Famous People with Name Abram

Abram Chasins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Abram Chasins: was an American composer and pianist.Chasins' career as a pianist lasted from 1927 until 1947. On January 1, 1929, he made his debut playing his own Piano Concerto with the Philadelphia Orchestra. From 1926 to 1935 he taught piano as a member of the faculty of the Curtis Institute. Chasins was associated with the radio station WQXR from 1941 to 1965, becoming the music director in 1946. In 1949 he married Constance Keene, a pianist and former student of his, with whom he performed and recorded piano duos. In 1972 he joined the University of Southern California as musician-in-residence, and reorganized the student-run radio station KUSC into a channel for classical and modern music. He retired in 1977, and died of cancer at his home in Manhattan on June 21, 1987.

Abram Cohen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Abram Cohen: is an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the team épée and sabre events at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Abram Marshall Scott            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Abram Marshall Scott: was a Democratic Mississippi politician born in South Carolina (Edgefield County). He was an early settler of Wilkinson County, Mississippi and was instrumental in founding the town of Woodville, Mississippi. He held a number of local political offices th

Abram Fulkerson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Abram Fulkerson: was a Confederate officer during the American Civil War, and a Virginia lawyer and politician. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates, as well as the U.S. House of Representatives.

Jacques Abram            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jacques Abram: an American classical pianist, was born in Lufkin, Texas[1] and died in Tampa, Florida[2].Abram began improvising at age 3 and performing in public at age 6. At the urging of Ignace Jan Paderewski and Josef Hofmann, who had heard Abram in concert, his parents enrolled him in the Curtis Institute, where he studied with Ernest Hutcheson. At age 13, Abram transferred to the Juilliard School, where he continued his studies with Hofmann and David Saperton. The National Federation of Music Clubs awarded Abram its Schubert Memorial Award in 1937[2].

Fletcher Abram, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Fletcher Abram, Jr.: is an American former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the American team which finished 14th in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches and scored two goals.