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Isaac Slade Isaac Slade (born May, 1981 in Denver, Colorado) is the lead singer and pianist of alternative rock and piano rock band The Fray. He formed the band with childhood friend Joe King in 2002 after they bumped into each other at a local Guitar Center.
Isaac Smith (New Jersey) Isaac Smith (1740 - August 29, 1807) was a United States Representative from New Jersey. Born in Trenton, he graduated from Princeton College in 1755, was a teacher in that institution from 1755 to 1758, studied medicine, and commenced practice in Trenton.
Isaac Smolko Isaac Smolko (born February 28, 1983 in Youngstown, Ohio) is a former professional American football tight end. He signed as a free agent with the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers shortly after the 2006 NFL draft, but was released at the end of the preseason.
Isaac Snowman Isaac Snowman was an English artist born in London 1874 and educated at the City of London School. In 1890 he entered the Royal Academy School, where he gained a free medal, and afterward a scholarship in the Institution of British Artists.
Isaac Stevens Isaac Ingalls Stevens (March 25, 1818 – September 1, 1862) was the first governor of Washington Territory, a United States Congressman, and a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War until his death at the Battle of Chantilly.
Isaac the Blind Rabbi Yitzhak Saggi Nehor רַבִּי יִצְחַק סַגִּי × Ö°×”×•Öą×¨, also known as Isaac the Blind, (c. 1160-1235, Provence, France) has the Aramaic epithet "Saggi Nehor" meaning "of Much Light" in the sense of having excellent eyesight, an ironic euphemism for being blind.
Isaac Taylor (canon) Isaac Taylor (1829-1901), son of Isaac Taylor, was a philologist, toponymist, and Anglican canon of York (from 1885). Though he wrote several inflammatory theological pamphlets, such as The Liturgy and the Dissenters (1860) and Leaves from an Egyptian Notebook (1888), he is chiefly remembered today for his archaeological and philological studies, which include Words and Places (1864), Etruscan Researches (1874), The Alphabet (1883), and Greeks and Goths (1879), in which he argued that the runes were derived from a variety of the Hellenic alphabet used in the Greek colonies on the Black Sea about the 6th century B.
Isaac Touro The Reverend Isaac Touro (1738 - 1783) was a Jewish leader in colonial America. He came from Amsterdam in 1758, to serve as hazzan and spiritual leader of Congregation Jeshuath Israel in Newport, Rhode Island.
Isaac Tyrnau Rabbi Isaac Tyrnau is best known as author of Sefer Minhagim (Hebrew: "Book of Customs"). He was active in Hungary in the late 1400s and early 1500s, and attended yeshiva with the Maharil (Yaakov Moelin).
Isaac Van Wart Isaac Van Wart, sometimes spelled Van Wert, (1760-May 23, 1828) was a soldier in the American Revolutionary War who was one of three men who captured the spy John André, the others being David Williams and John Paulding.
Isaac Vossius The Dutch scholar and manuscript collector Isaak Vossius, sometimes anglicised Isaac Voss (Leiden 1618–London February 21, 1689), was the son of the better-known humanist Gerhard Johann Vossius. Isaak formed what was accounted the best private library in the world (Massil 2003).
Isaac Williams The Reverend Isaac Williams (1802-1865) was a prominent member of the Oxford Movement, acquainted with John Keble and, like the other members of the movement, associated with Oxford University. He wrote religious poetry and one of the movement's famous tracts: "Reserve in Religious Teaching".
Isaac Witkin Isaac Witkin, internationally renowned modern sculptor, was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on May 10, 1936, and he died April 23, 2006. Witkin entered St Martin’s School of Art (today a part of Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design) in London, England, in 1957.
Isaac Wolfson Sir Isaac Wolfson, 1st Baronet FRS (September 17, 1897 – June 20, 1991) was a businessman and philanthropist. He was chairman of The Great Universal Stores Limited 1947-1987 and established the Wolfson Foundation.
Isaac's Restaurant & Deli Isaac's Restaurant & Deli is a chain of soup and sandwich restaurants in south-central Pennsylvania. The corporate headquarters is located in the city of Lancaster, though the restaurant serves residents of Lancaster County, Chester County, York County, Hershey, Reading, and the Harrisburg area.
Isaacs Creek (Back Creek) Isaacs Creek is a tributary stream of Back Creek in Frederick County, Virginia. Isaacs Creek rises on Timber Ridge at the boundary line with Hampshire County, West Virginia and flows into Back Creek at Grave Hill shortly before Back Creek's confluence with Hogue Creek.
Isaach De Bankolé Isaach De Bankolé (born August 13, 1957 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian actor. He has appeared in over 30 films, including Jim Jarmusch's Night on Earth, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, and Coffee and Cigarettes.
Isaak Brodsky Isaak Izrailevich Brodskiy (, - August 14, 1939, Leningrad) was a Soviet painter, a forefather of socialist realism, famous for his iconic portayals of Lenin and idealized, carefully crafted paintings dedicated to the events of the Russian Civil War and Bolshevik Revolution. Brodskiy was a Honoured Artist of the Russian SFSR and a member of the Union of Russian Artists.
Isaak Dunayevsky Isaak Osipovich Dunayevsky also Dunaevsky or Dunaevski (; Lokhvitsa, Poltava - 25 July 1955, Moscow) was a Soviet composer and conductor, who specialized in "light music" for operetta and film comedies, frequently working with the film director Grigory Aleksandrov.
Isaak Illich Rubin Isaak Illich Rubin (* 1886, †1937 [executed]) was a Russian economist and is considered to be the most important theorist of his time on the field of Marx's theory of value. His main work Essays on Marx's Theory of Value was published in 1924.
Isaaq The Isaaq (also Isaq, Ishaak) (Somali language: Reer Sheik Isaxaaq; Arabic: Is-haq binu ahmed) is one of the main Somali clans, comprising about 22% of the population of Somalia. Historically Sheikh Isaaq Ahmed claimed descent from the legendary Qureysh Tribe of Makkah.
Isabeau of Bavaria Isabeau de Bavière (also Isabella of Bavaria-Ingolstadt; ca. 1370 – September 24, 1435) was a Queen Consort of France (1385 - 1422) after marrying Charles VI of France, a member of the Valois Dynasty, on July 17, 1385.
Isabel Isabel (Portuguese, Spanish), Isabella (Italian), Isabelle (French) are women's names, formally translated into English as Elizabeth or Elisabeth but often substituted (in English) one for the other, seemingly arbitrarily. Spanish Isabel, for example, is often rendered into English as Italian Isabella and sometimes as French Isabelle but seldom as English Elizabeth or Elisabeth; for another example, both Isabella and Elisabetta are Italian names.
