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Avo (name)
Avo is a masculine given name and may refer to: *Avo Keel (born 1962), Estonian volleyball player and coach * Avo Kiir (born 1952), Estonian Lutheran clergyman and politician *Avo Paistik (1936−2013), Estonian cartoonist, author, film director, painter and pastor *Avo Sõmer (born 1934), Estonian-American musicologist and composer * Avo Üprus (born 1954), Estonian politician *Avo Uvezian (born 1926), American jazz pianist and cigar manufacturer *Avo Viiol Avo Viiol (sometimes also spelled as Aavo Viiol; born 5 August 1958) is a former head of and a famous Estonian embezzler. Between December 1999 and August 2002, Viiol, then working as head of the Estonian Culture Fund, embezzled the Fund of 8, ... (born 1958), Estonian embezzler See also * Aavo References {{Given name Estonian masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avo Keel
Avo Keel (born 1 October 1962) is an Estonian volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ... coach and former player. He currently coaches Pärnu. Sporting achievements References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Keel, Avo 1962 births Living people Volleyball coaches of international teams Estonian volleyball coaches Sportspeople from Võru Soviet men's volleyball players Estonian men's volleyball players Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class Estonian beach volleyball players Men's beach volleyball players Beach volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic beach volleyball players of Estonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avo Kiir
Avo Kiir (born 23 February 1952 in Mäetaguse) is an Estonian Lutheran Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched th ... clergyman and politician. He was a member of VII Riigikogu. References Living people 1952 births Estonian Lutheran clergy Estonian National Independence Party politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1992–1995 Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 4th Class People from Alutaguse Parish {{Estonia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avo Paistik
Avo Paistik (21 April 1936 − 3 December 2013) was an Estonian cartoonist, author, illustrator, film director, painter and pastor. Born in Tallinn, Paistik animation short film credits included ''Lend'', ''Tolmuimeja'', ''Klaabu'', ''Nipi ja tige kala'', ''Klaabu kosmoses'', ''Naksitrallid'' and ''Naksitrallid II''. He left animation in 1991 to become a pastor A pastor (abbreviated as "Pr" or "Ptr" , or "Ps" ) is the leader of a Christian congregation who also gives advice and counsel to people from the community or congregation. In Lutheranism, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy and .... Avo Paistik died of an undisclosed disease-related cause on 3 December 2013, aged 77. References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avo Sõmer
Avo Sõmer (born 1934) is an American musicologist music theorist, and composer, of Estonian birth. Sõmer was born in Tartu, Estonia. He emigrated from Estonia with his parents in 1944, when he was ten years old, first to Germany and then to the United States. He had already begun playing the piano as a child in Pärnu. In Germany he took some piano lessons and instruction in theory, and began to compose, but systematic instruction in music came only later. He majored in music education, piano performance, and composition at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, followed by graduate studies at the University of Michigan where, in 1957, he earned an M. A. with a thesis on Monteverdi's madrigals, and then, in 1963, a PhD with a dissertation "The Keyboard Music of Johann Jakob Froberger". In 1962 he joined the faculty of the University of Connecticut, where he remained until his retirement in 2000. Since that time he has increased his activity as a writer, and has spoken at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avo Ãœprus
Avo Üprus (born January 10, 1954) is an Estonian politician. He was a member of X Riigikogu. He has been a member of Res Publica Party Res Publica Party ( et, Erakond Res Publica) was a political party in Estonia that self-identified as conservative. Established as a party on 8 December 2001, the political organisation Res Publica was founded already as early as 1989 and exist .... References Living people 1954 births Members of the Riigikogu, 2003–2007 Place of birth missing (living people) Res Publica Party politicians {{Estonia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avo Uvezian
Avo Uvezian (March 22, 1926 in Beirut, French Lebanon – March 24, 2017 in Orlando, FL) was an Armenian-American cigar manufacturer, jazz pianist and composer. Early life Avedis "Avo" Uvezian was born to a family of musicians. His mother was a singer, while his father was a composer and conductor for a symphony orchestra. His parents' experience with music allowed him to develop his talents as a young man. Career Uvezian joined a jazz trio called the Lebanon Boys. They received a contract to perform at a hotel in Baghdad where they stayed for one year. After this, they signed a contract to perform at a hotel in Iran. While there, Avo received an invitation from Shah Reza Pahlavi to perform at his palace. In an interview with Cigar Aficionado, Avo described this point in his career: "I spoke Farsi (referring to Persian), so it sort of broke the ice with the Shah. I remember they were trying to dance the jitterbug and I said, 'You don't know how to dance that right. Let me sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avo Viiol
Avo Viiol (sometimes also spelled as Aavo Viiol; born 5 August 1958) is a former head of and a famous Estonian embezzler. Between December 1999 and August 2002, Viiol, then working as head of the Estonian Culture Fund, embezzled the Fund of 8,510,910 EEK, sometimes by forging expense documents, and caused 17,868 EEK of damages through unnecessary cash advance fees. On 14 August 2002, Estonian Internal Security Service arrested Viiol after the Estonian Ministry of Culture had detected suspicious activity regarding management of the Fund's assets. On 7 January 2003, the Tallinn City Court convicted Viiol of official forgery and grand embezzlement using the ''simple trial procedure'' ( et, lihtmenetlus). Viiol was sentenced to two years and eight months of imprisonment, then released prematurely in February 2004. Use of embezzled funds According to Viiol, he lost most of the embezzled funds through playing in casinos, being a compulsive gambler. Ironically, a signif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aavo
Aavo is an Estonian masculine given name. As of 1 January 2021, Aavo was the 220th most popular male name in Estonia. The name Aavo is the most common in Põlva County, where 12.12 per 10,000 inhabitants of the county bear the name. Individuals bearing the name Aavo include: * Aavo-Valdur Mikelsaar (born 1941), medical scientist and geneticist * Aavo Mölder (born 1944), politician * Aavo Ots (1951–2023), trumpet player, conductor and music teacher *Aavo Pikkuus (born 1954), cyclist * Aavo Põhjala (born 1957), judoka and judoka coach *Aavo Sarap (born 1962), football coach *Aavo Sillandi Aavo Sillandi (until 1936 Nikolai Kleinson; 17 June 1912 – 22 October 1983) was an Estonian footballer and sport coach. He was born in Pechory, Russia. In 1936 he joined with the sport club JS Estonia Tallinn. Before 1941 the club won several Es ... (1912–1983), footballer and coach * Aavo Sirk (born 1945), physicist References {{given name Masculine given names Estonian masculine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also * * Estonia (other) * Languages of Estonia * List of Estonians This is a list of notable Estonians. Architects * Andres Alver (born 1953) *Dmitri Bruns (1929–2020) * Karl Burman (1882–1965) * Eugen Habermann (1884–1944) *Georg Hellat (1870–1943) *Otto Pius Hippius (1826–1883) * Erich Jacoby (1885†... {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
