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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] |
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 architects of the Greek Revival style. He designed many architecturally significant buildings that survive and are listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. Early life and education Lewinski trained for the Catholic priesthood and later studied architecture in England and emigrated to the United States before 1838 when he is listed as an instructor in language at the University of Louisville. He moved to Lexington, Kentucky in 1842 to begin his architectural practice. Career Lewinski was active as an architect in the nineteenth century, particularly in his Greek Revival designs of plantation houses, elite residences, schools, churches and public buildings in and near Lexington, Kentucky. It was the prominent, weal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Lewinski
Jorge Lewinski (1921–2008) was a Polish–British photographer and soldier. Born in Lwów, Poland (now Lviv, Ukraine), in 1921, Lewinski survived Russian occupation, internment, and forced labour in Siberia. After conscription into the Polish army, he served with Allied forces in South-west Asia. In 1942, he was sent to Britain to join the RAF, and afterwards settled. In 1966, having developed a name for himself through the portraiture of artists, he became the pre-eminent photographer of artists in Britain. Subjects included Francis Bacon, LS Lowry, David Hockney, Henry Moore, Marcel Duchamp, Peter Blake, Pauline Boty, Gilbert and George, Barbara Hepworth, Barry Kay, William Pye, Bill Redgrave, Peter Lanyon, Marc Vaux, Albert Irvin, Maggi Hambling, Kenneth Martin, Sean Scully, Bridget Riley, Reg Butler, Anthony Gormley, Julian Trevelyan, Sheila Fell, Allen Jones, Richard Wilson, and more. Lewinski was Senior Lecturer at the London College of Printing from 1968 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Lewinski
Edmund B. Lewinski (September 10, 1918 – April 15, 1962) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Chicago American Gears, Anderson Duffey Packers, and Tri-Cities Blackhawks in the National Basketball League and averaged 4.8 points per game. Lewinski also played minor league baseball. He played for the following teams: * 1946: Decatur Commodores and Winston-Salem Cardinals * 1947: Houston Buffaloes The Houston Buffaloes, Houston Buffalos, or Buffs were an American minor league baseball team, and were the first minor league team to be affiliated with a Major League Baseball, Major League franchise, which was the St. Louis Cardinals. The clu ... and Omaha Cardinals * 1948: Omaha Cardinals * 1949: Miami Beach Flamingos * 1950: Florence Steelers and Miami Beach Flamingos * 1951: Augusta Tigers, Miami Beach Flamingos, and Lake Charles Lakers References 1918 births 1962 deaths Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players United States Army per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Von Lewinski
Eduard Julius Ludwig von Lewinski (22 February 1829 – 17 September 1906) was a Prussian general. His younger brother Alfred von Lewinski also became a Prussian general. Von Lewinski was born in Münster in the Province of Westphalia. He served in the 1864 Second Schleswig War as captain of the 1st Guards Fortress Company, and received the prestigious Pour le Mérite. In the Austro-Prussian War he was assigned to the 1st Division as a staff officer. In 1867 Lewinski was promoted to major on the general staff. He later served in the Franco-Prussian War, first on the staff of the 1st Division and later as Quartermaster-General of the South Army. In 1871 he became chief of staff of the IX Corps. In 1872 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and assumed command of the 24th Artillery Regiment. Further steps in his military career included: * 1877 Commander of the 2nd Field artillery brigade * 1880 Promoted to major general * 1884 Named Inspector-General of the 2nd Field Arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erich Von Manstein
Fritz Erich Georg Eduard von Manstein (born Fritz Erich Georg Eduard von Lewinski; 24 November 1887 – 9 June 1973) was a German Field Marshal of the ''Wehrmacht'' during the Second World War, who was subsequently convicted of war crimes and sentenced to 18 years imprisonment. Born into an aristocratic Prussian family with a long history of military service, Manstein joined the army at a young age and saw service on both the Western and Eastern Front during the First World War (1914–18). He rose to the rank of captain by the end of the war and was active in the inter-war period helping Germany rebuild its armed forces. In September 1939, during the invasion of Poland at the beginning of the Second World War, he was serving as Chief of Staff to Gerd von Rundstedt's Army Group South. Adolf Hitler chose Manstein's strategy for the invasion of France of May 1940, a plan later refined by Franz Halder and other members of the OKH. Anticipating a firm Allied reaction should th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
Polish People
Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, who share a common history, culture, the Polish language and are identified with the country of Poland in Central Europe. The preamble to the Constitution of the Republic of Poland defines the Polish nation as comprising all the citizens of Poland, regardless of heritage or ethnicity. The majority of Poles adhere to Roman Catholicism. The population of self-declared Poles in Poland is estimated at 37,394,000 out of an overall population of 38,512,000 (based on the 2011 census), of whom 36,522,000 declared Polish alone. A wide-ranging Polish diaspora (the '' Polonia'') exists throughout Europe, the Americas, and in Australasia. Today, the largest urban concentrations of Poles are within the Warsaw and Silesian metropolitan areas. Ethnic Poles are considered to be the descendants of the ancient West Slavic Lechites and other tribes that inhabite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Lewiński
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