Isabel Bigley Isabel Bigley (23 February, 1926 – 30 September, 2006) was a Tony-winning musical theatre star. Born in The Bronx, New York City, NY, Bigley is best remembered for originating the part of Sarah Brown in Frank Loesser's masterpiece Guys and Dolls.
Isabel Bishop Isabel Bishop (March 3 1902 – March 19 1988) was an American painter and graphic artist, who produced numerous paintings and prints of working women in realistic urban settings. She was widely exhibited in her lifetime, and was recognised with a number of awards including one for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts, presented to her by President Jimmy Carter in 1979.
Isabel Bloom Isabel Bloom (February 10, 1908 - May 1, 2001) was an artist who was born Isabel Sherer in Galveston, Texas, and raised in Davenport, Iowa. She learned sculpture while studying at the Stone City Art Colony in central Iowa under Grant Wood.
Isabel Burton Isabel Burton (born Isabel Arundell) (March 20, 1831 - March 21, 1896) was the wife of explorer, adventurer, and writer Sir Richard Francis Burton. Her father was Henry Raymond Arundell, nephew of James Everard Arundell, 10th Baron Arundell of Wardour Lovell, Mary S.
Isabel de Herédia Dona Isabel Inês de Castro Curvelo de Herédia (born November 22 1966 in Lisbon) is the wife of Duarte Pio, Duke of Bragança, current pretender to the Portuguese throne and Duchess of Bragança. Portugal is a Republic, but monarchy supporters grant her the style of HRH The Duchess of Bragança.
Isabel Galhos Isabel Antonia da Costa Galhos (born 1972) is an East Timorese refugee now living in Canada. She was a vocal critic of the United States complicity in the invasion and occupation of East Timor and the United States government's continuing military and economic support for the brutal Suharto regime.
Isabel LuĂsa, Princess of Beira Isabel LuĂsa Josefa (pron. ) (Lisbon, January 6 1668-PalhavĂŁ, October 21 1690), Isabella (or Elisabeth) Louise Josepha in English, was a Portuguese princess and the sole daughter of King Peter II of Portugal and his first wife and sister-in-law Marie-Françoise of Savoy.
Isabel Maria de Gama Isabel Maria de Gama is the queen dowager of the Bakongo people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and the Republic of the Congo. She succeeded her husband, Dom Antonio III upon his death in 1958 as regent for her son, Mansala.
Isabel MartĂnez de PerĂłn MarĂa Estela MartĂnez Cartas de PerĂłn (born on February 4, 1931), better known as Isabel MartĂnez de PerĂłn, was the third wife of Argentine President Juan PerĂłn. During her husband's third term as President of Argentina, Isabel served as Vice President.
Isabel of Coimbra Isabel of Coimbra (Isabella of Portugal) (1432–December 2 1455) was a princess of Portugal, the daughter of Pedro, Duke of Coimbra and the first wife of King Afonso V of Portugal. They married on May 6, 1447.
Isabel of France Saint Isabel of France (March, 1225 – 23 February 1270) was the daughter of Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile. She was a younger sister of Louis IX of France (Saint Louis) and Alphonse of Toulouse, among others.
Isabel of Spain, Princess of Asturias Infanta doña Maria Isabel, Princess of Asturias (1851–1931), was twice the recognized first heir to the throne of Spain. She was invariantly called "Princesa" in Spain, as the eldest daughter and a holder or formerholder of asturias, her younger sisters being more usually called with the prefix "Infanta".
Isabel Pantoja Isabel Pantoja (MarĂa Isabel Pantoja MartĂn) is a popular contemporary Spanish singer, born on August 2, 1956, in the famous Triana district of Seville, Spain. She has released in excess of a dozen albums throughout a career spanning many decades.
Isabel Paterson Isabel Bowler Paterson (January 22,1886, Manitoulin Island Canada -- 1961) was a journalist, author, political philosopher, and a leading literary critic of her day. Along with Rose Wilder Lane and Ayn Rand, who both acknowledged an intellectual debt to Paterson, she is one of the three founding mothers of American libertarianism.
Isabel Plantagenet Isabel Plantagenet (1409-2 October, 1484) was the only daughter of Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge and Anne de Mortimer. She was an older sister of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and, like him, simultaneously a great-grandchild (through their father) and a great-great-great grandchild (through their mother) of Edward III.
Isabel Preysler Isabel Preysler (born February 18, 1951 in Manila, Philippines) is a Spanish journalist, former model, and socialite who appears on the tabloid ¡Hola! magazine, a former TV talk show host, and a fashion designer in Madrid, Spain.
Isabel Sanford Isabel Sanford (August 29, 1917 – July 9, 2004) was an American actress most famous for her role as Louise "Weezie" Jefferson on the CBS television sitcoms All in the Family (1971-1975) and The Jeffersons (1975-1985).
Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (July 29, 1846–November 14, 1921), nicknamed the Redeemer, was heir to the throne of Brazil (with the title of Princess Imperial) during the last decades of the reign of her father Pedro II of Brazil, and sometime Regent. After the end of the monarchy, she became Head of the Brazilian Imperial House and, according to legitimist claims, de jure Empress of Brazil.
Isabela (province) Isabela is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Ilagan and borders, clockwise from the south, Aurora, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Kalinga, and Cagayan.
Isabela Oriole The Isabela Oriole (Oriolus isabellae) is an endemic species of the Oriole family found on Luzon, the Philippines. The bird that was presumed extinct for many years until it rediscovery in December 1993 near Diffun, Quirino, and in Mansarong, Baggao, Cagayan in September 1994.
Isabela, Puerto Rico Isabela is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the north-western region of the island, north of San Sebastián; west of Quebradillas; and east of Aguadilla and Moca. Isabela is spread over 13 wards and Isabela Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).
Isabell Masters Isabell Masters, Ph.D (born January 9, 1918) of Topeka, Kansas was a third-party candidate (Looking Back Party) for President of the United States in the United States presidential election, 1984, the United States presidential election, 1992 (339 votes), the United States presidential election, 1996 in which she was only on the ballot in Arkansas (but also received a few votes in California and Maryland) (752 votes total), 2000 and in the United States presidential election, 2004.
Isabella Bendidio Isabella Bendidio (Marchesa Bentivoglio) (September 13 1546 – after 1610) was a Ferrarese noblewoman who, along with her sister Lucrezia Bendidio, sang in the first incarnation of the concerto delle donne as part of the court's musica secreta. She married Cornelio Bentivoglio, a powerful nobleman and member of the Bentivoglio family, in 1573, at which point she may have stopped singing at court.
Isabella Blow Isabella Blow (née Isabella Delves Broughton, 19 November 1958—) is a British magazine editor and international style icon. The muse of hat designer Philip Treacy, she is credited with discovering models Stella Tennant and Sophie Dahl.
Isabella Clark Isabella Clark (died 1857) was the first wife of John A. Macdonald, the premier of the Province of Canada in 1856 (after Clark's death he went on to become the first post-Confederation Prime Minister of Canada).
Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center Originally incorporated in 1893 as the Jewish Working Girls Vacation Society, the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center was established as a summer camp offering Jewish working women, primarily immigrants in the New York garment industry, an affordable vacation. The camp paid for their vacation and reimbursed campers for lost wages.
Isabella II of Spain Isabella II (October 10, 1830 – April 10, 1904), Isabel II in Spanish, was Queen regnant of Spain ("Queen of the Spains" officially from August 13, 1836, Isabella II the "queen of Castile, Leon, Aragon,...
Isabella Maria of Parma Isabella Maria of Parma, (Italian: Maria Elisabetta Luisa Antonietta Ferdinanda Giuseppina Saveria Dominica Giovanna Borbone, principessa di Parma) (December 31, 1741 – November 27, 1763), was the daughter of Philip, Duke of Parma and his wife Louise-Elisabeth. She grew up at Philip V's court in Madrid, but when her father became Duke of Parma the family moved to the duchy in northern Italy.
Isabella of Bourbon Isabelle of Bourbon (1436 - 1465) was a daughter of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, and Agnes of Burgundy. In 1454, she became the second wife of Charles "the Bold", Duke of Burgundy, and by him she was the mother of Mary of Burgundy (1457-1482).
Isabella of Burgundy Isabella (18 July 1501–19 January 1526), Archduchess of Austria, Infanta of Spain and Princess of Burgundy by birth and Queen of Denmark and Norway by marriage, was the daughter of Philip I and Joanna of Castile and the sister of Emperor Charles V. She was born at Brussels.
Isabella of Castile Isabella (April 22 1451 – November 26 1504) was Queen regnant of Castile and Leon. She and her husband, Ferdinand II of Aragon, laid the foundation for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Carlos I of Spain (Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor).
Isabella of Jerusalem Isabella of Jerusalem (1172 – 1205) was Queen of Jerusalem 1190/1192–1205. She was the daughter of Amalric I of Jerusalem and his second wife Maria Comnena, a grandniece of Byzantine emperor Manuel I Comnenus, who had received the town and territory of Nablus as a dower from her husband the king.
Isabella of Naples Isabella di Aragona (October 2 1470 – February 11 1524) was born a princess of Naples, granddaughter of King Ferdinand I of Naples and daughter of King Alphonse II of Naples. From 1489 to 1494 she was the Duchess Consort of Milan, and from 1499 to 1524 the Duchess of Bari and Princess of Rossano.
Isabella of Valois Isabella of Valois (9 November, 1389 – 13 September, 1410) was a Princess of France, daughter of King Charles VI and Isabeau de Bavière. She was also Queen consort of the Kingdom of England from 1396 to 1400.
Isabella of Villehardouin Isabella of Villehardouin (born 1260/1263; died 23 January 1312) was the elder daughter of William II of Villehardouin, Prince of Achaea, and of the daughter (her name is unknown) of Narjot de Toucy (died 1241). Isabella was a descendant through her mother and grandmother of the dowager Empress Anna (Agnes).
Isabella piercing Isabella piercing is a female genital piercing. This extremely deep clitoral shaft piercing starts below the clitoris and just above the urethra, and then goes up through the clitoral shaft and exits at the top of the hood (where the entrance hole is for a Christina piercing).
Isabella Stewart Gardner Isabella Stewart Gardner (April 14, 1840 – July 17, 1924) was an influential American art collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts whose collection is now housed in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is a museum in Boston, Massachusetts with a collection of over 2,500 works of European, Asian and American art, including paintings, sculpture, tapestries, and decorative arts. The museum also hosts special exhibitions of historic and contemporary art.
Isabella, Countess of Atholl Isabella of Atholl was countess or ban-mormaer of Atholl, Scotland, from the death of her father Henry in 1211 until the accession of her son Padraig in 1236/7. Two men accompanied her as effective Mormaers during the minority of her son:
Isabelle Blais Born in 1975 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Isabelle Blais is a graduate of the Montreal Conservatory of Dramatic Arts. She quickly charmed critics by her stage interpretation of Juliette in Romeo and Juliette, and in 2001, won their attention for her role in a Soft Shell Man by André Turpin.
Isabelle deluce Isabelle Deluce is the daughter of a first cameraman and visited film sets at a early age in Vancouver. At age 10, she began acting in a series of television commercials and completed the three term professional program at Tarlington Training.
Isabelle Dinoire Isabelle Dinoire, born 1967, was the first person to undergo a partial face transplant, after her dog mauled her in May 2005. Prior to the operation, she could barely eat or speak but after the operation, she can do both.
Isabelle Duchesnay Isabelle Duchesnay (born December 18, 1963, Aylmer, Quebec, Canada) was an ice dancer who competed for both Canada and France. She and her brother Paul Duchesnay were a successful pair in the sport, winning a world championship in 1991 and an Olympic silver medal in 1992.
Isabelle Eberhardt Isabelle Eberhardt (17 February 1877–21 October 1904) was an explorer and writer who lived and travelled extensively in North Africa. For the time she was an extremely liberated (but troubled) individual who rejected conventional European morality in favour of her own path and that of Islam.
Isabelle Lendl Isabelle Lendl (born July 29, 1991, Greenwich, Connecticut) finished second in the 2006 American Junior Golf Association girls standings. She ranked first in the Top Fives and was named a first team Rolex Junior All-American.
Isabelle Romée Isabelle Romée, also known as Isabelle de Vouthon and Isabelle d'Arc (1377 – 1458), was the mother of Joan of Arc. She was a native of Vouthon, a village near Domrémy-la-Pucelle where she and her husband Jacques d'Arc settled.
Isabelle theorem prover The Isabelle theorem prover is an interactive theorem proving framework, a successor of the HOL theorem prover. It is an LCF-style theorem prover (written in Standard ML), so it is based on a small logical core guaranteeing logical correctness.
Isabelle, comtesse de Paris Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza became by marriage duchess of Orléans, of Valois, of Chartres, of Guise, of Enghien, of Vendome, of Penthievre, of Aumale, of Nemours and of Montpensier, dauphine of Auvergne, princess of Joinville, princess of Condé, etc., titular Countess of Paris.
Isabelline Gothic Isabelline Gothic (in Spanish, GĂłtico Isabelino), is the name of an architectural style that was developed in Spain, during Isabella of Castile reign (1474 to 1505). It is considered to be the last expression of Spanish Gothic, and it has some elements of Renaissance influence.
