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Florin (name)
Florin is derived via intermediary forms from Latin ''floris'' meaning ''flower''. The feminine form is '' Florina''. The Italian equivalent is '' Fiorino'', feminine '' Fiorina''. People named Florin Adopted name: * Saint Florin (Florinus of Remüs, died 856 AD), 7th-century saint ;Surname: * Carl Rudolf Florin (1894–1965), Swedish botanist * Elfriede Florin (1912–2006), German actress * Peter Florin (1921–2014), East German politician and diplomat *Ray Florins (1947–) Race Car Driver ;Given name *Florin Bratu *Florin Buhuceanu * Florin Călinescu *Florin Cernat * Florin Constantiniu *Florin Corodeanu * Florin Gheorghiu *Florin Gardoș * Florin Halagian * Florin Hilbay *Florin Krasniqi * Florin Lovin *Florin Mergea *Florin Georgian Mironcic *Florin Mugur *Florin Pavlovici * Florin Piersic * Florin Popescu * Florin Prunea *Florin Pucă * Florin Răducioiu * Florin Salam * Florin Segărceanu * Florin Vlaicu See also *Florian (other) Florian may re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the Roman Republic it became the dominant language in the Italian region and subsequently throughout the Roman Empire. Even after the fall of Western Rome, Latin remained the common language of international communication, science, scholarship and academia in Europe until well into the 18th century, when other regional vernaculars (including its own descendants, the Romance languages) supplanted it in common academic and political usage, and it eventually became a dead language in the modern linguistic definition. Latin is a highly inflected language, with three distinct genders (masculine, feminine, and neuter), six or seven noun cases (nominative, accusative, genitive, dative, ablative, and vocative), five declensions, four verb conjuga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florin Hilbay
Florin "Pilo" Ternal Hilbay (born March 19, 1974) is a Filipino lawyer who served as the Office of the Solicitor General of the Philippines, Solicitor General of the Philippines from 2014 to 2016, serving the Philippine agent in the international case, ''Philippines v. China'', which nullified all historical claims of China in the South China Sea, West Philippine Sea. He ranked first place in the 1999 Philippine Bar Examination. He is a member of the faculty of the University of the Philippines College of Law since 2000, where he teaches Advanced Constitutional Litigation, Constitutional Law, and Philosophy of Law, with emphasis on issues relating to Church and State, post-colonial constitutionalism, and the relationship between the information environment and legal consciousness. He also taught Obligations & Contracts and Public Officers & Election Law. Early life and education Hilbay was born in Tondo, Manila to mother Lydia Hilbay, a former househelp and elementary graduate, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florin Segărceanu
Florin Segărceanu (born 29 March 1961) is a former tennis player from Romania. When John McEnroe won Wimbledon in 1983, Segărceanu was the only player to take a set off McEnroe throughout the entire championship when he won the first set of their second round match. Segărceanu defeated Brian Teacher, then ranked 22nd, at Cincinnati in 1983; Paul Annacone, then ranked 25th, in the opening round at Roland Garros in 1985; Martín Jaite, then ranked 20th, at Tel Aviv in 1985; and Guy Forget Guy Forget (; born 4 January 1965) is a French tennis administrator and retired professional player. During his career, he helped France win the Davis Cup in both 1991 and 1996. Since retiring as a player, he has served as France's Davis Cup te ..., then ranked 28th, at Nice in 1986. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florin Salam
Florin Stoian (born 1 October 1979), better known by his stage name Florin Salam, is a Roma manele singer. Beginnings Salam was born into a family of lăutari. During his adolescence, he sang together with his father and uncle's ensembles. After his father got too old to sing, Salam took his place, singing with his uncle under the name of Florin Fermecătoru'. Thus, he became a singer highly appreciated by fans of the genre. In the meantime, Salam befriended bandleader Dan Bursuc. He helped Salam to record his first single, called "Ce gagică șmecherită" (English: ''Such a picky chick''), in 2002. He played an important part when the smash hit "Of, viața mea" (English: ''Oh, my life'') was released in 2000, sung by Adrian Minune and Costi Ioniță. At the end of 2002,Salam changed his stage name from "Fermecătorul" (English: ''charming'') to the Arabic "'' Salam''" (English: ''peace'', cf. Hebrew ''shalom''). His first song was a great success, and for this reason he continu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florin Răducioiu
Florin Valeriu Răducioiu (born 17 March 1970) is a Romanian former football striker, who played for Dinamo București, A.C. Milan, Brescia Calcio, West Ham United, RCD Espanyol, VfB Stuttgart and AS Monaco. He played for Romania at the 1990 FIFA World Cup hosted by Italy, the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, and England's UEFA Euro 1996. Club career Răducioiu was a product of Dinamo București. Mircea Lucescu, former Dinamo coach, saw his skills and, as a feature of his philosophy towards football to promote young players, gave Răducioiu the chance to play at the highest level at the age of 17 years. By the beginning of 1988–1989, Răducioiu was first-choice in Lucescu's team. He made an impressive debut in European football by reaching the quarterfinals of the 1988–89 Cup Winners' Cup (ousted by U.C. Sampdoria in the quarterfinals, on away goals) and finishing second in the league. By 1989–90, Răducioiu was one of Romania's finest players, and that year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florin Pucă
Florin Pucă (April 24, 1932 — February 23, 1990) was a Romanian graphic artist. He was also a close collaborator of Leonid Dimov's, having illustrated several of his literary works. Other writers Pucă illustrated for include Gheorghe Pituṭ, Mircea Micu, Nichita Stănescu, Petre Stoica, Ion Băieşu and Modest Morariu. Filmography ; as actor * '' Tatăl risipitor'' (1974) * '' Mușchetarul român'' (1975) * '' Red Apples'' (1976) * ''Toate pînzele sus'' (serial TV, 1977) - ep. 1, 4-5 * '' Iancu Jianu, haiducul'' (1981) * ''Ștefan Luchian Ștefan Luchian (, last name also spelled Lukian; 1 February 1868 – 28 June 1916) was a Romanian painter, famous for his landscapes and still life works. Biography Early life Luchian was born in Ștefănești, a village of Botoșani County, ...'' (1981) References External links * 1932 births 1990 deaths Romanian graphic artists Romanian male film actors Romanian male television actors {{illustrator-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florin Prunea
