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Kot
Kot is the surname of a Polish szlachta (nobility) family. The surname derives from the nickname with the literal meaning "cat".Kazimierz Rymut, Nazwiska Polaków. Słownik historyczno-etymologiczny, Wydawnictwo Naukowe DWN, Kraków 2001 The first mention of the name was in the 13th century. describes the surname in his ''Herbarz polski'' as belonging to Piława coat of arms. The Kot family uses the Doliwa, Pilawa, Rola, or Kot Morski coat of arms.Tadeusz Gajl, ''Herbarz Polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku'', Gdańsk 2007, p. 457. Notable persons with Kot surname * Andrzej Kot (1946–2015), Polish designer * Antoni Kot, Polish footballer *Eric Kot (born 1966), Hong Kong singer and actor *Igor Kot (born 1980), Russian footballer *Jakub Kot (born 1990), Polish ski jumper *Karol Kot (1946–1968), Polish serial killer *Maciej Kot (born 1991), Polish ski jumper *Myroslava Kot (1933–2014), Ukrainian embroider *Natalia Kot (born 1938), Polish artistic gymnast *Serhiy Kot (195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanisław Kot
Stanisław Kot (22 October 188526 December 1975) was a Polish historian and politician. A native of the Austrian partition of Poland, he was attracted to the cause of Polish independence early in life. As a professor of the Jagiellonian University (1920–1933), he held the chair of the History of Culture. His principal expertise was in the politics, ideologies, education, and literature of the 16th- and 17th-century Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He is particularly known for his contributions to the study of the Reformation in Poland. As a Second Polish Republic politician, he was a member of the People's Party; and, during World War II, he held several posts in the Polish Government in Exile, including those of Minister of the Interior (1940–1941), Minister of State (1942–1943), and Minister of Information (1943–1944). He also served, during the war, as Polish ambassador to the Soviet Union (1941–1942); and shortly after the war, as Polish ambassador to Italy (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karol Kot
Karol Kot (18 December 1946 – 16 May 1968) was a Polish murderer who terrorized the city of Kraków between 1964 and 1966. Due to trial evidence and to the seemingly random choices of victims, which included children and elderly people, Kot was nicknamed the Vampire of Kraków. After the trial, in which Kot pleaded guilty to all the crimes he was charged, he was Capital punishment in Poland, sentenced to death on 14 July 1967. After an appeal initially reduced his sentence to life in prison, his sentence was reinstated. Kot was hanged on 16 May 1968. Early life Kot spent his whole life in Kraków. His family consisted of his father, who was an engineer, his mother, and a sister who was eight years younger than him. For family summer holidays, the four would travel to Pcim, to the south of Kraków, where a bored Kot began to regularly visit a butcher shop and became increasingly fascinated by knives, dying animals, and blood. Kot found pleasure in watching death and, at the encour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrzej Kot
Andrzej Kot (November 21, 1946 – February 17, 2015) was a Polish designer, calligrapher, typesetter, typographer, book illustrator. Kot has participated since 1978 ( Brno Graphic Biennial) in many world graphic events. In 1981 Kot received a gold medal International Biennial Bookplate in Malbork. In professional press for the first time in the ''Project'' of May 1980, with a text by Anna Jasińska. Kot promoted the work of designers such as Jan Młodożeniec, Leon Urbanski, Jerzy Jaworowski and Janusz Stanny. The court engraver for the Kingdom of Sweden, creator of hundreds of postage stamps and banknotes, Czeslaw Slania (d. 2005), corresponded with Kot for 15 years. Dzięki Słani interested the Japanese in publishing ''Idea'' – writings on contemporary graphic design. The Japanese released their first album with the work of Andrzej Kot at the end of the 1980s. In Poland, Leo Urbański published . In 2007 a student of Kot and graphic designer, Jacek Wałdowski, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maciej Kot
Maciej Kot (Polish pronunciation: ; born 9 June 1991) is a Polish ski jumper. He is a member of the national team and competed at the Winter Olympics in 2014 and 2018. He is a 2017 World Champion and bronze medalist of 2013 World Championship in the team large hill event. Personal life Maciej Kot was born in Limanowa, Poland, but raised in Zakopane. His father Rafał was a physiotherapist for the Polish ski jumping team, now he is a ski jumping expert for Polish national television. Maciej's older brother Jakub (born 1990) is a ski jumper as well. Maciej Kot graduated the University School of Physical Education in Krakow with master's degree in physical education (MPhEd). Maciej is dating Agnieszka Lewkowicz, personal trainer and former athlete. They met at university. On 18 May 2019 he married Agnieszka Lewkowicz. His surname means 'cat' in Polish. Career Kot's debut in FIS Ski Jumping World Cup took place in December 2007 in Villach. The 2011/2012 World Cup season marked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Kot
Eric Kot Man-fai is a Hong Kong singer and actor who studied in California and is the second youngest of three brothers. He formed a comedic music duo with fellow DJ and comedian Jan Lamb called Softhard in the 1980s. He also runs a fashion store, ASIAACTSAGAINSTAIDS Like Black, focusing on selling menwear, denim, trucker hat and other accessories. Very often he do cross over merchandise with New Balance. Filmography Film Television series Award and nominations Hong Kong Film Awards * Best Supporting Actor Nomination for ''The New Age of Living Together'' * Best Actor Nomination for ''Oh! My Three Guys'' * Best Supporting Actor Nomination for ''Love in the Time of Twilight'' (1 Best Actor Nomination, 2 Best Supporting Actor Nominations) Golden Horse Awards * Best Supporting Actor Nomination for ''A-1'' (1 Best Supporting Actor Nomination) References External links * * Eric Kotat Hong Kong Cinemagic Hong Kong Cinemagic, sometimes referred to as HKCinemagic, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wincenty Kot
