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Lourie is a family name. In Scotland, Northern England and Ireland,[1] it often appears as Laurie and Lowry. In the pale of settlement it refers to the descendants of Isaac Luria.[citation needed]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Arthur Lourié (1892–1966), Russian composer
- Don Lourie (1899–1990), American football player
- Eugene Lourié (1903–1991), Parisian Art Director born in Ukraine
- Evgeniya Lourié (Евгения Лурье) - married Boris Pasternak in 1922.
- Joel Lourie (born 1962), Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate
- John Lourie Beveridge (1824–1910), governor of Illinois
- Serge Lourie (born 1946), English councillor and Leader of Richmond upon Thames Council
- James Lourie (born 1952), Washington State artist
- Peter Lourie (born 1952), Michigan writer
See also
edit- Lourie-Love Field, now Roberts Stadium (soccer stadium) at Princeton University, United States
- Grey lourie, a southern African bird
- Knysna lourie, an African bird
References
edit- ^ "Name Lab". Family Education.