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Balog
Balog is a Hungarian surname of nobility, see article Balog (genus), a variant of Balogh. Notable people with the surname include: * Bob Balog (1924–2011), American football player in the National Football League *Csaba Balog (born 1972), Hungarian football (midfielder) player *James Balog (born 1952), American photographer whose work revolves around the relationship between humans and nature *Lester Balog (1905–1976), labor activist and founding member of the Workers' Film & Photo League *Marcell Balog (born 1988), Hungarian footballer * Tibor Balog (footballer, born 1963) * Tibor Balog (footballer, born 1966) * Vilmos Balog (born 1975), Hungarian boxer * Zoltán Balog (astronomer) (born 1972), astronomer with the Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona * Zoltán Balog (footballer) (born 1978), Hungarian football defender *Zoltán Balog (politician) (born 1958), Hungarian politician * Zsolt Balog (born 1978), Hungarian football (defender) player * (1932–2014), Croati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoltán Balog (politician)
Zoltán Balog (born 7 January 1958) is a Hungarian Calvinist bishop and former politician, who served as Minister of Human Resources from 2012 to 2018. He is the bishop of the Dunamellék diocese of the Hungarian Reformed Church from January 25, 2021. On February 17, 2021, he was elected pastoral president by the Synod of the Hungarian Reformed Church. Studies and pastoral activity Zoltán Balog was born in Ózd on 7 January 1958. He was a volunteer in the post-WW2 renovation works of church buildings in Wittenberg, Goppeln and Dresden. He was an extramural student of Protestant theology at the Humboldt University in East Berlin in 1980. He finished his secondary studies at the Calvinist College of Debrecen in 1976. He worked as mechanical worker and turner for the Diósgyőr Machine Factory (DIGÉP) between 1976 and 1977. He was a caretaker at the Catholic Social Home of Hosszúhetény from 1979 to 1980. He started his theology studies at the Debrecen Reformed Theological Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Balog
James Balog (pronounced ''BAY-log''; born July 15, 1952) sometimes referred to as Jim Balog, is an American photographer whose work explores the relationship between humans and nature. Since the early 1980s, Balog has photographed such subjects as endangered animals, North America's old-growth forests, and polar ice. His work aims to combine insights from art and science to produce innovative interpretations of our changing world. Balog's best-known project explores the impact of climate change on the world's glaciers. In 2007, he initiated the Extreme Ice Survey, the most wide-ranging ground-based photographic glacier study ever conducted. ''National Geographic'' magazine showcased Balog's ice work in June 2007 and June 2010, and the project is featured in the 2009 NOVA documentary ''Extreme Ice''See Extreme Ice'. as well as the 75-minute film ''Chasing Ice'', which premiered in January 2012. Balog's book ''Ice: Portraits of the World’s Vanishing Glaciers'' summarizes the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balogh
Balogh is a Hungarian surname of nobility, a variant of Balog, see article Balog (genus). Notable people with the surname include: * Ádám Balogh, one of the most famous kuruc colonels during Rákóczi's War for Independence *Béla Balogh, a Hungarian football (soccer) player *Brian Balogh, an American historian * Ernő Balogh, a Hungarian-born and -trained classical pianist * Fritz Balogh, a German football (soccer) player * János Balogh (other), multiple people * József Balogh (other), multiple people *Kálmán Balogh, a Hungarian cimbalom player * László Balogh (painter), Hungarian painter * László Balogh (sport shooter) (born 1958), Hungarian former sport shooter * Mary Balogh, a Welsh-Canadian novelist *Norbert Balogh, Hungarian footballer *Steve Balogh, a member of the Canadian rock band Pink Mountaintops *Suzanne Balogh, an Australian gold medalist in Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's trap * Thomas Balogh, Baron Balogh, a Hungarian eco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balog (genus)
Balog or Balogh was a medieval family or clan (Latin '' generatio'') of Hungarian nobles which is believed to have been founded by the German knight Altmann von Friedberg, somewhat around 1046, when he settled in the Kingdom of Hungary. The family branches spread over time all throughout the Kingdom of Hungary and within the Austrian Empire and Austro-Hungarian Monarchy during the centuries. Notable members: * Paul, Bishop of Veszprém (1263–1275) * Paul, Bishop of Pécs (1293–1306) * Henry Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, ... (fl. 1299–1300) Notable families deriving their ancestry from the Balog: * Derencsényi * Szécsi * Balogh de Mankó Bük * Balogh de Galantha References Hungarian nobility {{Hungary-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Čierny Balog
Čierny Balog (until 1927 also Balog, or Čierny Hronec; hu, Feketebalog) is a municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. History The village arose after 1882 (1888 mentioned as ''Feketebalog'') by a merge of 13 villages (e.g. Balog, Krám, Dobroč, Dolina). Until 1920, it belonged to Hungary, as part of Zólyom County. It played an important role during World War II, as one of the centers of the anti-Nazi Slovak National Uprising. Twin towns – sister cities Čierny Balog is twinned with: * Týniště nad Orlicí, Czech Republic See also *Čierny Hron Railway *List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 Obec, obcí (singular ''obec'', "municipality") in Slovakia. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balog Nad Ipľom
