Luria Lurida (1510–1573), Ashkenazic rabbi
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Luria can refer to: * ''Luria'' (gastropod), a genus of sea snail * Luria gens, an ancient Roman family * ''Luria'' (play), a play by Robert Browning, published in 1846 People Luria is a surname, a variant of Lurie. It may refer to: * Alexander Luria (1902–1977), Russian neuropsychologist *Elaine Luria, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd district, and former United States Navy Commander. * Isaac Luria (1534–1572), Jewish mystic from Safed * Johanan Luria, Alsatian Talmudist * Roger de Luria (c. 1245–1305), Sicilian/Aragonese admiral * Salvador Luria (1912–1991), Italian microbiologist * Solomon Luria Solomon Luria (1510 – November 7, 1573) ( he, שלמה לוריא) was one of the great Ashkenazic ''poskim'' (decisors of Jewish law) and teachers of his time. He is known for his work of Halakha, ''Yam Shel Shlomo'', and his Talmudic commenta ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Luria (gastropod)
''Luria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Luriinae of the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Luria'' include: * '' Luria cahuzaci'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 † * '' Luria castinea'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 † * '' Luria chattica'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 † *'' Luria cinerea'' Gmelin, 1791) *''Luria controversa'' Gray, 1824 * '' Luria diluviana'' (Gray, 1824) † * '' Luria dockeryi'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 † * ''Luria fossula'' (Ingram, 1947) † * ''Luria grateloupi'' (d'Orbigny, 1852) † * ''Luria hieroglyphica'' (Schilder, 1923) † *''Luria isabella'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Luria isabellamexicana'' (Stearns, 1893) *''Luria lurida'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Luria pelouaensis'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 † * ''Luria pseudotalpa'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 † *''Luria pulchra'' (Gray Grey (more common in British English) or gray (more common in American English) is an intermediate color between black and white. It i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Luria Gens
The gens Luria was a minor plebeian family at ancient Rome. Although many Lurii are known from inscriptions, the only member of this gens to play a significant role in history was Marcus Lurius, a lieutenant of Octavian in the years following the death of Caesar.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology''vol. II, p. 841 ("M. Lurius")./ref> Members * Marcus Lurius, governor of Sardinia in 40 BC, during the war against Sextus Pompey, fought off an invasion led by Menas; but while giving chase he was defeated, and forced to abandon the island. In 31 BC, Lurius commanded the right wing of Octavian's fleet at the Battle of Actium. * Publius Lurius Agrippa, a ''triumvir monetalis'' in the time of Augustus.Jacques, "L'origine du domane de la ''Villa Magna Variana''", p. 66. * Lurius Varus, consul sometime between 40 and 46, was expelled from the Senate for extortion while as proconsul of Pannonia or Dalmatia. He secured his re-admittance in 57 with the help of Otho.S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Luria (play)
''Luria'' is a play by Robert Browning. It was first printed with '' A Soul's Tragedy'' as the concluding number of ''Bells and Pomegranates'' (No. VIII) in April 1846. It is a tragedy in blank verse Blank verse is poetry written with regular metrical but unrhymed lines, almost always in iambic pentameter. It has been described as "probably the most common and influential form that English poetry has taken since the 16th century", and Pa ....Birch, ed. 2009. Persons * Luria, a Moor, Commander of the Florentine Forces * Husain, a Moor, his friend * Puccio, the old Florentine Commander, now Luria's Chief Officer * Braccio, Commissary of the Republic of Florence * Jacopo (Lapo), his Secretary * Tiburzio, Commander of the Pisans * Domizia, a noble Florentine Lady ''Time, 14—'' References Sources * Birch, Dinah, ed. (2009)"Luria" In ''The Oxford Companion to English Literature''. 7th ed. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 20 October 2022. * Scudder, Horace E. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lurie
Lurie is often a Jewish surname, but also an Irish and English surname. The name is sometimes transliterated from/to other languages as Lurye, Luriye (from Russian), Lourié (in French). Other variants include: Lurey (surname), Loria, Luria, Luri, Luryi, Lurier, Laurie, Lourie, Laurier. Some historians suspect that the family Luria one of the oldest family trees in the world, claiming to trace back at least to King David born c. 1037 BCE, as researched by Neil Rosenstein in his book ''The Lurie Legacy''. According to this theory, it contains many famous members such as Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, Felix Mendelssohn, Martin Buber, Rashi, and Hezekiah. List of people with the surname * Alison Lurie (1926–2020), American novelist * Bob Lurie (born 1929), former owner of the San Francisco Giants * Boris Lurie (1924–2008), American artist * Dan Lurie (1923–2013), American body building and physical fitness pioneer * David Lurie (born 1951), South African photographer * E ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alexander Luria
Alexander Romanovich Luria (russian: Алекса́ндр Рома́нович Лу́рия, p=ˈlurʲɪjə; 16 July 1902 – 14 August 1977) was a Soviet neuropsychologist, often credited as a father of modern neuropsychology. He developed an extensive and original battery of neuropsychological tests during his clinical work with brain-injured victims of World War II, which are still used in various forms. He made an in-depth analysis of the functioning of various brain regions and integrative processes of the brain in general. Luria's magnum opus, ''Higher Cortical Functions in Man'' (1962), is a much-used psychological textbook which has been translated into many languages and which he supplemented with ''The Working Brain'' in 1973. It is less known that Luria's main interests, before the war, were in the field of cultural and developmental research in psychology. He became famous for his studies of low-educated populations of nomadic Uzbeks in the Uzbek SSR arguing tha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Elaine Luria
