Elihu

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Elihu can refer to several things.

[edit] People

  • Elihu, a friend of Job appearing in the Book of Job.
  • Elihu Burritt (1810–1879), a philanthropist, linguist, and social activist.
  • Elihu Harris, mayor of Oakland, California, U.S.
  • Elihu Emory Jackson, a governor of Maryland, U.S.
  • Elihu Katz (1926–), a sociologist.
  • Elihu Palmer, a founder of the Deistical Society of New York.
  • Elihu Root (1845–1937), an American statesman and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
  • Elihu Thomson (1853–1937), an engineer instrumental in the founding of electrical companies in the United States, United Kingdom and France, and served as acting president of MIT in 1920.
  • Elihu Vedder (1864–1923), a painter, book illustrator, and poet.
  • Elihu B. Washburne (1816–1887), a United States politician and a founder of Republican Party
  • Elihu Willsson, a leading character in Dashiell Hammett's novel Red Harvest.
  • Elihu Yale (1649–1721), a benefactor of Yale University.
  • Elihu Yale, the Atlanta Police Chief in Tom Wolfe's novel A Man in Full.

[edit] Organizations

  • Elihu is a senior society at Yale University.