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Franciska Grassalkovich
Franciska is a given name. It is a feminine form of the Latin Franciscus. Notable people with the name include: * Franciska Clausen (1899–1986), Danish painter * Franciska Farkas (born 1984), Hungarian actress * Franciska Gaal (1903–1973), Hungarian cabaret artist and film actress * Franciska Grassalkovich (1732–1779), Hungarian noblewoman * Franciska Győry (born 1940), Hungarian actress * Franciska Jansen, Dutch track and field athlete * Franciska Königsegg-Aulendorfi, German noblewoman * Franciska Nagy (born 1943), Hungarian writer * Franciska Sontag (1789–1866), stage actor * Franciska Töröcsik (born 1990), Hungarian actress See also * Franziska (given name) Franziska is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Franziska Albl (born 1995), German ice hockey player * Franziska Baumann (born 1965), Swiss musician and composer * Franziska Becskehazy (born 1966), Brazilian cross-country ski ... * Francis (given name) References {{given nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferenc
Ferenc () is a given name of Hungarian origin. It is a cognate of Francis, Francisco, Francesco, François, Frank and Franz. People with the name include: * Ferenc Batthyány, Hungarian magnate and general * Ferenc Berényi, Hungarian artist * Ferenc Csik, Hungarian swimmer * Ferenc Deák (politician), Hungarian statesman, Minister of Justice * Ferenc Erkel, Hungarian composer and conductor * Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa (1713–1770), Hungarian nobleman * Ferenc Farkas (Jesuit priest), Hungarian Jesuit priest * Ferenc Farkas (Zala county auditor), Hungarian nobleman * Ferenc Farkas Ferenc Farkas (; 15 December 1905 – 10 October 2000) was a Hungarian composer. Biography Born into a musical family (his father played the cimbalom and his mother played the piano) in Nagykanizsa, Farkas began his musical studies in Budape ..., Hungarian composer * Ferenc Fricsay, Hungarian conductor * Ferenc Gyurcsány, Hungarian Prime Minister * Ferenc Karinthy, Hungarian writer and translat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franciscus
Franciscus is a Latin given name, originally an epithet meaning "the Franks, Frank, the Frenchman". It was applied to Saint Francis of Assisi (1181/82–1226). Francis had been baptized Giovanni (John); his father was Duchy of Spoleto, Italian and his mother county of Provence, Provençale (territorial evolution of France, at the time not considered kingdom of France, French); his father was on business in France when he was born, and when he returned to Assisi, he began to call his son by the nickname ''Francesco'', in the opinion of G. K. Chesterton possibly because out of a general enthusiasm for all things French, or because of his commercial success in France.Chesterton, Gilbert Keith (1924). "St. Francis of Assisi" (14 ed.). Garden City, New York: Image Books. p. 158. After the canonization of Saint Francis of Assisi in 1228, the custom of naming children after saints led to the popularization of ''Franciscus'' as a given name. In the vernaculars of western Europe, the na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Institute For Language And Folklore
The Institute for Language and Folklore ( sv, Institutet för språk och folkminnen, acronym Isof), is a Swedish government agency with the purpose of studying and collecting materials concerning dialects, folklore and onomastics. In June 2006 the Swedish government decided to centralize the Swedish language preservation institutes, starting on the July 1, 2006. The former name, Swedish Institute for Dialectology, Onomastics and Folklore Research ( sv, Språk- och folkminnesinstituet) was changed to the current name. The institute consists of several, originally independent, units, located in different Swedish university towns. The central unit of the institute is located in Uppsala, with other departments located to Lund, Gothenburg, Umeå and Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franciska Clausen
Franciska Clausen (7 January 1899 – 5 March 1986) was a Danish painter who was involved in the abstract art movement of the early twentieth century. Clausen studied at the Die Grossherzogliche sächsische Hochschule für bildende Kunst in Weimar, Germany (1916–17), at the Women's Academy in Munich (1918–19), at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, in Copenhagen, Denmark (1920–21), and under Hans Hofmann at the Hofmann Schule Fur Moderne Kunst in Munich (1921–22). She subsequently sought out private lessons from László Moholy-Nagy, Berlin (Sept. – Dec. 1922), from Alexander Archipenko in Berlin in 1923, and under Fernand Léger in Paris (1924–25). She was inspired by László Moholy-Nagy's Constructionist collages. From 1924 to 1928 in Paris, a cubist style can be seen in her paintings with a base in Léger's 'machine style art'. Between 1924 and 1928, Clausen worked in Paris. In the paintings from this period such as ''Konstruktiv modellstudie'' (1925), ''Contre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franciska Farkas
Franciska is a given name. It is a feminine form of the Latin Franciscus. Notable people with the name include: * Franciska Clausen (1899–1986), Danish painter * Franciska Farkas (born 1984), Hungarian actress * Franciska Gaal (1903–1973), Hungarian cabaret artist and film actress * Franciska Grassalkovich (1732–1779), Hungarian noblewoman * Franciska Győry (born 1940), Hungarian actress * Franciska Jansen, Dutch track and field athlete * Franciska Königsegg-Aulendorfi, German noblewoman * Franciska Nagy (born 1943), Hungarian writer * Franciska Sontag (1789–1866), stage actor * Franciska Töröcsik (born 1990), Hungarian actress See also * Franziska (given name) Franziska is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Franziska Albl (born 1995), German ice hockey player * Franziska Baumann (born 1965), Swiss musician and composer * Franziska Becskehazy (born 1966), Brazilian cross-country ski ... * Francis (given name) References {{given n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franciska Gaal
Franciska Gaal (born Franciska Silberspitz, 1 February 1903 – 13 August 1972) was a Hungarian cabaret artist and film actress of Jewish heritage. Gaal starred in a popular series of European romantic comedies during the 1930s. After attracting interest in Hollywood she moved there and made three films. Early years Born in Budapest, Gaal was the last of the 13 children of a Jewish family. She studied at the Stage Academy in Budapest in 1919 and by 1920 appeared in theaters in that city. Early career Gaal debuted in film in (1919). She was groomed by Joe Pasternak as a singer to become a very popular stage and cabaret performer in Central Europe in the 1920s and 1930s. She made her first film appearances in some Hungarian silent films of the early 1920s, but her cinema career didn't take off until the arrival of sound. Hollywood After appearing in several films made in Hungary, Germany and Austria, two of which were directed by Henry Koster, she came to Hollywood to star in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franciska Grassalkovich
Franciska is a given name. It is a feminine form of the Latin Franciscus. Notable people with the name include: * Franciska Clausen (1899–1986), Danish painter * Franciska Farkas (born 1984), Hungarian actress * Franciska Gaal (1903–1973), Hungarian cabaret artist and film actress * Franciska Grassalkovich (1732–1779), Hungarian noblewoman * Franciska Győry (born 1940), Hungarian actress * Franciska Jansen, Dutch track and field athlete * Franciska Königsegg-Aulendorfi, German noblewoman * Franciska Nagy (born 1943), Hungarian writer * Franciska Sontag (1789–1866), stage actor * Franciska Töröcsik (born 1990), Hungarian actress See also * Franziska (given name) Franziska is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Franziska Albl (born 1995), German ice hockey player * Franziska Baumann (born 1965), Swiss musician and composer * Franziska Becskehazy (born 1966), Brazilian cross-country ski ... * Francis (given name) References {{given nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franciska Győry
Franciska is a given name. It is a feminine form of the Latin Franciscus. Notable people with the name include: * Franciska Clausen (1899–1986), Danish painter * Franciska Farkas (born 1984), Hungarian actress * Franciska Gaal (1903–1973), Hungarian cabaret artist and film actress * Franciska Grassalkovich (1732–1779), Hungarian noblewoman * Franciska Győry (born 1940), Hungarian actress * Franciska Jansen, Dutch track and field athlete * Franciska Königsegg-Aulendorfi, German noblewoman * Franciska Nagy (born 1943), Hungarian writer * Franciska Sontag (1789–1866), stage actor * Franciska Töröcsik (born 1990), Hungarian actress See also * Franziska (given name) Franziska is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Franziska Albl (born 1995), German ice hockey player * Franziska Baumann (born 1965), Swiss musician and composer * Franziska Becskehazy (born 1966), Brazilian cross-country ski ... * Francis (given name) References {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franciska Jansen