Elaine Goodman Luria (; ; born August 15, 1975) is an American politician and US Navy veteran serving as the U.S. representative from since 2019. Luria's congressional district includes most of Hampton Roads, including all of Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, and Poquoson and parts of Norfolk and Hampton. Before running for Congress, she served as a naval officer for 20 years. Luria rose to the rank of commander and spent most of her career aboard ship. She defeated Republican incumbent Scott Taylor in 2018 and was reelected in a rematch against Taylor in 2020, before losing her bid for a third term to Republican Jen Kiggans in 2022. Early life, education, and military service Luria was born on August 15, 1975, in Birmingham, Alabama. Her mother Michelle's family immigrated to Jasper, Alabama, in 1906. The family sold goods to coal miners in Walker County, Alabama. In the early-1900s, Luria's great-grandfather helped establish a Reform Jewish congregation in Jasper, and her immedi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond; Virginia Beach is the most-populous city, and Fairfax County is the most-populous political subdivision. The Commonwealth's population was over 8.65million, with 36% of them living in the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. The area's history begins with several indigenous groups, including the Powhatan. In 1607, the London Company established the Colony of Virginia as the first permanent English colony in the New World. Virginia's state nickname, the Old Dominion, is a reference to this status. Slave labor and land acquired from displaced native tribes fueled the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Virginia's 2nd Congressional District
Virginia's second congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It currently encompasses all of Accomack, Northampton, and York Counties; all of the independent cities of Virginia Beach and Williamsburg; and parts of the independent cities of Norfolk and Hampton. However, its boundaries have changed greatly over the centuries; it initially encompassed what became West Virginia after the American Civil War. Republican Scott Rigell defeated Democrat Glenn Nye in the November 2, 2010, election, and took his seat January 3, 2011, until 2017, when he was succeeded by Scott Taylor. The district has a significant military presence. It includes three military installations: NAS Oceana, Joint Expeditionary Base (JEB) Little Creek/Fort Story, and NAS Oceana Dam Neck Annex, all located in Virginia Beach. The Hampton Roads area is considered to be a military town. In the November 6, 2018, election, Democrat Elaine Luria defeated Republican ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage of its active battle fleet alone exceeding the next 13 navies combined, including 11 allies or partner nations of the United States as of 2015. It has the highest combined battle fleet tonnage (4,635,628 tonnes as of 2019) and the world's largest aircraft carrier fleet, with eleven in service, two new carriers under construction, and five other carriers planned. With 336,978 personnel on active duty and 101,583 in the Ready Reserve, the United States Navy is the third largest of the United States military service branches in terms of personnel. It has 290 deployable combat vessels and more than 2,623 operational aircraft . The United States Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy, which was established during the American Revo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Commander (United States)
In the United States, commander is a military rank that is also sometimes used as a military billet title—the designation of someone who manages living quarters or a base—depending on the branch of service. It is also used as a rank or title in non-military organizations; particularly in law enforcement. As rank History The commander rank started out as "Master and Commander" in 1674 within the Royal Navy for the officer responsible for sailing a ship under the Captain and sometimes second-in-command. Sub-captain, under-captain, rector and master-commanding were also used for the same position. With the Master and Commander also serving as captain of smaller ships the Royal Navy subsumed as the third and lowest of three grades of captain given the various sizes of ships. The Continental Navy had the tri-graded captain ranks. Captain 2nd Grade, or Master Commandant, became Commander in 1838. Naval In the Navy, the Coast Guard, the NOAA Corps, and the Public Health Se ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Isaac Luria
Isaac ben Solomon Luria Ashkenazi (1534Fine 2003, p24/ref> – July 25, 1572) ( he, יִצְחָק בן שלמה לוּרְיָא אשכנזי ''Yitzhak Ben Sh'lomo Lurya Ashkenazi''), commonly known in Jewish religious circles as "Ha'ARI" (meaning "The Lion"), "Ha'ARI Hakadosh" (the holy ARI) or "ARIZaL" (the ARI, of Blessed Memory ( Zikhrono Livrakha)), was a leading rabbi and Jewish mystic in the community of Safed in the Galilee region of Ottoman Syria, now Israel/Palestine 1948. He is considered the father of contemporary Kabbalah, his teachings being referred to as Lurianic Kabbalah. While his direct literary contribution to the Kabbalistic school of Safed was extremely minute (he wrote only a few poems), his spiritual fame led to their veneration and the acceptance of his authority. The works of his disciples compiled his oral teachings into writing. Every custom of Luria was scrutinized, and many were accepted, even against previous practice. Luria died at Safed, Damascu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Johanan Luria
Johanan ben Aaron ben Nathanael Luria ( he, יוחנן בן אהרן בן נתנאל לוריא) was an Alsatian Talmudist. He lived successively at Niedernheim and Strasburg at the end of the fifteenth century and in the beginning of the sixteenth. After having studied for many years in German ''yeshivot'', he returned to Alsace and settled in Strasburg, where he founded a ''yeshiva'' by permission of the government. Luria was the author of an ethical work entitled "''Hadrakah''" ( Cracow, c. 1579) and of "''Meshibat Nefesh''" ( Neubauer, "''Catalogue of the Hebrew MSS. in the Bodleian Library''" No. 257), an ''aggadic'' and mystical commentary on the Pentateuch, founded on Rashi. To this commentary was appended a dissertation in which Luria refuted the arguments advanced by Christians against Judaism.Jewish Encyclopedia Bibliography: * Carmoly, ''Itinéraires de la Terre Sainte''p. 345 *Zunz, ' pp. 106-130*' xi. 546; * Moritz Steinschneider, Steinschneider, ' col. 1398. One of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |