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Clara (given Name)
Clara or Klara is a female given name. It is the feminine form of the Late Latin name ''Clarus'' which meant "clear, bright, famous". Various early male Christian saints were named Clarus; the feminine form became popular after the 13th-century Saint Clare of Assisi (called Chiara in Italian), one of the followers of Saint Francis, who renounced her privileged background and founded the order of Poor Clares. ''Clare'' was the main English form of the name used in the Middle Ages, but the Latin spelling ''Clara'' became more popular in the 19th century. Glara is a related Kurdish name with a common origin, meaning "vision or brightness". People with this name Given name * Clara Alm (born 1996), Swedish footballer *Clara Amfo (born 1984), British broadcaster and presenter * Clara Arthur (1858–1929), American suffragist * Clara Ayres (1880–1917), American nurse during the First World War * Clara Barton (1821–1912), pioneer American teacher, nurse and humanitarian * Clar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare (given Name)
Clare is a given name, the Medieval English form of Clara. The related name ''Clair'' was traditionally considered male, especially when spelled without an 'e', but Clare and Claire are usually female. It is very often associated with the Irish County Clare. That name was derived from the Irish word ('Clár') given to a small bridge that crossed the River Fergus near the town of Ennis in what is now County Clare. Women * Saint Clare of Assisi (1194–1253), foundress of the Order of Poor Ladies (Poor Clares) and companion of Saint Francis * Saint Clare of Montefalco, Augustinian Catholic saint * Blessed Clare of Rimini, beatified Poor Clare nun * Clare Abbott (born 1921), South African artist * Clare Adamson (born 1967), British politician * Clare Akamanzi (born 1979), Rwandan politician * Clare Asquith (born 1951), British scholar * Clare Atwood (1866–1962), British painter * Clare Azzopardi (born 1977), Maltese writer * Clare Bailey (born 1970), British politicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Beyers
Clara Beyers (c.1880 – c.1950?) was an American silent film stock actress.A stock actress was an actress who was employed by the studio on a contract much like present day employee contracts. Beyers acted on stage for nine years before she began making films. She acted with stock theater companies in Omaha, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Vancouver. When she turned to film, she signed with the Balboa company. She was signed in 1913 and starred in 32 films before her retirement from film in 1922. She starred with William Garwood in films such as '' His Picture''. Filmography *''The Field Foreman'' (1913) *''Just a Song at Twilight'' (1914) *''The Reform Candidate'' (1914) *''The Rector's Story'' (1914) (as Clara Byers) *'' Salomy Jane'' (1914) (as Clara Byers) *''Mignon'' (1915) *''The Bribe'' (1915) *''The Lily of Poverty Flat'' (1915) *'' Under Southern Skies'' (1915) (as Clara Byers) *''The Meddler'' (1915) *''The Law of Life'' (1916) *''The Strength of the Weak'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Grima
Clara Isabel Grima Ruiz (born 1971) is a professor of applied mathematics at the University of Seville, specializing in computational geometry. She is known for her research on scutoids (polyhedron-like shapes that can pack the space between pairs of curved surfaces) and for her popularization of mathematics. Education and career Grima was born in 1971 in Coria del Río. She completed her doctorate in mathematics from the University of Seville in 1998, and is a professor of applied mathematics at the same university. Grima also serves as president for the committee on popularization of the Royal Spanish Mathematical Society. Books Grima's books include: *''Computational Geometry on Surfaces: Performing Computational Geometry on the Cylinder, the Sphere, the Torus, and the Cone'' (with Alberto Márquez, Kluwer, 2001) *''Mati y sus mateaventuras: Hasta el infinito y más allá'' (with , Espasa, 2013) *''Las matemáticas vigilan tu salud: Modelos sobre epidemias y vacunas'' (''Mathem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Shortridge Foltz
Clara Shortridge Foltz (July 16, 1849 – September 2, 1934) was an American lawyer, the first female lawyer on the West Coast, and the pioneer of the idea of the public defender. The Criminal Courts Building in downtown Los Angeles was renamed after her in 2002, and is now known as the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center. Early life and legal education Foltz was born Clarissa Shortridge in Milton, Indiana, to Talitha and Elias Willetts Shortridge (a lawyer and preacher). Prior to the Civil War, the family moved to Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where Foltz attended a co-educational school (rare at the time). In December 1864, at age 15, she eloped with a farmer and Civil War veteran named Jeremiah D. Foltz, and they began having children. However, he had difficulty supporting his family. The Foltzes moved several times, first to Portland, Oregon and finally to San Jose, California in 1872. During these times, she contributed articles to the ''New Northwest'' and the San Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Eliot
Clara Eliot (1896 – January 17, 1976) was an economist known for her work in consumer economics. She taught economics at Barnard College for many years. Biography Eliot was born in 1896, the granddaughter of Thomas Lamb Eliot and part of a prominent Unitarian branch of the Eliot family. She did her undergraduate studies at Reed College, which her grandfather had founded, graduating in 1917. She taught at Mills College from 1917 to 1918, and then worked as an assistant to Yale economist Irving Fisher from 1918 to 1920. She also worked as an elementary school teacher; one of her students from this time, Margaret E. Martin, grew up to become a noted economist. As a graduate student in economics at Columbia University, Eliot met educational psychologist Robert Bruce Raup; they married in 1924, but Eliot continued to use her maiden name for professional purposes. She completed her doctorate in 1926, and became a faculty member at Barnard College. When her daughter Joan was born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Rankin Coblentz
Clara Rankin Coblentz (, Rankin; August 19, 1863 – March 6, 1933) was an American temperance reformer and clubwoman. Coblentz held leadership positions in a number of organizations including president of the Non-Partisan National Women's Christian Temperance Union, the Presbyterian Foreign Missionary Society (Clarion), and the Home and Foreign Missionary Society (Clarion). Early life and education Clara Amelia Rankin was born at Madison Furnace, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, August 19, 1863. Her parents were Calvin Alexander and Emma (Burnside) Rankin. There were six younger siblings: Kate, Lillie, Mary, Margaret, Alda, and William. She was educated in Clarion High School, and graduated from Carrier Seminary (later Clarion State Normal School) in 1880. Her family removed in 1869 to Clarion, Pennsylvania, where she assisted her father in his store until her marriage. Career On January 19, 1886, at Clarion, she married George Weber Coblentz (1857–1923) of Columbus, Ohio. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Chung
Clara Chung (born October 31, 1987), known by her stage name CLARA (previously Clara C), is an American singer-songwriter, producer and composer. She is a music artist who rose to fame on Youtube when she won numerous talent competitions in a row including JC Penney's Talent Search, Los Angeles’ Kollaboration 10, KAC Media Juice Night, and ISA 2009. CLARA is a self-taught multi-instrumentalist who writes, produces, and directs her own content. CLARA's sweet, sultry vocals paired with soul-stirring music make her an artist to remember. CLARA has independently sold out tours worldwide and has performed at the Hollywood Bowl, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and for the White House's U.S. Department of Education. CLARA's music has been featured in commercials, Film & TV (Netflix's ''Big Mouth)'' and can be heard in public spaces all around the globe. CLARA also composes for cosmetics industry titan Bobbi Brown. Early life and education Chung was born in New York on October 31, 1987 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Marguerite Christian
Clara Marguerite Christian (May 1895 – September 1964), born in Dominica, was the first black woman to study at the University of Edinburgh and went on to be a "highly respected" mother of six. Her university experience speaks to the "double jeopardy" of "navigating both race and gender within whiteness", embodying "the simultaneous invisibility and hyper-visibility" of being a black woman in Edinburgh during the 1910s. She married fellow student Edgar Fitzgerald Gordon, and in the 1920s moved with him to Bermuda, where he joined the medical service, and where she spent the rest of her life. Life Early life and education Clara Christian was born in Dominica during May 1895; her middle name is also given as Margaret. Her parents were Virginia Boland and George James Christian, the renowned barrister and pan-Africanist, who migrated to the Gold Coast (present-day Ghana) in 1902. After her mother died, Clara was educated at a convent school in Edinburgh, Scotland. She went on to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Germana Cele
Clara Germana Cele (c. 1890–1912) was a South African Christian girl, who in 1906, was said to be possessed by a demon. Possession & Death She is said to have been possessed when she was a sixteen-year-old school girl at St. Michael's Mission in Natal, South Africa. The girl was an orphan of African origin and was baptised as an infant. At the age of sixteen, the girl allegedly made a pact with Satan and this is said to be the cause of her demonic possession. Clara later revealed this information to her confessor, Father Hörner Erasmus. In an account written by a nun, Clara was said to be able to speak languages of which she had no previous knowledge. This fact was also witnessed by others, who recorded that she "understood Polish, German, French, Norwegian and all other languages." The nun reported that Clara demonstrated clairvoyance by revealing the most intimate secrets and transgressions of people with whom she had no contact. Moreover, Clara could not bear the prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Butt
Dame Clara Ellen Butt, (1 February 1872 – 23 January 1936) was an English contralto and one of the most popular singers from the 1890s through to the 1920s. She had an exceptionally fine contralto voice and an agile singing technique, and impressed contemporary composers such as Saint-Saëns and Elgar; the latter composed his ''Sea Pictures'', Op. 37 with her voice in mind. Her main career was as a recitalist and concert singer. She appeared in only two operatic productions, both of Gluck's '' Orfeo ed Euridice''. Later in her career she frequently appeared in recitals together with her husband, the baritone Kennerley Rumford. She made numerous recordings for the gramophone. Early life and career Clara Butt was born in Southwick, Sussex, the eldest daughter of Henry Albert Butt, a sea captain, and his wife Clara ''née'' Hook. Kennedy, Michael"Butt, Dame Clara Ellen (1872–1936)" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004. Online edition, Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Louise Burnham
Clara Louise Burnham (, Root; May 25, 1854 – June 20, 1927) was an American novelist. After the success of ''No Gentlemen'' (1881), other books followed, including ''A Sane Lunatic'' (1882), ''Dearly Bought'' (1884), ''Next Door'' (1886), ''Young Maids and Old'' (1888), ''The Mistress of Beech Knoll'' (1890), and ''Miss Bagg's Secretary'' (1892). The daughter of George Frederick Root, she wrote the text for several his most successful cantatas. The 1923 film, ''A Chapter in Her Life'' is based on Burnham's 1903 novel ''Jewel: A Chapter in Her Life''. Born in Massachusetts, she died at the family home in Maine in 1927. Early life and education Clara Louise Root was born in Newton, Massachusetts, May 25, 1854. She was one of six children, and the oldest daughter of Dr. George Frederick Root, the musical composer, and the former Mary Woodman. Her father, becoming the senior partner of the Chicago firm of Root & Cady, removed with his family to that city when Burnham was very young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Bow
Clara Gordon Bow (; July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and successfully made the transition to "talkies" in 1929. Her appearance as a plucky shopgirl in the film '' It'' brought her global fame and the nickname " The It Girl". Bow came to personify the Roaring Twenties and is described as its leading sex symbol. Bow appeared in 46 silent films and 11 talkies, including hits such as '' Mantrap'' (1926), ''It'' (1927), and ''Wings'' (1927). She was named first box-office draw in 1928 and 1929 and second box-office draw in 1927 and 1930.''Exhibitors Herald'', December 31, 1927 Her presence in a motion picture was said to have ensured investors, by odds of almost two-to-one, a "safe return". At the apex of her stardom, she received more than 45,000 fan letters in a single month (January 1929). Two years after marrying actor Rex Bell in 1931, Bow retired from acting and became a rancher in Nevada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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