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Gherardi
Gherardi is a surname of Northern Italian origin. It is most common in the regions of Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy and Tuscany. The name comes from the Germanic words gari > ger- (meaning 'spear') and -hard (meaning 'hard/strong/brave'). The first family recorded to have this name in 970 AD, were the Gherardinghi family who owned five castles in Tuscany. The name has since been shortened and many variations of the name can be found throughout Italy. According to Italy Gen, about 1800 people with the last name of Gherardi still reside in Northern Italy. Worldwide there are about 2500 people with this last name. Some examples of known people with the last name: * Alessandro Gherardi (born 1988), Italian footballer * Anna Maria Gherardi (1939–2014), Italian actress and voice actress * Antonio Gherardi (1638–1702), Italian painter, architect and sculptor * Bancroft Gherardi (1832–1903), U.S. Navy rear admiral * Bancroft Gherardi, Jr. (1873–1941), American electrical engin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Gherardi (DD-637)
USS ''Gherardi'' (DD-637/DMS-30), a , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi. ''Gherardi'' was launched on 12 February 1942 by the Philadelphia Navy Yard, sponsored by Mrs. Christopher Robinson, granddaughter of Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi; and commissioned on 15 September 1942. Service history Atlantic and Mediterranean service In December 1942 ''Gherardi'' suffered fatalities in a storm. After trials and shakedown training out of Casco Bay, Maine and Newport, Rhode Island ''Gherardi'' departed Philadelphia 1 January 1943 making convoy escort voyages to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Port Arthur and Galveston, Texas, returning to New York on 7 February 1943. She departed New York on 15 February on what was to be the first of ten transatlantic convoys. ''Gherardi'' returned to New York from Casablanca on 14 April 1943. After a voyage to Newfoundland in May she departed Hampton Roads, Virginia on 8 June ''en route'' to the Medite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesca Gherardi
Francesca Gherardi (12 November 1955 – 14 February 2013) was an Italian zoologist, ethologist, and ecologist. Most of her work was performed at the Department of Biology of the University of Florence, Italy, where she was a researcher and an associate professor. Early life and education Gherardi became interested in crustaceans as a teen, when one of her friends had a tropical aquarium. She obtained a master's degree in Biology in 1979 from the University of Florence with a thesis on aggressive behaviour, dominance hierarchies and individual recognition in decapods. She gained her PhD in Animal Biology (Ethology) at the University of Florence with a dissertation on the eco-ethology of the freshwater crab ''Potamon fluviatile''. Marco Vannini was her advisor for both degrees. Career In 1979-1984 and in 1987-1992 Gherardi taught sciences at high school; during this period she also collaborated with the science historian Bernardino Fantini (Geneva University). As a result of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bancroft Gherardi
Bancroft Gherardi (November 10, 1832 – December 10, 1903) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy, who served during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. Even though his family hailed from French Corsica, because of his Italian surname (typical of Corsicans) he had the distinction of being the first Italian-American admiral in the United States Navy. Biography Gherardi was born in Jackson, Louisiana, the son of Donato Gherardi (c. 1800 – 1851), a political refugee from Corsica, and Jane Putnam Bancroft (1798–1843), sister of renowned historian George Bancroft. He was appointed Acting Midshipman June 26, 1846 and served on the during the Mexican–American War. He entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1851 and graduated the next year. Ordered to the , he cruised the Mediterranean, and after promotion to lieutenant in 1855 he was ordered to the . At the outbreak of the American Civil War he served in the steam sloop and later became the executive office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gherardi Davis