Isabelline Wheatear The Isabelline Wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the Thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae.
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World, was a BBC TV film based on the life of the American dancer Isadora Duncan first broadcast on 22 September 1966. The film was written by Sewell Stokes and the director Ken Russell and starred Vivian Pickles and Peter Bowles.
Isadore Singer Isadore Manual Singer (born 1924) is an Institute Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is noted for work with Michael Atiyah on the Atiyah-Singer index theorem.
Isadore Twersky Isadore Twersky (1930–October 12, 1997) was the Nathan Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy at Harvard University, a chair previously held by the illustrious Harry Austryn Wolfson. Twersky was an internationally recognized authority on Rabbinic literature and Jewish philosophy.
Isahak Isahakyan Isahak Isahakyan () was Vice Chairman of Yerevan Office of the State Bank of the Armenian SSR from 1978 to 1986. After gaining independence from the Soviet Union he became the first Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia until 1994.
Isaia Toeava Isaia Toeava (born 15 January 1986 in Moto'otua, Samoa), is a professional rugby union player from New Zealand. He was a shock selection in the All Blacks 2005 end-of-year tour at only 19 years of age and having previously no Super 14 or Provincial experience at all except for one game when he came on as a substitute.
Isaiah Isaiah (יְשַ×עְיָהוּ "Salvation of/is the Lord", Standard Hebrew , Tiberian Hebrew , Greek = Ä’saias, Arabic: Ishaia, أشعياء) was the son of Amoz, and commonly considered the author of the Book of Isaiah.
Isaiah 53 Isaiah 53, taken from the Book of Isaiah, is the last of the four Songs of the Suffering Servant, and tells the story of "The Suffering Servant". The passage is famous for its interpretation by many Christians to be prophesy of the coming of Jesus, being written over 700 years before his birth.
Isaiah Berlin Sir Isaiah Berlin, OM (June 6 1909 – November 5 1997), was a political philosopher and historian of ideas, regarded as one of the leading liberal thinkers of the 20th century. Born in Riga, then part of the Russian Empire, he was the first Jew to be elected to a prize fellowship at All Souls College, Oxford.
Isaiah di Trani the Younger Isaiah ben Elijah di Trani (the Younger) (Hebrew: ישעיה בן ×ליהו ד×ר×× ×™) was an Italian Talmudist and commentator who lived in the 13th century and 14th century. He was the grandson, on his mother's side, of Isaiah (ben Mali) di Trani the Elder.
Isaiah Ikey Owens Isaiah "Ikey" Owens is the keyboardist in The Mars Volta, and was a member of Cedric Bixler Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez's side project, DeFacto. He has also performed as a member of the Long Beach Dub Allstars.
Isaiah Mays Isaiah Mays (February 16 1858 – May 2 1925) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States.
Isaiah Rogers Isaiah Rogers (1800—1869), born in Massachusetts, was a prominent American architect of national reputation who practiced in Mobile, Alabama, Boston, Massachusetts, New York City, and Cincinnati, Ohio. Two of his sons followed him into the profession.
Isaiah Thomas Isaiah Thomas (January 8, 1749 - April 4, 1831), was an American newspaper publisher and author. He was active in the American Revolution and performed the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Isaias Samakuva Isaias Samakuva (born 1946 in Kunji, Bié province) is the president of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). He joined the party in 1974 and was elected its president in 2003 after the death of previous leader Jonas Savimbi.
Isak Musliu Fatmir Limaj, Isak Musliu and Haradin Bala are charged by the ICTY with a series of beatings and murders in a KLA prison camp in a family compound in Lapusnik to deal with Serbs and suspected Albanian collaborators between May and July 1998 during the Kosovo War.
Isak Saba Isak Mikal Saba (born November 15, 1875 in Nesseby, Norway, died June 1, 1921) was a Sami teacher and politician. On October 11, 1906, he became the first Sami to be elected to the Stortinget, and he was the representative of Finnmark for the Norwegian Labour Party from 1907 to 1912.
Isambard Prince Prince (played by Nigel Bennett) is the cruel ruler of the Planet Fire in the third season of the science fiction television show LEXX. In the fourth season of the same show, he reappears as Isambard Prince, head of the United States' Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and secret master of the president.
Isamot Kol Isamot Kol is a fictional comic book superhero, an extraterrestrial from the planet Thanagar, and a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps. He first appeared in DC Comics' Green Lantern Corps: Recharge # 1 (November 2005), and was created by writers Geoff Johns and Dave Gibbons, and artist Patrick Gleason.
Isamu Akasaki , is a Japanese scientist, best known for inventing p-n junction blue LEDs using gallium nitride (GaN) in as early as 1989, first in the world.Hiroshi Amano, Masahiro Kito, Kazumasa Hiramatsu and Isamu Akasaki, "P-Type Conduction in Mg-Doped GaN Treated with Low-Energy Electron Beam Irradiation (LEEBI)", Jpn.
Isamu Alva Dyson Isamu Alva Dyson is a fictional character in the Macross universe. He is a leading character in the anime show Macross Plus, where he is the test pilot of the Shinsei Industries' YF-19 in the Project Super Nova
Isamu Noguchi was a prominent Japanese -American artist and landscape architect whose artistic career spanned six decades, from the 1920s onward. Known widely for his sculpture and public works, Noguchi also designed stage sets for various Martha Graham productions, and several mass-produced lamps and furniture pieces, some of which are still manufactured and sold.
Isan Isan, also written as Isaan, Isarn, Issan, or Esarn; (Isan/) is the northeast region of Thailand. It is located on the Khorat Plateau, bordered by the Mekong River to the north and east, and by Cambodia to the south.
Isan (band) Isan (sometimes written isan or ISAN) are a English electronic music duo. The name was initially explained as Integrated Services Analogue Network - a play on ISDN, reflecting their preference for analogue synthesisers.
Isango Isango! consumers access to a global database of experience-led products such as tours, activities, sight-seeing and excursions, offering them the facility to book the â€aspirational’ part of their trip and those experiences that may even have been the main purpose for travelling.
Isao Kimura Isao Kimura (木村 功 Kimura Isao, 22 June 1923 - 4 July 1981), also known as Ko Kimura, was a Japanese actor who appeared in such films as Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (as the young samurai Katsushiro) and Stray Dog (as Yusa the criminal). He passed away from esophageal cancer.
Isar The Isar is the fifth largest river in Bavaria, Germany, right tributary of the Danube. After the Inn river and the Lech river, it is the third most important tributary of the Danube river in Germany and is 295 km in length.
Isara Tocha Isara Tocha is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Omo Zone, Isara Tocha is bordered on the south by Melokoza, on the west by Ela, on the north by the Gojeb River which separates it from the Oromia Region, on the east by Mareka Gena, and on the southeast by Loma Bosa; the Omo River separates this woreda from Melokoza and Loma Bosa.
