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Fridman
Fridman (, russian: Фри́дман) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aleksandr Fridman :* Fridman (crater), the remains of a lunar crater on the far side of the Moon * Alexey Maksimovich Fridman, a Russian/Soviet-Israeli physicist * Daniel Fridman, lv, Daniels Frīdmans (born 1976, Riga), a Latvian-German chess master * Gal Fridman, Israeli windsurfer and an Olympic gold medalist * James Fridman, British graphic designer * Lev Fridman (born 1969, Sverdlovsk), a Russian auto racing driver * Lidia Fridman (born 1996), Russian operatic soprano * Limor Fridman (born 1968), Israeli Olympic gymnast * Mikhail Fridman, Russian businessman * Olga Fridman (born 1998), Ukrainian-Israeli tennis player * Yasmin Fridman (born 1973), Israeli politician * Yonatan Fridman (born 2003), Israeli acrobatic gymnast * Lex Fridman (born 1986), Russian-American computer scientist and podcast host. Fridmann * Dave Fridmann Frydman * Achilles Frydman (1905 - 1940), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Fridman
Mikhail Maratovich Fridman (also transliterated Mikhail Friedman; russian: Михаил Маратович Фридман; he, מיכאיל פרידמן; born 21 April 1964) is a Ukrainian-born, Russian–Israeli businessman, billionaire, and oligarch. He is one of the co-founders of Alfa-Group, a multinational Russian conglomerate. According to ''Forbes'', he was the seventh-richest Russian as of 2017. (Moved to 11th place in 2020.) In May 2017, he was also ranked as Russia's most important businessman by ''bne IntelliNews''. In August 2022, Fridman had a net worth of $11.2 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. In 1991 he co-founded Alfa-Bank, one of the largest private banks in Russia. After serving as CEO of TNK-BP, the 50/50 TNK-BP joint venture, for nine years, in 2013 he sold his stake in the company and co-founded the international investment company LetterOne (L1). Until 2022 Fridman was chairman of the supervisory board of Alfa Group Consortium, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexei Fridman
Alexey Maksimovich Fridman (17 February 1940 – 29 October 2010) was a Soviet physicist specializing in astrophysics, physics of gravitating systems and plasma physics. He discovered new types of instabilities in gravitating media, created the theory of planetary rings and predicted the existence of small Uranus satellites that were later discovered. He also developed the hydrodynamic theory of spiral structure in galaxies. Fridman worked at the Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, INASAN, and was professor at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and at Moscow State University. Biography Alexey "Alik" Fridman was born in Moscow on February 17, 1940, in a Jewish family, to Maksim Efimovich Fridman (surgeon, MD/Ph.D./Sci.D.; 1903–1990) and Felitsia Yakovlevna Sheinbaum (economist, 1907–1999). The Polyachenko family lived in the same building, and Alik Fridman and Valerij Polyachenko's lifelong friendship (and later scientific collaboration) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lex Fridman
Lex Fridman ( /'lɛks 'friːdmæn/; , Russian: ) is a Russian-American computer scientist, podcaster, and an artificial intelligence researcher. He is a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and he hosts the ''Lex Fridman Podcast'', a podcast and YouTube series. Early life Fridman was born in Chkalovsk on 15 August 1983, and grew up in Moscow. He is primarily of Ukrainian-Jewish descent. His father, plasma physicist Alexander Fridman, was born in Kyiv and serves as the John A. Nyheim Chair Professor and Director of the C.J. Nyheim Plasma Institute at Drexel University's College of Engineering. His maternal grandmother was born and raised in Kharkiv, and his maternal grandfather was a machine gunner in the Ukrainian branch of the Red Army against the Nazis during World War II. In 1994, Fridman moved to the U.S. with his family at the age of 11. He attended Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Illinois, graduating in 2001. He then went on to ob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gal Fridman
