Leos Janáček
Leos may refer to: People * Aiden Leos, crime victim * Leos Carax, French film director, critic, and writer * Leos Moskos (1620–1690), painter and educator * Leoš Firkušný, Czech musicologist * Leoš Friedl (born 1977), Czech tennis player * Leoš Heger (born 1948), Czech doctor, university lecturer and politician * Leoš Hlaváček (born 1963), Czech sport shooter * Leoš Janáček, Czech composer, musical theorist and folklorist * Leoš Kalvoda (born 1958), Czech football manager and player * Leoš Mareš (born 1976), Czech television and radio presenter and singer * Leoš Petrovský (born 1993), Czech handball player * Leoš Pípa (born 1971), Czech ice hockey player * Leoš Svárovský (born 1961), Czech flautist and conductor * Leoš Čermák (born 1978), Czech ice hockey player * Leoš Šimánek (born 1946), Czech traveler * Leoš Škoda (born 1953), Czech ski jumper Other * Leos (mythology), characters in Greek mythology See also * Leo (other) Leo or L ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aiden Leos
State Route 55 (SR 55) is an 18-mile (30-km) long north–south state highway that passes through suburban Orange County in the U.S. state of California. The portion of the route built to freeway standards is known as the Costa Mesa Freeway (formerly the Newport Freeway). SR 55 runs between Via Lido south of Pacific Coast Highway (SR 1) in Newport Beach and the Riverside Freeway (SR 91) in Anaheim to the north, intersecting other major Orange County freeways such as SR 22, SR 73, and Interstate 405 (I-405). SR 55 was first added to the state highway system in 1931, known as part of Legislative Route 43, and was routed on surface streets. It was renumbered SR 55 in 1959, and the construction of the freeway portion began in the 1960s and continued until 1992. Due to congestion, several alternatives are being discussed to expand the freeway portion past its current end in Newport Beach. SR 55 received the first carpool lane in Orange Co ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leoš Mareš
Leoš Mareš (born 27 April 1976) is a Czech television and radio presenter and singer. He has hosted a number of singer search television programmes, including '' Česko hledá SuperStar'', ''X Factor'' and ''Hlas Česko Slovenska''. He joined ''Česko Slovensko má talent'' as a judge in 2013. He is one of the highest-paid television presenters in the Czech Republic. A 2014 ''Forbes'' report listed Mareš as one of the 50 most influential people in Czech media. Early life Mareš was born in the town of Beroun. He studied economics in the town of Cheb. He moved to Prague in 1997, joining national radio station Evropa 2. At he presented programmes including the breakfast show and the Pepsi Top 20. Music career Mareš released three albums between 2001 and 2003 via Universal Music Group. Television career and rising fame Mareš moved into television in 2003; he was announced as the new host of TV Nova's music programme ', replacing Gabriela Partyšová. He continued in this p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leoš Škoda
Leoš Škoda (born 1 May 1953) is a Czech ski jumper. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics and the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected .... References 1953 births Living people Czech male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers of Czechoslovakia Ski jumpers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Liberec {{CzechRepublic-skijumping-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leoš Šimánek
Leoš Šimánek (born 19 April 1946) is a Czech traveler. He was born in Choceň, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic). He studied civil engineering and left communist Czechoslovakia in 1968. He settled in Germany where he worked in the construction industry. He was given German citizenship. Later, he also obtained Canadian citizenship. He returned to Czechoslovakia after the Velvet Revolution The Velvet Revolution ( cs, Sametová revoluce) or Gentle Revolution ( sk, Nežná revolúcia) was a non-violent transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia, occurring from 17 November to 28 November 1989. Popular demonstrations agains ... in 1990. He traveled all over the world since 1970s and wrote many books about his journeys. References External links * 1946 births Living people Czechoslovak emigrants to Canada Czechoslovak emigrants to Germany Czechoslovak exiles Czech explorers Czech travel writers People from Choceň {{explorer-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leoš Čermák
Leoš Čermák (born 13 March 1978 in Třebíč) is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the Kontinental Hockey League. Čermák began playing for HC Slavia Prague in the Czech Extraliga and then for HC Vítkovice before spending a season in the Russian Hockey League for Sibir Novosibirsk. He returned to the Czech Republic and split the next few years with Slavia Prague and HC Bílí Tygři Liberec Bílí Tygři Liberec (English: ''Liberec White Tigers'') are a professional ice hockey club based in Liberec, Czech Republic. The team competes in the Czech Extraliga, the highest level of play in professional Czech ice hockey. History The firs .... In 2008, Čermák returned to Russia and signed for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the newly created KHL. He was released by the Ufa at the end of the 2008–09 season and signed a contract with Sibir Novosibirsk, where he started his career in Russia. External links * 1978 births Czech ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leoš Svárovský
