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Sylvan (name)
Sylvan is a masculine given name and a surname which may refer to: Given name * Sylvan Adams (born 1958), Israeli-Canadian businessman * Sylvan Anderton (born 1934), English footballer * Sylvan Barnet (born 1926), American literary critic * Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (born 1986), English footballer * Sylvan Byck (1904-1982), American comic strip editor * Sylvan Edwards (born 1979), English rugby union player * Sylvan Fox (1928-2007), American journalist * Sylvan Friedman (1908–1979), American politician * Sylvan Goldman (1898-1984), American businessman * Sylvan Gotshal (1897-1968), American lawyer * Sylvan Ambrose Hart (1906-1980), American mountain man * Sylvan Kalib (born 1929), American music theorist * Sylvan Levin (1903–1996), American pianist * Sylvan Muldoon (1903-1969), American esotericist * Sylvan Richardson (born 1965), British guitarist * Sylvan Shemitz (1925-2007), American lighting designer * Sylvan Wittwer (1917-2012), American agronomist Surname * Kaj Sylvan ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile name, gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvan Levin
Sylvan Levin (190310 August 1996) was an American concert pianist and conductor. He served as the assistant conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the New York City Symphony under Leopold Stokowski for many years. He also founded the Philadelphia Opera Company in 1938, serving as its director for six years. Biography Born in Baltimore, Levin won a scholarship to study piano at the Peabody Institute at the young age of 12, studying there for several years. He continued with further piano and conducting studies at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. While still a student, Levin began to work as a concert pianist. He appeared several times as a soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, notably playing the American premiere of Ravel's ''Piano Concerto in G'' with the orchestra in 1932 under the baton of Stokowski. After graduating from Curtis he became highly active in Philadelphia's musical scene, notably becoming a principal conductor with the Philadelphia Grand Opera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torsten Sylvan
Carl Torsten Leopold Sylvan (28 January 1895 – 26 April 1970) was a Swedish Army officer and horse rider who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He and his horse ''Anita'' finished ninth in the individual eventing and won a silver medal with the Swedish eventing team. Sylvan became major in the reserve in 1940. Awards and decorations *Knight of the Order of the Sword *Knight of the Order of the White Rose of Finland The Order of the White Rose of Finland ( fi, Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ritarikunta; sv, Finlands Vita Ros’ orden) is one of three official orders in Finland, along with the Order of the Cross of Liberty, and the Order of the Lion of Finland. ... References 1895 births 1970 deaths Swedish Army officers Swedish event riders Olympic equestrians for Sweden Swedish male equestrians Equestrians at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in equestrian People from Gotland Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanford Sylvan
Sanford Sylvan (December 19, 1953 – January 29, 2019) was an American baritone. Biography Sanford Mead Sylvan was born in New York City on December 19, 1953, and grew up in Syosset, New York. Starting at age 13 he participated in the Juilliard School's pre-college program and beginning in 1974 he spent four summers at the Tanglewood Music Center, where he studied with Phyllis Curtin, which he later cited as transforming his career: "I am the singer that I am today because of Phyllis Curtin." He worked as an usher at the Metropolitan Opera while completing his undergraduate degree at the Manhattan School of Music. He made his Glyndebourne Festival debut in 1994 as Leporello in Don Giovanni by Mozart. He performed with many leading conductors, opera companies and orchestras including Houston Grand Opera, San Francisco Opera, New York City Opera, the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, London Symphony Orc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Sylvan
Richard Sylvan (13 December 1935 – 16 June 1996) was a New Zealand–born philosopher, logician, and environmentalist. Biography Sylvan was born Francis Richard Routley in Levin, New Zealand, and his early work is cited with this surname. He studied at Victoria University College of the University of New Zealand (now Victoria University of Wellington), and then Princeton University, before taking positions successively at several Australian institutions, including the University of Sydney. From 1971 until his death in Bali, Indonesia, he was a fellow at the Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) at the Australian National University in Canberra. Sylvan was married to the philosopher/environmentalist Val Routley (later, Val Plumwood), with whom he worked closely for twenty years before their separation in 1982. After his divorce from Plumwood, he married Louise Sylvan (née Mirlin) in 1983 and adopted the last name ''Sylvan'' (an English word meaning "of the forest") to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Sylvan
Lieutenant General Per Gustaf Sylvan (23 April 1875 – 19 September 1945) was a Swedish Army officer. He served as Chief of the Army from 1937 to 1940. Early life Sylvan was born on 23 April 1875 in Malmö, Sweden, the son of Ph.D. Per Gustaf Sylvan (1827–1903) and Tina Löfvengren (1844–1893). He was the brother of major general Ove Sylvan. Career Sylvan was commissioned as an officer in 1895 with then rak of ''underlöjtnant''. He attended the Artillery and Engineering College higher course and became a lieutenant in 1898 and did refresher training at the same college from 1900 to 1902. Sylvan was an artillery staff officer from 1902 to 1904 and was an artillery teacher at the Artillery and Engineering College from 1904 to 1912. Sylvan was the leader of the Artillery Committee in 1910 and 1918 to 1920 and the Fortification Committee in 1919. He was promoted to captain in 1907 and major in 1915 and was head of the Artillery and Engineering College from 1915 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaj Sylvan
