Levin (other)
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) (), also known as Elijah Levita, Elias Levita, Élie Lévita, Elia Levita Ashkenazi, Eliahu Levita, Eliyahu haBahur ("Elijah the Bachelor"), Elye Bokher, was a Renaissance Hebrew grammarian, schol ...

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 Levi ( ; ) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's third son), and the founder of the Israelites, Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron ..., and is a surname with different origins. Notable 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, Kentucky * Levin Bufkin (c. 1533–1617), English landowner * Levin Gale (1784–1834), American politician * Levin Goldschmidt (1829–189 ...
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Levin (surname)
Levin is a common Ashkenazi Jewish surname derived from the tribe of Levi, whose descendants the Levites had distinctive duties in the Temple period. It may also be a transliteration without diacritics of the Russian surname Лёвин (Lyovin). People with the name "Levin" (and East Slavic 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 * Alan Levin (business), American businessmen, CFO of drug maker Pfizer * Alan Levin (filmmaker) (1926–2006), American filmmaker and journalist * Alan Levin (Internet governance), South African computer scientist and Internet activist * Aleksandr Mitrofanovich Levin (1871–1929), Russian chess player * Alter Levin (1883–1933), Hebrew writer and poet * Andy Levin (born 1960), ...
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Levin, New Zealand
Levin (; ) is the largest town and County seat, seat of the Horowhenua District, in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located east of Lake Horowhenua, around north of Wellington and southwest of Palmerston North. The town has a population of making it the Ranked list of New Zealand urban areas, 30th largest urban area in New Zealand, and third largest in Manawatū-Whanganui behind Palmerston North and Whanganui. Levin is a service centre for the surrounding rural area, and a centre for light manufacturing. To the west of the main town lies Lake Horowhenua, which covers some . It is currently undergoing regeneration. History 19th century The area now occupied by Levin was connected to both Wellington and Palmerston North by railway in 1886. The area was surveyed in 1888, and European settlement began following the sale of suburban and rural sections, which commenced on 19 March 1889. The town was named after William Hort Levin, a direct ...
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Toyota Corolla Levin
The is a series of compact sports coupés and liftbacks which were produced by Toyota from 1972 to 2000. The name ''trueno'' in Spanish means ''thunder''. In Japan, the Sprinter Trueno was exclusive to '' Toyota Auto Store'' locations. Its twin, the , was produced in parallel with the Sprinter Trueno. In Middle English, ''levin'' means ''lightning''. In Japan, the Corolla Levin was exclusive to '' Toyota Corolla Store'' locations. __TOC__ TE27 Series (1972–1974) The first generation of the Sprinter Trueno and Corolla Levin was the high performance models of Corolla and Sprinter 2-door fastback coupé, introduced in March 1972. The inspiration for these compact sport coupés came from Toyota manager Geisuke Kubo who wanted to offer something similar to the Alfa Romeo Giula Junior. The highest performance version of the twin coupés was powered by the high compression (9.8:1) 1.6 L DOHC '' 2T-G'' engine with twin double venturi side draft 40 mm Mikuni- Solex ''40 ...
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Levin (guitar Company)
Levin was a Swedish manufacturer of musical instruments founded by Herman Carlson Levin. Active from 1900 to 1978, the company produced over half a million instruments, mostly guitars, but also mandolins, banjos and lutes, making Levin the largest instrument manufacturer in Scandinavia for many years. Levin is best known for originating Goya acoustic guitars. History Founding Herman Carlson Levin was born and raised in Åsaka, Sweden. At age 18, he attended carpentry school and later served an apprenticeship at a furniture maker in Gothenburg. In August 1887, Levin moved to America, working briefly as a carpenter before getting a job in 1888 at a guitar factory. Three years later, Levin and two partners started small-scale production of instruments in New York City. While on a visit to Sweden 1895, Levin recognized that demand for instruments was high and that manufacturing of instruments in Sweden could be profitable. So with 4,000 kronas to invest, Levin opened Herman ...
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Konstantin Dmitrievitch Levin
''Anna Karenina'' ( rus, Анна Каренина, p=ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə) is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Tolstoy called it his first true novel. It was initially released in serial installments from 1875 to 1877, all but the last part appearing in the periodical '' The Russian Messenger.'' By the time he was finishing up the last installments, Tolstoy was in an anguished state of mind and, having come to hate it, finished it unwillingly. The novel deals with themes of betrayal, faith, family, marriage, Imperial Russian society, desire, and the differences between rural and urban life. The story centres on an extramarital affair between Anna and cavalry officer Count Alexei Kirillovich Vronsky that scandalises the social circles of Saint Petersburg and forces the young lovers to flee to Italy in a search for happiness, but after they return to Russia, their lives further unravel. Trains are a motif throughout the n ...
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Genealogy Of The Holy War
is a tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Super Famicom home video game console in 1996. It is the fourth installment of the ''Fire Emblem'' series, and the second to be developed for the platform. ''Genealogy of the Holy War'' takes place on the continent of Jugdral, split between eight countries founded by the Twelve Crusaders, an ancient group of soldiers who ended the rule of the ancient dragon Loptous with divine aid. In the present, a cult working to revive Loptous stirs up war among the countries. The story is told over two generations—the first generation follows the Grannvalian prince Sigurd, while the second follows his son Seliph as he works to defeat the cult and avenge his father. Gameplay follows the traditional ''Fire Emblem'' system of tactical battles taking place on grid-based maps, while adding the Weapon Triangle and Support systems, which directly impacted both gameplay and story. Development began af ...
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Leven (other)
Leven may refer to: People * Leven (name), list of people with the name Nobility * Earl of Leven a title in the Peerage of Scotland Placenames * Leven, Fife, a town in Scotland * Leven, East Riding of Yorkshire, a village in England * Leven station (other) * Loch Leven (other), several lakes of that name * River Leven (other), several rivers of that name * Municipality of Leven, former Local Government Authority in Tasmania. Now part of Central Coast Council. Ships *, an Australian hopper ship in service 1966-88 See also * Levens (other) * Levin (other) * Leaven In cooking, a leavening agent () or raising agent, also called a leaven () or leavener, is any one of a number of substances used in doughs and batter (cooking), batters that cause a Effervescence, foaming action (gas bubbles) that lightens and ...

