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Žemaitis (newspaper)
Žemaitis is the masculine form of a Lithuanian family name. The name means " Samogitian" in Lithuanian. Its feminine forms are: Žemaitienė (married woman or widow) and Žemaitytė (unmarried woman). The surname may refer to: * Alan Zemaitis, American football cornerback *Antanas Žemaitis, pen name of Antanas Žmuidzinavičius, Lithuanian painter and art collector * Jonas Žemaitis, namesake of the General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania *Joe Zemaitis *Juozas Žemaitis *Feliksas Baltušis-Žemaitis, Lithuanian army brigade general and Red Army major general *Kristupas Žemaitis, Lithuanian basketball player *Terri Zemaitis, American female volleyball player * Tony Zemaitis, guitar maker from England *Viktorija Žemaitytė, Lithuanian female Olympic athlete * Zita Žemaitytė, art critic, recipient of the Lithuanian National Prize The Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Arts honors achievements in Lithuanian culture and arts. It is traditionally awarded on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masculine
Masculinity (also called manhood or manliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles associated with men and boys. Masculinity can be theoretically understood as socially constructed, and there is also evidence that some behaviors considered masculine are influenced by both cultural factors and biological factors. To what extent masculinity is biologically or socially influenced is subject to debate. It is distinct from the definition of the biological male sex, as anyone can exhibit masculine traits. Standards of masculinity vary across different cultures and historical periods. Overview Masculine qualities and roles are considered typical of, appropriate for, and expected of boys and men. Standards of manliness or masculinity vary across different cultures, subcultures, ethnic groups and historical periods. Traits traditionally viewed as masculine in Western society include strength, courage, independence, leadership, and assertiveness.Thomas, R. Murray (2001),Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feliksas Baltušis-Žemaitis
Feliksas Rafailovich Baltušis-Žemaitis (russian: Феликс Рафаилович Балтушис-Жемайтис, November 30, 1897 – June 1, 1957) was a Lithuanian Red Army major general. He participated in World War I, the Russian Civil War, the Hamburg Uprising, and World War II. Baltušis-Žemaitis was one of the few Lithuanian officers (others included Vytautas Putna, Ieronim Uborevich, Viktoras Penkaitis) of the Imperial Russian Army who after the February and October Revolutions went to serve in the Red Army. He was a lecturer/docent at the Frunze Military Academy in 1935–1940. Baltušis-Žemaitis briefly commanded the Lithuanian Army in 1940 during Lithuania's incorporation into the Soviet Union. He earned his Candidate of Military Sciences academic degree in 1940. He was also a senior lecturer at the USSR General Staff Academy during 1940–1941 and 1943–1945, and served as the chief of USSR Supreme Command Courses 1945–1947. Timeline *1940: Comman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recipient Of The Lithuanian National Prize
The Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Arts honors achievements in Lithuanian culture and arts. It is traditionally awarded on February 16, commemorating the Act of Independence of Lithuania. The awards are conferred by the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture. 1989 * Jonas Juškaitis – poet, * Algirdas Martinaitis – composer, * Šarūnas Sauka – painter, * Kornelijus Matuzevičius – film director, * Henrikas Šablevičius – movie director, * Čiurlionis String Quartet, performers: ** Rimantas Šiugždinis – 1st violin, ** Saulius Kiškis – 2nd violin, ** Aloyzas Grižas – alto, ** Saulius Lipčius – cello. 1990 * Julius Juzeliūnas – composer, * Kazys Napoleonas Kitkauskas – architect, * Algirdas Steponavičius – painter, * Zita Žemaitytė – art critic, * Romualdas Požerskis – photographer. 1991 * Vytautas Bložė – poet, * Jeronimas Kačinskas – composer, * Gediminas Karalius – sculptor, * Bronius Radzevičius (posthumou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zita Žemaitytė
Zita (c. 1212 – 27 April 1272; also known as Sitha or Citha) is an Italian saint, the patron saint of maids and domestic servants. She is often appealed to in order to help find lost keys. She is often confused with St. Osyth or Ositha, an important English Saint with a town named after her. Zita entered domestic service at the age of twelve and served the same family for almost fifty years. Through her diligence and fidelity, she became a trusted and valued servant. She spent her days in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. Zita was known for her kindness and generosity to the poor. Life Zita was born in Tuscany in a village not far from Lucca, to Giovanni and Buonissima Lombardo. Her maternal uncle, Graziano, was a hermit who dwelt on a neighboring mountain where he had built a church and a shelter for travelers. Her elder sister became a Cistercian nun. At the age of 12, she became a servant in the household of the Fatinellis, a well-to-do family of silk me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktorija Žemaitytė
Viktorija Žemaitytė (born 11 March 1985 in Kaunas) is a Lithuanian female track and field athlete, who represented Lithuania in the heptathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na .... Achievements References External links * * * * * 1985 births Living people Lithuanian female hurdlers Lithuanian heptathletes Olympic athletes for Lithuania Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for Lithuania FISU World University Games silver medalists for Lithuania Competitors at the 2005 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade {{Lithuania-athletics-bio-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Zemaitis
