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Alfonsas Vaišnoras
Alfonsas is a Lithuanian masculine given name. People bearing the name Alfonsas include: *Alfonsas Andriuškevičius (born 1940), Lithuanian poet and art historian * Alfonsas Danys (1924–2014), Lithuanian writer *Alfonsas Dargis (1909–1996), Lithuanian painter, graphic artist, set designer and poet *Alfonsas Eidintas (born 1952), Lithuanian historian, diplomat and novelist *Alfonsas Petrulis (1873-1928), Lithuanian Roman Catholic priest, journalist and signatory to the Act of Independence of Lithuania *Alfonsas Žalys Alfonsas Žalys (October 5, 1929 – December 12, 2006) was a Lithuanian politician. In 1990 he was among those who signed the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania. References 1929 births 2006 deaths Lithuanian ... (1929–2006), Lithuanian politician References {{given name Lithuanian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 shares land borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Russia to the southwest. It has a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Sweden to the west on the Baltic Sea. Lithuania covers an area of , with a population of 2.8 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities are Kaunas and Klaipėda. Lithuanians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts and speak Lithuanian language, Lithuanian, one of only a few living Baltic languages. For millennia the southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea were inhabited by various Balts, Baltic tribes. In the 1230s, Lithuanian lands were united by Mindaugas, Monarchy of Lithuania, becoming king and founding the Kingdom of Lithuania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian Language
Lithuanian ( ) is an Eastern Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is the official language of Lithuania and one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 2.8 million native Lithuanian speakers in Lithuania and about 200,000 speakers elsewhere. Lithuanian is closely related to the neighbouring Latvian language. It is written in a Latin script. It is said to be the most conservative of the existing Indo-European languages, retaining features of the Proto-Indo-European language that had disappeared through development from other descendant languages. History Among Indo-European languages, Lithuanian is conservative in some aspects of its grammar and phonology, retaining archaic features otherwise found only in ancient languages such as Sanskrit (particularly its early form, Vedic Sanskrit) or Ancient Greek. For this reason, it is an important source for the reconstruction of the Proto-Indo-Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphons
Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic kingdom in the Iberian peninsula. In the later medieval period it became a standard name in the Hispanic and Portuguese royal families. It is derived from a Gothic name, or a conflation of several Gothic names; from ''*Aþalfuns'', composed of the elements ''aþal'' "noble" and ''funs'' "eager, brave, ready", and perhaps influenced by names such as ''*Alafuns'', ''*Adefuns'' and ''* Hildefuns''. It is recorded as ''Adefonsus'' in the 9th and 10th century, and as ''Adelfonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'' in the 10th to 11th. The reduced form ''Alfonso'' is recorded in the late 9th century, and the Portuguese form ''Afonso'' from the early 11th. and ''Anfós'' in Catalan from the 12th Century until the 15th. Variants of the name include: ''Alonso'' (Spanish), ''Alfonso'' (Spanis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphonse (given Name)
Alphonse is the French variant of the given name Alphons. People called Alphonse include: In arts, entertainment, and media Film, television, and theatre * Alphonse Beni, Cameroonian actor and movie director * Alphonse Boudard (1925–2000), French novelist and playwright * Alphonse Ouimet (1908–1988), Canadian television pioneer and president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from 1958 to 1967 * Alphonse Royer (1803–1875), French author, dramatist and theatre manager Music * Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin (1915–2007), American accordionist * Alphonse Duvernoy (1842–1907), French pianist and composer * Alphonse Hasselmans (1845–1912), Belgian-born French harpist, composer and pedagogue * Alphonse Joseph (composer), Indian film score composer * Alphonse Martin (1884–1947), Canadian organist, pianist and music educator * Alphonse Mouzon (1948–2016), American jazz fusion drummer and percussionist * Alphonse Picou (1878–1961), American early jazz clarinetist * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonzo
Alfonzo is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Alfredo Armas Alfonzo (1921–1990), Venezuelan writer, critic, editor and historian *Carlos Alfonzo, Cuban-American painter * DeJuan Alfonzo (born 1977), American football wide receiver/linebacker * Edgardo Alfonzo a.k.a. "Fonzie" (born 1973), Major League Baseball infielder *Eliézer Alfonzo (born 1979), professional baseball catcher * José Luis Alfonzo (born 1961), Argentinian film actor *Juan Pablo Perez Alfonzo (1903–1979), Venezuelan diplomat, politician and lawyer Given name * Alfonzo Dennard (born 1989), American football cornerback * Luis Alfonzo García (born 1978), professional baseball first baseman *Alfonzo Giordano (1937–2013), senior ranking officer in the Philadelphia Police Department, convicted of accepting bribes *Luis Alfonzo Larrain (1911–1996), Venezuelan composer, music director and producer *Alfonzo Ratliff or Alfonso Ratliff (born 1956), American boxer *Alfonzo Sturze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile name, gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonsas Andriuškevičius