Gal Fridman (or Friedman, he, גל פרידמן; born September 16, 1975) is an Israeli windsurfer and Israel's first Olympic Games, Olympic gold medalist. Fridman won a bronze medal, Bronze Medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics, and his gold medal in the Athens 2004, Athens 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the first of two Israelis sportsperson, athlete to win two Olympic Medals, and the first Olympic Gold medalist in Israeli history. His first name, Gal, means "wave" in Hebrew. He was born in Karkur, Israel, and lives close to the water in Sdot Yam, a nearby kibbutz. Early life and career Fridman was born in Pardes Hanna-Karkur, Karkur, Israel, to an Ashkenazi Jewish family. The second out of three children, Fridman was born to Dganit and Uri Fridman, and has an older sister named Maayan and a younger brother named Yuval. Growing up close to the Mediterranean Sea, Gal was introduced by his father to windsurfing. Fridman started sailing at age seven, and be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Fridman
Daniel Fridman ( lv, Daniels Fridmans; born February 15, 1976) is a Latvian-German chess player. Awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2001, he was Latvian champion in 1996 and German champion in 2008, 2012 and 2014. Early chess career Fridman was born in Riga, Latvia to a Latvian Jewish family. He learned the rules of chess when he was around four years of age. He soon became a regular player of youth tournaments, competing at the national, regional and international levels. His biggest junior success occurred at Duisburg in 1992, when he took home a bronze medal in the Under-16 category of the World Youth Chess Championship. By the mid-1990s, Fridman was recognised as a serious force in Latvian chess. He went on to win the national championship in 1996, having gained the International Master (IM) title in 1994. Leaving his junior status behind, he had some early international tournament successes at the Wichern Open in Hamburg in 1997 (joint second place, behind Serg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Fridman
James Fridman is a British graphic designer known for taking requests on Twitter for alterations to photographs. He has gained widespread recognition for his humorous and unexpected alterations to images, often fulfilling requests in ways that subvert the requester's expectations. His work is characterized by a penchant for taking instructions literally and employing paraprosdokian humour to create comedic effects. Fridman's popularity stems from his willingness to engage with his audience on social media, particularly on Twitter. While many fans seek out Fridman's services for comedic purposes, others approach him with the hope of improving their self-image or addressing insecurities through photo editing. One distinctive aspect of Fridman's approach is his refusal to conform to conventional standards of beauty or perfection. Instead of fulfilling requests to alter physical attributes, Fridman often leaves the photos untouched and delivers a positive message encouraging self- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lidia Fridman
Lidia Olegovna Fridman, born 20 February 1996, is a Russian operatic soprano. Biography She was born in Samara, Russia, and graduated in singing and piano in 2011 from the School of the Arts No. 17. In 2015 she completed her degree in the vocal department of the Samara Music College D.G. Shatalov. From 2015 to 2018 Fridman attended the Tomadini Conservatory of Music in Udine. She later studied at the Conservatory of Music “Benedetto Marcello” in Venice, and while there completed an internship at the Belcanto Rodolfo Celletti's Academy in Martina Franca, with Fabio Luisi as music director. Singing career Fridman made her theatrical debut in 2019 in the lead role in the first modern production of Albinoni's opera ''La Statira'', at La Fenice in Venice. She subsequently performed at the Festival della Valle d'Itria in Martina Franca where she sang the title role in the opera ''Ecuba'' by Nicola Antonio Manfroce in an updated staging by Pier Luigi Pizzi. Additionally she star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Fridmann
David Lawrence Fridmann is an American record producer and musician. Career From 1990 onwards he co-produced most releases by Mercury Rev and The Flaming Lips. Other bands he has worked with include Weezer, Saxon Shore, Neon Indian, Wolf Gang, Ammonia, Ed Harcourt, Sparklehorse, Creeper Lagoon, Café Tacuba, Creaming Jesus, Elf Power, Mogwai, Thursday, Longwave, Mass of the Fermenting Dregs, The Delgados, Low, Phantom Planet, Gemma Hayes, Ava Luna, Goldrush, Tapes 'n Tapes, Hopewell, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Number Girl, Jed Davis, Zazen Boys, Sleater-Kinney and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. He has recently worked on new recordings with MGMT, Neil Finn, The Cribs, OK Go, Tame Impala, Lord Huron, Baroness, Spoon, and Interpol. As a musician, Fridmann was the bassist and a founding member of Mercury Rev. He gave up his role as a touring member of the band in 1993 to concentrate on producing other artists. In 2001, Fridmann was included on MOJO's ''100 Sonic Visionaries'' list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yonatan Fridman
