Press (surname)
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Press is a surname with two unrelated origins. In England and Wales, it derives from Priest or Price. In Eastern Europe (especially centered around Minsk), it is a Jewish name, likely derived from the Sephardic surname Peres
(Perez
, Peretz
, Perutz
).
Peres
Peres is a Portuguese and Galician surname. Originally a patronymic, meaning Son of Pedro or Son of Pero , it has another version: Pires...
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Pérez
Pérez is a surname with at least two distinct origins. One is a Spanish surname meaning "son of Pero, Pedro, or Peter." In Castilian Spanish, the name is pronounced ; in Latin America, . In American English, it is often the hyperforeign ....
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Peretz
The Jewish name Peretz may refer to the following peopleas a given name:* Peretz Markish, , a Soviet Yiddish-language poet.* Peretz Hirshbein, , a Yiddish-language playwright* Peretz Smolenskin, , a Russian Jewish novelist...
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Perutz
Perutz is a surname and may refer to:* Hugo Perutz ∞ Adele Goldschmidt** Max Perutz , Jewish Austrian-British molecular biologist ∞ Gisela Clara Peiser, sister of Lily Palmer*** Robin Perutz , son of Max, chemist...
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People
- Andrea L. PressAndrea L. Press-Biography:Press received a PhD in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1987. She has held faculty positions at the University of California, Davis, the University of Michigan, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the London School of Economics in a variety of...
(born 1955), American sociologist - Bill PressBill PressWilliam "Bill" Press is a US talk radio host, political commentator and author.-Career:Press has a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Niagara University and Bachelor of Sacred Theology from the University of Fribourg. He started his broadcasting career in Los Angeles for TV stations KABC-TV and...
(born 1940), American talk radio host - Christen PressChristen PressChristen Press is an American soccer player from Palos Verdes Estates, California. She is currently a forward for magicJack of Women's Professional Soccer and the United States U-23 women's national soccer team. She was drafted with the 4th overall pick of the 2011 WPS Draft...
(born 1988), American professional women's soccer player - Frank PressFrank PressFrank Press is an American geophysicist.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Press was science advisor to President Jimmy Carter from1976 to 1980,and president of the U.S. NationalAcademy of Sciences from 1981 to 1993...
(born 1924), American geophysicist - Jacobi PressJ. PressJ. Press is a men's clothier in the United States. Founded in 1902 in New Haven, Connecticut, by Jacobi Press, the company now operates stores in three additional locations: New York, New York, Washington, D.C., and Cambridge, Massachusetts. J. Press formerly had branches in San Francisco and...
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1910), American clothier founder - James E. PressJim PressJames E. Press is the former Deputy CEO of Chrysler Group LLC serving in that capacity from June to December 2009.Previously, Mr. Press served as Co-President of Chrysler LLC, President of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. and Daimler AG. He served as President of Sales & Marketing Operations of...
(born 1947), American automobile executive - Karen PressKaren PressKaren Press is a South African poet.She was born in Cape Town, and currently lives in Sea Point. She is a full-time writer and editor, having published eight collections of poetry, a film script, short stories, as well as educational material and textbooks in the fields of science, mathematics,...
(born 1956), South African poet - Mikhail PressMikhail PressMikhail Isaakovich Press, also known as Michael Press, was a Russian-American violinist, conductor and music educator.Press began studying violin with Tissen at the age of eight in Vilnius, and made his first public appearance at ten years old. At the age of thirteen he was concert master in the...
(1871-1938), Russian-American violinist and conductor - Nathalie Press (born 1980), English actress
- Sara L. PressSara L. PressSara L. Press is an American book artist and photographer.Press graduated from Columbia University in 1997, and trained at San Francisco Art Institute, receiving her M.F.A. in printmaking and photography in 2006...
(born 1974), American book artist - TamaraTamara PressTamara Natanovna Press is a former Soviet shot putter and discus thrower in the 1960s.-Career:Press is Jewish. She competed for VSS Trud...
(born 1937) and IrinaIrina PressIrina Natanovna Press was a Ukrainian athlete.-Career:Press was Jewish. She won two Olympic gold medals for the USSR team, in 80 m hurdles and pentathlon...
(1939-2004) Press, Ukrainian athletes - William J. PressWilliam PressWilliam J. Press was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908, at the 1908 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the freestyle wrestling bantamweight class.-External links:*...
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1908), British wrestler - William H. PressWilliam H. PressWilliam H. Press is an astrophysicist, theoretical physicist, and computational biologist. He is a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Council on Foreign Relations. Other honors include the 1981 Helen B...
(born 1948), American astrophysicist - Yeshayahu PressYeshayahu PressYeshayahu Press was a prominent researcher of the land Israel. He was born in Jerusalem, which his father, Haim Press, helped build.Givat Yeshayahu was named after him....
(1874-1955), Israeli scientist