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Gallico
Gallico is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Elisha Gallico (died 1583), Palestinian Jewish Talmudist * Paul Gallico Paul William Gallico (July 26, 1897 – July 15, 1976) was an American novelist and short story and sports writer.Ivins, Molly,, ''The New York Times'', July 17, 1976. Retrieved Oct. 25, 2020. Many of his works were adapted for motion pictu ... (1897–1976), American novelist See also * Gallica (other) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Gallico
Paul William Gallico (July 26, 1897 – July 15, 1976) was an American novelist and short story and sports writer.Ivins, Molly,, ''The New York Times'', July 17, 1976. Retrieved Oct. 25, 2020. Many of his works were adapted for motion pictures. He is perhaps best remembered for '' The Snow Goose'', his most critically successful book, for the novel '' The Poseidon Adventure'', primarily through the 1972 film adaptation, and for four novels about the beloved character of Mrs. Harris. Early life and career Gallico was born in New York City in 1897. His father was the Italian concert pianist, composer and music teacher Paolo Gallico (Trieste, May 13, 1868 – New York, July 6, 1955), and his mother, Hortense Erlich, came from Austria; they had emigrated to New York in 1895. Gallico's graduation from Columbia University was delayed to 1921, having served a year and a half in the United States Army during World War I. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisha Gallico
Elisha ben Gabriel Gallico (died c. 1583 at Safed) was a talmudist in Ottoman Galilee. He was a pupil of Joseph Caro. After the death of his mentor, Gallico was nominated dean of the Safed ''yeshiva''. He is frequently mentioned in the responsa collection ''Abḳat Rokel,'' in which responsum No. 84 belongs to him. Chaim Benveniste quotes Gallico's responsa in his ''Keneset ha-Gedolah.'' Gallico wrote homiletic-allegorical commentaries on Ecclesiastes (published during the author's lifetime, Venice, 1577), on the Book of Esther (Venice, 1583), and on the Song of Songs (Venice, 1587). References Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography: Michael, ''Or ha-Ḥayyim'', p. 223, No. 474; Azulai, '' Shem ha-Gedolim'', i. 28, No. 208; Moritz Steinschneider Moritz Steinschneider (30 March 1816, Prostějov, Moravia, Austrian Empire – 24 January 1907, Berlin) was a Moravian bibliographer and Orientalist. He received his early instruction in Hebrew from his father, Jacob Steinschneider (& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |