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Levitt
Levitt is an English variant Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman surname or an Ashkenazi Jewish surname, and can refer to: People In arts and entertainment *Al Levitt, Alan "Al" Levitt (1932–1994), American jazz drummer *Alfred Levitt (1894–2000), Russian–American painter and art historian *Andrew Levitt (1970), American drag queen *Alfred Lewis Levitt (1916–2002), American screenwriter blacklisted in the 1950s *Gene Levitt (1920–1991), American film director *Helen Levitt (1913–2009), American photographer *Helen Slote Levitt (1916–1993), American screenwriter *Igor Levit (born 1987) Russian-German pianist *Joseph Gordon-Levitt (b. 1981), American actor *Saul Levitt (1911–1977), American playwright *Steve Levitt (actor), Steve Levitt, American actor In science and academia *Herschel Levit (1912–1986), American artist, designer, professor *Malcolm Harris Levitt (b. 1957), British physical chemist, professor of physical chemistry at the University of Southampton, UK. N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglo-Normans
The Anglo-Normans (, ) were the medieval ruling class in the Kingdom of England following the Norman Conquest. They were primarily a combination of Normans, Bretons, Flemings, French people, Frenchmen, Anglo-Saxons and Celtic Britons. After the conquest the victorious Normans formed a ruling class in England, distinct from (although intermarrying with) the native Anglo-Saxon and Celtic populations. Over time, their language evolved from the continental Old Norman to the distinct Anglo-Norman language. Anglo-Normans quickly established control over all of England, as well as Norman invasion of Wales, parts of Wales (the Cambro-Normans, Welsh-Normans). After 1130, parts of southern and eastern Scotland came under Anglo-Norman rule (the Scoto-Norman, Scots-Normans), in return for their support of David I of Scotland#Government and feudalism, David I's conquest. The Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland from 1169 saw Anglo-Normans and Cambro-Normans conquer swaths of Ireland, becomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peggy Levitt
Peggy Levitt is the Mildred Lane Kemper Chair of Sociology at Wellesley College and a co-founder of thGlobal (De)Centre Her latest book, ''Transnational Social Protection: Social Welfare Across National Borders'' (co-authored with Erica Dobbs, Ken Sun, and Ruxandra Paul) was published by Oxford University Press in 2023. Her current book project, ''Move Over, Mona Lisa. Move Over, Jane Eyre: Making the World’s Universities, Museums, and Libraries More Welcoming to Everyone'' will be published by Stanford University Press. Peggy writes regularly about globalization, arts and culture, immigration, and religion. Biography Peggy co-directed the Transnational Studies Initiative and the Politics and Social Change Workshop at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University from 1998-2020. She received Honorary Doctoral Degrees from the University of Helsinki (2017) and from Maastricht University (2014). She has held numerous fellowships and guest professorshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levite Surnames
Levites ( ; ) or Levi are Jewish males who claim patrilineal descent from the Tribe of Levi. The Tribe of Levi descended from Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah. The surname ''Halevi'', which consists of the Hebrew definite article "" ''Ha-'' ('the') plus ''Levi'' ('Levite'), is not conclusive regarding being a Levite; a titular use of HaLevi indicates being a Levite. The daughter of a Levite is a (''Bat'' being Hebrew for 'daughter'). The Tribe of Levi served particular religious duties for the Israelites and had political (administering cities of refuge) and educational responsibilities as well. In return, the landed tribes were expected to support the Levites with a tithe (), particularly the tithe known as the First tithe, ''ma'aser rishon''. The Kohanim, a subset of the Levites, were the priests, who performed the work of holiness in the Temple. The Levites, referring to those who were not Kohanim, were specifically assigned to: * Singing and/or playing music in the Templ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surnames Of Jewish Origin
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several given names and surnames are possible in the full name. In modern times most surnames are hereditary, although in most countries a person has a right to change their name. Depending on culture, the surname may be placed either at the start of a person's name, or at the end. The number of surnames given to an individual also varies: in most cases it is just one, but in Portuguese-speaking countries and many Spanish-speaking countries, two surnames (one inherited from the mother and another from the father) are used for legal purposes. Depending on culture, not all members of a family unit are required to have identical surnames. In some countries, surnames are modified depending on gender and family membership status of a person. Compound sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leavitt (other)
Leavitt may refer to: People *Leavitt (surname) Places ;United States * Leavitt, California * Leavitt Lake, a lake in Minnesota * Leavitt Peak, California * Leavitt Township, Michigan *Leavittsburg, Ohio *Leavittstown, New Hampshire, name later changed to Effingham, New Hampshire ;Canada * Leavitt, Alberta ;Extraterrestrial * Leavitt (crater) * 5383 Leavitt, asteroid Structures ;United States * Leavitt Area High School, Turner, Maine * Blazo-Leavitt House, Parsonsfield, Maine * James Leavitt House, Waterboro Center, Maine * Thomas Leavitt House, Bunkerville, Nevada See also *Levett Levett is a surname of Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman origin, deriving from eLivet, which is held particularly by families and individuals resident in England and British Commonwealth territories. Origins This surname comes from the village of ... * Lovett (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levitt & Sons
