Lewin (name)
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Lewin is an Germanic name
stemming from Leofwine
. People with the name include:
Germanic name
Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from æþel, for "noble", and ræd, for "counsel". Many of these names are still used today, while others have fallen out of use...
stemming from Leofwine
Leofwine
Leofwine is an Old English name meaning "dear friend." A modern German equivalent is Levin or Lewin. The name may refer to:*Leofwine, Bishop of Lindsey, fl. 953*Leofwine, Ealdorman of the Hwicce d.1028*Leofwine Godwinson, killed at the Battle of Hastings...
. People with the name include:
- Albert LewinAlbert LewinAlbert Lewin was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.He was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 23, 1894 and raised in Newark, New Jersey. He earned a Master's degree at Harvard and taught English at the University of Missouri...
(1894–1968), an American film director, producer, and screenwriter - André Lewin, a French Ambassador
- Bernard LewinBernard LewinBernard Lewin was a German-born American citizen who amassed the largest private collection of modern Mexican art in the world. Prior to his death in 2003, Lewin and his wife Edith donated more than 2,000 works of art to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Lewin was a personal friend of Rufino...
, a German-born American collector of Mexican artMexican artMexican art consists of the various visual and plastic arts which developed over the geographical area now known as Mexico. The development of these arts roughly follow the history of Mexico, divided into the Mesoamerican era, the colonial period, with the period after the gaining of Independence... - Blanca LewinBlanca LewinBlanca Esperanza Lewin Gajardo is a Chilean actress. She studied at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. She is best known by her role of "Lola Padilla" in the soap opera called Lola by Canal 13. She has won some awards like Altazor for "Best Actress" three times and Festival de Cine...
, a ChileChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an television and film actress - Daniel M. Lewin, a co-founder of Akamai Technologies, and victim of the September 11 attacks.
- David LewinDavid LewinDavid Lewin was an American music theorist, music critic and composer. Called "the most original and far-ranging theorist of his generation" , he did his most influential theoretical work on the development of transformational theory, which involves the application of mathematical group theory to...
(1933–2003), an American music theorist and composer - Francisca Lewin, a ChileChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an actress - Frank LewinFrank LewinFrank Lewin was an American composer and teacher.-Biography:Frank Lewin was born March 27, 1925, in Breslau, Germany. He and his family escaped from Germany in 1939, spent a year in Cuba, and came to the United States in 1940...
(1925–2008), an American composer and teacher - Gary LewinGary LewinGary Lewin is the current permanent first-team physiotherapist for the England national football team. He was formerly head physiotherapist at Arsenal Football Club, having been at the club between 1980 and 2008, when his cousin took over after his departure.He joined Arsenal as a young...
(born 1964), a British football physiotherapist - Herbert LewinHerbert LewinHerbert G. Lewin , was a third-party candidate for President of the United States in the 1988 U.S. presidential election in California. His running mate was Vikki Murdock. They won approximately 10,370 votes, 9,953 of them from New Jersey...
(born 1914), an American politician - John LewinJohn LewinJohn William Lewin was an English-born artist active in Australia from 1800. The first professional artist of the colony of New South Wales, he illustrated the earliest volumes of Australian natural history.-Early life:...
(1770–1819), an English-born artist - Josh LewinJosh LewinJosh Lewin is an American sports play-by-play announcer who most recently called television games for the Texas Rangers baseball club. He serves as radio voice of the San Diego Chargers football team...
, an American sports commentator - Kurt LewinKurt LewinKurt Zadek Lewin was a German-American psychologist, known as one of the modern pioneers of social, organizational, and applied psychology....
(1890–1947), a German psychologist - Leif Lewin, Swedish historian
- Louis LewinLouis LewinLouis Lewin was a German pharmacologist. In 1886, he published the first methodical analysis of the Peyote cactus, which was originally named in his honor Anhalonium lewinii.He received his education at the gymnasium and the University of Berlin...
, a German pharmacologist - Mark LewinMark Lewin-Career:Mark Lewin broke into wrestling in the early '50s and had great early success in a matinee-idol babyface tag team with Don Curtis, headlining in major territories like New York and Chicago. The team's brief heel turn was a shock to its many fans...
, a professional wrestler - Moshe LewinMoshe LewinMoshe Lewin was a scholar of Russian and Soviet history; he was a major figure in the revisionist school of Soviet studies which emerged in the 1960s. His surname is pronounced "Luh-VENE".-Early years:...
, a historian of Russia - Nat LewinNat LewinNathan Lewin is an American attorney.-Early life and education:Lewin was born in Lodz, Poland. His family fled Poland just ahead of the Nazis in 1939 and arrived in the United States in 1941. Lewin grew up in New York City....
, an American attorney - Ralph A. LewinRalph A. LewinRalph Arnold Lewin was an Anglo-American biologist, known as "the father of green algae genetics". He was born in London and later moved to America. He also was known as a poetry author.-Education:...
(1921–2008), an American biologist known as "the father of green algae genetics" - Robert Lewin (filmmaker) (1920–2004), a motion picture-TV writer-producer-director
- Robert LewinRobert LewinRobert Lewin was a Polish art dealer and philanthropist.-Biography:Born Boruch Lewin in Warsaw, Poland, Lewin was the son of a Polish-Jewish banker....
(1918–2004), a Polish born British art dealer and Philanthropist - Roger A. Lewin, a psychiatrist and writer
- Roger LewinRoger LewinRoger Lewin is a British anthropologist, scientist and author of 20 books.Lewin was a staff member of New Scientist in London for nine years. He went to Washington, D.C. to write for Science for ten years as News Editor. An example article was "Evolutionary Theory Under Fire", 21, November 1980, ...
, an anthropologist and science writer - Ruthe Lewin WinegartenRuthe Lewin WinegartenRuthe Lewin Winegarten was an American author, activist, and historian. Born in Dallas in 1929, Winegarten attended Forest Avenue High School , receiving a scholarship to attend Southern Methodist University...
(1930–2004), an American author, activist, and historian - Stephen LewinStephen LewinStephen Lewin of Poole, Dorset, England was a builder of steamboats and steam locomotives.-Locomotives:Only a small number of locomotives were built, including:* 0-4-0 Ant and Bee, for 20 inch gauge Great Laxey Mine Railway, Isle of Man...
(19th century), an English builder of steamboats and steam locomotives - Terence Lewin, Baron LewinTerence Lewin, Baron LewinAdmiral of the Fleet Terence Thornton Lewin, Baron Lewin, KG, GCB, LVO, DSC was a former First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy, and Chief of the Defence Staff.-Naval career:...
, an Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Navy - Walter LewinWalter LewinWalter H. G. Lewin is a professor emeritus of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology .-Education and career:...
, a nuclear physicist - William LewinWilliam LewinWilliam Lewin was an English naturalist and illustrator.Lewin grew up in Stepney, the son of a rate mariner. In 1776 he was earning a living as a pattern drawer, and by 1783 was describing himself as a painter...
(1747–1795), an English naturalist and illustrator