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Kon (surname)
Kon is a surname in a number of cultures and may refer to: *Bolesław Kon (1906–1936), Polish concert pianist * Chiaki Kon, Japanese anime director * Fabio Kon, Brazilian computer scientist * Feliks Kon (1864–1941), Polish communist activist * Fyodor Kon, 16th-century Russian military engineer and architect * Haruhiko Kon (born 1910), Japanese field hockey player * Henech Kon (1890-1972), Polish Jewish composer and performer * Hidemi Kon (1903–1984), Japanese literary critic and essayist * Igor Kon (1928–2011), Russian philosopher, psychologist, and sexologist * James Kon, also spelt Kone (born 1987), South Sudanese footballer * Marko Kon (born 1972), Serbian singer * Michiko Kon (born 1955), Japanese photographer * Satoshi Kon (1963–2010), Japanese director of anime films * Stella Kon Stella Kon (''née'' Lim Sing Po, born 1944) is a Singaporean playwright. She is best known for her play, ''Emily of Emerald Hill'', which has been staged internationally. She is a reci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolesław Kon
Bolesław Kon (9 December 190610 June 1936) was a Polish concert pianist who won international acclaim in his brief career. Kon was born into a poor Jewish family in Warsaw. He began his piano training aged about 10, at the Moscow Conservatory under Konstantin Igumnov. In 1924, he returned to Poland and continued his studies, first at the Chopin Higher Academy, and then at the Warsaw Conservatory under Aleksander Michałowski and afterwards under Juliusz Wertheim and Zbigniew Drzewiecki.J. Methuen-Campbell 1981, 116. Even as a student, he showed extraordinary powers, and a front-rank career was anticipated for him. After graduation, he moved to Kraków as professor of piano at the Music Society Conservatory there, of which he became Director in 1929–1931. By now, he was giving orchestral concerts in Warsaw and Kraków, and in 1932, at Drzewiecki's urging, he entered the II International Chopin Piano Competition and won the third prize - having tied with Abram Lufer, and he won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiaki Kon
is a Japanese anime director. She started her career in 1998 after joining Pierrot. Biography Chiaki Kon was born in September 29, at Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As a child, she used to watch and fan of Toei Animation's anime adaptation works, such as ''Saint Seiya'', and ''Sailor Moon''. After graduating from Yoyogi Animation Academy, Kon interned at Pierrot, under anime director Jun Kamiya. She provided production advancement, and assistant storyboard episode 28 of ''Neo Ranga'' for Kamiya. Kon then directed the anime adaptations of ''Higurashi When They Cry'' series at Studio Deen from 2006-2008 (including '' Higurashi When They Cry: Kai'' and ''Umineko When They Cry''). She then directed the anime adaptation of '' Junjō Romantica'' series, and the spin-off series, ''The World's Greatest First Love'' series from 2008-2011. At J.C. Staff, Kon directed two of the ''Nodame Cantabile'' series (''Nodame Cantabile: Paris arc'' and ''Nodame Cantabile: Finale'') in 2008 and 2011. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabio Kon
Fabio is a given name descended from Latin ''Fabius'' and very popular in Italy and Latin America (due to Italian migration). Its English equivalent is Fabian. The name is written without an accent in Italian and Spanish, but is usually accented in Portuguese as ''Fábio'' (with the diminutive Fabinho or Fabiano). The presence or absence of the written accent does not affect pronunciation. First name A–K * Fabio (DJ), drum-and-bass DJ and producer from the UK * Fabio Armiliato (born 1956), Italian operatic tenor * Fábio Aurélio (born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Fábio Bahia (Fábio Júnior Nascimento Santana, born 1983), currently playing for Goiás * Fabio Bencivenga, Italian water polo player * Jud "Fabio" Birza, winner of ''Survivor: Nicaragua'' * Fabio Borini, Italian footballer * Fábio Camilo de Brito (Nenê, born 1975), currently playing for Coritiba Foot Ball Club * Fabio Cannavaro, former captain of the Italy national team * Fabio Capello, Italian manager of the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feliks Kon