Levine
Levine (French transliteration from Russian) / Levin (English transliteration from Russian Левин) is a common Ashkenazi Jewish surname derived from the Hebrew name Levi. Levinsky is a variation with the same meaning. People with the name Levine or LeVine include: People In arts and media In film, television, and theatre *Alice Levine, British television and radio presenter * Chloe Levine, American actress * Floyd Levine, American film and television actor *Joseph E. Levine, American film producer * Kate Levine, American voice actor *Ken Levine (TV personality), American television and film writer and baseball announcer * Kristine Levine, American actress and stand-up comedian *Naomi Levine, American actor * Rhoda Levine, American opera director and choreographer * Samm Levine (b. 1982), American television and film actor *Ted Levine (b. 1957), American actor In literature and journalism *Allan Levine (born 1956), Canadian writer *David Levine (1926–2009), American artist a ...
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Levinz
Levinz is a surname, People with that name include: * Baptist Levinz (before 1660 - 1693), Anglican churchman * Creswell Levinz (1627–1701), English judge * Robert Levinz (1615–1650), English Royalist, executed as a spy * William Levinz (1625-1698), doctor of medicine, Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford University * William Levinz (MP) ( – 1747) See also * Levin (other) 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 A ...

Anatol Lieven
Anatol Lieven (born 28 June 1960) is a British author, journalist, and policy analyst. He is currently a visiting professor at King's College London and senior fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Background Peter Paul Anatol Lieven was born on 28 June 1960 in South London to and Veronica Eileen Mary Lieven (''née'' Monahan). His siblings include Elena Lieven, Dominic Lieven, and Dame Nathalie Lieven. He attended the City of London School, and received a BA in history and a PhD in political science from Jesus College, Cambridge. Career Journalist and academic In the mid-1980s, Lieven was a journalist with the ''Financial Times'' covering Pakistan and Afghanistan, while also covering India as a freelancer. In the latter half of 1989, he covered the revolutions in Czechoslovakia and Romania for the ''Times''. In 1990, he worked for ''The Times'' (London) covering the former USSR, during which time he covered the Chechen War (1994–1996). In ...
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Lieven
The House of Lieven (; ; ) is one of the oldest and most aristocratic families of Scandinavian and Baltic-German origin. History The family is descended from Caupo of Turaida (Latvian, ''Kaupo''), the Livonian ''quasi rex'' who converted to Christianity in 1186, when Bishop Meinhard attempted to Christianize the region. The ''Livonian Chronicle of Henry'' tells that in the winter 1203–1204 Caupo went to Rome with Theoderich von Treyden, a Cistercian Monk who was later to become the founder of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword and the first bishop of Estonia. They were received in Rome by Pope Innocent III who supported their plans to Christianize Livonia, ennobled Caupo and granted him his coat of arms and the name Lieven. Caupo's grandson Nicholas was the first to spell his name Lieven. According to feudal records, the Lieven ancestor Gerardus Līvo (1269) and his son Johannes (1296) entered service as vassals to the Archbishop of Rīga. One of Caupo's daughters m ...
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