Flora (surname)

	Flora (surname) Flora is a surname. It may refer to : * Alessandra Flora (born 1975), Italian lyricist and composer * Dom Flora, American college basketball player Don Flora, American volleyball coach Ioana Flora (born 1975), Romanian actress * Jerry Flora, American college football coach * Jim Flora, American illustrator * Snowden D. Flora, American meteorologist, climatologist and tornado researcher Vaughn Flora Vaughn Leonard Flora (January 17, 1945 – March 17, 2022) was an American politician who served in the Kansas House of Representatives for 14 years. Flora was born in Quinter, Kansas, where he attended local public schools. He attended Kans ... (1945-2022), American politician {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Alessandra Flora Alessandra Flora (born 25 September 1975) is an Italian lyricist, composer and entrepreneur. SIAE records almost 50 songs in her name; her most important successes are those of Gianni Morandi, Raf, Noemi, Nina Zilli, Malika Ayane and Emma Marrone. Biography She approached music, particularly the piano, at the age of 6. She graduated in law at the age of 23 and she began to travel to and from Milan, London and Rome. In 1998 she began to manage the family business. In 2000 she attended a course for authors and composers at Mogol's CET, and she began to collaborate with Mogol's son, Alfredo Rapetti, also known as Cheope: this collaboration’s most important creation is the song "Dimmi adesso con chi sei"; the music was written by Alessandra Flora, but both Alessandra Flora and Cheope wrote the lyrics. In the next few years she wrote for Mario Rosini, Marta Sànchez and Karima. In 2006 she moved to Florence, where she opened a designer hotel. In 2012 she wrote for Noemi, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dom Flora Dominick Anthony Flora (June 12, 1935 – July 5, 2021) was an All-American college basketball standout at Washington and Lee University (W&L), located in Lexington, Virginia. Flora played for the W&L Generals from 1954–55 to 1957–58. Dom Flora was a native of Jersey City, New Jersey and played high school football, baseball, and basketball for William L. Dickinson High School. A point guard, Flora was an explosive scorer whose accurate jump shot and crisp ball-handling ability helped him average 21 points per game for his career. He was able to score despite being double– and triple–teamed by opposing defenses, and his aggressive style of play led him to become one of the most prolific free throw shooters in NCAA Division I history. As of the conclusion of the 2011–12 season, Flora's 696 free throws made are still in the top 25 all-time in Division I history. He shot 696-for-954 (73.0%) in 109 career games played. As a senior in 1957–58, Flora was named th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Don Flora Don Flora (born September 9, 1968) was a head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders volleyball team. Flora became the head coach on January 7, 2011, replacing Trish Kissiar-Knight. Prior to coming to Texas Tech, he served as an assistant coach with the New Mexico State Aggies The New Mexico State University teams are called the Aggies, a nickname derived from the university's agricultural beginnings. The mascot is known as " Pistol Pete". NMSU's colors are crimson and white. Since 2005 the Aggies have competed in the ... from 2009 to 2010 and as the head coach at the University of La Verne from 1998 to 2008. On December 2, 2015, Flora was dismissed from his coaching job at Texas Tech. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Flora, Don 1968 births Living people Texas Tech Red Raiders women's volleyball coaches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ioana Flora Ioana Flora (born 22 March 1975) is a Romanian actress. She appeared in more than twenty films since 2001. Selected filmography References External links * 1975 births Living people Romanian film actresses Romanian people of Serbian descent Serbian people of Romanian descent {{Romania-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jerry Flora Jerry Flora is an American football coach. He was the head football coach at William Paterson University in Wayne Township, New Jersey Wayne is a township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. Home to William Paterson University and located less than from Midtown Manhattan, the township is a bedroom suburb of New York City and regional commercial hub of North Jersey. A ... from 2008 to 2017, compiling a record of 33–67. He was replaced by Dustin Johnson following the 2017 season. Head coaching record References External links William Patterson profile Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American football offensive tackles Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham Devils football coaches Iona Gaels football coaches Iona Gaels football players William Paterson Pioneers football coaches People from White Plains, New York {{2000s-collegefootball-coach-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jim Flora James Flora (January 25, 1914 ‒ July 9, 1998), best known for his distinctive and idiosyncratic album cover art for RCA Victor and Columbia Records during the 1940s and 1950s, was also a prolific commercial illustrator from the 1940s to the 1970s and the author/illustrator of 17 popular children's books. He was a fine artist as well, who created hundreds of paintings, drawings, etchings and sketches over his 84-year life. Life and early career Born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, Flora attended the Art Academy of Cincinnati from 1935 to 1939. In 1938, he met writer Robert Lowry (writer), Robert Lowry, then a student at the University of Cincinnati. They launched The Little Man Press, a letterpress series of limited edition publications, for which Flora supplied illustrations, design, and layout, and on which they collaborated until 1942. (Lowry later self-published many works under a revived Little Man imprint without Flora's involvement.) In 1941, Flora married his college sweeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Snowden D Snowden may refer to: * Snowden (surname), a given name and a family name People * Edward Snowden, former computer intelligence consultant who leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013 Music * Snowden (band), an indie rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, US * ''Snowden'' (EP) * Snowden Family Band, a 19th-century singing group from Knox County, Ohio, US * ''Snowden'' (song), a 2005 song by Doves from ''Some Cities'' Other uses * ''Snowden'' (film), a 2016 biographical political thriller by Oliver Stone * Snowden (physics), a unit of X-ray emissivity * Snowden, West Virginia, US * Snowden (character), a character from the novel ''Catch-22'' by Joseph Heller * Snowden International School, a public high school in Boston, Massachusetts * Snowden Mountain, a summit in Alaska * Snowden, a Christmas character in ''Snowden on Ice'' See also * ''Cherax snowden'', a crayfish from West Papua, Indonesia * Snowden Crags and Snowden Carr, a prehist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]