Leoš Svárovský (born 17 May 1961 in Jablonec nad Nisou, former Czechoslovakia) is a Czech flautist and conductor. He began his musical career as a flautist after studying at the Prague Conservatory The Prague Conservatory or Prague Conservatoire ( cs, Pražská konzervatoř) is a music school in Prague, Czech Republic, founded in 1808. Currently, Prague Conservatory offers four or six year study courses, which can be compared to the level .... By 1981 he was a renowned soloist. He studied until 1987 at the Czech Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, starting his conducting career in 1985. References External linksLeoš Svárovský Official Website Biography (in Czech) C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leoš Pípa
Leoš Pípa (born September 30, 1971) is a Czech former professional ice hockey right winger Pípa played in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League and the Czech Extraliga for HC Dukla Jihlava from 1990 to 2000. He played 281 games for the team in total and won a league championship in 1991. He also won the Danish League championship with Esbjerg
Esbjerg (, ) is a seaport town and seat of Esbjerg Municipality on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. By road, it is west of Kolding and southwest of Aarhus. With an urban population of 71,698 (1 January 2022) in 2004 and the Latvian League championship with [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leoš Petrovský
Leoš Petrovský (born 5 January 1993) is a Czech handball player for Bergischer HC and the Czech national team. He participated at the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship The 2015 World Men's Handball Championship was the 24th staging of the World Men's Handball Championship, organised by the International Handball Federation (IHF). The final tournament was held for the first time in Qatar, from 15 January to 1 Fe ... in Qatar. References External links * 1993 births Living people Czech male handball players People from Frýdek-Místek Expatriate handball players in Poland Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany Czech expatriate sportspeople in Poland Handball-Bundesliga players Sportspeople from the Moravian-Silesian Region {{CzechRepublic-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leoš Kalvoda
Leoš Kalvoda (born 26 March 1958) is a Czech football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of MFK Frýdek-Místek in the Czech First League. As a player, he played in the Czechoslovak First League for Sigma Olomouc. As a manager, he has had a number of clubs, including spells in the Gambrinus liga with Sigma Olomouc and Hradec Králové. Arguably his greatest achievement to date is winning the Slovak Super Liga in 2002 with Slovak side Žilina. Playing career As a player, Kalvoda could play as either a defender or midfielder. During the 1980s he played for Sigma Olomouc in the Czechoslovak First League, scoring 17 goals in 180 league matches. Management career First League and European football Kalvoda took over as manager of Sigma Olomouc towards the end of the 1999–2000 Gambrinus liga season. In his first full season with the club, Sigma finished third in the league and qualified for the following season's UEFA Cup. However the club lost in the firs ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leos Carax
Alex Christophe Dupont (born 22 November 1960), best known as Leos Carax (), is a French film director, critic and writer. Carax is noted for his poetic style and his tortured depictions of love. His first major work was ''Boy Meets Girl (1984 film), Boy Meets Girl'' (1984), and his notable works include ''Les Amants du Pont-Neuf'' (1991), ''Holy Motors'' (2012) and ''Annette (film), Annette'' (2021). For the last, he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. His professional name is an anagram of his real name, 'Alex', and 'Oscar'. Early life Carax was born Alex Christophe Dupont in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, a Communes of France, commune in the Petite Couronne, suburbs of Paris, France. His mother is American and his father is French. Career Carax's film career began with a series of short films, and as a film critic, before he released ''Boy Meets Girl (1984 film), Boy Meets Girl'' (1984), which established his reputation for a matu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leoš Janáček
Leoš Janáček (, baptised Leo Eugen Janáček; 3 July 1854 – 12 August 1928) was a Czech composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist, and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and other Slavic musics, including Eastern European folk music, to create an original, modern musical style.Sehnal and Vysloužil (2001), p. 175 Until 1895 he devoted himself mainly to folkloristic research. While his early musical output was influenced by contemporaries such as Antonín Dvořák, his later, mature works incorporate his earlier studies of national folk music in a modern, highly original synthesis, first evident in the opera ''Jenůfa'', which was premiered in 1904 in Brno. The success of ''Jenůfa'' (often called the "Moravian national opera") at Prague in 1916 gave Janáček access to the world's great opera stages. Janáček's later works are his most celebrated. They include operas such as ''Káťa Kabanová'' and ''The Cunning Little Vixen'', the Sinfonietta, the ''Glag ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leoš Hlaváček
Leoš Hlaváček (born 30 October 1963 in Pardubice) is a Czech sport shooter. He competed in skeet shooting events at the Summer Olympics in 1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Bicenten ..., 1992, and 1996. Olympic results References 1963 births Living people Skeet shooters Czech male sport shooters Shooters at the 1988 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1992 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic shooters of Czechoslovakia Olympic shooters of the Czech Republic Sportspeople from Pardubice {{CzechRepublic-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |