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Irma (name)
Irma is a female given name.http://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=1 nimipalvelu It is also used in combination with other names in the abbreviated form "Irm-," for example, Irmine, Irmela, Irmgard, Irmgardis, and Irmentraud. The name comes from the Old High German "irmin", meaning "world". The Georgian given name "Irma" comes from the Georgian word "iremi"—"deer". The name days for Irma are February 19 (Germany), March 31 (Finland), April 7 (Sweden), May 3 (Hungary), September 10 (Czech Republic), September 18 (Poland), October 13 (Latvia), October 25 (USA), and November 14 (Slovakia). People *Irma (singer), Irma, Cameroonian singer/songwriter *Irma Baltuttis, German singer *Irma Brandeis, American Dante scholar *Irma Capece Minutolo, Italian opera singer *Irma Flaquer, Guatemalan government critic *Irma Grese, German Nazi SS Holocaust concentration camp supervisor executed for war crimes *Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher, Dutch freestyle swimmer *Irma Huerta, Mexican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irmin (other)
Irmin may refer to: * Irmin Schmidt (born 1937), German composer and founding member of the band Can * A Germanic deity in some currents of Germanic neopaganism, especially in Irminism * The son of Mannus, a figure in the creation myths of the Germanic tribes; possibly the same god as Odin See also * Erwin (other) * Ermine (other) * Irma (name) * Irminsul * Irwin (other) Irwin may refer to: Places ;United States * Irwin, California * Irwin, Idaho * Irwin, Illinois * Irwin, Iowa * Irwin, Nebraska * Irwin, Ohio * Irwin, Pennsylvania * Irwin, South Carolina * Irwin County, Georgia * Irwin Township, Venango County, Pe ... {{disambiguation Germanic given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irma Nioradze
Irma Nioradze in 2011 Irma Nioradze ( ka, ირმა ნიორაძე, russian: Ирма Ниорадзе; born June 15, 1969 in Tbilisi, Georgia), is a Georgian ballerina and Principal Dancer of the Kirov-Mariinsky Ballet. Biography Irma Nioradze was born in Tbilisi (Georgia). 1987 - the graduation of Tbilisi Choreographic School. Her teachers were Serafima Vekua and Vakhtang Chabukiani. 1987-1988 - study on probation at Saint Petersburg Choreographic School named after Vaganova. The teacher was Ludmila Safronova. 1989-1990 - the ballet dancer of Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Z.P. Paliashvili. Her repertoire included the leading parts in '' Giselle'', ''Serenade'' and one-act ballets of G. Alksidze. 1990 - the prize-winner of the International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. The tutor was Natalia Zolotova. She was coached by Vladimir Djouloukhadze who also performed as her non-competitive partner 1991 - private theatrical concern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irma La Douce
''Irma la Douce'' (, "Irma the Sweet") is a 1963 American romantic comedy film directed by Billy Wilder from a screenplay he co-wrote with I. A. L. Diamond, based on the 1956 French stage musical of the same name by Marguerite Monnot and Alexandre Breffort. The film stars Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine. Plot Nestor Patou, an honest policeman, has been transferred from the Bois de Boulogne to Les Halles, a more urban neighborhood in Paris. He finds a street full of prostitutes working at the Hotel Casanova and raids the place. The inspector fires Nestor, who is mistakenly framed for bribery. Kicked off the force and humiliated, Nestor finds himself drawn to the very neighborhood that ended his career with the Paris police—returning to Chez Moustache, a popular tavern for prostitutes and pimps. Down on his luck, Nestor befriends Irma la Douce, a popular prostitute. He reluctantly accepts, as a confidante, the proprietor of Chez Moustache, a man known only as Moustache. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irma (comics)
This is the list of fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The characters are listed alphabetically, grouped by the Main characters, the Antagonists, and the Supporting characters. Before the list, there is an Index of characters for each of the 24 albums. The supporting characters Hergé created for his series have been described as far more developed than the central character, each imbued with a strength of character and depth of personality that has been compared with that of the characters of Charles Dickens. Hergé used the supporting characters to create a realism (arts), realistic world in which to set his protagonists' adventures. To further the realism and continuity, characters recur throughout the series. During the German occupation of Belgium during World War II, German occupation of Belgium during World War II, and the subsequent restrictions this imposed, Hergé was forced to focus on characterisatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irma Von Cube
Irma von Cube (December 26, 1899, Hanover; July 25, 1977) was a German-American screenwriter. She began as an actress and a writer for films in Germany in the early 1930s, and continued when she arrived in the United States in 1938. Among her films is the ''They Shall Have Music'' (1939), '' Johnny Belinda'' (1948), for which she received an Academy Award nomination, and ''Song of Love'' (1947) co-starring Katharine Hepburn, Paul Henreid, and Robert Walker. She also directed one of five segments of the Italy-UK co-production anthology film ''A Tale of Five Cities'' (1951). She was the mother of Oscar-winning producer Konstantin Kalser. Filmography * ''Mädchenschicksale'' (dir. Richard Löwenbein, 1928) * ''What Price Love?'' (dir. E. W. Emo, 1929) * '' Farewell'' (dir. Robert Siodmak, 1930) * ''Dolly Gets Ahead'' (dir. Anatole Litvak, 1930) * ''The Stolen Face'' (dir. Philipp Lothar Mayring and Erich Schmidt, 1930) * ''No More Love'' (dir. Anatole Litvak, 1931) ** ''Calais-Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irma Voigt
Irma Elizabeth Voigt (September 1, 1882 – May 9, 1953) was an American educator. She was the first Dean of Women at Ohio University; she held that office from 1913 until her retirement in 1949. Early life Voigt was born in Quincy, Illinois, the daughter of Henry G. Voigt and Mary Tuffli Voigt. In 1913 she earned a PhD in German at the University of Illinois; her master's thesis and doctoral dissertation were both about German-American writer Therese Albertine Luise Robinson, also known as "Frau Talvj". Career Voigt taught school and was a high school principal in Illinois as a young woman. She was the first Dean of Women at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, holding that title from 1913 to 1949. She recalled that, upon arrival in 1913, the president of the university said to her, "I don't know what a dean of women's for, and I suspect you don't know what you're to do. Get busy and find out." As dean, Voigt held weekly fireside chat sessions in her home, and led Saturday hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irma Toivanen
Irma Hellin Toivanen ( Taavitsainen; 27 October 1922 – 30 July 2010) was a Finnish politician and teacher. She was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1970 to 1979, representing Turku Province South as a member of the Liberal People's Party. From 1975 to 1976, she was Finland's Minister of Social Affairs and Health, appointed by then-Prime Minister Martti Miettunen. Early life and career Irma Hellin Taavitsainen was born on 27 October 1922 in Kymi, Finland. She was the daughter of Johan Taavitsainen, a glassblower, and Hilda-Maria Kuuva. She worked as a volunteer medic during the Winter War and Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union, and she was active in Lotta Svärd, a Finnish voluntary auxiliary paramilitary organisation for women. Taavitsainen qualified as a primary school teacher in 1942, and continued with postgraduate studies. She worked as a teacher at various primary and secondary schools in Sääksmäki, Hämeenlinna, and Kaarina, from 1942 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irma Thomas
Irma Thomas ( Lee; born February 18, 1941) is an American singer from New Orleans. She is known as the "Soul Queen of New Orleans". Thomas is a contemporary of Aretha Franklin and Etta James, but never experienced their level of commercial success. In 2007, she won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album for '' After the Rain'', her first Grammy in a career spanning over 50 years. Life and career Born Irma Lee, in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, United States, she was the daughter of Percy Lee, a steel chipper, and Vader Lee, who worked as a maid. As a teenager, she sang with a Baptist church choir. She auditioned for Specialty Records at the age of 13. By the time she was 19, she had been married twice and had four children. Keeping her second ex-husband's surname, she worked as a waitress in New Orleans, occasionally singing with bandleader Tommy Ridgley, who helped her land a record deal with the local Ron label. Her first single, "Don't Mess with My Man", was released in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irma Theoda Jones
