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Krystyna Wituska
Krystyna is a Polish variant of name Christine or Christina. It may refer to: People with the name * Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz (born 1936), Polish naval engineer and sailor * Krystyna Janda (born 1952), Polish actress * Krystyna Kuperberg (born 1944), Polish-American mathematician * Krystyna Liberda (born 1968), Polish biathlete * Krystyna Nadolna (born 1949), Polish Olympic athlete * Krystyna Nowakowska (1935–2019), Polish Olympic athlete * Krystyna Radziwiłł (1560-1580), Polish noblewoman * Krystyna Skarbek (1915-1952), Polish-born British agent in World War II * Halszka Wasilewska; Polish partisan who used the nom-de-guerre "Krystyna" in WWI Places *Krystyna, Masovian Voivodeship Krystyna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Garwolin, within Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Garwolin and south-east of Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), o ... (east-central Poland) Polish femin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Language
Polish (Polish: ''język polski'', , ''polszczyzna'' or simply ''polski'', ) is a West Slavic language of the Lechitic group written in the Latin script. It is spoken primarily in Poland and serves as the native language of the Poles. In addition to being the official language of Poland, it is also used by the Polish diaspora. There are over 50 million Polish speakers around the world. It ranks as the sixth most-spoken among languages of the European Union. Polish is subdivided into regional dialects and maintains strict T–V distinction pronouns, honorifics, and various forms of formalities when addressing individuals. The traditional 32-letter Polish alphabet has nine additions (''ą'', ''ć'', ''ę'', ''ł'', ''ń'', ''ó'', ''ś'', ''ź'', ''ż'') to the letters of the basic 26-letter Latin alphabet, while removing three (x, q, v). Those three letters are at times included in an extended 35-letter alphabet, although they are not used in native words. The traditional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine (name)
Christine is feminine given name of Greek origin. It is a name in regular usage in French, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Irish, and Scottish cultures,Campbell, Mike"Meaning, Origin, and History of the Name Kristine."''Behind the Name.'' Accessed on August 1, 2010. and it is often associated with the meaning "Follower of Christ." Variants include: '' Christina'', '' Kristin'', '' Kristina'', '' Kristine'', '' Kristen'', ''Kirsten'', ''Khrystyna'' (Ukraine), '' Krystyna'' (Poland), ''Kristiina'' (Estonia & Finland), and ''Cristina'' (Spain, Portugal, Central & South America). In Estonia and Finland, the cognate is ''Kristiina''. It is a popular name; for example, in 1968, it was the 14th most frequently-given name for girls in the United States. Translations * کریستین (Persian) * كريستين (Arabic) * Крысціна (Kryścina) ( Belarusian) * খ্রীস্টিন (Khrīsṭina) (Bengali) * Hristina ( Bosnian) * Кристин (Kristin) (Bulgarian) * Χ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina (given Name)
Christina or Cristina is a feminine given name. It is a simplified form of the Latin Christiana (other), Christiana, and a feminine form of Christianus or a Latinized form of the Middle English Christin 'Christian' (Old English Christen (other), christen, from Latin).. Short forms include Chris and Tina. The name is ultimately derived from the original Greek form of the name Χριστίνα. Variant forms Alternative forms of the name, including spelling variations, nicknames and diminutive forms, include: *Ying Chistinping (Chinese language, Chinese) *Chislee (Korean language, Korean) *Christnah (Indian) *Cairistìona (Scottish Gaelic) *Chris (English) *Chrissie (English) *Chrissy (English) *Christa (Danish, English, German) *Christabel (English) *Christabella (English) *Christabelle (French, English) *Christel (German) *Christelle (French) *Christena *Christi (English) *Christiana (Latin, Spanish) *Christiane (French, German) *Christianne (French, German) *C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz
Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz (15 July 1936 – 13 June 2021) was a Polish naval engineer and sailor as well as the first woman to have sailed single-handed (i.e. solo) around the world, repeating the accomplishment of Joshua Slocum. She sailed from the Canary Islands on 28 March 1976, and returned there on 21 April 1978, completing a circumnavigation of 31,166 nautical miles (57,719 km) in 401 days. The boat Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz carried out her westabout (east to west) voyage on ''Mazurek'', a Conrad 32 sloop built in Poland. ''Mazurek'' was 9.51 metres (31.2 ft) long, with a beam of 2.70 metres (8.86 ft) and a sail area of 35 square metres (376.7 ft²). ''Mazurek'''s construction team was headed by Chojnowska-Liskiewicz's husband. The voyage She set sail from the Canary Islands on 28 February 1976, crossing the Atlantic Ocean to Barbados. She then sailed through the Caribbean Sea to the Panama Canal, and hence to the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krystyna Janda
Krystyna Jolanta Janda (born 18 December 1952) is a Polish film and theater actress best known internationally for playing leading roles in several films by Polish director Andrzej Wajda, including ''Man of Marble'' (''Człowiek z marmuru'', 1976) and ''Man of Iron'' (''Człowiek z żelaza'', 1981). In 1981, Janda played in the Academy Award-winning movie ''Mephisto''. In 1982, she played the lead character in Ryszard Bugajski's film '' Przesłuchanie (Interrogation)'', which first premiered seven years later in 1989, following the collapse of communism. Despite the film's late release, she garnered international acclaim for her performance, including winning Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival and Polish Film Festival in 1990. In 1993, she was a member of the jury at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. Janda is also known for her leading role in the second episode of ''Dekalog'' series of Krzysztof Kieślowski. Life and work She was born on 18 December 1952 in St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krystyna Kuperberg
Krystyna M. Kuperberg (born ''Krystyna M. Trybulec''; 17 July 1944) is a Polish-American mathematician who currently works as a professor of mathematics at Auburn University, where she was formerly an Alumni Professor of Mathematics."Krystyna Kuperberg", Biographies of Women Mathematicians , retrieved 2014-06-24Krystyna M. Kuperberg , Profiles of Women in Mathematics, Association for Women in Mathematics, retrieved 2014-06-24. Early life and ...
