Calvin (name)
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| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Calvin |
Calvin is an English first name , originally used in honor of John Calvin. Calvin is the conventional English form of his French surname, Chauvin, which was itself derived from the Latin cognomen Calvus meaning bald. A few famous people named Calvin include:
- Calvin Klein, fashion designer.[1][2]
- The main character from Calvin and Hobbes, a retired comic strip.[3][4]
- Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States.[5][6]
Calvin can also be a surname. Famous people with the surname Calvin include:
- John Calvin, the French Protestant theologian.[7][8]
- Melvin Calvin 1961 Nobel Prize winner, who discovered the calvin cycle.[9][10]
- The Latin Orator Gaius Licinius Macer Calvus.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ Samantha Critchell (2007). Calvin Klein Offers a Serene Moment (English). The Associated Press. Retrieved on September 16, 2007.
- ^ Wallpaper Magazine (2007). NY Fashion Week: Calvin Klein (English). Wallpaper - International Design Interiors Fashion Magazine. Retrieved on September 16, 2007.
- ^ Tom Shroder (2007). Meet Alice Otterloop. Again. (English). The Washington Post. Retrieved on September 16, 2007.
- ^ Steve Friess (2007). Cartoon creator hopes reinventing 'For Better' is for the best (English). USA Today. Retrieved on September 16, 2007.
- ^ Bruce D. Callander (2007). If I had been born earlier, I'd have been in on more stuff (English). The Cheboygan Daily Tribune. Retrieved on September 16, 2007.
- ^ Sheila Norman-Culp (2007). Think you can, think you can? You can. (English). The Olympian Online. Retrieved on September 16, 2007.
- ^ Barth, Karl (1995). The Theology of John Calvin. Grand Rapids: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co. ISBN 9780802806963.
- ^ Jordan Ballor (2007). Democracy in Iraq (English). The Action Institute. Retrieved on September 16, 2007.
- ^ Nobelprize.org (1964). Melvin Calvin Biography - Nobel Lectures, Chemistry 1942-1962 (English). The Nobel Foundation / Elsevier Publishing Company,. Retrieved on September 16, 2007.
- ^ Lynn Yarris (1997). Melvin Calvin, Who Unraveled the Secrets of Photosynthesis, Dies (English). Berkeley Lab. Retrieved on September 16, 2007.
- ^ Marion Dittman (1935). The Development of Historiography among the Romans (English). pp 287-296. Journal Storage - Scholarly Journal Archive / The Classical Journal. Retrieved on September 16, 2007.
