in the Kaunas district municipality, Kovno district of the Russian Empire (present-day Lithuania). His father dies when he is three, leaving him and his mother to fend for themselves. He grows up in abject poverty. Better off relatives send him to a private cheder for elementary instruction in Judaism and the Torah. From abuse by some rich kids, he becomes one of the tougher kids, but also excels academically. Book II: Enter Satan At age 13 David finishes his cheder education and begins Talmudic studies in a yeshivah. He meets and befriends Reb (Rabbi) Sender who has been suppor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Levinsky
King Levinsky (10 September 1910 – 30 September 1991), also known as Kingfish Levinsky, was an American heavyweight boxer who fought during the 1930s. He was born Harris Kraków and was a member of the Kraków fish-selling family of Maxwell Street, in Chicago's old Jewish ghetto. Professional career Notable opposition Levinsky was a rated heavyweight whose biggest wins came against ex-heavyweight champion Jack Sharkey on a 10-round decision, and ex-lightheavyweight champion Tommy Loughran, also on a decision. He was defeated twice by Primo Carnera, and also lost to Max Baer. Although he never fought for the title, Levinsky faced all of the top fighters of his era. Levinsky is best remembered for "freezing" in his fight with Joe Louis, who knocked him out in the first round. On February 18, 1931, Levinsky also fought a 4-round exhibition with Jack Dempsey. Dempsey had embarked on a tour of exhibition bouts and was contemplating a comeback. The Levinsky fight convinced hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Levinsky
Walt Levinsky (April 18, 1929 – December 14, 1999) was an American big band and orchestral player, composer, arranger, and bandleader. While many of his big band assignments were as lead alto sax player, his favorite instrument was the clarinet. Musical education Born in Paterson, New Jersey, he began playing the clarinet at age 9, tutored by his brother Kermit. His first formal study on clarinet and sax was with Joe Allard, a prominent New York teacher. Later Levinsky attended the Music Conservatory at Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pennsylvania where he majored in clarinet. He was an 'A' student and the college woodwind instructor, Frank Stachow, once said to him: "You're the most talented musician that ever came to this school." His secondary instruments were alto saxophone and flute, and of course, he was required to learn keyboard while at music school. Musical career Levinsky first assignment with a 'name' band was with the Les Elgart orchestra. Then, as a ful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Levynskyi
Ivan Ivanovich Levynskyi ( uk, Іва́н Іва́нович Леви́нський; pl, Jan Lewiński; german: Johann Lewiński; * July 6, 1851, Dolyna, now Ivano-Frankivsk region - † July 4, 1919, Lviv) was a Ukrainian-German architect, teacher, businessman and public figure. Biography and work Ivan Levynskyi was born 1851 in Dolina (today in Dolyna, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast), as the son of a Ukrainian national school director.Ostashko, T. Ivan Levynskyi (ЛЕВИНСЬКИЙ ІВАН ІВАНОВИЧ)'. Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine. 2009 His father Ivan Levynskyi was from Ukrainian family from Dnieper Ukraine, while his mother Josepha Hauser came from a family of Bavarian colonists. The family moved to Stryj (Stryi) after the death of his father 1859 and later to Lemberg (Lviv) so he could attend the Lemberg Real School, which offered a technical and applied sciences curriculum. In 1874 he graduated with honours from construction faculty of the Lemberg Technical Academ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Levinsky
Professor Roland Levinsky (16 October 1943 – 1 January 2007) was an academic researcher in biomedicine and a university senior manager. His last post, which he held at the time of his death, was as vice-chancellor of the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom. He was born in South Africa to Jewish parents. His father emigrated from the Lithuania/Poland area to South Africa to escape persecution; many of his relatives died in Nazi-German death camps. Professor Levinsky noted that "Father was a communist and we had our fair share of police raids." Professor Levinsky was killed in an accident while out walking in stormy weather with his wife, on New Year's Day 2007. High winds blew down overhead power cables in a field near his house in Wembury, and a live cable touched him, causing his electrocution. Levinsky's initial specialisation was as a paediatrician, and he became a world leader in research on immunodeficiency diseases. He worked for several years at Great O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Levinsky
