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Colombo (surname)
Colombo is an Italian surname. Literally meaning "dove" it was given to orphans. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 66.9% of all known bearers of the surname ''Colombo'' were residents of Italy (frequency 1:458), 11.3% of Brazil (1:9,111), 7.2% of Argentina (1:2,986), 3.7% of the United States (1:48,838), 3.5% of Sri Lanka (1:2,965), 2.0% of France (1:16,850) and 1.1% of Venezuela (1:13,971). In Italy, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:458) only in one region: Lombardy (1:85). People * Achille Colombo Clerici, Italian lawyer, jurist, author, and community leader *Adolfo Colombo (1868-1953), the most recorded singer in Cuba up to 1925 * Alain Colombo (born 1961), former French professional footballer *Alberto Colombo (born 1946), former Italian racing driver * Alfredo Colombo (born 1921), retired Italian professional football player * Andrea Colombo (born 1974), Italian 100 metres sprinter * Andrés Gerardo Colombo (born 1987), Argentine fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dove
Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily feed on seeds, fruits, and plants. The family occurs worldwide, but the greatest variety is in the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. The family contains 344 species divided into 50 genera. Thirteen of the species are extinct. In English, the smaller species tend to be called "doves" and the larger ones "pigeons". However, the distinction is not consistent, and does not exist in most other languages. Historically, the common names for these birds involve a great deal of variation between the terms. The bird most commonly referred to as just "pigeon" is the domestic pigeon, which is common in many cities as the feral pigeon. Doves and pigeons build relatively flimsy nests, often using sticks and other debris, which may be placed on b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Colombo
Andrea Colombo (born 14 February 1974 in Bollate) is an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. He won nine medals (eight at senior level), at the International athletics competitions, seven of these with national relays team. Biography He finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2000 Olympic Games, together with teammates Francesco Scuderi, Alessandro Cavallaro and Maurizio Checcucci. He also won the gold medal in 200 metres at the 1993 European Junior Championships, and at the 2001 Mediterranean Games he won the silver medal in 200 metres and the gold medal in relay. He also competed at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics, in relay, without reaching the final. His personal best times were 10.23 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in September 1999 in Rieti; and 20.60 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved at the 2001 Mediterranean Games. Olympic results National titles He has won 1 time the individual national championship. *1 win in the 100 metres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Colombo
Claude Colombo (born 1 October 1960 in Nice, France) was a French professional football referee A referee is an official, in a variety of sports and competition, responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection. The official tasked with this job may be known by a variety of other titl .... He refereed 2000 Coupe de France Final. References 1960 births Living people French football referees French sportspeople of Italian descent {{France-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corrado Colombo
Corrado Mario Colombo (born 3 August 1979) is an Italian association football, footballer. He currently plays for A.S.D. Tuttocuoio Calcio, Tuttocuoio as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. Club career Atalanta, Inter and loans Colombo started his career at the famous youth rank of Atalanta B.C., Atalanta. He made his debut on Serie B and for the club in 1998–99 season, and then joined A.C. Pistoiese, Pistoiese (Serie B). He was signed by the giant F.C. Internazionale Milano, Internazionale in the summer of 2000 in co-ownership (football), co-ownership deal. He made his Serie A debut on 1 October 2000 against Reggina Calcio, and four other appearances at Coppa Italia, Italian Super Cup and the UEFA Cup match, in which he scored. In October, he was on loan to Torino Calcio (Serie B) along with Sixto Peralta, due to there being too many strikers on the squad. He failed to return to Inter, but was sold back to Atalanta, this time in the Serie A. His first ever S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrystian Colombo
Chrystian Gabriel Colombo (born 1952) is an Argentine businessman and politician who served as Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers during the presidency of Fernando de la Rúa, from 2000 to 2001. He served as cabinet chief during the December 2001 riots, and resigned alongside De la Rúa in their aftermath. Early life Colombo was born in 1952 in Zapala, Neuquén Province. He graduated with a licenciatura degree on economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (UCA). Political career During the presidency of Raúl Alfonsín, in June 1985, Colombo was appointed as president of the Banco Nacional de Desarrollo (BANADE), in replacement of Mario Brodersohn. Later, Colombo worked in the private sector as part of Gupo Pérez Companc, as a stockbroker in the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, as vice president of the Sociedad de la Bolsa Macro, and as manager of the Banco Río de la Plata (later Banco Santander Río) stock market. In 1999, upon the election of Fernando de l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Colombo Nilsen
Christine Colombo Nilsen (married Hajo, born 30 April 1982) is a retired Norwegian football goalkeeper. She currently (2012) plays for Vålerenga in the Toppserien. She is also a member of the Norway women's national football team. She has appeared nine times for the national team since her debut on March 11, 2006 in a match against Finland. She was a member of the 2007 Women's World Cup squad. On June 9, 2008 Nilsen was named to the Norwegian roster for the 2008 Summer Olympics to be held in Beijing, China. In autumn 2009 Nilsen joined French champions Olympique Lyonnais where she stood in goal for several rounds of the UEFA Women's Champions League, which OL won in 2010 by beating Turbine Potsdam in the Final. Nilsen left Olympique Lyonnais in July 2010 and returned to Norway to work as a hairdresser with no plans to continue in football. But she was persuaded to stand in goal for Arna-Bjørnar for a few games in the autumn while Erika Skarbø was injured, and was also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Colombo
Charles Martin Colombo (July 20, 1920 – May 7, 1986) was an American soccer player who earned 11 caps as center-half for the United States men's national soccer team. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. He also played for the United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Biography Born and raised in The Hill area of St. Louis, Missouri, Colombo played professionally for St. Louis Simpkins-Ford, winning National Challenge Cup medals with them in 1948 and 1950. He was known as "Gloves" because he always wore gloves when he played, regardless of the weather. Colombo played for the U.S. team from 1948 to 1952, including the 1–0 upset victory over England in the 1950 FIFA World Cup, in which his foul against Blackpool forward Stanley Mortensen in the second half gave England the chance to tie the game. The header from the resulting free kick came very close to scoring a goal, but was saved by goalkeeper Frank Borghi at the last second. The day after U.S. victor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camila Colombo
Camila Colombo Seré (born 4 June 1990) is a Uruguayan psychopedagogue and chess player. She was awarded the title of Woman International Master (WIM) by FIDE in 2012. Colombo is a multiple-time national women's champion. Personal life Born in Montevideo, Camila Colombo at age 8, together with her sisters, learned to play chess with her father. Colombo studied education at the at the University of the Republic, and psychopedagogy at Instituto Universitario CEDIIAP. Since 2011 she has lived in Spain and works at the ''Club Mágico de Extremadura'' as a sports and therapeutic chess instructor. She is studying for a master's degree in neuropsychological rehabilitation and cognitive stimulation at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Chess She went on to play at the Uruguayan School of Chess for Club Banco República and participated in several national and international tournaments. In 2002 Colombo became the Uruguayan girls U12 champion and the South American school girls U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bartolomeo Colombo
Bartholomew Columbus ( lij, label= Genoese, Bertomê Corombo; pt, Bartolomeu Colombo; es, Bartolomé Colón; it, Bartolomeo Colombo; – 1515) was an Italian explorer from Genoa and the younger brother of Christopher Columbus. Biography Born in Genoa, then the capital city of the Republic of Genoa, in the 1460s Bartholomew was a mapmaker in Lisbon, the principal center of cartography of the time, and conceived with his brother the "Enterprise of the Indies", a planned expedition to reach the Orient and its lucrative spice trade by a western rather than an eastern route. In 1489 he went to England to seek assistance from Henry VII for the execution of the expedition. He was taken by pirates and landed in England in a destitute condition, and on presenting himself at Court was unfavorably received. He then sought help at the court of Charles VIII in France, again without success. Meanwhile, his brother Christopher was in Castile trying to persuade Isabella I of Castile and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusto Colombo
Augusto Colombo (1902 in Milan – 1969) was an Italian painter. After attending the school of arts and crafts run by the Società Umanitaria in Milan, Colombo enrolled at the Brera Academy for the evening classes taught by Giuseppe Palanti and then Ambrogio Alciati’s course of nude studies. He was awarded the Cesare Sarfatti Prize in 1924, which enabled him to spend the next two years in Rome, Florence and Paris. Having returned to Milan, he took part in the city’s exhibitions with portraits and large-scale compositions on social and religious subjects. The art school he opened in his studio in 1933 was to have over 800 pupils during its 36 years of operation. A militant antifascist, he depicted the horrors of war in a series of works during World War II and subsequently played a leading role in Milan’s cultural life, founding the magazine Valori and promoting the activities of the Famiglia Meneghina organisation. The large-scale compositions on religious subjects were combin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrigo Colombo
Arrigo Colombo (1916–1998) was an Italian film producer. He founded Jolly Film with Giorgio Papi, which produced ''Duello nel Texas'' (1963). Arrigo Colombo and Giorgio Papi hired Sergio Leone to direct ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (1964) with a budget of 200.000 dollars. He was the only one who accepted the project by Giuliano Montaldo '' Sacco e Vanzetti'' (1971). Filmography As producer As writer As director * ''Black Magic Black magic, also known as dark magic, has traditionally referred to the use of supernatural powers or magic for evil and selfish purposes, specifically the seven magical arts prohibited by canon law, as expounded by Johannes Hartlieb in 145 ...'' (1949) References External links * 1916 births 1998 deaths Italian film producers {{Italy-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armando Colombo
Armando Colombo is an electrical engineer with the Schneider Electric Automation GmbH in Bavaria, Germany. Colombo was named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2016 for his contributions to industrial cyber-physical system A cyber-physical system (CPS) or intelligent system is a computer system in which a mechanism is controlled or monitored by computer-based algorithms. In cyber-physical systems, physical and software components are deeply intertwined, able to oper ...s. References Fellow Members of the IEEE Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{Germany-engineer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
