CANTOR

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Cantor may refer to:

• The Latin word for singer, e.g. the main singer of a cantus
• Hazzan, in Judaism, the English name for a professional singer who leads prayer services
• An ecclesiastical office in several branches of the Christian Church, responsible for leading liturgical singing during the Mass.
  • Compare Precentor
• A singing synthesizer made by VirSyn

Cantor is a surname and may refer to:

• Andrés Cantor, Spanish-language soccer announcer
• Eddie Cantor, American singer & entertainer
• Eric Cantor, American politician
• Georg Cantor, German mathematician, important in set theory
• Moritz Cantor, German historian of mathematics
• Norman Cantor, Canadian medieval historian
• Theodore Edward Cantor, Danish biologist

See also: Precentor, Kantor

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External Links:

• Academy for Jewish Religion of California (non-denominational seminary - Rabbinical, Cantorial, and Chaplaincy programs)
• Academy for Jewish Religion (non-denominational seminary - Rabbinical and Cantorial programs)