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Caro (given Name)
Caro is a given name that is an alternate spelling of Carol and a short form of Caroline. Notable people with the name include: * caro♡ (born 1990), French musician *Caro Crawford Brown (1908–2001) American journalist * Caro Cult (born 1994), German actress * Caro Dahl (1890–1979), Norwegian tennis player *Caro Dawes (1866–1957), Second Lady of the United States *Caro Emerald (born 1981), Dutch pop and jazz singer *Caro Feely (born 1968) South African winemaker *Caro Fraser (1953–2020), British novelist *Caro Jones (1923–2009), Canadian-American actress and casting director *Caro Llewellyn (born 1965), Australian festival director and writer *Caro Lucas (1949–2010), Iranian-Armenian scientist *Caro Benigno Massalongo (1852–1928), Italian botanist *Caro Meldrum-Hanna, Australian journalist * Caro Newling (born 1957), English theatre producer * Caro Niederer (born 1963), Swiss artist *Caro Ramsay, Scottish writer *Caro Roma (1866–1937), American singer and compo ... [...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] |
Caro Llewellyn
Caro Llewellyn (born 1965) is an Australian business executive, artistic director, festival manager and nonfiction writer. As of 2020, she is chief executive officer of the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne. Career Llewellyn is the daughter of Richard Llewellyn and poet Kate Llewellyn. She grew up in Adelaide. Early in her career Llewellyn had a job booking bands for venues. She entered the literary world and became product manager for Random House. From 2002 to 2006 Llewellyn was director of the Sydney Writers' Festival. In 2006 she moved to New York where she was employed by Salman Rushdie to manage the PEN World Voices Festival from 2007. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2009 and found she was no longer able to read. At this time she had been appointed the inaugural director of what later became the Wheeler Centre but resigned before she began in the role. After about three years she discovered that her sight had improved and she was able to read novels again. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caro (surname)
Caro is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Abraham ben Raphael Caro, Turkish rabbi *Alberto Caro (born 1937), Venezuelan chess master *Annibale Caro (1507–1566), Italian poet *Anthony Caro (1924–2013), British sculptor *Antonio Caro (1950–2021), Colombian conceptual artist *David Caro (c.1782–1839), German pedagogue *Elme Marie Caro (1826–1887), French philosopher *Ezekiel Caro (1844–1915), German rabbi and historian *Heinrich Caro (1834–1910), German industrial chemist, first described peroxymonosulfuric acid, or '''Caro's acid''' *Horatio Caro (1862–1920), British chess player * Isaac ben Joseph Caro (1458–1535), Spanish rabbi *Isabelle Caro (1982–2010), French actress *Jane Caro (born 1957), Australian commentator, author and academic *José María Caro Martínez (1830–1916), Chilean politician, first Mayor of Pichilemu *José María Caro Rodríguez (1866–1958), Chilean Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church *Joseph Caro (1488–1575), r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caro Soles
Caro Soles is a Canadian author of science fiction, mystery and erotica literature,"Sci-fi author Soles tests waters of mainstream". ''Kingston Whig-Standard'', April 10, 2001. who has published work both in her own name and under the pen name Kyle Stone. Background Previously a high school French language teacher, when Soles decided she wanted to become a writer she initially tried her hand at a romance novel, instead turning to erotica when her first attempt turned out more BDSM-themed than romantic. Career Her erotic works, published as Kyle Stone, centred on gay male characters; in his 2002 ''Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada'', W. H. New identified Stone as the most commercially successful author of gay literature in Canada. Many, but not all, of her Kyle Stone books were hybrids of erotica and science fiction. During this era, she also co-edited several anthologies of gay male erotica by other writers under her own name, becoming embroiled in the ongoing Canada Customs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caro Roma
Caro Roma (1866–1937) was the stage name of Carrie Northey, an American singer and composer known for Tin Pan Alley era songs. Biography Carrie Northey (Northly has been cited, but Federal Census records and her obituary and death record insist on Northey) was born in California during the gold rush and began performing on stage at age three. She studied in Boston at the New England Conservatory of Music and as a teenager toured in Canada as orchestra conductor for a French opera company. She became prima donna with the Henry Savage Opera Company in Boston and sang opera in the United States and in Europe, also performing for royalty. Northey wrote songs and poetry as a child and developed her composition skills during her years as a performer. In 1932 at age 71, Northey performed nineteen of her songs at a concert in Los Angeles. She died in California. Works Besides her Tin Pan Alley song, Northey wrote sea songs and composed at least one song cycle. Selected works include: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caro Ramsay
Caro Ramsay is a Scottish writer of crime fiction. Her first ten novels are police procedurals, set in Glasgow, featuring DI Colin Anderson and DS Freddie Costello. Background Caro was born in Govan, on Glasgow's south side. A graduate of the British School of Osteopathy, she runs a large osteopath centre in West Scotland, treating animals and humans, and writes in her spare time. Her first novel ''Absolution'' was shortlisted for the CWA New Blood Dagger 2008 and her second ''Singing to the Dead'' was longlisted for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2010. The third in the series, ''Dark Water'', was published on 4 August 2010, and the fourth book ''The Blood of Crows'' was published on 30 August 2012. Critic Cathi Unsworth in ''The Guardian'' opined that Ramsay's series "excels in sense of place, realism, plotting and caustic humour", describing it as "Bleak, black and brilliant". Ramsay was the subject of a 2007 BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caro Niederer
Caro Niederer (born 1963 in Zürich) is a contemporary artist who lives and works in Zürich. Niederer works in a variety of media. Her work encompasses techniques such as painting, photography, video as well as silk tapestries. Niederer is, along with Pipilotti Rist and Sylvie Fleury, one of the most popular contemporary female Swiss artists. Human day-to-day situations from her private life and her immediate environment are the source for most of Niederer's works. These personal snapshots are then re-worked in paintings or form the template for huge hand knotted silk carpets, which the artist gets produced in China. The transformation of an image through its replication in another media is a core theme of Niederer's work. In an ongoing photo series called Interieurs Niederer photographs her sold works in situ in their new owners' homes and offices. Recent major museums exhibitions include Kunstmuseum St.Gallen (2017/2018), CAC Malaga (2006), Haus Lange, Krefeld (2006), Dougla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caro Newling
Caro Newling OBE (born 12 April 1957) is an English theatre producer and currently vice-president of the Society of London Theatre. Newling established the Donmar Warehouse with director Sam Mendes in 1992 and ran the London venue for ten years. Newling and Mendes produced over 70 productions together at the Donmar Warehouse including ''Cabaret'' (1993), ''Company'' (1995), ''The Glass Menagerie'' (1995), '' The Blue Room'' (1998) and ''Electra'' (1999). Newling and Mendes left the Donmar Warehouse in 2002 to found Neal Street Productions with Pippa Harris. In 2012, Newling, Mendes and Harris were joined by former BBC director of UK drama Nicolas Brown. Neal Street Productions projects, produced by Caro Newling, have included The Ferryman, This House, Shrek The Musical and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Early years Caro Newling was born on 12 April 1957. Newling is the adopted daughter of Alfred John Newling and Evelyn Fowler. She attended Brighton & Hove High School a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caro Meldrum-Hanna
Caro Meldrum-Hanna is an Australian investigative journalist. Meldrum-Hanna is best known for her work with ABC Television's ''Four Corners'' program. Among Meldrum-Hanna's stories on ''Four Corners'', two notable reports are an investigation into the treatment of juveniles at the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre entitled " Australia's Shame" and an investigation into a greyhound racing live baiting scandal entitled "Making a Killing". For "Making a Killing", Meldrum-Hanna was the co-recipient of the 2015 Gold Walkley, shared with producer Sam Clark and researcher Max Murch. Also in 2015, she won Journalist of the Year at the Kennedy Awards. Meldrum-Hanna is also known for a three-part ABC documentary which aired in 2018, ''Exposed: The Case of Keli Lane'', which explored the case of waterpolo player Keli Lane, who was convicted of murdering her newborn daughter in 1996. In 2015, Meldrum-Hanna spoke of the tribulations of being a female journalist covering sporting issues, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caro Benigno Massalongo
Caro Benigno Massalongo (25 March 1852, Verona – 18 March 1928, Verona) was an Italian botanist who specialized in the field of hepatocology. He was the son of paleontologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo (1824-1860). He studied botany at the University of Padua, receiving his PhD in 1873. In 1878 he was named professor of botany at the University of Ferrara. He was the author of 264 botanical publications. He was among the first to conduct systematic and scientific studies of plant galls. Eponymy * ''Massalongiella'', (family Nitschkiaceae), taxonomic authority Carlos Luigi Spegazzini (1889). * ''Massalongina'' (Ascomycota), taxonomic authority František Bubák (1916). * ''Massalongoa'', (family Aytoniaceae), taxonomic authority Franz Stephani (1905). Selected works * ''Le galle nella flora italica (Entomocecidii)'', 1893 – Plant galls of Italy (Entomocecidia). * ''Nuova miscellanea teratologica'', 1896 – New miscellaneous teratology. * ''Le piante crittogame del ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caro Lucas
Caro Lucas Ghukasian ( hy, Կարո Լուկաս Ղուկասեան); ( fa, کارو لوکاس قوکاسیان; September 4, 1949 – July 8, 2010) was an Iranian Armenian scientist. His many areas of contribution to Iranian scientific society include biological computing, computational intelligence, uncertain systems, intelligent control, fuzzy systems, neural networks, multiagent systems, swarm intelligence, data mining, business intelligence, financial modeling, knowledge management, systems science, and general design theory. He was honored as an Eternal Figure (Persian: chehreye mandegar چهره ماندگار) by the Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame, which is a distinguishing honor offered to prominent Iranian chancellor scholars.. Biography Early life and education Caro Lucas was born on September 4, 1949, in the historical city of Isfahan, in an Armenian family. Although he was born in Isfahan he grew up in Tehran as he explained in an interview: "As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caro Jones
Caro Jones (1923 – September 3, 2009) was a Canadian-American actress and casting director who was responsible for casting more than 1,000 films, theater productions and television shows over the course of more than forty years, including ''Rocky'', ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' and ''Green Acres''. Biography Early life and career Jones was born in Canada. When she was 18 years old, Jones moved to New York City and was hired as a singer by the musical, ''Oklahomas touring company. She next became a casting assistant to the Theatre Guild's main casting director. She was quickly promoted to head casting director within the Theatre Guild, and began casting for live television as well. One of Jones' first assistants was Les Moonves, who was the president of the CBS television network. Jones married her first husband, fellow singer Arthur Eiseman, while living in New York City. The couple had one son, Jack. Their son, Jack, became an actor and singer, appearing in the original Broadw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
