Lear or Leir may refer to:

Acronyms

* Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios, a Mexican association of revolutionary artists and writers *

Low Energy Ion Ring The Low Energy Ion Ring (LEIR) is a particle accelerator at CERN used to accelerate ions from the LINAC 3 to the Proton Synchrotron (PS) to provide ions for collisions within the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). History LEIR was converted from a ...

, an ion pre-accelerator of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN **

Low Energy Antiproton Ring The Low Energy Anti-Proton Ring (LEAR) was a particle accelerator at CERN which operated from 1982 until 1996. The ring was designed to decelerate and store antiprotons, to study the properties of antimatter and to create atoms of antihydrogen. ...

, the former name and function of the Low Energy Ion Ring *

Rapeseed Rapeseed (''Brassica napus'' subsp. ''napus''), also known as rape and oilseed rape and canola, is a bright-yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family), cultivated mainly for its oil-rich seed, which naturall ...

, a member of the family Brassicaceae cultivated for its oil-rich seed

Arts and entertainment

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King Lear ''The Tragedy of King Lear'', often shortened to ''King Lear'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is loosely based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his ...

'', a tragedy by William Shakespeare based on the legend of Leir of Britain * ''

King Leir ''King Leir'' is an anonymous Elizabethan play about the life of the ancient Brythonic king Leir of Britain. It was published in 1605 but was entered into the Stationers' Register on 15 May 1594. The play has attracted critical attention prin ...

'', an anonymous 1594 play based on the legend of Leir of Britain * ''Lear'' (play), a 1971 Edward Bond play * ''Lear'' (opera), a 1978 opera by Aribert Reimann * ''

The Last Lear ''The Last Lear'' is a 2007 Indian English-language drama film directed by Rituparno Ghosh. The film won the National Award of India for Best Feature Film in English in 2007. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Arjun Rampal, Divya Du ...

'', a 2007 Indian play * '' The Lears'', a 2017 American comedy-drama film * ''

The Yiddish King Lear ''The Yiddish King Lear'' (, also known as ''The Jewish King Lear'') was an 1892 play by Jacob Gordin, and is generally seen as ushering in the first great era of Yiddish theater in New York City's Yiddish Theater District, in which serious dr ...

'', an 1892 play * '' Lear's'' (1988–1994), a monthly women's magazine

People

Leir of Britain Leir was a legendary king of the Britons whose story was recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his pseudohistorical 12th-century '' History of the Kings of Britain''. According to Geoffrey's genealogy of the British dynasty, Leir reigned arou ...

, a legendary king of the Britons * Lear (1808 cricketer)

Surname

* Alan W. Lear (1953–2008), Scottish writer of science fiction and horror *

Amanda Lear Amanda Lear (; born 18 June or 18 November 1939 or 1941 or 1946 or 1950) is a French singer, songwriter, painter, television presenter, actress and former model. She began her professional career as a fashion model in the mid-1960s and went on ...

, French singer *

Andrew Lear Andrew Lear (born December 21, 1958) is an American author, Classicist, historian of gender and sexuality, and public historian. His academic research focuses on concepts of gender and sexuality in ancient Greek poetry and art. His book on male-m ...

(born 1958), American classicist * Ben Lear (1879–1966), United States Army general * Beth Lear, American politician *

Bill Lear William Powell Lear (June 26, 1902 – May 14, 1978) was an American inventor and businessman. He is best known for founding Learjet, a manufacturer of business jets. He also invented the battery eliminator for the B battery, and developed th ...

(1902–1978), American engineer, businessman and inventor *

Edward Lear Edward Lear (12 May 1812 – 29 January 1888) was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limerick (poetry), limericks, a form he popularised. ...

(1812–1888), English author and artist * Eliot Lear, member of the Internet Engineering Task Force * Evelyn Lear (1926–2012), American operatic soprano *

Frances Lear Frances Lear (''née'' Loeb, July 14, 1923 – September 30, 1996) was an American activist, magazine publisher, editor and writer. Biography Lear was born with only a first name, Evelyn, to an unwed mother in Hudson, New York, at the Vand ...

(1923–1996), American magazine publisher *

Jonathan Lear Jonathan Lear is an American philosopher and psychoanalyst. He is the John U. Nef Distinguished Service Professor in the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago and served as the Roman Family Director of the Neubauer Collegiu ...

(born 1948), philosopher * Les Lear (1918–1979), National (U.S.) and Canadian Football League player and coach * Louise Lear (born 1967), BBC Weather presenter *

Moya Lear Moya Marie Olsen Lear (March 27, 1915 – December 5, 2001) was an American businesswoman and philanthropist who was the wife of aviation pioneer Bill Lear. Early life and education Moya Marie Olsen was born in Chicago, the daughter of Lillia ...

(1915–2001), an American businesswoman * Nicholas Lear, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient *

Norman Lear Norman Milton Lear (July 27, 1922December 5, 2023) was an American screenwriter and producer who produced, wrote, created, or developed over 100 shows. Lear created and produced numerous popular 1970s sitcoms, including ''All in the Family'' (1 ...

(1922–2023), American television writer and producer * Peter Lear (disambiguation) *

Roger Leir Roger Krevin Leir (March 20, 1935 – March 14, 2014) was an American podiatric surgeon and ufologist best known as an investigator of alleged alien implants. Leir wrote books such as ''The Aliens and the Scalpel'', and appeared on various rad ...

(1934–2014), American podiatric surgeon and ufologist *

Tobias Lear Tobias Lear (September 19, 1762 – October 11, 1816) was the personal secretary to President George Washington. Lear served Washington from 1784 until the former-President's death in 1799. Lear's journal details Washington's final moments and his ...

(1762–1816), personal secretary to President George Washington * Thomas Lear (disambiguation)

Other uses

* Lear Corporation, an American automotive supplier *

LearAvia Lear Fan The LearAvia Lear Fan 2100 was a turboprop business aircraft designed in the 1970s, with an unusual configuration. The Lear Fan never entered production. Design and development The Lear Fan was designed by Bill Lear, but not completed before ...

, an American turboprop business aircraft designed in the 1970s *

Learjet Learjet was a manufacturer of business jets for civilian and military use based in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Founded in the late 1950s by William Powell Lear as Swiss American Aviation Corporation, it became a subsidiary of Canadian Bomba ...

, an aircraft series * Leir (Marvel Comics), a fictional character in the Marvel universe * Lear, County Londonderry, a townland in Cumber Upper, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland * Lear, a thickened sauce used in

Battalia pie Battalia pie (obsolete spelling battaglia pye) is an English large game pie, or occasionally a fish pie, filled with many small "blessed" pieces, ''beatilles'', of offal, in a gravy made from meat stock flavoured with spices and lemon. The dish ...

and other dishes in English Early Modern cooking * Lear, a character in '' Pokémon Masters EX''

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