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Ravis
Ravis is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Christian Ravis (1613–1677), German orientalist and theologian * Donald Ravis (1891–1973), 1940), Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada * Guntis Ravis, Latvian businessman and chairman of the board of the largest construction company in Latvia *Thomas Ravis Thomas Ravis (c. 1560 – 14 December 1609) was a Church of England bishop and academic. He was among those engaged in translating the King James Bible. Early life Ravis was born at Old Malden in Surrey, probably in 1560, and educated at Westmi ... (c. 1560–1609), Church of England bishop and academic See also * * Ravi (other) {{surname, Ravis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Ravis
Christian Ravis (1613–1677) was an itinerant German orientalist and theologian. It has been questioned whether Ravis really mastered the languages he claimed to teach: whether his competence extended further than Turkish. His reputation with Jacobus Golius was undermined by Nicolaus Petri of Aleppo, who worked for Ravis copying manuscripts.Jan Schmidt, ''Between Author and Library Shelf'', p. 36 in Alastair Hamilton, Maurits H. van den Boogert, Bart Westerweel (editors), ''The Republic of Letters and the Levant'' (2005). Life He was son of John Raue, deacon of the Nikolaikirche at Berlin, and was born on 25 January 1613 at Berlin, where he went to school at Berlinisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster. In 1630 he began the study of theology and oriental languages at Wittenberg, where he graduated M.A. in 1636. The same year he visited Stockholm, where he made the acquaintance of Peter, son of Hugo Grotius, and in 1637 Hamburg, Upsala, Copenhagen, Leyden, and Amsterdam. :s:Ravis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Ravis
Donald Paul Ravis (born 28 February 1940) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a businessman and reservist by career. He was elected at Saskatoon East electoral district in the 1984 federal election, thus he served in the 33rd Canadian Parliament. In the 1988 federal election by, his riding became Saskatoon—Humboldt and he was defeated by Stan Hovdebo of the New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP; , ) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Editors of ''Encyclopædia Britann .... References * 1940 births Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Saskatchewan-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guntis Ravis
Guntis Rāvis is a Latvian businessman and chairman of the board of the largest construction company in Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ... called Skonto Group. Rāvis is known to also own more than 40 companies operating in construction as well as production of construction materials. In July 2019, he was linked to Broka bribery probe. References Latvian businesspeople Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Latvia-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Ravis
Thomas Ravis (c. 1560 – 14 December 1609) was a Church of England bishop and academic. He was among those engaged in translating the King James Bible. Early life Ravis was born at Old Malden in Surrey, probably in 1560, and educated at Westminster School. He was elected, on the recommendation of Lord Burghley, to Christ Church, Oxford, in 1575, but the dean and chapter declined to admit him on the grounds that there was no room, until Burghley remonstrated with them. He gained a BA on 12 November 1578 and an MA on 3 March 1582, proceeding to a bachelor's divinity degree in 1589 and a divinity doctorate in 1595. Priestly career Ravis took holy orders in 1582 and preached around Oxford for some time. On 17 April 1588 he was elected a proctor and in July 1596 and again in July 1597 was chosen Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford. In 1591 he was admitted to the rectory of Merstham, Surrey, and from 27 December of the same year until May 1598 was vicar of All Hallows, Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
