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Karakatsanis
Karakatsanis is a Greek surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Karakatsanis (athlete), Greek shooter in the 1896 Olympics * Andromache Karakatsanis Andromache Karakatsanis (born October 3, 1955) is a Canadian jurist. She was nominated to the Supreme Court of Canada by Stephen Harper in October 2011. She is the first Greek-Canadian judge on the Court. Early life Karakatsanis was born in Toro ... (born 1955), justice on the Supreme Court of Canada * Konstantinos Karakatsanis (born 1877, date of death unknown), Greek runner in the 1896 Olympics * Thymios Karakatsanis (1940–2012), Greek actor {{surname Greek-language surnames Surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andromache Karakatsanis
Andromache Karakatsanis (born October 3, 1955) is a Canadian jurist. She was nominated to the Supreme Court of Canada by Stephen Harper in October 2011. She is the first Greek-Canadian judge on the Court. Early life Karakatsanis was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Greek parents, and raised with an emphasis on her Greek heritage. She grew up near the Don Mills Road and Lawrence Avenue area of Toronto, where her parents owned a restaurant called Top of the Mall which was where Karakatsanis worked as a hostess and helped her father manage the restaurant. She attended Victoria College at the University of Toronto, graduating with a B.A. in English literature in 1977. She then attended York University's Osgoode Hall Law School, receiving her LL.B. in 1980. She was called to the Ontario bar in 1982. Career After her call to the bar, Karakatsanis clerked for the judges of the Ontario Court of Appeal from 1982–1983, after which she entered private practice. In 1987, Karakatsanis was ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karakatsanis (athlete)
Karakatsanis () was a Greek shooter. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates .... Karakatsanis competed in the free rifle event. His place and score in the event are not known, though he did not finish in the top five. References External links * Year of birth missing Year of death missing Greek male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Greece Shooters at the 1896 Summer Olympics 19th-century sportsmen Place of birth missing Place of death missing {{Greece-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstantinos Karakatsanis
Konstantinos Karakatsanis ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Καρακατσάνης, born 1877, date of death unknown) was a Greek athlete. He was born in Athens. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates .... Karakatsanis competed in the 1,500 metres. He placed in the bottom half of the eight runners who took part in the single race of the event, though his exact placing is unclear. References External links * 1877 births Year of death missing Greek male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Greece Athletes (track and field) at the 1896 Summer Olympics 19th-century sportsmen Date of birth missing Place of death missing Athletes from Athens {{greece-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thymios Karakatsanis
Thymios Karakatsanis ( el, Θύμιος Καρακατσάνης; 8 December 1940 – 30 June 2012) was a Greek actor with a notable career in theatre. He was born in Piraeus on 8 December 1940. He studied at Art Theatre of Karolos Koun. His first professional role was in the play ''Thyrida of Tardieu'' in 1963. He appeared in a few films but he became well known mainly from his roles in the plays of Aristophanes. He played the role of Lysistrata three times. He appeared frequently at theatre of Ancient Epidavros. In 1978, he founded the group ''New Greek Stage'' and he presented famous plays, starting with the play ''Von Dimitrakis'' of Dimitris Psathas. In 1987 he won a theatre award for his role in Death of a Salesman of Arthur Miller. In the same period he also worked as a radio presenter. The play ''Death of a Salesman'' was his last role. He died on 30 June 2012 at the age of 72 years. Filmography Cinema *'' To pio lampro asteri'' (1967) *'' I hartorihtra'' (1967) *'' B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek-language Surnames
Greek ( el, label=Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy (Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works of lasting impor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
