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Bor (name)
Bor is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with this name include: Surname *Andy Bor (born 1963), Australian ski coach and sighted guide for visually impaired skiers *Barna Bor (born 1968), Hungarian judoka and Olympics competitor * Dávid Bor (born 1994), Hungarian footballer * Dekel Bor (born ?), Israeli jazz guitarist and composer * Eleanor Bor (1898–1957), British travel writer; wife of Norman Bor * Guy Thornton Bor ( Max Adrian; 1903–1973), Irish actor and singer * Hilda Bor (1910–1993), British classical pianist * Hillary Bor (born 1989), Kenyan-born American track and field athlete * Jamtsyn Bor (born 1958), Mongolian wrestler * Jan Bor (1886–1943), Czech theater director and playwright * Katalin Bor (born 1990), Hungarian swimmer and Olympics competitor *Matej Bor ( Vladimir Pavšič; 1913–1993), Slovene poet, translator, playwright, journalist, and partisan *Milan Bor (1936–1998), Czechoslovakian-born German sound engineer * Modesta Bor (1926–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Bor
Nathan "Nat" Bor (March 1, 1913 – June 13, 1972) was an American boxer who won a light weight bronze medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He continued primarily a professional welterweight boxing career until around 1940, when he served as a Marine in WWII, before returning to start a dry cleaning business in his home of Fall River, Massachusetts. Personal Bor was Jewish, and of Russian heritage. He was born in Fall River, Massachusetts on March 1, 1913. Amateur career As an amateur, Bor won 90 of 95 bouts, taking both the New England and then the National lightweight championships. During his amateur career, he sidelined as a telephone operator in his home of Fall River. As the 1932 United States Amateur Lightweight Champion, he was sent to the Los Angeles Olympics and received the Olympic bronze medal in the lightweight class after winning the third place fight against Mario Bianchini on August 13. Bor was coached by the talented Spike Webb, the American team boxing coac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BOR (other)
Bor may refer to: Places Populated places * Bor (Tachov District), a town in Plzeň Region, Czech Republic * Bor, Petnjica, Montenegro * Bor, Russia, the name of many inhabited localities in Russia * Bor District, a district in Serbia ** Bor, Serbia, a town in Bor District * Bor, South Sudan, the capital of Jonglei State, South Sudan * Bor County, in Jonglei State, South Sudan * Bor, Sweden, a village in Jönköping County, Sweden * Bor, Niğde, a district center of Niğde Province, Turkey * Bór (other), various settlements in Poland Other places * Bor (Martian crater) * Bor (PKP station), a former railway station in Hel, Poland * Bor Airport (South Sudan) People * Bor (name), notable people with this surname or given name Fiction and mythology *Borr, sometimes anglicized Bor, a god in Norse mythology, father of the god Odin *Bor (comics), an Asgardian in the Marvel Universe Other * Bill of rights * Bor fruit, more commonly known as Ber * Bor language (disambigua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bór (other)
Bór may refer to: * Bór, Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) * Bór, Lesser Poland Voivodeship (south Poland) * Bór, Opole Lubelskie County in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) *Bór, Zamość County in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) * Bór, Podlaskie Voivodeship (north-east Poland) * Bór, Pomeranian Voivodeship (north Poland) *Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski Generał Tadeusz Komorowski (1 June 1895 – 24 August 1966), better known by the name Bór-Komorowski (after one of his wartime code-names: ''Bór'' – "The Forest") was a Polish military leader. He was appointed commander in chief a day bef ..., a Polish officer and Commander of the Home Army See also * {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Yiu-bor
Li Yiu-bor, OBE, JP (22 October 1909 – 6 September 1976) was a Hong Kong teacher, publisher, politician and religious leader. Biography Li was born on 22 October 1909 and was educated at the Wah Yan College. He became a teacher at the school in November 1930 and was transferred to the Kowloon branch in April 1931 until his retirement in August 1963. After that, he started the publishing house, Modern Education Research Society Ltd. He was member of the Hong Kong Teachers' Association and its Chairman. He represented the Hong Kong Civic Association, a political organisation closely tied to the Teachers' Association in the 1956 Urban Council election. He won a seat for the Civic Association and continued to serve until he stepped down in 1969. For his service he was made Justice of the Peace in 1963 and Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1965. Li was a devoted Catholic and was an active leader in the Church. He founded the Serra Club of Hong Kong and became its head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hui Chak Bor
Hui Chak Bor (born 7 May 1968) is a Hong Kong former Cycle sport, cyclist. He competed in the Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's team time trial, team time trial at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In 1998 he won a bronze medal at invitational competition in Taipei. By 2002, he had retired from international competition. He later became a manager for a Taiwan-based bicycle Rim (wheel), wheel rim manufacturing company. References 1968 births Living people Hong Kong male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Hong Kong Cyclists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Hong Kong Cyclists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Place of birth missing (living people) Cyclists at the 1986 Asian Games Cyclists at the 1990 Asian Games Cyclists at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Hong Kong {{HongKong-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bor S
