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Leavitt (surname)
Leavitt is an Anglo-Norman surname variant or surname and may refer to: *Abby Fisher Leavitt (1836–1897), American social reformer *Rev. Ashley Day Leavitt (1877–1959), American Congregational minister * Benson Leavitt (1797–1869), American businessman *Rev. Bradford Leavitt (born 1868), pastor of San Francisco's First Unitarian Church *Caroline Leavitt (born 1952), American novelist * Charles Wellford Leavitt (1871–1928), American landscape architect, urban planner, and civil engineer *Dallin Leavitt (born 1994), American football player *Daniel Leavitt (1801–1851), American inventor *David Leavitt (1791–1879), New York City banker and financier *David Leavitt (born 1961), American writer *Rev. Dudley Leavitt (1720–1762), New Hampshire Congregational minister *Dudley Leavitt (1830–1908), Mormon pioneer *Dudley Leavitt (publisher) (1772–1851), American publisher * Edward Chalmers Leavitt (1842–1904), early New England painter * Elisha Leavitt (1714–1790), Hingh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglo-Normans
The Anglo-Normans ( nrf, Anglo-Normaunds, ang, Engel-Norðmandisca) were the medieval ruling class in England, composed mainly of a combination of ethnic Normans, French, Anglo-Saxons, Flemings and Bretons, following the Norman conquest. A small number of Normans had earlier befriended future Anglo-Saxon king of England, Edward the Confessor, during his exile in his mother's homeland of Normandy in northern France. When he returned to England some of them went with him, and so there were Normans already settled in England prior to the conquest. Edward's successor, Harold Godwinson, was defeated by Duke William the Conqueror of Normandy at the Battle of Hastings, leading to William's accession to the English throne. The victorious Normans formed a ruling class in Britain, distinct from (although inter-marrying with) the native populations. Over time their language evolved from the continental Old Norman to the distinct Anglo-Norman language. Anglo-Normans quickly establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erasmus Darwin Leavitt, Jr
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (; ; English: Erasmus of Rotterdam or Erasmus;''Erasmus'' was his baptismal name, given after St. Erasmus of Formiae. ''Desiderius'' was an adopted additional name, which he used from 1496. The ''Roterodamus'' was a scholarly name meaning "from Rotterdam", though the Latin genitive would be . 28 October 1466 – 12 July 1536) was a Dutch philosopher and Catholic theologian who is considered one of the greatest scholars of the northern Renaissance.Gleason, John B. "The Birth Dates of John Colet and Erasmus of Rotterdam: Fresh Documentary Evidence", Renaissance Quarterly, The University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Renaissance Society of America, Vol. 32, No. 1 (Spring, 1979), pp. 73–76www.jstor.org/ref> As a Catholic priest, he was an important figure in classical scholarship who wrote in a pure Latin style. Among humanists Humanism is a philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential and agency of huma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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