Laurits
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Laurits is a male given name, a Danish variant of Laurence
and may refer to:
Russian and other slavs variants — Lavrentiy
Laurence
Laurence is an English male given name and surname. A female given name with identical spelling exists in French.In all cases it is derived from the Roman given name, Laurentius, which can mean either "from Laurentum" or "wreathed/crowned with laurel".-Given name:*Laurence Fishburne, American...
and may refer to:
- Laurits, fire god related to St. Lawrence in Estonian mythologyEstonian mythologyEstonian mythology is a complex of myths belonging the Estonian folk heritage and literary mythology.Information about the pre-Christian and medieval Estonian mythology is scattered in historical chronicles, travellers' accounts and in ecclesiastical registers...
Russian and other slavs variants — Lavrentiy
- Lavrentiy BeriaLavrentiy BeriaLavrentiy Pavlovich Beria was a Georgian Soviet politician and state security administrator, chief of the Soviet security and secret police apparatus under Joseph Stalin during World War II, and Deputy Premier in the postwar years ....
Given name
- Laurits Clausen Scabo (1562–1626), Lutheran Bishop of StavangerStavanger CathedralStavanger Cathedral is Norway's oldest cathedral. It is situated in the middle of Stavanger, and is the seat of the Diocese of Stavanger.-History:...
from 1605 to 1626 - Laurits Leedjärv (born 1960), Estonian astronomer, director of Tartu ObservatoryTartu ObservatoryThe Tartu Observatory is the largest astronomical observatory in Estonia. It is located on the Tõravere hill, about 20 km south-west of Tartu in Nõo Parish, Tartu County...
- Laurits Andersen RingL. A. RingLaurits Andersen Ring was one of the foremost painters of Danish symbolism. He was born as Laurits Andersen in the village Ring in southern Zealand. In 1881 he the took the name of his birth place, and was since known as L.A...
(1854–1933), Danish painter known as L. A. Ring - Laurits Tørnæs (born 1936), Danish politician
- Laurits TuxenLaurits TuxenLaurits Tuxen was a Danish painter and sculptor, sculptor, specialising in figure painting. He was also associated with the Skagen Painters...
(1853–1927), Danish painter
Surname
- Peeter Laurits (born 1962), Estonian artist
- Taavi Laurits (born 1990), Estonian footballer