Rabbi Shlomo Luria, known by his abbreviated name as R'SHaL or the MaHaRSHaL, was one of the greatest Polish Talmudists. www.chabad.org/library/article.asp?AID=112518
and is reprinted here with their permission Once, the Maharshal, Rav Shlomo Luria, was sitting at his desk writing chiddushim on the Talmud, when suddenly his candle went out. www.famousrabbis.com/maharshal.htm
Known as the Maharshal, Rabbi Luria was one of the great Ashkenazic poskim (halachic authorities) and teachers of his time. www.ou.org/about/judaism/rabbis/luria.htm
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Solomon Luria. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Luria