Bor may refer to: Places Populated places * Bor (Tachov District), a town in Plzeň Region, Czech Republic * Bor, Petnjica, Montenegro * Bor, Russia, the name of many inhabited localities in Russia * Bor District, a district in Serbia ** Bor, Serbia, a town in Bor District * Bor, South Sudan, the capital of Jonglei State, South Sudan * Bor County, in Jonglei State, South Sudan * Bor, Sweden, a village in Jönköping County, Sweden * Bor, Niğde, a district center of Niğde Province, Turkey * Bór (other), various settlements in Poland Other places * Bor (Martian crater) * Bor (PKP station), a former railway station in Hel, Poland * Bor Airport (South Sudan) People *Bor (name), notable people with this surname or given name Fiction and mythology *Borr, sometimes anglicized Bor, a god in Norse mythology, father of the god Odin *Bor (comics), an Asgardian in the Marvel Universe Other * Bill of rights * Bor fruit, more commonly known as Ber * Bor language (disambiguatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bor-ming Jahn
Bor-ming Jahn (; 24 August 1940 – 1 December 2016) was a Taiwanese-French geochemist. Born in Miaoli on 24 August 1940, Jahn graduated from Hsinchu Senior High School and attended National Taiwan University, where, in 1963, he earned a bachelor's degree in geology. He obtained a master's degree in geochemistry from Brown University in 1967, and completed a doctorate at the University of Minnesota in 1972. After postdoctoral work and further research at NASA and the Lunar Science Institute, Jahn moved to France and joined the University of Rennes I faculty in 1976. Jahn acquired French nationality in May 1980. In 2003, he returned to Taiwan, serving as distinguished research fellow affiliated with the Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica from August 2004 to 2010. He left Academia Sinica to take an appointment at NTU, as distinguished chair professor of the department of geosciences. Between 2006 and 2016, Jahn was chief editor of the ''Journal of Asian Earth Sciences'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bor Pavlovčič
Bor Pavlovčič (born 27 June 1998) is a retired Slovenian ski jumper. Career Pavlovčič made his FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, World Cup debut in January 2016 in Sapporo. His best World Cup result is second place in Klingenthal on 7 February 2021. He also represented Slovenia at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, where he won gold in the Ski jumping at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics – Boys' normal hill individual, boy's normal hill competition. World Cup Standings Individual starts References {{DEFAULTSORT:Pavlovcic, Bor 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Jesenice, Jesenice Slovenian male ski jumpers Ski jumpers at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Youth Olympic gold medalists for Slovenia 21st-century Slovenian people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zsolt Bor
Zsolt Bor (born 1949) is a Hungarian physicist, currently working at the University of Szeged. He has a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University in Kiev (1973), an MSc in physics (1974), and PhD in Physics from JATE University (1975). He is a member of the Academia Europaea, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the Quantum Electronics and Optics Division of the European Physical Society, the Commission on Quantum Electronics, and Hungarian Physical Society Department of Optics and Quantum Electronics. He is one of the inventors of the ''Rhinolight phototherapeutical apparatus'' for hay fever therapy. References 1949 births Living people Members of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Academic staff of the University of Szeged 20th-century Hungarian physicists 21st-century Hungarian physicists {{Physicist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Bor
Walter George Bor CBE (14 October 1916 – 4 October 1999) was an Austrian-born British town planner and architect who was influential in the development of new towns in the UK and elsewhere in the second half of the twentieth century. Life and career He was born Walter Bukbinder in Vienna, the son of a secular Jewish Czech chemical engineer. Jonathan Glancey, ''Walter Bor: He salvaged a vision of modern architecture from the ruin of war'', The Guardian, 12 October 1999 Retrieved 23 January 2013 He studied architecture at , b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vane Bor
Stevan Živadinović (20 November 1908 – 6 May 1993), known by his pen name Vane Bor, was a Serbian artist active in the Surrealist movement. He produced various collages, photograms and photographs, as well as theoretical texts and poems. He is best known for his books "Vane Bor i Marko Ristić" and "Anti-zid" which influenced many writers, including Aleksandar Vučo, Marko Ristić, Rastko Petrović, Oskar Davičo, and others. He was born in the mining village of Bor, from which he took his pseudonym. His parents were Dragutin and Desanka Živadinović, both prominent doctors. His sister, Jelica, became better known as Ševa Ristić ''Nightmare Stage by Željko Malnar'' (original title in English, later also in Croatian ''Noćna mora Željka Malnara'') was a late night talk show hosted by maverick traveler and author Željko Malnar. It was broadcast live on Croatian TV s ..., also a surrealist artist and married to Marko Ristić. References {{Authority control 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