Tony Zemaitis (1935 – 17 August 2002) was a British luthier from London. He is mostly known for his "metal top" electric guitars, which were used by some notable rock musicians. Under the leadership of his son Tony Zemaitis, Jr., Zemaitis Guitars company continued this guitar-making style after the luthier's death in 2002. Early years Zemaitis (birth name Antanas Kazimeras Žemaitis) was born 1935 in London, England of Lithuanian family. He left school at the age of sixteen to help with family finances and took up a five-year apprenticeship as a cabinet maker, but it was only when he found an old, damaged guitar in his family attic that he found his real passion in life. In 1957, after completing his national service, Zemaitis began producing a few basic guitars in order to learn about construction, soundhole shapes, tonewoods, and string length. He also experimented with building different multi-stringed instruments and some of these made their way to the folk scene. In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terri Zemaitis
Terri Zemaitis-Boumans (born April 28, 1976) is a retired American female volleyball player. She was part of the United States women's national volleyball team at the 1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship The 1998 FIVB Women's World Championship was the thirteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 3 to 12 November 1998 in Tokyo, Tokuyama, Matsumoto, Kagoshima, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Osaka ... in Japan. References External links *http://www.flovolleyball.tv/article/49615-the-greatest-players-in-penn-state-women-s-volleyball-history#.WOJyQFXyvIU *http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-09-11/sports/9809110107_1_russ-rose-nittany-lions-penn-state *http://chippewa.com/family-god-provide-zemaitis-support-to-handle-stresses-of-life/article_80998fe6-b9c0-55d3-97c5-91637e41454b.html *http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archives/article_5d795a17-ab86-546d-b048-1e53ccae2b6f.html 1976 births Living people American wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristupas Žemaitis
Kristupas Žemaitis (born 24 June 1996) is a Lithuanian basketball player who plays for BC Wolves of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Professional career Žemaitis started his professional career when he signed with BC Žalgiris-2 in summer 2014. He spend 3 seasons with club. In 2015-16 season Žemaitis won silver medals with club, averaging 9 points and 3,4 assists per game. In April 2017, Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas registered him for rest of the season, because, half of the team was injured, and by the LKL rules they can't sign any player who's older than 21 years old. He debuted against Kėdainiai Nėvėžis, scoring 6 points and making 1 assists. On November 23, 2019, he has signed with Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League. On July 24, 2022, he has signed with BC Wolves of the Lithuanian Basketball League. National team career Žemaitis debuted for the Lithuania men's u-18 basketball team in the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juozas Žemaitis
Juozas Žemaitis, M.I.C., (30 August 1926 – 5 October 2021) was a Lithuanian Roman Catholic prelate and member of the Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception. He served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vilkaviškis from 1991 until his retirement in October 2002. Žemaitis was born on 30 August 1926 in Sparviniai, Šakiai District Municipality, Lithuania. He was ordained as a Catholic priest on 25 September 1949. Bishop emeritus Juozas Žemaitis died in Marijampolė, Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania .... on 5 October 2021, at the age of 95. He was buried in the crypt of St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Cathedral in Marijampolė on 8 October 2021. References 1926 births 2021 deaths Lithuanian Roman Catholic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian Name
A Lithuanian personal name, as in most European cultures, consists of two main elements: the given name () followed by the family name (). The usage of personal names in Lithuania is generally governed (in addition to personal taste and family custom) by three major factors: civil law, canon law, and tradition. Lithuanian names always follow the rules of the Lithuanian language. Lithuanian male names have preserved the Indo-European masculine endings (; ; ). These gendered endings are preserved even for foreign names. ''Vardas'' (given name) A child in Lithuania is usually given one or two given names. Nowadays the second given name is rarely used in everyday situations. As well as modern names, parents can choose a name or names for their child from a long list of traditional names; these include: * Lithuanian names of pre-Christian origin. These are the most ancient layer of Lithuanian personal names; a majority of them are dual- stemmed personal names, of Indo-European ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Zemaitis
Joe Zemaitis is a former professional triathlete from the United States. In 1998, he became the youngest person to complete the Ironman Triathlon in under 10 hours. In 2005, he won the USA Triathlon Pro/Elite Rookie of the Year. Early years Zemaitis graduated from Lake Forest College Lake Forest College is a private liberal arts college in Lake Forest, Illinois. Founded in 1857 as Lind University by a group of Presbyterian ministers, the college has been coeducational since 1876 and an undergraduate-focused liberal arts inst ... in 2002. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Zemaitis, Joe Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American male triathletes Lake Forest College alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonas Žemaitis
Jonas Žemaitis (also known under his ''nom de guerre'' ''Vytautas''; March 15, 1909 in Palanga – November 26, 1954 in Moscow) was one of the leaders of the Lithuanian partisans, armed resistance against the Soviet occupation of Lithuania, and acknowledged as the head of state by independent Lithuania. Biography Žemaitis was born to Jonas Žemaitis and Petronėlė Daukšaitė. Despite the fact that his father was non-religious, Žemaitis was christened in Palanga's church. From 1910 to 1917, he lived with his parents in Łomża, Poland, where his uncle A. Daukša owned a large dairy farm. In Łomża, Žemaitis attended a primary school while his parents were working. In 1917, Žemaitis returned to Lithuania and settled down in the village of Kiaulininkai, near Šiluva, where his grandparents lived. In 1921, he finished first class at the Raseiniai Gymnasium. In 1926, started studying at the War School of Kaunas. In 1929, he finished this school and became a lieutenant. Ž ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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