Lazarus (disambiguation)
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The name Lazarus can refer to a number of people and things. It is most commonly known as the name of a man Jesus raises from the dead in the New Testament. Consequently, most uses of the name, real or fictional, refer to someone with an extremely long lifespan or to a tool that can prolonge life or revive the dead.
Biblical-related uses
These uses of the name "Lazarus" are derived in some way from the Bible.- Lazarus, the man Jesus raised from the dead.
- Mary, sister of Lazarus, the sister of the previously-named Lazarus.
- The Order of Saint Lazarus, a religious/military order which picked Lazarus as their patron saint.
- The Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem, a faction of the previous Order.
- St. Lazarus Parish, a parish in China.
- Lazarus and Dives, a parable spoken by Jesus and unrelated to the Lazarus raised from the dead.
- Saint Lazarus Zographos
People
"Lazarus" is a common surname.- Bob Lazarus, American comedian
- Charles Lazarus, American businessman
- Emma Lazarus, an American poet.
- Fred Lazarus, Jr., American businessman
- Glenn Lazarus, Australian rugby league player
- Henry Lazarus, British clarinettist
- John Lazarus, Canadian playwright
- Leon Lazarus, comics writer
- M. E. Lazarus, American anarchist
- Mel Lazarus, cartoonist
- Moritz Lazarus (1824-1903), German philosopher
- Rochelle Lazarus, the chair and CEO of Ogilvy & Mather.
- Lazarus and Joannes Baptista Colloredo, Italian conjoined twins who toured in 17th century Europe.
- Lazarus Long, aka Prince Lazarus I of New Utopia.
- Lazarus W. Powell, an American politician.
- Ludovic Lazarus Zamenhof, the initiator of Esperanto.
Scientific use
- In paleontology, a Lazarus taxon is a taxon that disappears from one or more periods of the fossil record, only to appear again later, thus giving the impression of life coming back from the dead.
Fictional uses
The name "Lazarus" is popular in fiction to name anything relating to reviving the dead or prolonging human life. A number of fictional devices that accomplish these goals, of immortal characters, and of shows discussing eternal life, share the name "Lazarus".- Cold Lazarus, a television play written by Dennis Potter about scientists who extract the memories of a long-dead man.
- Cold Lazarus (Stargate SG-1), a Stargate SG-1 episode where a main character's dead relative seemingly returns to life.
- Lazarus Churchyard, an immortal character in the comic series of the same name.
- Lazarus Long, an unusually long-lived character featured in a number of science fiction novels by Robert A. Heinlein.
- * See also The Notebooks of Lazarus Long, a selection of quotes from Lazarus Long.
- The Lazarus Pit, a device in the Batman comics that extends the life of its user.
- Project Lazarus, a Doctor Who audio adventure in which human scientists clone the Doctor in an effort to master the Time Lords' regenerative ability.
- The Lazarus was the name of a machine in the 1995 film, Casper. It brought ghosts back to life.
- Versions of AmigaOS prior to 2.0 came with a disk-repair utility called Diskdoctor. After repairing a corrupt disk, Diskdoctor would rename it "Lazarus".
Other uses
Uses of the name "Lazarus" that have nothing to do with prolonged or eternal life.- Lazarus (software), a cross platform Visual IDE.
- Lazarus Software, a software development company.
- Lazarus (department store), a defunct department store chain now branded as Macy's.
- The Lazarus Effect, a science fiction novel by Frank Herbert and Bill Ransom.
- The Lazarus Child. a thriller movie with Andy Garcia, Francis O'Connor and Angela Bassett.
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