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Handrij Zejler
Handrij Zejler (1 February 1804 – 15 October 1872; official German name ''Andreas Seiler'') was a Sorbian writer, Lutheran pastor, and national activist. He co-founded the Lusatian cultural and scientific society '' Maćica Serbska''. Zejler was born on 1 February 1804 in Słona Boršć (German: Salzenforst), now a part of Budyšin (Bautzen). He was an author of popular religious, love and patriotic poems, as well as the Sorbian national anthem ''Rjana Łužica'', linguistic works, publicist works, ballads, satires, fables. He died on 15 October 1872 in Łaz (Lohsa) near Wojerecy (Hoyerswerda). Zejler is seen today as one of the founders of Sorbian national literature. Memory His name bears the State Prize of the Ministry of Science and Art of the Federal State of Saxony. See also *Jakub Bart-Ćišinski (1856–1909) - Poet, writer, playwright, and translator * Jan Kilian (1811–1884) - Pastor and leader of the Sorbian colony in Texas *Korla Awgust Kocor (1822–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korla Awgust Kocor
Korla Awgust Kocor (3 December 1822 – 19 May 1904; german: Karl August Katzer) was a Sorbian composer and conductor. Kocor was born in Berge/Zahor near Großpostwitz/Budestecy. He was the composer of the music of the Lusatian national anthem ''Rjana Łužica "Rjana Łužica" (Lower Sorbian: ''Rědna Łužyca''; lit. “Beautiful Lusatia”) is the Sorbian national anthem. It was written by poet Handrij Zejler. The lyrics were firstly published on August 24, 1827, in the Leipzig magazine ''Serbska Now ...''. He has been called the "founding father of secular Sorbian music." References 1822 births 1904 deaths People from Bautzen (district) German composers German conductors (music) German male conductors (music) Sorbian people Musicians from the Kingdom of Saxony 19th-century German musicians 19th-century German male musicians {{germany-conductor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanislaw Tillich
Stanislaw Tillich (; hsb, Stanisław Tilich; born 10 April 1959) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, CDU. He served as the 3rd Minister-President, Minister President of Saxony from 2008 to 2017. From 1 November 2015 until 31 October 2016, he was President of the Bundesrat and ''ex officio'' deputy to the President of Germany. Tillich is of Sorbs, Sorbian ethnicity and lives in Panschwitz-Kuckau (Pančicy-Kukow), which is 35 kilometres north-east of Dresden near Kamenz. Early life and education Born in Räckelwitz, Neudörfel (Sorbian language, Sorbian: ''Nowa Wjeska'') near Kamenz (Sorbian language, Sorbian: ''Kamjenc''), Tillich studied construction and drive techniques at the Dresden University of Technology after finishing his ''Abitur'' at the Sorbs, Sorbian Gymnasium (school), Gymnasium in Bautzen in 1977. He graduated from university with a Diplomingenieur degree in 1984. Tillich was an employee of the district administration of Kamenz (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erwin Strittmatter
Erwin Strittmatter (14 August 1912 – 31 January 1994) was a German writer. Strittmatter was one of the most famous writers in the GDR. Biography Strittmatter was born the son of a baker and foods wholesaler. Between 1924 and 1930 he attended the secondary school in Spremberg which has subsequently been named after him. His left his school early due to shortage of money, and at the age of 17 he started an apprenticeship as a baker. Later Strittmatter worked as baker, waiter, chauffeur, zookeeper and unskilled laborer. In 1940 he volunteered to the Waffen-SS but was rejected. Instead, in March 1941 he was drafted into the Ordnungspolizei in the ''SS-Polizei-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 18'', which operated under the control of the Waffen-SS and which was involved in the deportation of Jews from Athens. In October till December 1941 his unit was stationed at Cracow, probably as guards of the Krakau Ghetto. Later Strittmatter completed courses in anti- partisan warfare and was deplo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kito Lorenc
Kito Lorenc (4 March 1938 – 24 September 2017) was a German writer, lyric poet and translator. He was a grandson of the writer and politician Jakub Lorenc-Zalěski. Lorenc attended the Sorbian boarding high school in Cottbus from 1952 to 1956 and majored in Slavic studies in Leipzig from 1956 to 1961. He was an employee at the Institute for Sorbian People Research in Bautzen between 1961 and 1972. From 1972 until 1979, he worked as a dramaturge at the State Ensemble for Sorbian People's Culture. Kito Lorenc was a member of the Sächsischen Akademie der Künste and lived as a freelance writer in Wuischke by Hochkirch. Works * "''Nowe časy - nowe kwasy''" (New Times - New Weddings), Poems, VEB Verlag Domowina, 1962 * "''Swĕtło, prawda, swobodnosć''" (Light, Justice and Freedom), (Anthology of Sorbian Poets, Editor) VEB Verlag Domowina, 1963 * Mina Witkojc "''Po pućach časnikarki''", Translation in Upper Sorbian, VEB Verlag Domowina 1964 * Handrij Zejler "''Serbske fabule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mato Kosyk
Mato may refer to: People *Ana Mato (born 1959), Spanish politician *Jakup Mato (1934–2005), Albanian publicist *Mato Miloš (born 1993), Croatian footballer *Mato Neretljak (born 1979), Croatian footballer Places *Mato, a parish of Ponte de Lima, Portugal *Matorral, Portuguese scrublands formed on Cambrian schists *Mato Grosso, a state in western Brazil *Mato Grosso do Sul, a state in western Brazil *Mato Paha, the Lakotaname for Bear Butte, South Dakota Other uses *MAŤO, the Slovak 8-bit personal computer *Matō, the surname of several characters in the visual novel ''Fate/stay night'' *Matō Station, a railway station in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan *Mató cheese, a Catalan cheese *Mato music, a type of Bushee Negro music *Mato language Mato is a minor Austronesian language of northern Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Florida