Florin Prunea (born 8 August 1968) is a Romanian former football goalkeeper. He was born in Bucharest and started his career for Dinamo București. His breakthrough came with U Cluj in the 1988/89 season. In 1991, he won with Universitatea Craiova both the title and the Romanian Cup. Later he was the first-choice goalkeeper for Dinamo București for six seasons. Prunea got 40 caps for the national team, and represented his country at the 1994 World Cup, Euro 1996, 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. In the 1994 World Cup, he replaced Bogdan Stelea as the goalkeeper in Romania's starting eleven after a devastating 1–4 loss against Switzerland, which shattered Stelea's confidence. Although Prunea kept a clean sheet in Romania's final group game against the USA, he performed rather badly in the Round of 16 game against Argentina, conceding an easy goal against Balbo in the 75th minute; however, due to splendid performances by Dumitrescu and Hagi, the result of the game was 3–2 for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florin Popescu
Florin Popescu (born 30 August 1974 in Iancu Jianu, Olt) is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1990s to 2005. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two Olympic medals at Sydney in 2000 with teammate Mitică Pricop (gold: C-2 1000 m, bronze: C-2 500 m). He won a total of seven world championship gold medals (and nineteen total) as well as seven European championship golds, making him the most successful Romanian paddler of modern times. Injury forced Popescu to retire at the end of the 2005 season after winning his seventh world title (C-4 500 m) at the World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. Popescu is 183 cm (6'0") tall and raced at 79 kg (174 lbs). He lists his interests as football, motor racing and handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florin Piersic
Florin Piersic (; born 27 January 1936) is a well-known Romanian actor and TV personality. He is particularly famous for his leading roles in ''The White Moor'' and the ''Margelatu'' series films. He has a reputation, often parodied in popular culture, as a raconteur. In 2006 and 2011 the actor was chosen by Disney Pixar to provide the Romanian voice of Mack in the animated movie ''Cars''. Biography Piersic's parents were from Bucovina, his mother was born in Valea Seacă, and his father, Ștefan Piersic, a veterinary physician, was originally from Corlata. Piersic spent his childhood years in Corlata, Pojorâta and Cajvana, later, in Cernăuţi, and then his family moved to Cluj, where Florin graduated from the High School for Boys No. 3. Piersic attended the Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in Bucharest. He joined the regular cast of the Romanian National Theater at 1959 and performed in numerous productions until his retirement in 1989. His first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florin Pavlovici
Florin Constantin Pavlovici (14 March 1936 - 13 December 2021) was a Romanian writer and memoirist. Biography Pavlovici was born in Concești, Botoșani County, to school teachers Hareta and Dionisie Pavlovici. He studied journalism at the University of Bucharest, in the Philosophy department, and graduated in 1958. Arrested on 2 February 1959 and accused of conspiracy against the communist social order, he was sentenced by the Bucharest Military Court to five years of incarceration. He initially served his sentence at Jilava and Gherla prisons, then at labor camps in the Great Brăila Island ( Salcia labor camp) and the Danube Delta ( Periprava labor camp). He was released on 31 January 1964. Pavlovici is the author of two books: ''Basics of Torture'' (Romanian: ''Tortura, Pe Înțelesul Tuturor'', or literally: Torture, for Everyone's Understanding), which is a memoir of his time spent in detention, and ''Fear and Watch'' (Romanian: ''Frica și Pânda''), about the difficulti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florin Mugur
Florin Mugur (), born as Legrel Mugur on 7 February 1934 in Bucharest, Romania, was a Romanian-Jewish poet, essayist, editor, and prose writer. Mugur had his literary debut at the age of 13 and published his first book at the age of 19. He was one of the editors of the Cartea Românească publishing house and deputy editor-in-chief of ''Argeș'' magazine. Additionally, he was a close friend of Norman Manea. Feeling lonely after his beloved wife Iulia's premature death and battling illness, he committed suicide on 9 February 1991. Works *"Visele de dimineață" (The Morning Dreams), *"Mituri" (Myths) *"Piatra palidă" (The Pale Stone)- for which he received the Romanian Writers' Union The Writers' Union of Romania (), founded in March 1949, is a professional association of writers in Romania. It also has a subsidiary in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova. The Writers' Union of Romania was created by the communist regime by taking ... Prize) *"Aproape noiembrie" (Almost November) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florin Georgian Mironcic
Florin Georgian Mironcic (born 4 May 1981 in Brăila) is an athlete from Romania sprint canoer who has competed since 2003. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (C-4 1000 m: 2005) and two bronzes (C-4 500 m: 2006, 2007). Mironcic also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth in the C-1 1000 m event at Beijing in 2008. Dubbed ''Uriaşul Blond'' (Romanian for "The Blond Giant"), he is a member of the Dinamo Bucharest A dynamo is a magnetic device originally used as an electric generator. Dynamo or Dinamo may also refer to: Places * Dinamo (Moscow Metro), a station of the Moscow Metro, Moscow, Russia * Dinamo (Yekaterinburg Metro), a station of the Yekaterinbu ... club. Mironcic is 1.92 m (6'4") tall and weighs 95 kg (209 lbs). References * * * 1981 births Living people Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Brăila Romanian male canoeis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