Yonatan Fridman ( he, יונתן פרידמן; born March 14, 2003) is an Israeli acrobatic gymnast who won a silver medal at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. He was born in Israel. Fridman is 181 cm tall (5' 11"). Gymnastics career His acrobatic gymnastics coach is Shiran Ouaknine. Fridman won the silver medal for mixed pair acrobatic gymnastics, at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games which took place at Buenos Aires, Argentina, along with his partner Noa Kazado Yakar. They achieved a score of 27.590 (losing by 0.260 points to the team from Bulgaria)." BULGARIA TAKE ACROBATIC GYMNASTICS GOLD AT BUENOS AIRES 2018," International Olympic Committee. They dedicated their performance to the late boyfriend of their coach, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Friedmann
Alexander Alexandrovich Friedmann (also spelled Friedman or Fridman ; russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Фри́дман) (June 16 .S. 4 1888 – September 16, 1925) was a Russian and Soviet physicist and mathematician. He is best known for his pioneering theory that the universe was expanding, governed by a set of equations he developed now known as the Friedmann equations. Early life Alexander Friedmann was born to the composer and ballet dancer Alexander Friedmann (who was a son of a baptized Jewish cantonist) and the pianist Ludmila Ignatievna Voyachek (who was a daughter of the Czech composer Hynek Vojáček). Friedmann was baptized into the Russian Orthodox Church as an infant, and lived much of his life in Saint Petersburg. Friedmann obtained his degree from St. Petersburg State University in 1910, and became a lecturer at Saint Petersburg Mining Institute. From his school days, Friedmann found a lifelong companion in Jacob Tamarkin, who was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fridman (crater)
Fridman is the remains of a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. It lies due south of the huge walled plain Hertzsprung, and is attached to the northeastern rim of the crater Ioffe. This crater lies in the southern part of the ejecta blanket that encircles Hertzsprung, and in the west-northwestern part of the huge ejecta blanket surrounding the Mare Orientale impact basin. The outer rim of this crater is heavily damaged, with a number of smaller craters lying across the sides. The most intact portion of the rim is along the southeastern side. The southwestern interior floor is partly overlaid by the outer rampart Rampart may refer to: * Rampart (fortification), a defensive wall or bank around a castle, fort or settlement Rampart may also refer to: * "O'er the Ramparts We Watched" is a key line from "The Star-Spangled Banner", the national anthem of the ... of Ioffe. The northern floor is marked by several small craters, while the southeastern floor is impacted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lev Fridman
Lev Grigorievich Fridman (born 14 August 1969 in Sverdlovsk) is a Russian auto racing driver. Career highlights include finishing third in the 2006 Russian Touring Car Championship. He competed in four rounds of the 2007 FIA World Touring Car Championship at Zandvoort and Valencia. Driving for the Russian Bears Motorsport Russian Bears Motorsport, also known as SMP Racing, is a Russian auto racing team based in Moscow. They ran the works team for Lada in the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC), under the banner of Lada Sport in the 2009 season. Team history R ... Team in a BMW 320i, his best placed finish was a nineteenth in his first race in round three. In 2008, he drove in the Dutch Supercar Challenge with the Russian Bears Team. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=http://www.supercarchallenge.nl/driver/6/293/lev_fridman.htm&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=12&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DLev%2BFridman%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4GGIK_enGB273GB273 Dutch supercar chal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