Isaac Smith (New Jersey) Isaac Smith (1740 - August 29, 1807) was a United States Representative from New Jersey. Born in Trenton, he graduated from Princeton College in 1755, was a teacher in that institution from 1755 to 1758, studied medicine, and commenced practice in Trenton.
Isaac Smolko Isaac Smolko (born February 28, 1983 in Youngstown, Ohio) is a former professional American football tight end. He signed as a free agent with the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers shortly after the 2006 NFL draft, but was released at the end of the preseason.
Isaac Snowman Isaac Snowman was an English artist born in London 1874 and educated at the City of London School. In 1890 he entered the Royal Academy School, where he gained a free medal, and afterward a scholarship in the Institution of British Artists.
Isaac Stevens Isaac Ingalls Stevens (March 25, 1818 – September 1, 1862) was the first governor of Washington Territory, a United States Congressman, and a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War until his death at the Battle of Chantilly.
Isaac the Blind Rabbi Yitzhak Saggi Nehor רַבִּי יִצְחַק סַגִּי × Ö°×”×•Öą×¨, also known as Isaac the Blind, (c. 1160-1235, Provence, France) has the Aramaic epithet "Saggi Nehor" meaning "of Much Light" in the sense of having excellent eyesight, an ironic euphemism for being blind.
Isaac Taylor (canon) Isaac Taylor (1829-1901), son of Isaac Taylor, was a philologist, toponymist, and Anglican canon of York (from 1885). Though he wrote several inflammatory theological pamphlets, such as The Liturgy and the Dissenters (1860) and Leaves from an Egyptian Notebook (1888), he is chiefly remembered today for his archaeological and philological studies, which include Words and Places (1864), Etruscan Researches (1874), The Alphabet (1883), and Greeks and Goths (1879), in which he argued that the runes were derived from a variety of the Hellenic alphabet used in the Greek colonies on the Black Sea about the 6th century B.
Isaac Touro The Reverend Isaac Touro (1738 - 1783) was a Jewish leader in colonial America. He came from Amsterdam in 1758, to serve as hazzan and spiritual leader of Congregation Jeshuath Israel in Newport, Rhode Island.
Isaac Tyrnau Rabbi Isaac Tyrnau is best known as author of Sefer Minhagim (Hebrew: "Book of Customs"). He was active in Hungary in the late 1400s and early 1500s, and attended yeshiva with the Maharil (Yaakov Moelin).
Isaac Van Wart Isaac Van Wart, sometimes spelled Van Wert, (1760-May 23, 1828) was a soldier in the American Revolutionary War who was one of three men who captured the spy John André, the others being David Williams and John Paulding.
Isaac Vossius The Dutch scholar and manuscript collector Isaak Vossius, sometimes anglicised Isaac Voss (Leiden 1618–London February 21, 1689), was the son of the better-known humanist Gerhard Johann Vossius. Isaak formed what was accounted the best private library in the world (Massil 2003).
Isaac Williams The Reverend Isaac Williams (1802-1865) was a prominent member of the Oxford Movement, acquainted with John Keble and, like the other members of the movement, associated with Oxford University. He wrote religious poetry and one of the movement's famous tracts: "Reserve in Religious Teaching".
Isaac Witkin Isaac Witkin, internationally renowned modern sculptor, was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on May 10, 1936, and he died April 23, 2006. Witkin entered St Martin’s School of Art (today a part of Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design) in London, England, in 1957.
Isaac Wolfson Sir Isaac Wolfson, 1st Baronet FRS (September 17, 1897 – June 20, 1991) was a businessman and philanthropist. He was chairman of The Great Universal Stores Limited 1947-1987 and established the Wolfson Foundation.
Isaac's Restaurant & Deli Isaac's Restaurant & Deli is a chain of soup and sandwich restaurants in south-central Pennsylvania. The corporate headquarters is located in the city of Lancaster, though the restaurant serves residents of Lancaster County, Chester County, York County, Hershey, Reading, and the Harrisburg area.
Isaacs Creek (Back Creek) Isaacs Creek is a tributary stream of Back Creek in Frederick County, Virginia. Isaacs Creek rises on Timber Ridge at the boundary line with Hampshire County, West Virginia and flows into Back Creek at Grave Hill shortly before Back Creek's confluence with Hogue Creek.
Isaach De Bankolé Isaach De Bankolé (born August 13, 1957 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian actor. He has appeared in over 30 films, including Jim Jarmusch's Night on Earth, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, and Coffee and Cigarettes.
Isaak Brodsky Isaak Izrailevich Brodskiy (, - August 14, 1939, Leningrad) was a Soviet painter, a forefather of socialist realism, famous for his iconic portayals of Lenin and idealized, carefully crafted paintings dedicated to the events of the Russian Civil War and Bolshevik Revolution. Brodskiy was a Honoured Artist of the Russian SFSR and a member of the Union of Russian Artists.
Isaak Dunayevsky Isaak Osipovich Dunayevsky also Dunaevsky or Dunaevski (; Lokhvitsa, Poltava - 25 July 1955, Moscow) was a Soviet composer and conductor, who specialized in "light music" for operetta and film comedies, frequently working with the film director Grigory Aleksandrov.
Isaak Illich Rubin Isaak Illich Rubin (* 1886, †1937 [executed]) was a Russian economist and is considered to be the most important theorist of his time on the field of Marx's theory of value. His main work Essays on Marx's Theory of Value was published in 1924.
Isaaq The Isaaq (also Isaq, Ishaak) (Somali language: Reer Sheik Isaxaaq; Arabic: Is-haq binu ahmed) is one of the main Somali clans, comprising about 22% of the population of Somalia. Historically Sheikh Isaaq Ahmed claimed descent from the legendary Qureysh Tribe of Makkah.
Isabeau of Bavaria Isabeau de Bavière (also Isabella of Bavaria-Ingolstadt; ca. 1370 – September 24, 1435) was a Queen Consort of France (1385 - 1422) after marrying Charles VI of France, a member of the Valois Dynasty, on July 17, 1385.
Isabel Isabel (Portuguese, Spanish), Isabella (Italian), Isabelle (French) are women's names, formally translated into English as Elizabeth or Elisabeth but often substituted (in English) one for the other, seemingly arbitrarily. Spanish Isabel, for example, is often rendered into English as Italian Isabella and sometimes as French Isabelle but seldom as English Elizabeth or Elisabeth; for another example, both Isabella and Elisabetta are Italian names.
Isabel Bigley Isabel Bigley (23 February, 1926 – 30 September, 2006) was a Tony-winning musical theatre star. Born in The Bronx, New York City, NY, Bigley is best remembered for originating the part of Sarah Brown in Frank Loesser's masterpiece Guys and Dolls.