The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its Gainesville campus since September 1906. After the Florida state legislature's creation of performance standards in 2013, the Florida Board of Governors designated the University of Florida as a "preeminent university". For 2022, '' U.S. News & World Report'' ranked Florida as the fifth (tied) best public university and 28th (tied) best university in the United States. The University of Florida is the only member of the Association of American Universities in Florida and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). It is the third largest Florida university by student population,Nathan Crabbe, UF is no longer la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defensive Back
In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the defensive linemen who play directly on the line of scrimmage, and the linebackers, who play in the middle of the defense, between the defensive line and the defensive backs. Among the defensive backs, there are two main types, cornerbacks, which play nearer the line of scrimmage and the sideline, whose main role is to cover the opposing team's wide receivers, and the Safety (gridiron football position), safeties, who play further back near the center of the field, and who act as the last line of defense. American defensive formations usually includes two of each, a left and right cornerback, as well as a strong safety and a free safety, with the free safety tending to play further back than the strong safety. In Canadian football, which ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Texas At Arlington
The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA or UT Arlington) is a public research university in Arlington, Texas. The university was founded in 1895 and was in the Texas A&M University System for several decades until joining the University of Texas System in 1965. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity." The fall 2021 campus enrollment consisted of 45,949 students making it the largest university in North Texas and fourth-largest in Texas. UT Arlington is the third-largest producer of college graduates in Texas and offers over 180 baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degree programs. UT Arlington participates in 15 intercollegiate sports as a Division I member of the NCAA and Western Athletic Conference. UTA sports teams have been known as the Mavericks since 1971. History Establishment (1895–1916) The university traces its roots back to the opening of Arlington College in September 1895. Arlington College was est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Arizona University
Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a public research university based in Flagstaff, Arizona. It was founded in 1899 as the final public university established in the Arizona Territory, 13 years before Arizona was admitted as the 48th state. NAU is one of the three universities governed by the Arizona Board of Regents and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. As of fall 2022, 28,090 students were enrolled at NAU with 21,411 at the Flagstaff campus. The university is divided into seven academic colleges offering about 130 undergraduate degrees, 100 graduate programs, and various academic certificates. Students can take classes and conduct research in Flagstaff, online, and at more than 20 statewide locations, including the Phoenix Biomedical Campus. The university is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity" and ranked No. 183 in the National Science Foundation (NSF) national research rankings for fiscal year 2020. NAU's astronomy facult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Symank
John Richard Symank (August 31, 1935 – January 23, 2002) was an American college and professional American football, football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 1950s and 1960s. Symank played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Green Bay Packers and St. Louis Cardinals (NFL), St. Louis Cardinals of the NFL. He was later the head coach for Northern Arizona University and the University of Texas at Arlington football teams. Early life Symank was born in LaGrange, Texas in 1935,Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players John Symank Retrieved July 8, 2010. to Oswald "Curly" and Ann Pauline Symank. Symank's family was of Sorbian languages, Wendish descent, a Slavic group that emigrated to Central Texas in the mid-nineteenth century from Germany. Symank's father died when Johnny was only 8 years old. Symank attended Caldwell High School (Caldwell, Texas), Caldwel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurij Koch
Jurij Koch (born 15 September 1936) is a German writer. He writes in both Sorbian languages as well as German. Koch's father worked in the nearby quarry, his mother worked several jobs at different farms. Jurij Koch went to school in Crostwitz, northern Czechoslovakia, Bautzen and Cottbus, and studied at the University of Leipzig. He has worked as an editor and reporter. Awards * Ćišinski Award, 1976 * Carl Blechen Award, 1983 * Literature award "Umwelt" by the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, 1992 External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Koch, Jurij 1936 births Living people People from Bautzen (district) Sorbian-language writers Writers from Saxony Leipzig University alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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