Wincenty II Kot (c. 1395–1448) was a 15th-century Roman Catholic Archbishop of Gniezno, in Poland. Early life He was born around 1395. Before he was elected Archbishop of Gniezno he was a teacher and tutor of the king's sons Wladyslaw and Kazimierz. Kot caught the attention of Wladyslaw Jagiello on a visit to Lithuania. Kot soon after moved to the Wawel Castle, where the royal family lived. At the end of May 1434 Wladyslaw Jagiello contracted pneumonia while out listening to the songs of nightingales in the woods near Przemyśl and died on 1 June at the age of 83. Two years later, when the post of archbishop of Gniezno became vacant, the new king put his tutor into the office. He was consecrated on 15 March 1437 by the then Bishop of Cracow, Zbigniew Oleśnicki. Bishop Kot held the office of the Archbishop of Gniezno for 12 years. He was also titular bishop of San Crisogono and Vice-Chancellor of the Crown. Bishop Bishop Kot went to work in the archdiocese with great e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serhiy Kot
Serhiy Ivanovych Kot ( uk, Сергій Іванович Кот; 22 June 1958 – 28 March 2022) was a Ukrainian historian. A senior researcher at the Institute of History of Ukraine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, he focused on preservation of historical and cultural property, history of conservation and burial work in Ukraine, cultural property return and restitution. He was a member of the history museum's board, and was awarded the title Merited Culture Worker of Ukraine. Life and career Kot was born in Kyiv. He graduated from the Faculty of History and Pedagogy of the Kyiv State Pedagogical Institute in 1980. In 1990, he was promoted to the doctorate of history, with a dissertation titled ''Охорона пам'яток історії та культури в Українській РСР (1943-поч. 60-х рр.)'' (''Conservation of Historical and Cultural Monuments in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1943–post-1960s)''). Kot was habilitated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomasz Kot
Tomasz Kot (born 21 April 1977) is a Polish actor. He has appeared in more than 30 films and 26 plays as well as dozens of television series. Education and career He graduated from the Tadeusz Kościuszko High School No. 1 in Legnica. On 17 November 1996, he made his theatre debut on the stage of the Dramatic Theatre in Legnica in Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz's play ''Madame Tutli-Putli'' directed by Wiesław Cichy. In 2001, he graduated from the AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków. He gained great popularity by portraying singer Ryszard Riedel in Jan Kidawa Błoński's 2005 film ''Destined for Blues'' as well as for his role as Zbigniew Religa in Łukasz Palkowski's 2014 film ''Gods''. In 2015, he was awarded the Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis. Most recently, Kot has received award-season buzz for his starring role as Wiktor in Paweł Pawlikowski’s feature ''Cold War'' for Amazon. The project has earned him a nomination for best actor by the European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakub Kot
Jakub Kot (born 19 January 1990) is a Polish ski jumper, and a member of the Polish youth ski jumping team. Personal life Kot was born in Limanowa, Poland, but raised in Zakopane. His father Rafał was a physiotherapist for the Polish ski jumping team. Jakub's younger brother Maciej (born 1991) is also a ski jumper. On 22 October 2016 in Zakopane, he married Joanna Pilch. On 17 March 2017 his wife gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Otylia. In September 2018 his second daughter was born. Career He is currently in the youth team of Poland. He debuted in the Continental Cup in the season 2007/2008. He competed at the World Junior Championships 2009 in Štrbské Pleso, where the individual was 20th and won a bronze medal in the normal hill with Polish team - Maciej Kot, Grzegorz Miętus and Andrzej Zapotoczny. On 26 March 2013 he won the Polish Championship with the team AZS Zakopane - Krzysztof Miętus, Grzegorz Miętus and his brother Maciej Kot Maciej Kot (P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myroslava Kot
Myroslava Petrivna Kot née Buha, (5 October 1933 – 29 December 2014) was a Ukrainian embroiderer. From 1991, she was the head of the Department of Methodology and History of Ukrainian Decorative and Applied Arts at the Teachers’ Training College in Drohobych. She was awarded Master of Folk Crafts of Ukraine in 1995, and an Honorary Citizen of Drohobych in 2012. Myroslava Kot studied Ukrainian embroidery paying particular attention to Drohobych patterns.. Her works have been exhibited in Ukraine, Canada and the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie .... 19 of her students became Ukraine People’s Masters of Decorative and Applied Arts.. Selected publications * * References Further reading * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kot, Myroslava 1933 births 2014 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Kot
Igor Aleksandrovich Kot (russian: Игорь Александрович Кот; born 3 June 1980) is a Russian former professional footballer. Club career He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2004 for FC Kuban Krasnodar FC Kuban (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Кубань" Краснодар) was a Russian football club based in Krasnodar. The team began playing in the Russian Premier League in 2011, after it was promoted for winning the Ru .... References 1980 births Living people Russian footballers Association football goalkeepers FC Kuban Krasnodar players FC Sodovik Sterlitamak players FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk players FC Ural Yekaterinburg players FC Arsenal Tula players FC Mordovia Saransk players Russian Premier League players FC Orenburg players Sportspeople from Krasnodar {{Russia-footy-goalkeeper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kot Morski
Kot morski (Polish for "Sea Cat") is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several '' szlachta'' (noble) families under the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. History Blazon Notable bearers See also * Polish heraldry * Heraldry * Coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its ... Kot morski {{poland-heraldry-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
