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Alicja Węgorzewska-Whiskerd
Alicja is a Polish language given name that is equivalent to Alice in English. Notable people with the name include: * Alicja Bachleda-Curuś (born 1983), Polish actress and singer * Alicja Boratyn (born 1992), Polish singer * Alicja Dorabialska (1897–1975), Polish chemist * Alicja Fiodorow, Paralympian athlete from Poland competing mainly in category T46 sprint events * Alicja Janosz (born 1985), the winner of Polish Idol in 2002 * Alicja Kotowska (died 1939), Polish nun, head of the Resurrectionist convent in Wejherowo 1934 to 1939, martyred by the German Nazis in 1939 * Alicja Majewska (born 1948), Polish singer * Alicja Olechowska (born 1956), Polish politician * Alicja Pęczak (born 1970), retired breaststroke and medley swimmer from Poland * Alicja Rosolska, Polish professional tennis player *Alicja Sakaguchi (born 1954), Polish linguist and university professor in the field of Esperanto and interlinguistics * Alicja Szemplińska (born 2002), also known mononymously as Alicj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Language
Polish (Polish: ''język polski'', , ''polszczyzna'' or simply ''polski'', ) is a West Slavic language of the Lechitic group written in the Latin script. It is spoken primarily in Poland and serves as the native language of the Poles. In addition to being the official language of Poland, it is also used by the Polish diaspora. There are over 50 million Polish speakers around the world. It ranks as the sixth most-spoken among languages of the European Union. Polish is subdivided into regional dialects and maintains strict T–V distinction pronouns, honorifics, and various forms of formalities when addressing individuals. The traditional 32-letter Polish alphabet has nine additions (''ą'', ''ć'', ''ę'', ''ł'', ''ń'', ''ó'', ''ś'', ''ź'', ''ż'') to the letters of the basic 26-letter Latin alphabet, while removing three (x, q, v). Those three letters are at times included in an extended 35-letter alphabet, although they are not used in native words. The traditional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice (other)
Alice may refer to: * Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname Literature * Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll * ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor * ''Alice'' (Hermann book), a 2009 short story collection by Judith Hermann Computers * Alice (computer chip), a graphics engine chip in the Amiga computer in 1992 * Alice (programming language), a functional programming language designed by the Programming Systems Lab at Saarland University * Alice (software), an object-oriented programming language and IDE developed at Carnegie Mellon * Alice mobile robot * Artificial Linguistic Internet Computer Entity, an open-source chatterbot * Matra Alice, a home micro-computer marketed in France * Alice, a brand name used by Telecom Italia for internet and telephone services Video games * '' Alice: An Interactive Museum'', a 1991 adventure game * ''American McGee's Alice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicja Bachleda-Curuś
Alicja Bachleda-Curuś (pron. ; born 12 May 1983) is a Mexican-born Polish actress and singer, who has appeared in films including ''Trade'', '' Ondine'' and ''Pan Tadeusz''. Early life Bachleda-Curuś was born in Tampico, Mexico. She is the daughter of Lidia and Tadeusz Bachleda-Curuś, a geologist who was working in Mexico at that time. Her uncle, Adam Bachleda-Curuś, is the former mayor of Zakopane, Poland. While growing up in Poland, Bachleda studied at the Elzbieta Armatys' Theater, Music and Dance Studio. She studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City. Acting career At age 15, Bachleda landed a lead role in the 1999 film ''Pan Tadeusz'', directed by Academy Award-winning Polish director Andrzej Wajda. Four years later, she won a role in Polish soap opera ''Na dobre i na złe''. Bachleda then began crossing over into mainstream films outside Poland, appearing in the German film ''Sommersturm,'' a coming of age story, in 2004. Bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicja Boratyn