Feliks Yakovlevich Kon (18 May 1864 – 30 July 1941) was a Polish communist activist, politician, ethnographer, publicist and journalist. He was the editor-in-chief of the Soviet satirical magazine, '' Krokodil''. Life and career Born in Warsaw, Kon was the son of Yakov Kon (Hebrew: ) and a Georgian Jewish woman who was brought up in Russia. He was trained as a historian and a journalist, but was involved in politics. He had limited knowledge of Polish affairs at first, but intuitively felt the revolutionary element among Polish workers that he could mobilize. He was a member of the anti- Piłsudski faction of the Polish Socialist Party and gravitated towards the anti-independence & pro-communism point of view. In January 1897 the Tsarist government at last taken took an administrative decision to banish him. He was exiled to Irkutsk and began working on the progressive newspaper "Vostochnoye Obozrenie" (Eastern Review). As the Bolsheviks began to prepare for the Poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fyodor Kon
Fyodor Savelyevich Kon (russian: Фёдор Саве́льевич Ко́нь; fl. 1585–1600) was a 16th-century Russian military engineer and architect who built the Smolensk Kremlin (1597–1602) and the Bely Gorod fortification ring of Moscow (1585–1593). Biography The exact year and circumstances of his birth and early years remain unknown. Kon, as a mature man, and his relatives living in Moscow appear to be affiliated with the Boldino Monastery near Dorogobuzh, as evidenced by records of their donations to the monastery. Thus, it is assumed that Kon's ancestors came to Moscow from the Dorogobuzh area. The architect used the nickname ''Kon'' (Russian for stallion) as early as in 1584, as evidenced by his written plea to Ivan the Terrible. According to this account, Kon ran away to a "foreign land" and learned construction crafts there, specifically emphasizing his skills in fortifications like city walls, dams, ponds, moats, and "secrets" (tunnels). Kon received a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haruhiko Kon
(born August 17, 1910, date of death unknown) was a Japanese field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was born in Tokyo, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north .... In 1932 he was a member of the Japanese field hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played two matches as forward. External links * Haruhiko Kon's profile at databaseOlympics.com 1910 births Year of deat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henech Kon
Henech Kon or Henryk Kon (9 August 1890 – 20 April 1972) was a Polish composer and cabaret performer. Kon was born in Łódź to a Chassidic family, and sent at the age of 12 to his grandfather in Kutno, where he studied Torah but also studied with local klezmers, absorbing folk music from players and badkhonim.Fater, Isaschar (1970). Jewish Music in Poland between the Two World Wars, pp. 200–206. When his family realized he would never be a rabbi, they sent him to music school in Berlin. In 1912 he returned to Poland where he was drawn into literary artistic circles of Jewish Warsaw, particularly the "artistic culture salon" of the famous Polish actress Tea Artsishevska (née Miryam Isroels), later a member of the revi-teater Azazel. Her then husband, sculptor Bernard Kratko, introduced Kon to Isaac Leib Peretz and Kon set several of Peretz's works to music, including ''Treyst mayn folk'' (Comfort My People) and the play ''Bay nakht oyfn alten mark'' (A Night in the Old Market ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hidemi Kon
was a literary critic and essayist active in Japan during the Shōwa period. Early life Born in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Kon Hidemi was the younger brother of writer, politician and Buddhist priest Kon Tōkō. His father was a captain of a steamer operated by Nippon Yusen, and the family relocated to Kobe from 1911. Kon moved to Tokyo in 1918, and was accepted into the French Literature Department of Tokyo Imperial University. His classmates included Hideo Kobayashi and Tatsuji Miyoshi, During this period, he became interested in drama, visiting the Tsukiji New Theater, and took part in stage plays as a member of the ''Kokoroza'', a theatrical company created by ''kabuki'' and stage actors as an effort to create a more modern version of traditional Japanese theater. One of its members was Tomoyoshi Murayama, and Saburō Moroi assisted with the music. After graduation, Kon obtained part-time jobs at a number of literary magazines, including ''Bungei Shuto'' and ''Bungakukai'', provi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Kon
