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Feliks Wierciński
Feliks is a variant spelling of the given name Felix, used in Poland and the Baltic states, as well as in the transliteration of the name Felix from Russian. Feliks may refer to: *Feliks Ankerstein (1897–1955), Polish Army major and intelligence officer *Feliks Gromov (born 1937), former Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy *Feliks Kark (born 1933), Estonian actor and caricaturist *Feliks Kibbermann, Estonian chess master *Feliks Kon (1864–1941), Polish communist activist *Feliks Konarski (1907–1991), Polish poet, songwriter and cabaret performer *Feliks Koneczny (1862–1949), Polish historian and social philosopher *Feliks Kazimierz Potocki (1630–1702), Polish noble, magnate and military leader *Feliks Stamm (1901–1976), Polish boxing coach *Feliks Topolski (1907–1989), Polish-born British expressionist painter *Feliks Undusk (born 1948), Estonian journalist and politician. *Feliks Villard (1908–?), Estonian chess player *Feliks Zamoyski (died 1535), Polish nobl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix (name)
Felix is a given name that stems from Latin (genitive ) and means "happy" or "lucky". Its other form is Felicity (given name), Felicity. In German, Dutch, Czech, Slovenian, Romanian and Scandinavian languages the form "Felix" is the same as English. In French, Hungarian, Slovak, Portuguese and Spanish it is written with an acute accent, "Félix", whereas in Catalan it is written with a grave accent, "Fèlix". The Italian form of the name is "Felice", and its Polish and Serbian form is "Feliks". View a list of notable people with the name "Felix" below. Romans * Antonius Felix, procurator of Judaea * A part of many Roman emperors' titles, starting with Commodus * Flavius Felix (died 430), Roman consul * Felix (son of Entoria), son of Saturn and Entoria and brother of Janus in Roman mythology * Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (138–78 BC), Roman dictator commonly known as Sulla Late Antiquity and Middle Ages Saints "Saint Felix" may refer to: * Felix of Heraclea, martyred with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feliks Stamm
Feliks “Papa” Stamm (14 December 1901, Kościan (german: Kosten) German Empire – 2 April 1976, Warsaw) was a prominent Polish boxing coach. He is widely regarded as the father of Polish boxing, and the creator of the so-called Polish school of boxing. To commemorate him, since 1977 annual Feliks Stamm Boxing Tournament takes place in Warsaw. In 1987, the tournament was won by Lennox Lewis. In 1923–1926, he was a boxer at the club ''Pentatlon'' in Poznań. He rolled down 13 official fights (11 won, 1 drew, 1 loss) as well as about 30 show fights. In 1926, Stamm became a boxing coach at Warta Poznań, and since 1932, he was a lecturer at Central Institute of Physical Education in Warsaw (today's Academy of Physical Education in Warsaw). In 1936, he became an independent coach of the Polish boxing national team. He had already had some experience with the national team of Poland, as in 1928 Stamm helped foreign coaches to prepare Polish boxers for their first official inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speedcuber
Speedcubing (also known as speedsolving, or cubing) is a competitive sport involving solving a variety of combination puzzles, the most famous being the 3x3x3 puzzle or Rubik's Cube, as quickly as possible. An individual who practices solving twisty puzzles is known as a speedcuber (when solved specifically focusing on speed), or a cuber. For most puzzles, solving involves performing a series of moves or sequences that alters a scrambled puzzle into a solved state, in which every face of the puzzle is a single, solid color. Competitive speedcubing is mainly regulated by the World Cube Association (WCA). The WCA currently recognizes 17 speedcubing events: the cubic puzzles from the 2x2–7x7, the Pyraminx, Megaminx, Skewb, Square-1, and Rubik's Clock, as well as the 3x3, 4x4, and 5x5 Blindfolded, 3x3 One-handed, 3x3 Fewest Moves, and 3x3 Multi-blind. , the 3x3x3 world record single is 3.47 seconds held by Yusheng Du. The 3x3x3 world record average is 4.86 seconds, tied by Max ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feliks Zemdegs
Feliks Aleksanders Zemdegs (, lv, Fēlikss Zemdegs; born 20 December 1995) is an Australian Rubik's Cube speedsolver. He is the only speedcuber ever to win the World Cube Association World Championship twice, winning in 2013 and 2015, and is widely considered the most successful and greatest speedcuber of all time. He has set more than 350 records across various speedcubing events: 121 world records, 210 continental records, and 6 national records. Biography Feliks Zemdegs is of Latvian descent and his maternal grandmother is Lithuanian. Zemdegs bought his first speedcube in April 2008 after being inspired by speedcubing videos and tutorials on YouTube. The first unofficial time he recorded was an average of 19.73 seconds on 14 June 2008. He has been using CFOP to solve the 3×3×3 since he was 12 years old, the Yau method to solve the 4×4×4 and 5x5x5, the CLL method to solve the 2×2×2, and the Reduction method for 6x6x6 and 7×7×7. Zemdegs won the 3×3×3 event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feliks Zamoyski
Feliks Zamoyski (died 1535) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic). He became the Wojski of Bełz Voivodeship in 1514, the Łowczy of Chełm Land in 1517, and the Wojski of Chełm, Tax collector (poborca) of Chełm and Belz in 1524. He also became the District Writer of Chełm in 1525 and the Podkomorzy of Chełm. In 1517 Feliks and his brother Mikołaj received a payment of debt in the amount of 1,000 florins from Jan Ostrowski, a wealthy landowner from what is now known as Skoków. Zamoyski used a portion of the collection to fund the building of a fortified castle which was used in a 1529 battle to repel an invasion by the Crimean Tatars. His grandson, Jan Zamoyski, founded the city of Zamość upon the small village that blossomed around the family manor in 1580 and became its first ordynat. References 15th-century births 1535 deaths Feliks Feliks is a variant spelling of the given name Felix, used in Poland and the Baltic states, as well as in the transliteration of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feliks Villard
Feliks Villard (4 November1908 – date of death unknown) was an Estonian chess player. Biography In Estonian Chess Championship Feliks Villard has won silver (1952) and 2 bronze (1950, 1951) medals. In Estonian Team Chess Championship he has won 2 gold (1931 - with Tallinn ''Kalev'' team, 1949 - with Tallinn city team) and 2 silver (1936 - with Pärnu ''Maleselts'' team, 1938 - with Pärnu ''Kalev'' team) medals. Feliks Villard played for Estonia at sixth board in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad in Munich (+11 –4 =4) and won individual bronze medal. Also he two times played for Estonia in Soviet Team Chess Championships (1953, 1958). His last known tournament was Ilmar Raud memorial in Viljandi Viljandi (, german: Fellin, sv, Fellin) is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,407 in 2019. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major Estonian cities, Pärnu and Tartu ... (1971) where he divided fourth plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feliks Undusk
Feliks Undusk (born 23 December 1948 in Kärdla, Hiiu County) is an Estonian journalist and politician. He was a member of VIII Riigikogu VIII Riigikogu was the eighth legislature of Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu). The legislature was elected after 1995 election. Election results Officers Speaker of the Riigikogu: Toomas Savi Toomas Savi (born 30 December 1942 in Tartu, Est .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Undusk, Feliks Living people 1948 births Estonian journalists Estonian Reform Party politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1995–1999 Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 4th Class Tallinn University of Technology alumni People from Kärdla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feliks Topolski
Feliks Topolski RA (14 August 1907 – 24 August 1989) was a Polish expressionist painter and draughtsman working primarily in the United Kingdom. Biography Feliks Topolski was born on 14 August 1907 in Warsaw, Poland. He studied in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, and trained as an artillery officer. Later he studied and worked in Italy and France, and eventually he moved to Britain in 1935 after being commissioned to record King George V's silver jubilee. He opened a studio near Waterloo station, which later became an exhibition and then a café-bar featuring his art. He married twice, first to Marian Everall and then Caryl J. Stanley. In 1939 the George Bernard Shaw plays ''In Good King Charles's Golden Days'' and ''Geneva'' were published with illustrations by Topolski, bringing his work to a wide audience in the UK. During the Second World War, Topolski became an official war artist and painted scenes of the Battle of Britain and other battlefields. In 1941, Topo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feliks Kazimierz Potocki
Feliks Kazimierz "Szczęsny" Potocki (1630–1702) was a Polish noble, magnate and military leader. He was the son of Hetman and magnate Stanisław "Rewera" Potocki and Zofia Kalinowska, and brother of Hetman Andrzej Potocki. He married the daughter of Hetman and Marshal of the Crown Prince Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski, Princess Krystyna Lubomirska, in 1661. Shortly before his death he married again, in 1700, his second wife being Konstancja Roża Łos. He was Podstoli of the Crown from 1663, voivode of Sieradz Voivodship from 1669,Mulryne, James Ronald; Watanabe-O'Kelly, Helen and Shewring, Margaret (editors) (2004) ''Europa triumphans: court and civic festivals in early modern Europe, Volume 1'' Modern Humanities Research Association, Aldershot, Hampshire, England, page 459, Kijów Voivodship (Kyiv, also Kiev) from 1682, Kraków Voivodship from 1683, Field Crown Hetman from 1692, castellan of Kraków and Great Crown Hetman from 1702. Starost of Bełz, Krasnystaw, Hrubiesz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feliks Ankerstein
Feliks Józef Ankerstein (1897 – ? 1955) was a Polish Army major and intelligence officer. Career Ankerstein served during World War I in the Polish Legions and the Polish Military Organization, and after the war in the Polish Army. He participated in the Silesian Uprisings. He became an officer in the Second Department of Polish General Staff (the intelligence section), serving as deputy to the chief of its Office 2, Edmund Charaszkiewicz (1929–39), and as a member of the secret K-7 organization (''Komitet Siedmiu'', "Committee of Seven") that supervised certain covert operations. He was engaged in covert operations from 16 September 1928, including the 1938 annexation of Zaolzie and operations conducted in autumn 1938 in collaboration with Hungary in Carpathian Rus. After the invasion of Poland in September 1939, Ankerstein worked in Section II's Office (''Ekspozytura'') "R" in Romania. He later made his way to London, where he reportedly about 1940 entered the service of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feliks Koneczny
Feliks Karol Koneczny (; 1 November 1862 – 10 February 1949) was a Polish historian, theatrical critic, librarian, journalist and social philosopher. He founded the original system of the comparative science of civilizations. Biography Koneczny was born in Kraków on 1 November 1862, his father was of Moravian origin. Koneczny's mother abandoned him at a young age while his father studied, although had to work at a train station due to being expelled from the Jagiellonian University for partaking in the Kraków uprising. Koneczny graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków and began work at the Jagiellonian Library. After Poland regained its independence, he became an assistant professor in 1919. In June 1920, after he had qualified and received the degree of doctor habilitatus, he became a professor at Stefan Batory University in Wilno. After retiring in 1929, he moved back to Kraków. Works His interests ranged from purely histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feliks Konarski
Feliks Konarski (pseudonym: Ref-Ren) (9 January 1907 – 12 September 1991) was a Polish poet, songwriter, and cabaret performer. Early life Konarski was born in Kiev and attended a Polish school there. In 1921, he was able to get to Poland by foot. He passed his matura (final exams) in Warsaw. He began to study Polish at Warsaw University, but found his calling on stage. A deciding point was encountering Konrad Tom, who helped Konarski begin authoring poems and songs, as well as suggesting the "Ref-Ren" stage pseudonym. In addition to songs, Konarski also wrote satirical plays for theater groups. In 1931, he married the actress Nina Oleńska. In 1934, Konarski moved to Lwów (then in the Second Polish Republic, now Lviv in Ukraine) where he established a theatre group. He wrote many poems as well as words to what became numerous popular songs. After Lwów was taken over by the Red Army, Konarski performed as part of a traveling orchestra in numerous cities in the Soviet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