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Krystyna Liberda
Krystyna Liberda-Stawarska (born 7 March 1968) is a Polish biathlete. She competed in two events at the 1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 February 1992 , closing = 23 February 1992 , opened_by = President François Mitterrand , cauldron .... References External links * 1968 births Living people Biathletes at the 1992 Winter Olympics Polish female biathletes Olympic biathletes of Poland People from Limanowa County 20th-century Polish women {{Poland-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krystyna Nadolna
Krystyna Nadolna (born 23 December 1949) is a former Polish female discus thrower. She represented Poland at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References 1949 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Poland People from Brodnica County {{Poland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krystyna Nowakowska
Krystyna Nowakowska (8 December 1935 – 15 November 2019) was a Polish female athlete. She represented Poland at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 800 metres event. She also competed at the 1958 European Athletics Championships competing in 800 metres event and at the 1962 European Athletics Championships competing in the Women's 800 metres event. See also * Poland at the 1960 Summer Olympics Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is ... References 1935 births 2019 deaths Olympic athletes of Poland Polish female middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics People from Ostrowiec County Sportspeople from Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship 20th-century Polish women 21st-century Polish women {{Poland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krystyna Radziwiłł
Jan Sariusz Zamoyski ( la, Ioannes Zamoyski de Zamoscie; 19 March 1542 – 3 June 1605) was a Polish nobleman, magnate, and the 1st ''ordynat'' of Zamość. He served as the Royal Secretary from 1565, Deputy Chancellor from 1576, Grand Chancellor of the Crown from 1578, and Great Hetman of the Crown from 1581. Zamoyski was the General Starost of the city of Kraków from 1580 to 1585, Starost of Bełz, Międzyrzecz, Krzeszów, Knyszyn and Tartu. An important advisor to Kings Sigismund II Augustus and Stephen Báthory, he was one of the major opponents of Bathory's successor, Sigismund III Vasa, and one of the most skilled diplomats, politicians and statesmen of his time, standing as a major figure in the politics of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth throughout his life. Biography Childhood and education Jan Zamoyski was born on 19 March 1542 to Stanisław Zamoyski and Anna Herburt in Skokówka. He started his education in a school in Krasnystaw but when he was thir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krystyna Skarbek
Maria Krystyna Janina Skarbek, (, ; 1 May 1908 – 15 June 1952), also known as Christine Granville, was a Polish agent of the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) during the Second World War. She became celebrated for her daring exploits in intelligence and irregular-warfare missions in Nazi-occupied Poland and France. Journalist Alistair Horne, who described himself in 2012 as one of the few people still alive who had known Skarbek, called her the "bravest of the brave." Spymaster Vera Atkins of the SOE described Skarbek as "very brave, very attractive, but a loner and a law unto herself." She became a British agent months before the SOE was founded in July 1940. She was the first female agent of the British to serve in the field and the longest-serving of all Britain's wartime women agents. Her resourcefulness and success have been credited with influencing the organisation's decision to recruit more women as agents in Nazi-occupied countries. In 1941 she began using ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halszka Wasilewska (soldier)
Halszka Wasilewska, sometimes called ''Halina'', (21 March 1899 – 8 February 1961), WW2 nom-de-guerre Krystyna, was one of the first women to attain the rank of Major in the Polish Armed Forces. She was a Legionnaire in the First world war and the subsequent Polish-Soviet War in 1920. She participated in the battle for Lwów and in the Polish - Ukrainian War. As an officer, she had special responsibility for training in the women's Polish Armed Forces during the interbellum. With the outbreak of WW2, she directed training for the women in the Polish Underground Army. She was captured and tortured by the Nazis and held in Ravensbrück concentration camp for two years. After liberation she rose to the rank of Major of the Women's forces in General Maczek's 1st Armoured Division in post-war Germany.Markert, Anna Eliza, ed. ''Kobiety w Kampanii Polskiej: Halina Wasilewska'' http://1wrzesnia39.pl/39p/galeria-1/kobiety-w-kampanii-pol/8817,Halina-Wasilewska.html She was the elder si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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