Isabel Bishop Isabel Bishop (March 3 1902 – March 19 1988) was an American painter and graphic artist, who produced numerous paintings and prints of working women in realistic urban settings. She was widely exhibited in her lifetime, and was recognised with a number of awards including one for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts, presented to her by President Jimmy Carter in 1979.
Isabel Bloom Isabel Bloom (February 10, 1908 - May 1, 2001) was an artist who was born Isabel Sherer in Galveston, Texas, and raised in Davenport, Iowa. She learned sculpture while studying at the Stone City Art Colony in central Iowa under Grant Wood.
Isabel Burton Isabel Burton (born Isabel Arundell) (March 20, 1831 - March 21, 1896) was the wife of explorer, adventurer, and writer Sir Richard Francis Burton. Her father was Henry Raymond Arundell, nephew of James Everard Arundell, 10th Baron Arundell of Wardour Lovell, Mary S.
Isabel de Herédia Dona Isabel Inês de Castro Curvelo de Herédia (born November 22 1966 in Lisbon) is the wife of Duarte Pio, Duke of Bragança, current pretender to the Portuguese throne and Duchess of Bragança. Portugal is a Republic, but monarchy supporters grant her the style of HRH The Duchess of Bragança.
Isabel Galhos Isabel Antonia da Costa Galhos (born 1972) is an East Timorese refugee now living in Canada. She was a vocal critic of the United States complicity in the invasion and occupation of East Timor and the United States government's continuing military and economic support for the brutal Suharto regime.
Isabel LuĂsa, Princess of Beira Isabel LuĂsa Josefa (pron. ) (Lisbon, January 6 1668-PalhavĂŁ, October 21 1690), Isabella (or Elisabeth) Louise Josepha in English, was a Portuguese princess and the sole daughter of King Peter II of Portugal and his first wife and sister-in-law Marie-Françoise of Savoy.
Isabel Maria de Gama Isabel Maria de Gama is the queen dowager of the Bakongo people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and the Republic of the Congo. She succeeded her husband, Dom Antonio III upon his death in 1958 as regent for her son, Mansala.
Isabel MartĂnez de PerĂłn MarĂa Estela MartĂnez Cartas de PerĂłn (born on February 4, 1931), better known as Isabel MartĂnez de PerĂłn, was the third wife of Argentine President Juan PerĂłn. During her husband's third term as President of Argentina, Isabel served as Vice President.
Isabel of Coimbra Isabel of Coimbra (Isabella of Portugal) (1432–December 2 1455) was a princess of Portugal, the daughter of Pedro, Duke of Coimbra and the first wife of King Afonso V of Portugal. They married on May 6, 1447.
Isabel of France Saint Isabel of France (March, 1225 – 23 February 1270) was the daughter of Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile. She was a younger sister of Louis IX of France (Saint Louis) and Alphonse of Toulouse, among others.
Isabel of Spain, Princess of Asturias Infanta doña Maria Isabel, Princess of Asturias (1851–1931), was twice the recognized first heir to the throne of Spain. She was invariantly called "Princesa" in Spain, as the eldest daughter and a holder or formerholder of asturias, her younger sisters being more usually called with the prefix "Infanta".
Isabel Pantoja Isabel Pantoja (MarĂa Isabel Pantoja MartĂn) is a popular contemporary Spanish singer, born on August 2, 1956, in the famous Triana district of Seville, Spain. She has released in excess of a dozen albums throughout a career spanning many decades.
Isabel Paterson Isabel Bowler Paterson (January 22,1886, Manitoulin Island Canada -- 1961) was a journalist, author, political philosopher, and a leading literary critic of her day. Along with Rose Wilder Lane and Ayn Rand, who both acknowledged an intellectual debt to Paterson, she is one of the three founding mothers of American libertarianism.
Isabel Plantagenet Isabel Plantagenet (1409-2 October, 1484) was the only daughter of Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge and Anne de Mortimer. She was an older sister of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and, like him, simultaneously a great-grandchild (through their father) and a great-great-great grandchild (through their mother) of Edward III.
Isabel Preysler Isabel Preysler (born February 18, 1951 in Manila, Philippines) is a Spanish journalist, former model, and socialite who appears on the tabloid ¡Hola! magazine, a former TV talk show host, and a fashion designer in Madrid, Spain.
Isabel Sanford Isabel Sanford (August 29, 1917 – July 9, 2004) was an American actress most famous for her role as Louise "Weezie" Jefferson on the CBS television sitcoms All in the Family (1971-1975) and The Jeffersons (1975-1985).
Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (July 29, 1846–November 14, 1921), nicknamed the Redeemer, was heir to the throne of Brazil (with the title of Princess Imperial) during the last decades of the reign of her father Pedro II of Brazil, and sometime Regent. After the end of the monarchy, she became Head of the Brazilian Imperial House and, according to legitimist claims, de jure Empress of Brazil.
Isabela (province) Isabela is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Ilagan and borders, clockwise from the south, Aurora, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Kalinga, and Cagayan.
Isabela Oriole The Isabela Oriole (Oriolus isabellae) is an endemic species of the Oriole family found on Luzon, the Philippines. The bird that was presumed extinct for many years until it rediscovery in December 1993 near Diffun, Quirino, and in Mansarong, Baggao, Cagayan in September 1994.
Isabela, Puerto Rico Isabela is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the north-western region of the island, north of San Sebastián; west of Quebradillas; and east of Aguadilla and Moca. Isabela is spread over 13 wards and Isabela Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).
Isabell Masters Isabell Masters, Ph.D (born January 9, 1918) of Topeka, Kansas was a third-party candidate (Looking Back Party) for President of the United States in the United States presidential election, 1984, the United States presidential election, 1992 (339 votes), the United States presidential election, 1996 in which she was only on the ballot in Arkansas (but also received a few votes in California and Maryland) (752 votes total), 2000 and in the United States presidential election, 2004.
Isabella Bendidio Isabella Bendidio (Marchesa Bentivoglio) (September 13 1546 – after 1610) was a Ferrarese noblewoman who, along with her sister Lucrezia Bendidio, sang in the first incarnation of the concerto delle donne as part of the court's musica secreta. She married Cornelio Bentivoglio, a powerful nobleman and member of the Bentivoglio family, in 1573, at which point she may have stopped singing at court.
Isabella Blow Isabella Blow (née Isabella Delves Broughton, 19 November 1958—) is a British magazine editor and international style icon. The muse of hat designer Philip Treacy, she is credited with discovering models Stella Tennant and Sophie Dahl.
