Narcisse Leven From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Canadian lawyer (1833–1915) Born15 October 1833Uerdingen, GermanyDiedJanuary 6, 1915(1915-01-06) (aged 81)OccupationLawyerNarcisse LevenBorn15 October 1833Uerdingen, GermanyDiedJanuary 6, 1915(1915-01-06) (aged 81)OccupationLawyer Narcisse Leven (15 October 1833 – 6 January 1915) was a Jewish French lawyer. Leven was born on 15 October 1833 in Uerdingen, Germany,[1] He was one of the original founders of the Alliance israélite universelle (AIU). He was its general secretary from 1863 to 1883, its vice-president from 1883 to 1898, and its president beginning in 1898.[1] Narcisse, Manitoba, Canada was also named after Leven, who was then the president of the Jewish Colonization Association, by the residents of Bender Hamlet, a Jewish farm colony located 2 km east of Narcisse. References 1 2 "LEVEN, NARCISSE - JewishEncyclopedia.com". www.jewishencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 22 March 2024. External links The AIU website (in French) Entry in the Universal Jewish Encyclopedia for Narcisse Leven Authority control databases InternationalISNIVIAFGNDFASTWorldCatNationalUnited StatesFranceBnF dataNetherlandsIsraelPeopleDeutsche BiographieOtherIdRefOpen LibraryYale LUX This article related to Jewish history is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vte This French law-related biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vte This biographical article about a French religious figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vte Related Articles