Franciska Johanna "Ciska" Jansen (born 23 September 1944) is a retired Dutch track and field athlete. She competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the long jump and finished in 18th place. After she reached age 40, her 6.21m jump exploded the world record for her age group, besting the previous record by Australian Olympian Helen Searle by 52 cm. For point of comparison, Bob Beamon Robert Beamon (born August 29, 1946) is an American former track and field athlete, best known for his world record in the long jump at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968. By jumping 8.90 m (29 ft. 2.5 in), he broke the existing record by ...'s record improvement was 55 cm. Her record would stand for almost 15 years. References External linksMeerkamp Vrouwen Periode 1945–1972 atletiekhistorici.nl 1944 births Living people Dutch female long jumpers Dutch pentathletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of the Netherlands Athlete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franciska Königsegg-Aulendorfi
Franciska is a given name. It is a feminine form of the Latin Franciscus. Notable people with the name include: * Franciska Clausen (1899–1986), Danish painter * Franciska Farkas (born 1984), Hungarian actress * Franciska Gaal (1903–1973), Hungarian cabaret artist and film actress * Franciska Grassalkovich (1732–1779), Hungarian noblewoman * Franciska Győry (born 1940), Hungarian actress * Franciska Jansen, Dutch track and field athlete * Franciska Königsegg-Aulendorfi, German noblewoman * Franciska Nagy (born 1943), Hungarian writer * Franciska Sontag (1789–1866), stage actor * Franciska Töröcsik (born 1990), Hungarian actress See also * Franziska (given name) Franziska is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Franziska Albl (born 1995), German ice hockey player * Franziska Baumann (born 1965), Swiss musician and composer * Franziska Becskehazy (born 1966), Brazilian cross-country ski ... * Francis (given name) References {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franciska Nagy
Franciska is a given name. It is a feminine form of the Latin Franciscus. Notable people with the name include: * Franciska Clausen (1899–1986), Danish painter * Franciska Farkas (born 1984), Hungarian actress * Franciska Gaal (1903–1973), Hungarian cabaret artist and film actress * Franciska Grassalkovich (1732–1779), Hungarian noblewoman * Franciska Győry (born 1940), Hungarian actress * Franciska Jansen, Dutch track and field athlete * Franciska Königsegg-Aulendorfi, German noblewoman * Franciska Nagy (born 1943), Hungarian writer * Franciska Sontag (1789–1866), stage actor * Franciska Töröcsik (born 1990), Hungarian actress See also * Franziska (given name) Franziska is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Franziska Albl (born 1995), German ice hockey player * Franziska Baumann (born 1965), Swiss musician and composer * Franziska Becskehazy (born 1966), Brazilian cross-country ski ... * Francis (given name) References {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franciska Sontag
Franziska Sontag (née Martloff or Markloff) (2 January 1787/89 – 10 April 1865) was a German operatic soprano and stage actress. Life Martloff was born in Heddernheim on 2 January 1787 or 1789. She was the daughter of an electoral official and was already on stage at the age of twelve. She received her first engagement at the Staatstheater Mainz and from there changed to the Theater Koblenz. Between 1812 and 1814 Martloff appeared at the Staatstheater Darmstadt and could be seen there together with August Wilhelm Iffland. In 1815 she went to the State Opera in Prague and stayed there until 1824. In time she replaced her colleague Sophie Schröder as the "first actress". From 1824 followed extensive guest tours to Vienna and Berlin. Martloff married her colleague, the actor Franz Sontag, and had two daughters with him, Henriette and Nina, both of whom later also went to the stage. Their son Karl Sontag became an actor and playwright. In 1837, Sontag retired from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