Isabella Clark Isabella Clark (died 1857) was the first wife of John A. Macdonald, the premier of the Province of Canada in 1856 (after Clark's death he went on to become the first post-Confederation Prime Minister of Canada).
Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center Originally incorporated in 1893 as the Jewish Working Girls Vacation Society, the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center was established as a summer camp offering Jewish working women, primarily immigrants in the New York garment industry, an affordable vacation. The camp paid for their vacation and reimbursed campers for lost wages.
Isabella II of Spain Isabella II (October 10, 1830 – April 10, 1904), Isabel II in Spanish, was Queen regnant of Spain ("Queen of the Spains" officially from August 13, 1836, Isabella II the "queen of Castile, Leon, Aragon,...
Isabella Maria of Parma Isabella Maria of Parma, (Italian: Maria Elisabetta Luisa Antonietta Ferdinanda Giuseppina Saveria Dominica Giovanna Borbone, principessa di Parma) (December 31, 1741 – November 27, 1763), was the daughter of Philip, Duke of Parma and his wife Louise-Elisabeth. She grew up at Philip V's court in Madrid, but when her father became Duke of Parma the family moved to the duchy in northern Italy.
Isabella of Bourbon Isabelle of Bourbon (1436 - 1465) was a daughter of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, and Agnes of Burgundy. In 1454, she became the second wife of Charles "the Bold", Duke of Burgundy, and by him she was the mother of Mary of Burgundy (1457-1482).
Isabella of Burgundy Isabella (18 July 1501–19 January 1526), Archduchess of Austria, Infanta of Spain and Princess of Burgundy by birth and Queen of Denmark and Norway by marriage, was the daughter of Philip I and Joanna of Castile and the sister of Emperor Charles V. She was born at Brussels.
Isabella of Castile Isabella (April 22 1451 – November 26 1504) was Queen regnant of Castile and Leon. She and her husband, Ferdinand II of Aragon, laid the foundation for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Carlos I of Spain (Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor).
Isabella of Jerusalem Isabella of Jerusalem (1172 – 1205) was Queen of Jerusalem 1190/1192–1205. She was the daughter of Amalric I of Jerusalem and his second wife Maria Comnena, a grandniece of Byzantine emperor Manuel I Comnenus, who had received the town and territory of Nablus as a dower from her husband the king.
Isabella of Naples Isabella di Aragona (October 2 1470 – February 11 1524) was born a princess of Naples, granddaughter of King Ferdinand I of Naples and daughter of King Alphonse II of Naples. From 1489 to 1494 she was the Duchess Consort of Milan, and from 1499 to 1524 the Duchess of Bari and Princess of Rossano.
Isabella of Valois Isabella of Valois (9 November, 1389 – 13 September, 1410) was a Princess of France, daughter of King Charles VI and Isabeau de Bavière. She was also Queen consort of the Kingdom of England from 1396 to 1400.
Isabella of Villehardouin Isabella of Villehardouin (born 1260/1263; died 23 January 1312) was the elder daughter of William II of Villehardouin, Prince of Achaea, and of the daughter (her name is unknown) of Narjot de Toucy (died 1241). Isabella was a descendant through her mother and grandmother of the dowager Empress Anna (Agnes).
Isabella piercing Isabella piercing is a female genital piercing. This extremely deep clitoral shaft piercing starts below the clitoris and just above the urethra, and then goes up through the clitoral shaft and exits at the top of the hood (where the entrance hole is for a Christina piercing).
Isabella Stewart Gardner Isabella Stewart Gardner (April 14, 1840 – July 17, 1924) was an influential American art collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts whose collection is now housed in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is a museum in Boston, Massachusetts with a collection of over 2,500 works of European, Asian and American art, including paintings, sculpture, tapestries, and decorative arts. The museum also hosts special exhibitions of historic and contemporary art.
Isabella, Countess of Atholl Isabella of Atholl was countess or ban-mormaer of Atholl, Scotland, from the death of her father Henry in 1211 until the accession of her son Padraig in 1236/7. Two men accompanied her as effective Mormaers during the minority of her son:
Isabelle Blais Born in 1975 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Isabelle Blais is a graduate of the Montreal Conservatory of Dramatic Arts. She quickly charmed critics by her stage interpretation of Juliette in Romeo and Juliette, and in 2001, won their attention for her role in a Soft Shell Man by André Turpin.
Isabelle deluce Isabelle Deluce is the daughter of a first cameraman and visited film sets at a early age in Vancouver. At age 10, she began acting in a series of television commercials and completed the three term professional program at Tarlington Training.
Isabelle Dinoire Isabelle Dinoire, born 1967, was the first person to undergo a partial face transplant, after her dog mauled her in May 2005. Prior to the operation, she could barely eat or speak but after the operation, she can do both.
Isabelle Duchesnay Isabelle Duchesnay (born December 18, 1963, Aylmer, Quebec, Canada) was an ice dancer who competed for both Canada and France. She and her brother Paul Duchesnay were a successful pair in the sport, winning a world championship in 1991 and an Olympic silver medal in 1992.
Isabelle Eberhardt Isabelle Eberhardt (17 February 1877–21 October 1904) was an explorer and writer who lived and travelled extensively in North Africa. For the time she was an extremely liberated (but troubled) individual who rejected conventional European morality in favour of her own path and that of Islam.
Isabelle Lendl Isabelle Lendl (born July 29, 1991, Greenwich, Connecticut) finished second in the 2006 American Junior Golf Association girls standings. She ranked first in the Top Fives and was named a first team Rolex Junior All-American.
Isabelle Romée Isabelle Romée, also known as Isabelle de Vouthon and Isabelle d'Arc (1377 – 1458), was the mother of Joan of Arc. She was a native of Vouthon, a village near Domrémy-la-Pucelle where she and her husband Jacques d'Arc settled.
Isabelle theorem prover The Isabelle theorem prover is an interactive theorem proving framework, a successor of the HOL theorem prover. It is an LCF-style theorem prover (written in Standard ML), so it is based on a small logical core guaranteeing logical correctness.
Isabelle, comtesse de Paris Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza became by marriage duchess of Orléans, of Valois, of Chartres, of Guise, of Enghien, of Vendome, of Penthievre, of Aumale, of Nemours and of Montpensier, dauphine of Auvergne, princess of Joinville, princess of Condé, etc., titular Countess of Paris.
Isabelline Gothic Isabelline Gothic (in Spanish, GĂłtico Isabelino), is the name of an architectural style that was developed in Spain, during Isabella of Castile reign (1474 to 1505). It is considered to be the last expression of Spanish Gothic, and it has some elements of Renaissance influence.
Isabelline Wheatear The Isabelline Wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the Thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae.
