levy
121LEVY, LOUIS — (1875–1940), Danish poet, critic, and journalist. Levy is mostly remembered for his children s poems which, like Andersen s fairy tales, have become classics that appeal to adults as well as the young. Levy was, however, a remarkably versatile… …
122LEVY, MARVIN DAVID — (1932– ), U.S. composer. Born in Passaic, New Jersey, Levy studied composition with Philip James at New York University (B.A., 1954) and with Otto Luening at Columbia University (M.A., 1956). From 1952 to 1958 he was a musical critic for various… …
123LEVY, NATHAN — (1704–1753), colonial American merchant. Levy, who was born in New York City, moved to Philadelphia in 1738 where he established a business with his brother Isaac. Primarily distributors of dry goods, hardware, and general goods, the brothers… …
124LÉVY, PAUL — (1887–1962), French linguist and historian. Lévy, who was born in Alsace, became a specialist on the linguistic history of Alsace and Lorraine and taught at the Lycée Kléber in Strasbourg. From 1933 he taught at the Lycée Rollin (later Jacques… …
125LÉVY, RAPHAËL — (c. 1612–1670), victim of a blood libel in France. Born in Chelaincourt, near Metz, Lévy was a livestock merchant in the village of Boulay, though the anonymous Christian account of his trial describes him as filling the office of rabbi there. He …
126LÉVY, SAMUEL — (b. 1678), rabbi and financier. After studying in Metz and in Poland, in 1702 Lévy was appointed rabbi of Upper Alsace (later the Haut Rhin department) by Louis XIV and served there until 1709. Subsequently he engaged in financial transactions,… …
127Levy Hradec — Levý Hradec Chapelle Saint Clément vue du sud est …
128levy en masse — [lev΄ē en mas′] n. 〚partial transl. of Fr levée en masse〛 an armed rising by civilians in a territory in order to resist an approaching invader: also levy in mass * * * …