Benjamin Levinsky (1893 – December 5, 1922) was an American gang leader, labor racketeer and organized crime figure. Spending almost twenty years in and out of reformatories and prisons, Levinsky had a lengthy criminal record prior to the start of Prohibition. He was first arrested in 1902 for incorrigibility and sent to a reformatory asylum. He was caught pickpocketing five years later and was imprisoned on a variety of charges over the next decade including petty theft, grand larceny, felonious assault and vagrancy. He became involved in labor racketeering in Manhattan's Lower East Side and, prior to the third " Labor Slugger War", Levinsky reportedly became ''"a thorn in the side of clothing contractors"''. Due to his unionizing activities, he apparently became the target of assassination by certain business interests. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Levinsky
Alexander "Mine Boy" Levinsky (February 2, 1910 – September 1, 1990) was an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey Defenseman who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Black Hawks and New York Rangers. He was given his unusual nickname because it was noted that his father, who would attend his son's games, would shout: "That's mine boy." Biography Levinsky was born in Syracuse, New York, grew up in Toronto, Ontario, and was Jewish. He starred in baseball, basketball, hockey, and football before he concentrated on hockey. Before playing hockey professionally, he played baseball with St. George's; he later played hockey with the Toronto Marlboros. He played 367 NHL games, in which he scored 19 goals and had 49 assists for 68 career points. He had 2 goals and 1 assist in 37 playoff games. Lewinsky graduated from the University of Toronto Law School (and played for the Varsity Blues 1929-1930) and later became a lawyer, car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaroslav Levinský
Jaroslav Levinský (born 11 February 1981) is a professional doubles tennis player from the Czech Republic. Levinsky reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 239, achieved on 23 September 2002. He also reached a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 24, achieved on 16 July 2007. Levinsky's debut on the ATP Tour came in doubles, at the 2001 Croatia Open. Granted a wild card entry alongside compatriot Daniel Vacek, they prevailed in their first round match against Italian duo Massimo Bertolini and Cristian Brandi ''6–3, 6–2''. They were defeated in the second round by fourth seeds and fellow Czech's Radek Štěpánek and Petr Luxa ''2–6, 6–7(4–7)''. Levinsky made his ATP Tour single debut at the 2003 Dutch Open, where he advanced through 3 rounds of qualifying to gain a main draw birth. He defeated Juan Giner ''6–1, 5–7, 7–6(7–2)'', Gorka Fraile ''3–6. 6–3, 6–4'' and Xavier Pujo ''7–6(7–4), 6–2'' respectively in qualifying before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitri Levinsky
Dmitri Valerievich Levinsky (russian: Дми́трий Валерьевич Ле́винский) (born June 23, 1981) is a Kazakhstani-Russian retired professional ice hockey player. He last played for HK Almaty in the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship. He is the graduate of Ust-Kamenogorsk ice hockey school. He drafted 46th overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division i ..., but never signed a contract with them, and played his entire career in Russia and Kazakhstan. External links * 1981 births Arlan Kokshetau players Amur Khabarovsk players Chicago Blackhawks draft picks HC Khimik Voskresensk players Metallurg Novokuznetsk players HKM Zvolen players Kazakhstani ice hockey players Living people Molot-Prikamye Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewinski
Lewinski ( pl, Lewiński) is a surname of Polish origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Ed Lewinski (1918–1962), American professional basketball player * Eduard von Lewinski (1829–1906), Prussian general * Erich von Manstein genannt von Lewinski (1887–1973), German field marshal in the Second World War * Jan Lewiński (1851–1919), architect * Jorge Lewinski (1921–2008), Polish-British photographer and soldier * Thomas Lewinski Thomas Lewinski (abt. 1800—September 18, 1882) was an architect in Kentucky, United States. Born in England, he immigrated to the United States. For his work at Allenhurst and elsewhere, Lewinski was known in his day as one of the leading archi ... (–1882), American architect See also * Levinsky * Lewinsky (surname) Further reading * {{surname, Lewinski Polish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewinsky (surname)
Lewinsky is an Ashkenazi Jewish (Yiddish) surname in West Slavic form, derived from Levite. Notable people with the surname include: * Abraham Lewinsky (18661941), German rabbi * Elhanan Leib Lewinsky, Hebrew writer and Zionist * Bernard Lewinsky (born 1943), oncologist and father of Monica Lewinsky * Charles Lewinsky (born 1946), Swiss writer * Monica Lewinsky (born 1973), former White House intern See also * Levinsky * Lewinski Lewinski ( pl, Lewiński) is a surname of Polish origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Ed Lewinski (1918–1962), American professional basketball player * Eduard von Lewinski (1829–1906), Prussian general * Erich von Manstein ge ... {{surname, Lewinsky Levite surnames West Slavic-language surnames East Slavic-language surnames Jewish surnames Yiddish-language surnames he:לוינסקי ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
