Raïssa Maritain

Raïssa Oumansoff Maritain (12 September 1883 in Rostov-on-Don – 4 November 1960 in Paris) was a Russian-born French poet and philosopher.

She emigrated to France and studied at the Sorbonne, where she met the young Jacques Maritain, also a philosopher, whom she married in 1904. She was raised Jewish but, following a period in which she considered herself an atheist, converted to Roman Catholicism with her husband in 1906.

Raissa

Raissa Khan-Panni (born 1971 in Lambeth, London) is an English singer-songwriter who records under the name Raissa. She is best known for the 2000 single, "How Long Do I Get", which was playlisted by UK radio stations. The song reached #47 in the UK Singles Chart.

Biography

Raissa was born and grew up in middle-class south London. Her mother is English and her father of mixed Chinese, Indian and Mexican ancestry. Raised in South London, Raissa met regular collaborators Paul Sandrone and Dan Birch while studying music in Bristol during the 1990s. This partnership has produced three albums, including 1999's Believer. She is closely associated with the group, Suede, having twice supported the band on UK tours and contributing vocals to Suede's cover of Noël Coward's "Poor Little Rich Girl" on the Twentieth-Century Blues tribute album.

Raissa has also worked with several other musicians including Dobie and dance duo LHB, for whom she performed guest vocals during their support slot on Kylie Minogue's 2002 arena tour. Raissa was collaborating on the Brighton based project The Mummers with Mark Horwood and Paul Sandrone before the former's suicide in late 2009.

1137 Raïssa

1137 Raïssa is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 24 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It was discovered by Grigory Neujmin on October 27, 1929. It has a long 142.79 hours rotation period. It is named for Raissa Ivanovna Maseeva, who computed its orbit. Its provisional designation was 1929 WB.

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