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Levin (given Name)
Levin is a masculine given name. It is a modern German version of the Old English name Leofwine or the Old German Leobwin or Liebwin, meaning "dear friend." Dutch variants include Lieven and Lievin. A rare modern English variant is Lewin. It can also be a variant of Levi and is a surname with different origins. People with the name include: * Levin C. Bailey (c. 1892–1952), judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals *Levin August von Bennigsen (1745–1826), German general in the service of the Russian Empire *Levin Bates (fl. c. 1830s), proprietor of the Levin Bates House *Levin Bufkin (c. 1533–1617), English landowner * Levin Gale (1784–1834), American politician * Levin Goldschmidt (1829–1897), German jurist, judge and academic * Levin H. Campbell (born 1927), United States Circuit Judge * Levin H. Campbell Jr. (1886–1976), U.S. Army lieutenant general * Levin Corbin Handy (c. 1855–1932), American photographer * Levin Irving Handy (1861–1922), American educator, lawye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Statistical Office (Switzerland)
The Federal Statistical Office (FSO) is a Federal agency of the Swiss Confederation. It is the statistics office of Switzerland, situated in Neuchâtel and attached to the Federal Department of Home Affairs. The Federal Statistical Office is the national service provider and competence centre for statistical observations in areas of national, social, economic and environmental importance. The FSO is the main producer of statistics in the country and runs the Swiss Statistics data pool. It provides information on all subject areas covered by official statistics. The office is closely linked to the national statistics scene as well as to partners in the worlds of science, business and politics. It works closely with Eurostat, the Statistics Office of the European Union, in order to provide information that is also comparable at an international level. The key principles upheld by the office throughout its statistical activities are data protection, scientific reliability, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levin Thomas Handy Irving
Levin Thomas Handy Irving (April 8, 1828 – August 24, 1892)Levin T. H. Irving Dead , ''The Philadelphia Times'' (August 25, 1892), p. 2. was a justice of the from 1879 until his death in 1892. Born in , Irving graduated with distinction from at the age of 18, and then |
Levin (surname)
Levin (original Russian: Левин) is a surname with several word origins. It is a common Ashkenazi Jewish surname (Levine/Levin/Levi). In the Jewish variant (a form of Levy) it is derivative of one of the 12 Jewish biblical tribes, the tribe of Levi, whose descendants the Levites had distinctive duties in the Temple period. In the Russian variant, Levin comes from lev (лев) which means lion in Russian. It can also be pronounced Lyovin (Лёвин) which is a patronymic form of ''Лёва''. Other variations include Lavin, Lavine, Le Neve, Levene, Levi, Levina, Levine, Levitt, Levy, Lewin, Lieven, Levins and Levinson. People with the name "Levin" (and Russian feminine variant Levina) include: People A–I * A. Leo Levin (1919–2015), American law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School * Adam K. Levin, former director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs and businessman in consumer credit-related businesses * Adam Levin, fiction author * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levin Winder
Levin Winder (September 4, 1757 – July 1, 1819) in Baltimore, Maryland. During the Revolutionary War, he was appointed major of the 4th Maryland Regiment, finally attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel at war's end. After the war, he served with the Maryland Militia at the rank of brigadier general. Winder served as the 14th governor of the state of Maryland in the United States from 1812 to 1816. He also served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1789 to 1793. Life Levin Winder was born in Somerset County on September 4, 1757, the son of William and Esther (Gillis) Winder, and a descendant of John Winder, who had emigrated from England in 1665. As a young man, he prepared to practice law until the outbreak of the war prevented him from doing so. Instead, he joined the army and on January 2, 1776, the Convention of Maryland appointed him a first lieutenant under Nathaniel Ramsey in the Fifth Company of the Maryland Line. On December 10 of the same year, he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levin Ludwig Schücking
Levin Ludwig Schücking (29 May 1878, Steinfurt, Westphalia – 12 October 1964, Farchant) was a German scholar of the English language and English literature. Life He was the major figure of his time in Germany in English studies, as professor at Leipzig University (he was the director of its English Department from 1925 to 1944). His book ''Die Soziologie der Literarischen Geschmacksbildung'' (München: Rösl & Cie.,1923) won international recognition (English translation: ''The Sociology of Literary Taste'' London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., 1945). He was known also for his studies of Old English literature, and Shakespeare. In 1933, Schücking signed the "''Declaration of Belief in Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist State by the Professors of the German Universities''" (Bekenntnis der Professoren an den deutschen Universitäten und Hochschulen zu Adolf Hitler und dem nationalsozialistischen Staat), but later he was an opponent. He was the oldest son of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levin Schücking