Gherardi Davis (October 15, 1858 – March 9, 1941) was an American lawyer, book author and politician from New York. Life He was born on October 15, 1858 in San Francisco, California, the son of George Henry Davis (1824–1897) and Clara Jane (Gherardi) Davis (1827–1897). Governor of Massachusetts John Davis was his grandfather; Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi was his uncle; and electrical engineer Bancroft Gherardi, Jr. was his first cousin. In 1868, the family went to Europe, and Gherardi attended school in Germany and college in France. Career In 1879, he returned to the United States, and studied law, first in Washington, D.C., and then in New York City. He was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in New York City. Davis was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co., 27th D.) in 1899, 1900, 1901 and 1902; and was Chairman of the Committee on Public Lands and Forestry in 1902. On March 20, 1903, he was appointed as Third Deputy New York City Police Commiss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gherardini
Gherardini is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Gherardini family of Montagliari, aristocratic family of Florence *Alessandro Gherardini (1655–1723), Italian painter of Baroque Florence * Jacopo Schettini Gherardini (born 1965), Italian economist *Maurizio Gherardini (b. 1955), Italian sportsman, general manager for the Fenerbahçe Basketball * Lisa Gherardini (1479–1542), woman depicted in the ''Mona Lisa'' painting * Melchiorre Gherardini (1607-1668), Italian painter, known as Ceranino *Stefano Gherardini (1695–1755), Italian genre painter *Tommaso Gherardini (1715–1797), Italian painter of late 18th-century Florence See also * Gherardi *Gherardesca * Girardin Girardin is a French-language surname, in some cases a francization of Italian surname '' Gherardini''. It may refer to: ;People * Girardin family, a French branch of the Italian Gherardini family: ** (d. 1689), French ambassador to Constantinople ..., surname taken by members of the Gh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maffeo Gherardi
Maffeo Gherardi (1406–1492) (called the Cardinal of Venice) was an Italians, Italian Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Bishop (Catholic Church), bishop and Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal. Maffeo Gherardi was born in Venice in 1406, the son of Italian nobility, nobles Giovanni Gherardi and Cristina Barbarigo family, Barbarigo. He entered the Camaldolese Order when young, receiving the Religious habit, habit from Paolo Venerio, Abbot of the Monastery of St. Michael (Murano), Monastery of St. Michael on Murano. Gherardi later became abbot of this monastery, and later Superior general, Abbot General of the Camaldolese Order. In April 1466, the Venetian Senate unanimously elected him to be the Patriarch of Venice. Ambassadors of the Republic of Venice presented his selection to Pope Paul II on 31 October 1467 and the pope confirmed his appointment on 16 December 1468. Gherardi subsequently held this position for the rest of his life. His chancellor for many years was Filippo da R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Gherardi
Antonio Gherardi (''Il Reatino'') (20 September 1638 – 10 May 1702) was an Italian painter, architect, and sculptor (stuccoist) of the Baroque style, active mainly in and near Rome and his native city of Rieti. Life Antonio was born in Rieti to Stefano and Giulia Poggi Tatoti, but when he moved to Rome (c. 1656) he changed his name. His father, a middle-class craftsman, died when Antonio was only eight years old. In 1656, Monsignor Bulgarino Bulgarini, Governor of Rieti, became his patron. Two years later Bulgarini sponsored his travel to Rome, and introduced him to his future mentors, Pier Francesco Mola and Pietro da Cortona. In the large workshops organized by the latter, he developed skills in both painting and stucco decoration. The influence of Cortona on Gherardi was so significant that many of his first paintings were attributed to the old master. Between 1667 and 1669 Gherardi travelled extensively in northern Italy. Upon his return to Rome, he painted the vulted ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristofano Gherardi
Cristofano or Cristoforo Gherardi, also known as il Doceno, (November 25, 1508 – April 1556) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period, active mainly in Florence and Tuscany. Biography He was born in Borgo San Sepolcro and also called ''il Doceno dal Borgo''. He was the pupil of the painter Raffaellino del Colle, in whose shop he encountered Rosso Fiorentino and Giorgio Vasari. He painted under Vasari's direction, the one assistant of Vasari's whom Freedberg singles out. In 1536 Vasari invited him to Florence to assist in producing the decorations for the ceremonial entry of Charles V into Florence. The following year, in the reaction after Duke Alessandro's death, Gherardi was among those banished from Florence, so his work for Vasari was confined to projects outside Florence, until his banishment was lifted in 1554 and he was permitted to return. In the long interval he had painted the ''Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth'' for the church of San Domen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Maria Gherardi
Anna Maria Gherardi (15 October 1939 – 5 October 2014) was an Italian actress and voice actress.Betts, To"RIP Anna Maria Gherardi" westernboothill.blogspot.com, 6 October 2014; retrieved 6 October 2014. Born in Bologna, Gherardi formed at the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, and debuted on stage in 1960, in ''Adelchi'' alongside Vittorio Gassman. She was later active in the avant-garde theatre, and worked with notable directors such as Luca Ronconi and Maurizio Scaparro. In films, she was often cast in character roles, and she worked with Bernardo Bertolucci, Franco Battiato and Pasquale Festa Campanile, among others. She was also active as a voice actress in documentaries and radio dramas, and in dubbing lines in foreign films. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gherardi, Anna Maria 1939 births 2014 deaths Actors from Bologna Italian film actresses 20th-century Italian actresses Italian stage actresses Italian televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filippo Gherardi
Filippo Gherardi (1643–1704) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Born in Lucca, he was mostly active in Venice and Rome, where he became a member of the large studio of Pietro da Cortona, often working closely with Giovanni Coli. With Coli, Gherardi was initially a trainee of Pietro Paolini in Lucca. One of his masterpieces are the ceiling frescoes in the Palazzo Colonna in Rome, celebrating the participation of a family member in the ''Battle of Lepanto''. In Venice, Coli and Gherardi also completed frescoes (1670–72) of the dome of the church of ''San Nicolò da Tolentino'' with a fresco of the ''Glory of San Nicola'' and in the church of San Pantalon. In Venice, Coli and Gherardi also frescoed the Library in the monastery of San Giorgio Maggiore San Giorgio Maggiore ( vec, San Zorzi Mazor) is one of the islands of Venice, northern Italy, lying east of the Giudecca and south of the main island group. The island, or more specifically its Palladian church, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piero Gherardi
Piero Gherardi (20 November 1909 – 8 June 1971) was the Costume and Set Designer of Federico Fellini's ''La Dolce Vita'' and ''8½'', winning an Oscar for each film in the category of Best Costume Design. Born in Poppi, Tuscany, Piero Gherardi began his artistic collaboration with Fellini during the 1953 production of ''I vitelloni''. The director recognized his talent for scouting locations and extras and his deep knowledge of the region of Lazio. Gherardi soon proved his skills in set design by building Cabiria's shack in Fellini's '' Le notti di Cabiria'' (1957). Gherardi had studied to become an architect but started working in film production in Italy, in the late 1940s. Beside his two Academy Awards, he was nominated an additional four times: three times for the Academy Award for Best Production Design for ''La Dolce Vita'', ''8½'' and ''Juliet of the Spirits'' and another in the category of Costume Design for ''Juliet of the Spirits.'' Before his death in Rome in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandro Gherardi
Alessandro Gherardi (born 12 March 1988 in Pontedera) is an Italian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Ponsacco. In August 2009 he was signed by Pergocrema Unione Sportiva Pergolettese 1932 is an Italian association football club, based in Crema, province of Cremona, Lombardy. It currently plays in Serie C, the third level of Italian football. History From Pergolettese to Pergocrema The ori .... On 31 January 2011 he was released by Triestina. References External links * * * Italian footballers Italian expatriate footballers Serie C players ACF Fiorentina players AC Bellinzona players U.C. AlbinoLeffe players U.S. Cremonese players Calcio Lecco 1912 players U.S. Pergolettese 1932 players FC Chiasso players U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 players Association football midfielders Sportspeople from the Province of Pisa Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Italian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland 1988 births Living people Footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