Igor Semyonovich Kon (russian: Игорь Семёнович Кон; 21 May 1928 – 27 April 2011) was a Soviet and Russian philosopher, psychologist, and sexologist. His scientific publications have been translated into many languages, such as English, German, and French. Biography Kon was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). He was evacuated during the Siege of Leningrad and returned after the lifting of the blockade in 1944. He graduated from Herzen State Pedagogical University with a degree in history in 1947 and was awarded a candidate of sciences degree by the same university in 1950. He was awarded the doctor of sciences degree by Leningrad State University in 1959. Kon worked at a variety of academic institutions between 1950 and 1974, holding positions at the Vologda Pedagogical Institute in 1950-52, the Leningrad Chemical-Pharmaceutical Institute (now St. Petersburg State Chemical-Pharmaceutical Academy) in 1953-56, Leningrad State University (now St. Pete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Kon
James Gatwich Kone (born 28 November 1987), also spelt Kon, is a South Sudanese footballer who plays as a striker, who played for the South Sudan national football team in 2012. Early life James Gatwich Kone was born on 28 November 1987 in Malakal, South Sudan. Club career From 2012 to 2014, Kone played for Nasir FC Juba, moving to Al-Malakia Juba from 2015 to 2016. He then played for Al-Salam Wau (2017); Kator FC Juba (2018); and Amarat United (2019). International career He has made two senior appearances for South Sudan, against Ethiopia and Kenya in the 2012 CECAFA Cup The 2012 CECAFA Cup (known as the CECAFA Tusker Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th edition of the annual CECAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of national teams of member nations of the Council for East and .... References Living people South Sudanese men's footballers South Sudan men's international footballers Men's association football forwards 1987 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marko Kon
Marko "Mare" Kon ( sr-cyr, Марко Кон; born 20 April 1972) is a Serbian recording artist. He was the Serbian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 alongside Milan Nikolić, where they did not manage to qualify for the finals. Early life Kon was born to a Serbian-Jewish father and Serbian mother. Jevrejski pregled (Glasilo Saveza Jevrejskih opština Srbije); Saša Ristić; ''Vodaju me kao mečku''; stranica 21; broj 5, maj 2009. Career As a vocalist, Kon has recorded three solo albums and contributed vocals to recordings of over thirty artists, including Dalibor Andonov Gru, Maja Nikolić, Mira Škorić, Goga Sekulić, Sky Wikluh, Jelena Tomašević, Aleksandra Radović, Boban Rajović, Reni and Aleksa Vukašinović. His work as an arranger includes collaborations with over fifty artists, notably with Dara Bubamara, Nikola Bulatović, Enes Ukić, Louis, Flamingosi, Lejla Hot, Djogani and Fantastic Band. Kon considers his collaboration with the rapper Gru on his 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michiko Kon
is a Japanese photographer. She was born in Kanagawa Prefecture and graduated from Sokei Art School in 1978. She attended Tokyo Photographic College from 1978 to 1980, after studying mainly painting and printmaking during her years at Sokei. The majority of her photographs are black and white prints with a minimalist background, and often mediate on themes such as death, sexuality, and beauty. She uses unique multimedia and is primarily recognized for her incorporation of sea creatures in her photographs, ranging from salmon roe, fish, octopus, and crabs. Her first exhibition, ''Still Life,'' took place in Tokyo at the Shinjuku Nikon Salon in 1985. In 1992 she had her first museum exhibition in the United States at the MIT List Visual Arts Center Established in 1950, the List Visual Arts Center (LVAC) is the contemporary art museum of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is known for temporary exhibitions in its galleries located in the MIT Media Lab building, as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