Levitt & Sons was a real estate development company founded by Abraham Levitt and later managed by his son William Levitt. The company built the town of Levittown, New York. The company's designs and building practices transformed the home building industry and altered the north eastern landscape of the United States with massive suburban communities. Levitt & Sons was America's biggest home builder by 1951, and William Levitt was named one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. Historian Kenneth T. Jackson wrote of Levitt & Sons, "The family that had the greatest impact on postwar housing in the United States was Abraham Levitt and his sons, William and Alfred, who ultimately built more than 140,000 houses and turned a cottage industry into a major manufacturing process." Founding and early years Abraham Levitt founded a real-estate development company near the start of the Great Depression. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Levitt
William Jaird Levitt (February 11, 1907 – January 28, 1994) was an American real-estate developer and housing pioneer. As president of Levitt & Sons, he is widely credited as the father of modern American suburbia. In 1998 he was named one of ''Time'' Magazine's " 100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century." Early life and education Levitt was born in 1907 to a Jewish family in Brooklyn. His generation was the second since emigrating from Russia and Austria; the paternal grandparents who immigrated to the United States had been a rabbi grandfather from Russia and a grandmother from Austria-Germany. His father was Abraham Levitt, a Brooklyn-born real estate attorney and part-time investor; his mother was Pauline Biederman. A younger brother, Alfred, was born when William was five years old. William received a public school education at Public School 44 and Boys High School. He then attended New York University for three years, but dropped out before graduating. Levitt & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Levitt
Tom Levitt (born 10 April 1954) is a former British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for High Peak from the 1997 to 2010 general elections. Early life Born in Crewe in 1954, Levitt was raised in Leek, Staffordshire. He was one of the first male intakes when a girls' grammar school, Westwood High, became a comprehensive. He is a biology graduate of Lancaster University and has a teaching qualification from Oxford University. Early career Levitt taught in comprehensive schools and in further education. He is the author of a textbook on intertidal ecology. As a consultant on disabled access to services and information (1993–97), Levitt wrote three books: ''Sound Policies'', ''Sound Practice'' and ''Clear Access''. These deal with the way local authorities provide services for people with hearing and visual impairments. Levitt also worked as a successful Deaf Awareness trainer. Political career After unsuccessfully contesting Stroud in the 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Levitt
Dorothy Elizabeth Levitt (born Elizabeth Levi; 5 January 1882 – 17 May 1922) was a British racing driver and journalist. She was the first British woman racing driver, holder of the world's first water speed record, the women's world land speed record holder, and an author. She was a pioneer of female independence and female motoring and taught Queen Alexandra and the Royal Princesses how to drive. In 1905, she established the record for the longest drive achieved by a lady driver by driving a De Dion-Bouton from London to Liverpool and back over two days, receiving the soubriquets in the press of the Fastest Girl on Earth, and the Champion Lady Motorist of the World. Levitt's book '' The Woman and the Car: A Chatty Little Handbook for all Women who Motor or Who Want to Motor'' (1909), recommended that women should "carry a little hand-mirror in a convenient place when driving" so they may "hold the mirror aloft from time to time in order to see behind while driving in tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chad Levitt
Chad Aaron Levitt (born November 21, 1975) is an American former NFL football player. He is Jewish, was born in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania, is 6'1", and had a playing weight of 231 pounds. He played high school football, and wrestled and competed in track and field, for Cheltenham High School, from which he graduated in 1993. In football his in his senior year set a new Cheltenham High School single season rushing record, and he was First-team and Outstanding Player of Suburban One Liberty League, Academic All-League, and a Montgomery County All Star. In wrestling, he was a Suburban One All-Star. In shot put and in the 4x100 relay, he was First-team All-League. He was awarded the 1993 B'nai B'rith Sports Lodge Ted Domsky Memorial Scholar-Athlete Award. Levitt played college football for Cornell University, as a running back. He was three-time All-Ivy, and an Associated Press All-American selection as a senior. He set a Cornell and Ivy League career record for most rushing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Levitt
Arthur Levitt Jr. (born February 3, 1931) is the former chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). He served from 1993 to 2001 as the twenty-fifth and longest-serving chairman of the commission. Widely hailed as a champion of the individual investor, he has been criticized for not pushing for tougher accounting rules. Since May 2001 he has been employed as a senior adviser at the Carlyle Group. Levitt previously served as a policy advisor to Goldman Sachs and is a Director of Bloomberg LP, parent of Bloomberg News. Early life and career Levitt grew up in a Jewish family in Brooklyn. Levitt's father, Arthur Levitt Sr., served as New York State Comptroller for 24 years and was sole trustee of the largest pension fund in America at the time. Levitt attended Brant Lake Camp, a summer camp for boys in the Adirondacks. He attended and graduated from Poly Prep Country Day School in Brooklyn in 1948. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Williams College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
