What is "luria"

Luria can refer to:

• Luria (gastropod), a genus of sea snail

People:

Luria is a surname, a variant of Lurie. It may refer to:

• Alexander Luria (1902-1977), a Russian neuropsychologist
• Isaac Luria (1534-1572), a Jewish mystic from Safed
• Johanan Luria, an Alsatian Talmudist
• Roger de Luria (c. 1245 – 1305), a Sicilian/Aragonese admiral
• Salvador Luria (1912-1991), an Italian microbiologist
• Solomon Luria (1510-1573), an Ashkenazic rabbi

Luria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

The gens Luria was a minor family at ancient Rome. Although many Lurii are known from inscriptions, the only member of this gens to play a significant role in history was Marcus Lurius, a lieutenant of Octavian in the years following the death of Caesar.