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World, was a BBC TV film based on the life of the American dancer Isadora Duncan first broadcast on 22 September 1966. The film was written by Sewell Stokes and the director Ken Russell and starred Vivian Pickles and Peter Bowles.
Isadore Singer Isadore Manual Singer (born 1924) is an Institute Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is noted for work with Michael Atiyah on the Atiyah-Singer index theorem.
Isadore Twersky Isadore Twersky (1930–October 12, 1997) was the Nathan Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy at Harvard University, a chair previously held by the illustrious Harry Austryn Wolfson. Twersky was an internationally recognized authority on Rabbinic literature and Jewish philosophy.
Isahak Isahakyan Isahak Isahakyan () was Vice Chairman of Yerevan Office of the State Bank of the Armenian SSR from 1978 to 1986. After gaining independence from the Soviet Union he became the first Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia until 1994.
Isaia Toeava Isaia Toeava (born 15 January 1986 in Moto'otua, Samoa), is a professional rugby union player from New Zealand. He was a shock selection in the All Blacks 2005 end-of-year tour at only 19 years of age and having previously no Super 14 or Provincial experience at all except for one game when he came on as a substitute.
Isaiah Isaiah (יְשַ×עְיָהוּ "Salvation of/is the Lord", Standard Hebrew , Tiberian Hebrew , Greek = Ä’saias, Arabic: Ishaia, أشعياء) was the son of Amoz, and commonly considered the author of the Book of Isaiah.
Isaiah 53 Isaiah 53, taken from the Book of Isaiah, is the last of the four Songs of the Suffering Servant, and tells the story of "The Suffering Servant". The passage is famous for its interpretation by many Christians to be prophesy of the coming of Jesus, being written over 700 years before his birth.
Isaiah Berlin Sir Isaiah Berlin, OM (June 6 1909 – November 5 1997), was a political philosopher and historian of ideas, regarded as one of the leading liberal thinkers of the 20th century. Born in Riga, then part of the Russian Empire, he was the first Jew to be elected to a prize fellowship at All Souls College, Oxford.
Isaiah di Trani the Younger Isaiah ben Elijah di Trani (the Younger) (Hebrew: ישעיה בן ×ליהו ד×ר×× ×™) was an Italian Talmudist and commentator who lived in the 13th century and 14th century. He was the grandson, on his mother's side, of Isaiah (ben Mali) di Trani the Elder.
Isaiah Ikey Owens Isaiah "Ikey" Owens is the keyboardist in The Mars Volta, and was a member of Cedric Bixler Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez's side project, DeFacto. He has also performed as a member of the Long Beach Dub Allstars.
Isaiah Mays Isaiah Mays (February 16 1858 – May 2 1925) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States.
Isaiah Rogers Isaiah Rogers (1800—1869), born in Massachusetts, was a prominent American architect of national reputation who practiced in Mobile, Alabama, Boston, Massachusetts, New York City, and Cincinnati, Ohio. Two of his sons followed him into the profession.
Isaiah Thomas Isaiah Thomas (January 8, 1749 - April 4, 1831), was an American newspaper publisher and author. He was active in the American Revolution and performed the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Isaias Samakuva Isaias Samakuva (born 1946 in Kunji, Bié province) is the president of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). He joined the party in 1974 and was elected its president in 2003 after the death of previous leader Jonas Savimbi.
Isak Musliu Fatmir Limaj, Isak Musliu and Haradin Bala are charged by the ICTY with a series of beatings and murders in a KLA prison camp in a family compound in Lapusnik to deal with Serbs and suspected Albanian collaborators between May and July 1998 during the Kosovo War.
Isak Saba Isak Mikal Saba (born November 15, 1875 in Nesseby, Norway, died June 1, 1921) was a Sami teacher and politician. On October 11, 1906, he became the first Sami to be elected to the Stortinget, and he was the representative of Finnmark for the Norwegian Labour Party from 1907 to 1912.
Isambard Prince Prince (played by Nigel Bennett) is the cruel ruler of the Planet Fire in the third season of the science fiction television show LEXX. In the fourth season of the same show, he reappears as Isambard Prince, head of the United States' Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and secret master of the president.
Isamot Kol Isamot Kol is a fictional comic book superhero, an extraterrestrial from the planet Thanagar, and a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps. He first appeared in DC Comics' Green Lantern Corps: Recharge # 1 (November 2005), and was created by writers Geoff Johns and Dave Gibbons, and artist Patrick Gleason.
Isamu Akasaki , is a Japanese scientist, best known for inventing p-n junction blue LEDs using gallium nitride (GaN) in as early as 1989, first in the world.Hiroshi Amano, Masahiro Kito, Kazumasa Hiramatsu and Isamu Akasaki, "P-Type Conduction in Mg-Doped GaN Treated with Low-Energy Electron Beam Irradiation (LEEBI)", Jpn.
Isamu Alva Dyson Isamu Alva Dyson is a fictional character in the Macross universe. He is a leading character in the anime show Macross Plus, where he is the test pilot of the Shinsei Industries' YF-19 in the Project Super Nova
Isamu Noguchi was a prominent Japanese -American artist and landscape architect whose artistic career spanned six decades, from the 1920s onward. Known widely for his sculpture and public works, Noguchi also designed stage sets for various Martha Graham productions, and several mass-produced lamps and furniture pieces, some of which are still manufactured and sold.
Isan Isan, also written as Isaan, Isarn, Issan, or Esarn; (Isan/) is the northeast region of Thailand. It is located on the Khorat Plateau, bordered by the Mekong River to the north and east, and by Cambodia to the south.
Isan (band) Isan (sometimes written isan or ISAN) are a English electronic music duo. The name was initially explained as Integrated Services Analogue Network - a play on ISDN, reflecting their preference for analogue synthesisers.
Isango Isango! consumers access to a global database of experience-led products such as tours, activities, sight-seeing and excursions, offering them the facility to book the â€aspirational’ part of their trip and those experiences that may even have been the main purpose for travelling.
Isao Kimura Isao Kimura (木村 功 Kimura Isao, 22 June 1923 - 4 July 1981), also known as Ko Kimura, was a Japanese actor who appeared in such films as Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (as the young samurai Katsushiro) and Stray Dog (as Yusa the criminal). He passed away from esophageal cancer.
Isar The Isar is the fifth largest river in Bavaria, Germany, right tributary of the Danube. After the Inn river and the Lech river, it is the third most important tributary of the Danube river in Germany and is 295 km in length.
Isara Tocha Isara Tocha is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Omo Zone, Isara Tocha is bordered on the south by Melokoza, on the west by Ela, on the north by the Gojeb River which separates it from the Oromia Region, on the east by Mareka Gena, and on the southeast by Loma Bosa; the Omo River separates this woreda from Melokoza and Loma Bosa.
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