Balog nad Ipl'om (german: Bollig an der Eipel; hu, Ipolybalog) (1232 ''Bolug'', 1351 ''Balogh'') is a village and municipality in the Veľký Krtíš District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia. History In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1232 when the King of Hungary, Andrew II gave the village to Zvolen (Zólyom) town. After, for four centuries it belonged to local noble family Baloghy (Balogov). From 1939 to 1944 it belonged to Hungary again. Notable births * Béla Pásztor, mayor of Veresegyház Genealogical resources The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia" * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1771-1895 * Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1721-1750, 1784-1862 * Census records 1869 of Balog_nad_Iplom are not available at the state archive. See also * List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia This is an alphabe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lester Balog
Lester Balog (April 18, 1905 – February 1976) was a labor activist and founding member of the Workers' Film & Photo League. Born in Hungary, he immigrated to the United States in the early 1920s. A soccer player in Budapest, after immigrating to the U.S. with his family as a teen, he joined the Labor Sports Union in New York. From there, he got involved with other Workers' organizations. In 1925, after mainstream media photographers were beaten during the Passaic Textile Strike in Passaic, New Jersey, he took up a camera to document the strike and the brutality of police toward the strikers. He became a "worker filmmaker" who helped to make the film, Passaic Textile Strike, one of the earliest surviving films about workers' struggles in the United States. In 1926, at the age of 21, and one year from an engineering degree, Balog left Cooper Union in New York City to join the workers' movement. He designed banners and posters for political events, and continued to photogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoltán Balog (astronomer)
Zoltán Balog (born on October 10, 1972 in Szolnok, Hungary) is an astronomer with the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany. In 2006, while at the Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona, Balog's team was the first to observe the complete process of photoevaporation of a protoplanetary disk. Observations Balog's team was the first to observe protoplanetary disk photoevaporation and the resulting dust tail using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The resulting paper was published in '' Astrophysical Journal''. Balog's collaborators and co-authors are astronomers James Muzerolle, Erick T. Young, George Rieke and Kate Su, (5 Oct, 2006) retrieved 8 Jan, 2007 all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoltán Balog (footballer)
Zoltán Balog (born 22 February 1978) is a former Hungarian professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ... defender who currently plays for the Austrian team FC Andau, in the 1. Klasse Nord. National team Balog made his debut on 31 May 2005, in Metz against France. ''(Statistics correct as of 20 July 2009)'' Statistics External linksViborg FF profile at Danmarks Radio [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zsolt Balog
Zsolt Balog (born 10 November 1978 in Békés) is a Hungarian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ... ( defender) player who currently plays for Békéscsaba 1912 Előre SE. External linksPlayer profile at Nemzeti SportPlayer profile at HLSZ 1978 births Living people People from Békés Hungarian footballers Association football defenders Békéscsaba 1912 Előre footballers Budapest Honvéd FC players Debreceni VSC players Vasas SC players Egri FC players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Sportspeople from Békés County {{Hungary-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tibor Balog (footballer, Born 1966)
Tibor Balog (born 1 March 1966) is a football manager and retired Hungarian midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie .... References 1966 births Living people Hungarian footballers MTK Budapest FC players Vác FC players R. Charleroi S.C. players Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C. players Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players R.A.E.C. Mons players Association football midfielders Hungarian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Israel Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Hungary international footballers Hungarian football managers Expatriate football managers in Belgium R. Charleroi S.C. managers Liga Leumit players {{Hungary-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilmos Balog
Vilmos Balog (born 21 February 1975) is a Hungarian former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2010. As an amateur, he represented his country at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Amateur career At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, he was stopped in the second round of the men's welterweight division (– 69 kg) by Colombia's Juan Camilo Novoa. Coached by former Olympian boxer András Botos he qualified for the Athens Games by ending up in first place at the 1st AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. In the final he defeated Ukraine's Viktor Polyakov Viktor Lvovych Polyakov (born September 29, 1981 in Perm, Russia) is a boxer from Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders .... References External links sports-reference 1975 births Living people Hungarian male boxers Welterweight boxers Boxers at the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |