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Etelka Dán
Etelka or Etelke is a Hungarian given name. It is the female equivalent of Etele, a variant of Attila. It may have originated as the name of the title character in the 1788 novel ' by . It is sometimes translated into English as Adelaide. People with the name * Etelka Barsi-Pataky (1941–2018), Hungarian politician * Etelka Freund (1879–1977), Hungarian pianist * Etelka Gerster (1855–1920), Hungarian soprano * Etelka Kenéz Heka (1936–2024), Hungarian writer and singer * Etelka Keserű (1925–2018), Hungarian economist and politician * Etelka Kispál (born 1941), Hungarian Olympic sprinter * Etelka A. Leadlay (born 1947), British botanist * Etelka Szapáry Countess Etelka (Adelhaid) Szapáry de Szapár, Muraszombat et Széchy-Sziget (26 September 1798 – 10 November 1876) was a Hungarian noblewoman and a landowner. Early life Born as a member of an old noble House of Szapáry, she was the seco ... (1798–1876), Hungarian noble See also * '' Coleophora etelka'' ...
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Attila (name)
Attila is a popular masculine name in Central and Eastern Europe, Southeastern Europe and Western Asia. Primarily in Hungary, Turkey and Chuvashia. Attila is the most used version in Hungary, however another version of Attila is Atilla and Etele, the female equivalent of which is Etelka. Attila may be also used as Atilla in Turkish. Etymology It has been traditionally claimed that the name Attila is formed from Gothic ''atta'' meaning "father", through the diminutive suffix -''ila'', the "little father". Related names are not uncommon among Germanic peoples of the period, i. e. Ætla, Bishop of Dorchester. The Gothic etymology was proposed by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm in the early 19th century. Tom Shippey argued that the Gothic etymology is a product of 19th century Germanic romantic philological revisionism. Otto Maenchen-Helfen, who considered Gothic etymology, noted that Hunnic names were "not the true names of the Hun princes and lords. What we have are Hunnic n ...
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Akadémiai Kiadó
Akadémiai Kiadó (, ) is the publishing house of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. It is one of Hungary's most important publishers of scientific books and journals. Its majority-owner is the Amsterdam-based publishing conglomerate Wolters Kluwer, while the Hungarian Academy of Sciences holds a minority share.Publisher Description
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Adelaide (given Name)
Adelaide is a feminine given name from the English form of a Germanic given name, from the Old High German ''Adalheidis'', meaning "noble natured". The modern German form is Adelheid, famously the first name of Queen Adelaide, for whom many places throughout the former British Empire were named. The French form is Adélaïde or Adélaide, and Czech is Adéla or Adléta. The name Addie is a diminutive of Adelaide and Heidi is a nickname for Adelheid, which became internationally popular on its own as a result of Johanna Spyri's novel ''Heidi'' (1880). People with the name Nobles * Saint Adelaide of Italy (died 999), wife of Otto the Great * Adelaide of Aquitaine (died 1004) * Saint Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich (died 1015) * Adelaide of Susa (died 1091) * Adelaide del Vasto (died 1118) * Adelaide, Countess of Vermandois (died 1120 or 1124) * Adelaide of Maurienne (1092–1154) * Adelaide of Poland (died 1211) * Adelaide of Holland (1230–1284) * Madame Adélaïde, Marie Adé ...
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Etelka Barsi-Pataky
Etelka Barsi-Pataky (15 September 1941, Budapest – 4 February 2018) was a Hungarian politician. From 2004 to 2009, she was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) with Fidesz, part of the European People's Party. She sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism. Barsi-Pataky was a substitute for the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and a member of the Delegation for relations with South Africa. Education * 1964: Budapest University of Technology, engineer's certificate * 1980: town planning engineer's certificate Career * 2010–2011 Government Commissioner for the EU Danube Strategy * 2009–2017 President of the Hungarian Chamber of Engineers * 2004–2009: Member of the European Parliament * 2000–2003: Ambassador to Austria * 1994–1998: Member of the Hungarian Parliament * 1992–1994: Titular Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economic Affairs * High Commissioner for the Hungarian Expo * 1992–1994: Chairman of the Council for ...
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Etelka Freund
Etelka Freund (1879 – 27 May 1977) was a Hungarian pianist. A disciple of Ferruccio Busoni, she played regularly for Johannes Brahms during her training years. An international career, throughout which she was an early exponent of Béla Bartók's music, followed her 1901 debut. She brought it to a halt in 1910, resuming it in the mid-1930s. She made her American debut in 1947, at the National Gallery of Art The National Gallery of Art is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. Open to the public and free of charge, the museum was privately established in .... References Arbiter Records Bach Cantatas Website External linksEtelka Freund - Profile at The Remington Site*, WNCN-FM, 7-Jan-1983 1879 births 1977 deaths Hungarian classical pianists Hungarian women classical pianists {{classical-pianist-stub ...
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Etelka Gerster
Etelka Gerster (25 June 1855, Košice20 August 1920, Pontecchio) was a Hungarian soprano. She studied with Mathilde Marchesi at the Vienna Conservatory, and made her debut at the La Fenice in Venice with great success as Gilda in Verdi's ''Rigoletto'' (January 1876). In 1876/77, she had her first successes at Marseille and Genova. In 1877 she was at Berlin with an Italian Opera company that brought forth much sensation at the Kroll Oper. Her older sister, the soprano Bertha Krause-Gerster (1852-1885) was also a member of this company. The following year, she married her director Pietro Gardini, and after a tour of Europe visited the United States, singing at the Academy of Music, New York, in 1878, 1883 and 1887. In 1877, she came to London and was so successful as Amina in Bellini's ''La sonnambula'', that in the following years and towards the end of her career in 1890, she returned many times to London (Her Majesty's Theatre and Covent Garden) to give glittering performances ...
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Etelka Kenéz Heka
Etelka Kenéz Heka () (26 October 1936 – 5 May 2024), sometimes Etelka Heka () was a Hungarian writer, poet and singer. Life and career Kenéz Heka was born on 26 October 1936 in Gajić (), Yugoslavia but she was raised at Zmajevac (). She graduated from the secondary grammar School at Bački Monoštor (). She took a degree at the Teachers' Training Faculty in Hungarian in Subotica, University of Novi Sad. After her graduation she started to learn to sing from opera singer Margit Markovics privately. Kenéz Heka played at Novi Sad Theatre and sang at Radio Television of Vojvodina. She also sang in Vienna in 1966, then in West Germany and Denmark. Although she was a Hungarian, she visited Hungary for the first time in 1974, and she met her husband, opera singer Ernő Kenéz in Budapest. They moved to Vienna where they married and they had a restaurant. In 1997 they came to Hungary when her husband became deathly ill and her spouse died at his birth town, Hódmezővásárhel ...
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Etelka Keserű
Etelka Keserű (née ''Bérci''; 26 August 1925 – 1 April 2018) was a Hungarian economist and politician, who served as Minister of Light Industry between 1971 and 1980. Career She started her political and economic career in 1950. She was a member of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party The Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (, , MSZMP) was the ruling Marxist–Leninist party of the Hungarian People's Republic between 1956 and 1989. It was organised from elements of the Hungarian Working People's Party during the Hungaria ... (MSZMP). She served as Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade from 12 January 1967 to 12 May 1971. She was the last Minister of Light Industry between 12 May 1971 and 31 December 1980, when the portfolio was merged into the Ministry of Industry. Keserű was a member of the presidium of the Hungarian Women's National Council (MNOT) from 1971 to 1990. She was also elected into the Central Committee of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (MSZMP KB ...
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Etelka Kispál
Etelka Kispál (born 25 January 1941) is a Hungarian sprinter. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol .... References 1941 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Hungarian female sprinters Hungarian female long jumpers Olympic athletes for Hungary Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Hungarian sportswomen {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub ...
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Etelka A
Etelka or Etelke is a Hungarian given name. It is the female equivalent of Etele, a variant of Attila. It may have originated as the name of the title character in the 1788 novel ' by . It is sometimes translated into English as Adelaide. People with the name * Etelka Barsi-Pataky (1941–2018), Hungarian politician * Etelka Freund (1879–1977), Hungarian pianist * Etelka Gerster (1855–1920), Hungarian soprano * Etelka Kenéz Heka (1936–2024), Hungarian writer and singer * Etelka Keserű (1925–2018), Hungarian economist and politician * Etelka Kispál (born 1941), Hungarian Olympic sprinter * Etelka A. Leadlay (born 1947), British botanist * Etelka Szapáry Countess Etelka (Adelhaid) Szapáry de Szapár, Muraszombat et Széchy-Sziget (26 September 1798 – 10 November 1876) was a Hungarian noblewoman and a landowner. Early life Born as a member of an old noble House of Szapáry, she was the seco ... (1798–1876), Hungarian noble See also * '' Coleophora etelka'' ...
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Etelka Szapáry
Countess Etelka (Adelhaid) Szapáry de Szapár, Muraszombat et Széchy-Sziget (26 September 1798 – 10 November 1876) was a Hungarian noblewoman and a landowner. Early life Born as a member of an old noble House of Szapáry, she was the second daughter of Count Péter Szápáry de Muraszombath, Széchysziget et Szapár (1766-1827) and his wife, Countess Júlia Csáky de Körösszeg et Adorján (1770-1827). Biography Etelka Szapáry possessed the Letenye castle, which was built by her father. The mansion became the property of the Andrássy family as her dowry. Today, it operates as a community center. She is buried in the Andrássy Mausoleum in Tőketerebes. Her sarcophagus rests in the crypt. Family She married Count Károly Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály és Krasznahorkai in Betlér, 1809. They had four children: * Countess Kornélia (1820–1836) * Count Manó (1821–1891): married to Countess Gabriella Pálffy de Erdőd (1833–1914) * Count Gyula (1823–18 ...
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Coleophora Etelka
''Coleophora sylvaticella'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae found in Europe. Description The wingspan is . ''Coleophora'' species have narrow blunt to pointed forewings and a weakly defined tornus. The hindwings are narrow-elongate and very long-fringed. The upper surfaces have neither a discal spot nor transverse lines. Each abdomen segment of the abdomen has paired patches of tiny spines which show through the scales. The resting position is horizontal with the front end raised and the cilia give the hind tip a frayed and upturned look if the wings are rolled around the body. ''C. sylvaticella'' characteristics include a greyish-ochreous head and white antennae. The forewings are greyish-ochreous; costa somewhat paler or whitish-tinged; costal cilia posteriorly pale ochreous. The hindwings are grey. Adults are on wing in May and June. The larvae feed on the seeds of greater wood-rush (''Luzula sylvatica'') forming a case and overwinter twice. Distribution The moth is f ...
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