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Lourie is a family name. In Scotland, Northern England and Ireland, it often appears as Laurie and Lowry. In the
pale of settlement The Pale of Settlement was a western region of the Russian Empire with varying borders that existed from 1791 to 1917 (''de facto'' until 1915) in which permanent settlement by Jews was allowed and beyond which the creation of new Jewish settlem ...
it refers to the descendants of
Isaac Luria Isaac ben Solomon Ashkenazi Luria (; #FINE_2003, Fine 2003, p24/ref>July 25, 1572), commonly known in Jewish religious circles as Ha'ari, Ha'ari Hakadosh or Arizal, was a leading rabbi and Jewish mysticism, Jewish mystic in the community of Saf ...
. Notable people with the surname include: *
Arthur Lourié Arthur-Vincent Lourié, born Naum Izrailevich Luria (), later changed his name to Artur Sergeyevich Luriye () (14 May 1892 – 12 October 1966) was a Russian composer, writer, administrator, and musical agent. Lourié played an important role in ...
(1892–1966), Russian composer *
Don Lourie Donold B. Lourie (August 22, 1899 – January 15, 1990) was an American businessman, government official, and college football player. He served for many years as the president of the Quaker Oats Company, and held various other executive posit ...
(1899–1990), American football player * Eugene Lourié (1903–1991), Parisian Art Director born in Ukraine * Evgeniya Lourié (Евгения Лурье) - married
Boris Pasternak Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (30 May 1960) was a Russian and Soviet poet, novelist, composer, and literary translator. Composed in 1917, Pasternak's first book of poems, ''My Sister, Life'', was published in Berlin in 1922 and soon became an imp ...
in 1922. *
Joel Lourie Joel Lourie (born September 24, 1962) is a former Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 22nd District from 2004 until 2017. He was previously a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1998 through 20 ...
(born 1962), Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate *
John Lourie Beveridge John Lourie Beveridge (July 6, 1824 – May 3, 1910) was the 16th Governor of Illinois, serving from 1873 to 1877. He succeeded the recently elected Richard J. Oglesby, who resigned to accept a Senate seat. Beveridge previously served in ...
(1824–1910), governor of Illinois *
Serge Lourie Alexander Serge Lourie CF (22 February 1946 – 10 September 2024) was Leader of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, and was a local government councillor there from 1982 to 2010. He was Chairman of the United Kingdom Housing Trust, K ...
(born 1946), English councillor and Leader of Richmond upon Thames Council
James Lourie
(born 1952), Washington State artist *
Peter Lourie Peter King Lourie (born in Michigan, United States) is an author of nonfiction books for adults and children. Biography Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Lourie graduated from Collegiate School in New York City. He received his bachelor's degree in cl ...
(born 1952), Michigan writer


See also

* Lourie-Love Field, now
Roberts Stadium (soccer stadium) Roberts Stadium is a rebuilt 2,356 seat soccer-specific stadium located on the campus of Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. It is the home to the Princeton Tigers Princeton Tigers men's soccer, men's and women's association football, ...
at Princeton University, United States * Grey lourie, a southern African bird * Knysna lourie, an African bird


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