Alfonsas Andriuškevičius (born November 18, 1940, in Vilkaviškis, Lithuania) is a poet and art historian. He received the Lithuanian National Prize in 2007 for essay ''Rašymas dūmais'' (''Writing with Smoke'', 2004) and collection of art critique ''Lietuvių dailė 1975-1995'' (''Lithuanian Art 1975-1995'', 1997). Andriuškevičius graduated from Vilnius University in 1965, and went on to explore a variety of disciplines, including ethnography and philosophy. from 1974 to 1990 worked at Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. He taught the Russian language, lectured at the Vilnius Academy of Art The Vilnius Academy of Arts ( lt, Vilniaus dailės akademija, previously ''State Art Institute of Lithuania'') in Vilnius, Lithuania, grants a variety of degrees in the arts. History The Academy traces its roots back to the creation of the Arc ... from 1989 to 2009. His publications include several books of art criticism, four poetry collections, and a collection of thirty essays. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonsas Danys
Alfonsas Danys (16 September 1924 – 2014) was a Lithuanian writer known for satire works, detective fiction and novels about a rural life, Interwar, World War II and the Soviet Lithuania. Early life and education Danys was born to a Lithuanian family of farmers in 1924 in Trumpiškiai, Rokiškis, Lithuania. He was raised in a family of five children: he had one brother and three sisters. In 1937, due to a fire, his parents lost all the buildings and animals on the farm. Danys studied at Rokiškis gymnasium. His first employment was a teacher’s job at Pakriauniai elementary school where he worked for 2 years since 1944 autumn. In 1946, he moved to Kaunas to study at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. In 1947, he moved to Vilnius to study law. In Vilnius, he held a variety of jobs including work at the confectionery factory "Žibutė" where he began writing. Danys finished Lithuanian language and literature studies at the Vilnius Pedagogical Institute. His longest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonsas Dargis
Alfonsas Dargis (12 May 1909, in Reivyčiai, Mažeikiai parish – 13 January 1996, in Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg land, buried in Friedrichshafen cemetery) was a Lithuanian painter, graphic artist, set designer and poet. References 1909 births 1996 deaths Lithuanian painters {{Lithuania-artist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonsas Eidintas
Alfonsas Eidintas (born 4 January 1952 in Vaiguva, Kelmė District Municipality, Lithuania) is a historian, diplomat and novelist. He is Lithuania's Ambassador to Greece. Scholar Between 1969 and 1973, Alfonsas Eidintas studied history at Vilnius Pedagogical University. He went to serve as chief lecturer, docent, head of the Universal History Department, and Deputy Dean at that institution. From 1986 to 1993, he was the Deputy Director for Research at the Lithuanian Institute of History of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. He received his habilitation Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in many European countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excellence in research, teaching and further education, usually including a ... in 1990. Diplomat Eidintas entered the diplomatic service in 1993, serving as Lithuania's Ambassador to the United States. He also served as Lithuania's Ambassador Extraordinary and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonsas Petrulis
Alfonsas Petrulis (1873-1928) was a Lithuanian Roman Catholic priest and journalist, and one of the twenty signatories to the Act of Independence of Lithuania. Born near Biržai, he attended seminaries at Kaunas, Vilnius and St. Petersburg, and was ordained in 1899. He then served in a number of parishes in the Vilnius Diocese. Petrulis was active in the Lithuanian independence movement from 1899 to 1918; he worked in schools and newspapers, and pressed for the freedom to use the Lithuanian language in the church. In 1917 he was a member of the Vilnius Conference, and was elected to the Council of Lithuania, signing the Act of Independence in 1918. He then travelled to Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ..., along with four other council members, to encourag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonsas Žalys
Alfonsas Žalys (October 5, 1929 – December 12, 2006) was a Lithuanian politician. In 1990 he was among those who signed the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania The Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania or Act of March 11 ( lt, Aktas dėl Lietuvos nepriklausomos valstybės atstatymo) was an independence declaration by Lithuania adopted on March 11, 1990, signed by all members of the S .... References 1929 births 2006 deaths Lithuanian politicians Recipients of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas {{Lithuania-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