Levin Schücking (full name: ''Christoph Bernhard Levin Matthias Schücking''; September 6, 1814 – August 31, 1883) was a German novelist. He was born near Meppen, Kingdom of Prussia, and died in Bad Pyrmont, German Empire. He was the uncle of Levin Ludwig Schücking. Biography Born into the Westphalian nobility on the estate of Klemenswerth, near Meppen, his mother, Sibilla Katharina ''née'' Busch (1791–1831) was a poet who occasionally published, whilst his father was Paulus Modestus Schücking. Levin's mother became friend of the poet Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, who wrote her son a letter of introduction when he left home for the gymnasium in Münster. Shortly after he left home, his mother died, and Baroness von Droste-Hülshoff did her best to fill this void in his life. After studying law at Munich, Heidelberg and Göttingen, Schücking wished to enter the government judicial service, but, confronted by serious difficulties, abandoned the legal career, and settl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levin Rauch
Baron Levin Rauch de Nyék (6 October 1819 – 25 August 1890) was an Austrian-Hungarian politician and appointed Ban of Croatia-Slavonia between 1867 and 1871. He is most notable for securing victory of the Unionist Party through changing the election law and terrorising those who were able to vote. Life His father was Dániel ''Freiherr'' Rauch de Nyék (1778–1831), while his mother was Erzsébet Farkas de Nagyjóka (1787–1858). His grandfather was Paul (Pavao) ''Freiherr'' Rauch de Nyék (c.1739–1815), colonel, who received on 6 April 1763 from Queen Maria Theresia the title of ''Freiherr'' (or Baron). His paternal grandmother was Anna Szegedy de Mezőszeged. Paul Freiherr Rauch de Nyék was promoted to Major-General in 1765. Rauch was a member of the unionist party that advocated an integration of Croatia and Kingdom of Hungary. After the Revolutions of 1848, Croatia became a Habsburg crown territory separate from Hungary, but when the Austrian-Hungarian Ausgleich was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Levin may refer to: * Levin (given name) * Levin (surname) * Levin, New Zealand, a town in southern North Island * Toyota Corolla Levin, an automobile * Levin (guitar company), Sweden * Konstantin Dmitrievitch Levin, a character in Tolstoy's Anna Karenina * Lewyn, a playable character in '' Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War'', named Levin in Japan See also * Leven (other) * Levine * Levinz, a surname * Anatol Lieven * Lieven The House of Lieven ( lv, Līveni; russian: Ливен) is one of the oldest aristocratic families of Baltic Germans. History The family claims descent from Caupo of Turaida (Latvian, ''Kaupo''), the Livonian ''quasi rex'' who converted to Ch ... * Elia Levita {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levin Öztunalı
Levin Mete Öztunalı (born 15 March 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. Following seven years in the academy of Hamburger SV, Öztunalı made his senior debut with Bayer Leverkusen in 2013. He made 15 league appearances for the club before joining Werder Bremen on a season-and-a-half loan deal two years later. Following the expiration of the loan in 2016, Öztunalı joined current club Mainz. He has also represented Germany at various youth levels and was part of the squads which won the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 2014 and UEFA European Under-21 Championship in 2017. He gained 30 caps and scored 7 goals until 2019. Club career Bayer Leverkusen upright=0.7, left, Öztunalı with Leverkusen in 2014 On 2 February 2013, Bayer Leverkusen announced the signing of Öztunalı from Bundesliga rivals Hamburg on a five-year deal, with the transfer to be completed at the end of the season. He made his debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levin Muller
Levin Muller (born 21 September 1998) is a South African cricketer. He made his List A debut on 28 February 2021, for South Western Districts in the 2020–21 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge The 2020–21 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge was a domestic one-day cricket tournament that was played in South Africa in February and March 2021. Free State and Northern Cape were the defending champions, after the title was shared due to t .... References External links * 1998 births Living people South African cricketers South Western Districts cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) {{SouthAfrica-cricket-bio-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Levin may refer to: * Levin (given name) * Levin (surname) * Levin, New Zealand, a town in southern North Island * Toyota Corolla Levin, an automobile * Levin (guitar company), Sweden * Konstantin Dmitrievitch Levin, a character in Tolstoy's Anna Karenina * Lewyn, a playable character in '' Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War'', named Levin in Japan See also * Leven (other) * Levine * Levinz, a surname * Anatol Lieven * Lieven * Elia Levita Elia Levita (13 February 146928 January 1549) ( he, אליהו בן אשר הלוי אשכנזי), also known as Elijah Levita, Elias Levita, Élie Lévita, Elia Levita Ashkenazi, Eliahu Levita, Eliyahu haBahur ("Elijah the Bachelor"), Elye Bok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levin Major Lewis
Levin Major Lewis (January 6, 1832 – May 28, 1886) was a Confederate States Army colonel during the American Civil War. On May 16, 1865, he was assigned to duty as a brigadier general by General E. Kirby Smith when the war even in the Trans-Mississippi Department was almost over, but he was not officially appointed by Confederate President Jefferson Davis and confirmed by the Confederate Senate to that grade. Warner, Ezra J. ''Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders.'' Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. . p. 351. At about age 22, Lewis moved to Missouri and briefly practiced law before becoming a Methodist minister. He was principal of Plattsburg College from 1856 to 1859. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he organized a company of the pro-Confederate Missouri State Guard and was elected captain. In April 1861, he was elected colonel of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment of the 5th Division of the Missouri State Guard, a one-year regiment. After the end of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