Kaj Sylvan (22 April 1923 – 17 January 2020) was a Danish sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1950s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ..., he was disqualified in the finals of the C-2 1000 m event. ReferencesKaj Sylvan's profile at Sports Reference.com 1923 births 2020 deaths [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvan Wittwer
Sylvan Harold Wittwer (January 17, 1917 – January 20, 2012) was an American agronomist who served as director of the agricultural experiment station at Michigan State University. Wittwer was born in 1917 in Hurricane, Utah. He received his bachelor's degree at Utah State University and his doctors degree from the University of Missouri. He was inducted into the Alumni Hall of Honor of the College of Agriculture and Applied Science at Utah State University, 2003. Wittwer developed a chemical known as Gibberellins. He wrote ''Feeding a Billion'' (1987) and ''Food, Climate, and Carbon Dioxide: The Global Environment and World Food Production'' (1995). Another book he wrote was ''Greenhouse Tomatoes, Lettuce and Cucumber'' (1979). Wittwer served as the first president of the Lansing Michigan Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) beginning in 1962. Wittwer had also served as the first bishop of the church's Lansing Ward beginning in 1952. Wittwer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvan Shemitz
Sylvan R. Shemitz (April 18, 1925 – July 5, 2007) was an American lighting designer best known for his work on Grand Central Terminal in New York City and the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C. Personal life Shemitz was born in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1925 from a family of Ukrainian Jews. His aunts and uncles included attorney Reuben Shemitz and artist Esther Shemitz; his cousins included attorney Nathan Levine. Shemitz served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He went on to complete his education at the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School. His work with higher education continued throughout his life. Shemitz was a fellow at the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America and taught as a visiting lecturer at a number of schools including Yale University, the Rhode Island School of Design and Princeton University. He was described as an avid boater and yacht racer. Shemitz completed the race from Newport, Rhode Island, to Bermuda on twelve di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvan Richardson
Sylvan Richardson is a British guitarist, composer, and masseur. Music Best known for being the one-time guitarist of Simply Red, after the second album '' Men and Women'' and a successful world tour, Richardson left the band after becoming disillusioned with the industry. He then studied composition in New York City. Richardson went on to work with acts such as Andy Sheppard and girl group Cleopatra Cleopatra VII Philopator ( grc-gre, Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ}, "Cleopatra the father-beloved"; 69 BC10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler.She was also a ... and many others, as a session bassist and band director. Richardson has his own group The Sylvan Richardson Band, who are currently based in Manchester. In his spare time, he enjoys Squash (sport), squash and Kung Fu. Masseur After training as a masseur, in 2009 he made a guest appearance on the BBC comedy quiz show ''Would I Lie T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvan Muldoon
Sylvan Muldoon (February 18, 1903October 15, 1969) was an American esotericist who promoted the concept of astral projection. According to Muldoon, astral projection is an out-of-body experience (OBE) that assumes the existence of an astral body separate from the physical body and is capable of travelling outside it. A 2012 Princeton University Press publication by Hugh Urban asserted that one of Muldoon's most popular books formed the basis for theories of the Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard which he claimed were his own. Early life and experiences Muldoon was born in Darlington, Wisconsin, and was the second child of his parents Henry F. Muldoon and Mattie Muldoon (née Harvey) whose siblings were Harry Harvey Muldoon, Frank Lyman Muldoon and Lynn Muldoon. In 1915, when he was 12 years old, Muldoon was said to have experienced his first OBE while at a Spiritualist camp in Clinton, Iowa with his mother that made him believe he had died. By 1927, Muldoon, as an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvan Kalib
Sylvan (Sholom) Kalib (born July 24, 1929, Dallas, Texas) is an American music theorist, musicologist, cantor, conductor, pedagogue and composer. His primary work falls broadly into two categories: 1) Schenkerian music theory and 2) the musical tradition of the Eastern European synagogue. Biography Early years Kalib's parents were immigrants from the Ukraine who met and married in Dallas, Texas. His father was a furniture finisher by trade who acquired notable musical skill during his youth in Russia through exposure to his brother's cantorial training. Consequently, Kalib's first musical training was with his father. From him, Kalib acquired not only a solid foundation in rudimentary musicianship but also in the traditions and sanctity of the Eastern European synagogue. Thus, during his youth in Dallas, he mastered the skills of music notation and solfeggio, learned to chant from the Torah, and functioned as a child chazzan. This duality of music theory and music of the synago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
