Researching Bernard Lewin
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2415 people with the Lewin surname? In that year Lewin was ranked number 1602 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bernard means "Brave bear" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Bernard Lewin on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bernard Lewin and the Lewin Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 3468 people with the Lewin surname in the UK? Lewin is now ranked number 1629 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Bernard Lewin
Bernard Lewin
Bernard Lewin (September 30, 1906 – January 30, 2003) was a German-born American citizen who amassed the largest private collection of modern Mexican art in the world. Prior to his death in 2003, Lewin and his wife Edith donated more than 2,000 works of art worth over $25 million to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Lewin was a personal friend of Federico Cantu Rufino Tamayo and David Alfaro Siqueiros. Lewin's collection included the only portrait of Frida Kahlo by Diego Rivera that was not part of mural. Other works donated to the Los Angeles County Museum included Carlos Mérida, José Clemente Orozco, Rafael Coronel, and Francisco Zúñiga.
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Other names that sound a bit like Lewin
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