The LEVIATHAN, in the Bible - a huge marine monster. Figuratively - something huge and monstrous.

LEVI-BRJUL (Levy-Bruhl) Ljusjen (1857-1939), the French ethnographer and the psychologist. Has created the theory of domination of " prelogical intellection " in public consciousness of virgin epoch.

LEVI-MONTALCHINI Rita (Levi-Montalcini) (r. 1909), the italian biologist. Probes on decoding mechanisms of a regulation of growth of cells and organs animal. Has discovered nerve growth factor. The Nobel Prize (1986, together with S.Koenom).

LEVIN Aron Vulfovich (1905-74), the Russian power engineer, the expert in range turbinostroenija. The main transactionses are connected to probe of toughness and vibration of blades and discs of vapor prime movers. The state premium of the USSR (1948). The lenin premium (1963).

LEVIN Boris Mihajlovich (1898/99-1940), the Russian writer. At the centre of a story " two comrades " (1931) and the novel "Young man" (1932-33) - the heroes searching for the path Lived and seek to understand contraventions of an ambient real.

LEVIN Vladimir Alekseevich (r. 1939), the Russian scientist, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Science (1994). Transactionses on mechanics of liquids of gases.

LEVIN Vladimir Konstantinovich (r. 1929), the Russian scientist, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Science (1991; corresponding member AN the USSR with 1987). Transactionses on development of element base and structure of highly-productive computer systems. The lenin premium (1957), the State premium of the USSR (1982).

LEVIN (Lewin) Kurt (1890-1947), the nemetsko-American psychologist. In 20th the representative of Gestalt - psychology, an experimental research of will and hot blood. With 1932 in the USA, has worked out a concept personalities, in which basis - concept of "field" (borrowed of physics) as unities of the personality and its surrounding. One of founders of an experimental research of motivation and psychology of groups (t. n. The formation dynamics).

LEVIN Leonid Mendelevich (r. 1936), the Byelorussian architect. One of writers of a memorial complex "Khatyn" (1968-69). The lenin premium (1970).

LEVIN Jury Davidovich (r. 1920), the Russian literary critic, the Doctor of Philology (1969). The main orb of interests: international relations of the Russian literature (predominary Russian-English), a history of transfer in Russia. Books: " Ossian in the Russian literature " (1980), " Russian translators of 19 century and development of art transfer " (1985), " Shakespeare and the Russian literature of 19 century " (1988), etc.

LEVIN Revekka Saulovna (1899-1964), the Russian economist, corresponding member AN the USSR (1939). The main transactionses in a sector of the economy of an agriculture.

LEVINAS (Levinas) Emmanjuel (r. 1906), the French philosopher. Was born in Lithuania. Has tested E.Gusserlja, M.Heidegger influence and religious tradition of a judaism. As the basis of philosophy considered ethics, its central concepts for Levinasa - "other" and " meeting with other ".

LEVINZON Rina Semenovna (r. 1949), the Russian poetess. With 1976 in emigration in Israel. In the poetry noted by musicality, - philosophical problems, religious motives, a theme of travail. Collections of verses: "Traveling" (1971), " Two portraits " (1977), " Snow in Jerusalem " (1980), " Absence of autumn " (1986), " the Lullaby to the father " (1993), etc. Verses for children. Writes also in a Hebrew and Arabian tongue.

LEVINSKY (Lewinsky) Joseph (1835-1907), the Austrian actor. With 1858 in "Burgteatre" (Vienna). Has become famous in U.Shakespeare tragedies (" Richard III ") and F.Schiller ("Robbers").

LEVINSON (Levinson) Barry (r. 1942), the American continuity writer and the producer. Started as a wireless and the TV reporter (3 premiums "Emmi"). In 1982 debuted film "Dining room" in which has created a nostalgic portrait of the generation. Has hereinafter removed miscellaneous films on genres (" Pullet Sherlok Holmes ", 1985; " Good morning, Vietnam ", 1987), including a psychologic drama " the Person of a rain " (1988; 4 premiums "Oscar", " the Golden bear " Berlin film festival).

LEVINSON Eugeny Adolfovich (1894-1968), the Russian architect. Railroad station in Pushkin (1948-50), an architectonic part of a memorial complex on Piskarevskom a cemetery (1960), hostel " Soviet " (1968) in Saint Petersburg (with collective of writers). The state premium of the USSR (1951).

LEVINSON-LESSING Frants JUlievich (1861-1939), the Russian petrographer, academician AN the USSR (1925). Transactionses on theoretical petrography (has justified submissions about petrographic provinces, has given the first chemical grading rocks), crystallographies, mineralogy, a volcanology, etc.

LEVIRAT (about an armour. levir - the brother-in-law, the brother of the husband), the custom on which the widow is obliged or has the right to leave in marriage for the brother of the husband. Has been distributed for many peoples in epoch generic building, it was saved and later (for peoples on Caucasus, in Compare. Asia, for Jews, etc.).

LEVI-STROS Klod (r. 1908), the French ethnographer and the sociologist, one of main representatives of structuralism. Has created the theory of virgin intellection, in L.Levi-Brjulja much standing up to theory.

LEVIT Charles (1897-1973), the german philosopher, the historian of the modern philosophy. In 1941-52 - in the USA.