Ala Boratyn (), also known mononymously as Ala, born Alicja Julia Boratyn on 27 November 1992, is a Polish singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in 2005 as one of the lead singers of Polish girl duo Blog 27. With Blog 27, Boratyn enjoyed success in her native Poland, Central Europe, and Japan. Having departed from the band in 2006, she embarked on a short-lived solo career before becoming member of the bands Wicked Giant, New People and Ala Zastary. Career Boratyn debuted in 2005 as a member of the Polish band Blog 27 which she founded with a childhood friend Tola Szlagowska. The duo achieved commercial success with their debut album ''LOL'' which in 2006 charted in several European countries and Japan. It was certified double platinum in Poland and included three moderate international hits: "Uh La La La", " Hey Boy (Get Your Ass Up)" and " Wid Out Ya". As part of Blog 27, Ala toured in Western Europe supporting the popular German band Tokio Hotel. In October 2006, Ala announced h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicja Dorabialska
Alicja Dorabialska (14 October 1897 – 1975), was a Polish chemist. Life Alicja Dorabialska was born in Sosnowiec, Vistula Land, Russian Empire (now Poland) on 14 October 1897. She graduated from a high school in Warsaw in 1914 and then enrolled in the Physical-Mathematical Department of the Moscow Higher Women's Courses the following year, graduating in 1918. Dorabialska received her Ph.D. from the University of Warsaw in 1922 and studied under Marie Curie at the Radium Institute, Paris in 1925. Dorabialska was an assistant in the Institute of Physical Chemistry in Warsaw University of Technology from 1918 to 1932. Two years later she was appointed an assistant professor in the department of physical and inorganic chemistry of Lviv Polytechnic in 1934 and served as the department chair during World War II. In 1945 Dorabialska was promoted to full professor and served as dean of the chemistry department from 1945 to 1951. She was also chair of the department from 1945 to 1968. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicja Fiodorow
Alicja Fiodorow-Jeromin (born 22 May 1985) is a Paralympic athlete from Poland competing mainly in category T46 sprint events. She competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There she won a bronze medal in the women's 400 metres - T46 event, finished fourth in the women's 100 metres - T46 event and finished fourth in the women's 200 metres - T46 event. Competing in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China, she won a silver medal in the women's 200 metres - T46 event and a bronze medal in the women's 100 metres - T46 event. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, she won a silver medal in the women's 200 metres T46 event. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ..., she won the bronze medal in Women's 200 metres T47. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicja Janosz
Alicja Janosz (born 4 June 1985 in Pszczyna) is a Polish singer. She is the winner of 2002 Polish Idol. She also appeared in ''World Idol'', where she sang "I Don't Know How to Love Him" from ''Jesus Christ Superstar''. In November 2002, her debut album, ''Ala Janosz'', was released. In 2003, she recorded a song for the Polish version of ''Jungle Book 2,'' "Przyjaciel dobra rzecz" ("A friend is a good thing"). In April 2003, she recorded "To co w nas ukryte" for the Polish reality show "9 niezwykłych tygodni" ("9 amazing weeks"). In 2004, she took part in the Polish preselection to the Eurovision Song Contest and came 4th out of 15 acts. In 2005, she contributed the song "I'm still alive" to the charity album Voyces United for UNHCR. In 2005, she recorded the song "Że z wiatrem raz" with Piotr Banach. In 2011, she released her second studio album, ''Vintage''. Discography Albums * ''Ala Janosz'' POL #44 * ''Vintage Vintage, in winemaking, is the process of picking g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicja Kotowska
Alicja Jadwiga Kotowska (, Warsaw – 11 November 1939, near Wielka Piaśnica) was a Polish religious sister who was head of the Resurrectionist convent in Wejherowo between 1934 and 1939. She was arrested by the Gestapo on 24 October 1939 during prayer and murdered alongside over 300 other Poles and Jews on 11 November in one of the Piaśnica massacres. Witnesses reported seeing her comfort Jewish children while being transported. She was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church in 1999 as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II. Life Kotowska was born on 20 November 1899 to a devout Catholic family, the second of eight children. During World War I she worked as a nurse. She took her vows on 2 February 1924, but continued her academic studies in addition to her duties, earning a Masters degree in chemistry in 1929. She later worked as a teacher and headmistress of a school. Death She was arrested by the Gestapo The (), abbreviated Gestapo (; ), was the official secre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicja Majewska
Alicja Majewska (born May 30, 1948 in Wrocław, Poland) is a Polish singer. From 1971 to 1974, she was a member of the band Partita as vocalist. In 1975, she received the main award at the National Festival of Polish Song in Opole. She was awarded a Grand Prix at the 1980 festival in Rostock, and was honored in Havana (1985). She received the " Gloria Artis" medal.Andrzej Rozbicki, ""Woła nas Pan" w Toronto ", Gazeta, Dziennik Polonii w Kanadzie Biography She spent her early childhood in Olbierzowice, where her parents were teachers. She is a graduate of the Faculty of Psychology and Pedagogy at the University of Warsaw in the field of andragogy. She made her debut in 1968 at the 4th Soviet Song Festival in Zielona Góra. Honored with the Bronze (2005) and Gold (2020) Medal "For Merit to Culture Gloria Artis". From 2019 to 2022, she participated as a trainer in the first three editions of the TVP2 program '' The Voice Senior''. Discography *1976 ''Bywają takie dni'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicja Olechowska
Alicja Danuta Olechowska (born 10 February 1956) is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 6395 votes in 20 Warsaw district as a candidate from the Civic Platform Civic Platform ( pl, Platforma Obywatelska, PO)The party is officially the Civic Platform of the Republic of Poland (''Platforma Obywatelska Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''). is a political party in Poland. It is currently led by Donald Tusk. It w ... list. She was also a member of Sejm 2001-2005. See also * Members of Polish Sejm 2005-2007 External linksAlicja Olechowska - parliamentary page– includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches. Members of the Polish Sejm 2005–2007 Members of the Polish Sejm 2001–2005 Women members of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland Civic Platform politicians 1956 births Living people 21st-century Polish women politicians Members of the Polish Sejm 2007–2011 Members of the Polish Sejm 2011–2015< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicja Pęczak
Alicja Pęczak (born 13 January 1970 in Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian) is a retired breaststroke and medley swimmer from Poland, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country: in 1992 and 1996. A member of Astoria Bydgoszcz Astoria Bydgoszcz, also known as simply Astoria, is a Polish multi-sports club most known for the professional men's basketball team, based in Bydgoszcz. Playing in the Polish Basketball League and in the past in the FIBA Korać Cup. History In ... and AZS-AWF Gdańsk, she is best known for winning several medals at the FINA Short Course World Championships. Pęczak was banned for 18 months because of doping use. References * Living people 1970 births Polish female breaststroke swimmers Polish female medley swimmers Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Poland Astoria Bydgoszcz sportspeople Sportspeople from Bydgoszcz Medalists at the FINA World Swimmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicja Rosolska
Alicja Rosolska (; born 1 December 1985) is a professional tennis player from Poland. On 9 June 2003, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 636. On 10 June 2019, she peaked at No. 23 in the doubles rankings. Rosolska has won nine doubles titles on the WTA Tour in her career (in Cachantún with Līga Dekmeijere, in Marbella with Klaudia Jans-Ignacik, in Budapest with Anabel Medina Garrigues, in Monterrey with Gabriela Dabrowski, in Bastad with Andreea Mitu, in St. Petersburg with Jeļena Ostapenko, again in Monterrey with Nao Hibino, in Nottingham with Abigail Spears and in Charleston with Anna-Lena Grönefeld), as well as 14 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She represented Poland in Fed Cup and both 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, in the women's doubles competitions again with Jans-Ignacik. Personal life Her sister, Aleksandra Rosolska, is also a tennis player. Professional career 2004–07: First WTA doubles final, Grand Slam debut In August 2004, she play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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