Irma Theoda Jones (, Andrews; March 11, 1845 – June 1929) was a philanthropist and a pioneer resident of Lansing, Michigan. Her work was among women's clubs and the temperance union. She was also a contributor to various newspapers. Early life Irma Theoda Andrews was born in Victory, New York, on March 11, 1845. Her ancestors were among the pioneers of western New York, with a strong mixture of German blood on the father's side. Her mother, Mrs. N. Andrews, was a woman of remarkable executive ability and was the matron of an industrial school. In 1849 her father, a physician, moved his family to Rockford, Illinois. Anna Peck Sill had just then opened the Rockford Female Seminary (now Rockford University), to which a primary department was attached, wherein Irma Theoda Jones, five years old, began her studies. The study of languages was her specialty. Career After teaching a year, in July 1863, Jones moved to Lansing, Michigan, where her uncle, John A. Kerr, held the posit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irma St
Irma may refer to: People * Irma (name), a female given name * Irma (singer), full name Irma Pany, a Cameroonian female singer-songwriter Places * Irma, Alberta, Canada, a village * Irma, Lombardy, Italy, a ''comune'' * Irma, Wisconsin, USA, an unincorporated community * 177 Irma, a fairly large and dark main belt asteroid Brands and enterprises * Irma (supermarket), a Danish supermarket chain * IRMA board, an early interface card for PCs and Macs * Irma Hotel, a landmark built in Cody, Wyoming by "Buffalo Bill" Cody (it is still open for business as both a hotel and restaurant) * Irma Records, an Italian record label Other uses * Irma (dog), a Dickin Medal-winning dog * Operation Irma, a series of airlifts of civilians during the Siege of Sarajevo * SS ''Irma'' (1905), a Norwegian merchant ship sunk in controversial circumstances in 1944 * Tropical Storm Irma, various storms named Irma ** Hurricane Irma, the 9th named storm of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season * Institu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irma Stern
Irma Stern (2 October 1894 – 23 August 1966) was a major South African artist who achieved national and international recognition in her lifetime. Life Stern was born in Schweizer-Reneke, a small town in the Transvaal, of German-Jewish parents. Her father was interned in a concentration camp by the British during the Second Boer War because of his pro-Boer leanings. Irma and her younger brother, Rudi, were thus taken to Cape Town by their mother. In 1901, the family returned to Germany and later would constantly travel between South Africa and Germany. This travel also influenced Irma's development as an artist. In 1913 Stern studied art in Germany at the Weimar Academy, in 1914 at the Levin-Funcke Studio and notably from 1917 with Max Pechstein, a founder of the Novembergruppe. Stern was associated with the German Expressionist painters of this period. She held her first exhibition in Berlin in 1919. In 1920 Stern returned to Cape Town with her family, where she was first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irma Serrano
Irma Consuelo Cielo Serrano Castro (; born 9 December 1933) is a Mexican singer, actress and politician. Famous for her "tantalizing", "untamed spitfire" voice, she is one of the most noted performers of the ranchera and corrido genres; she was nicknamed ''La Tigresa de la Canción Ranchera'' and later known simply as "''La Tigresa''" (). At the same time, she developed a film career of more than a dozen films. In the 1970s and 1980s, Serrano achieved great success as an actress and producer in a series of controversial stage plays, highlighting the controversial play ''Naná'' (1973). In the decade of the 1990s, she also ventured into politics and occupied a seat in the Mexican Senate. In her later years, she was the center of multiple scandals and controversies. She has appeared in celebrity gossip magazines and television shows because of her political career as senator of her home state of Chiapas from 1994 to 1997. Early life Serrano is the third of three children (Mario, Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
