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Lidia (given Name)
Lidia is a feminine given name. It is the Greek, Italian, Polish, Romanian, and Spanish transcription of the name Lydia. People Notable people with the name include: *Lidia Alexeyeva (1924–2014), Russian basketball coach *Lidia Argondizzo (born 1960), Australian politician *Lidia Bastianich (born 1947), American chef, author, television presenter and restaurateur *Lidia Bobrova (born 1952), Russian film director * Lidia Borda (born 1966), Argentinian tango singer * Lidia Chmielnicka (1939–2002), Polish volleyball player * Lidia Chojecka (born 1977), Polish middle distance runner *Lidia Elsa Satragno (born 1935), Argentine entertainer and politician * Lidia Falcón (born 1935), Spanish politician and writer * Lidia Geringer de Oedenberg (born 1957), Polish politician and Member of the European Parlement *Lidia Gueiler Tejada (born 1921), the first female President of Bolivia *Lidia Grychtołówna (born 1928), Polish pianist * Lidia Ivanova (1936–2007), Russian print and televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lydia (name)
Lydia is a feminine first name. It derives from the Greek Λυδία, ''Ludía'', from λυδία (''ludía''; "beautiful one", "noble one", "from Lydia/Persia"), a feminine form of the ancient given name Λυδός (Lydus). The region of Lydia is said to be named for a king named Λυδός; the given name Lydia originally indicated ancestry or residence in the region of Lydia. Bible Lydia is a Biblical given name: Lydia of Thyatira, businesswoman in the city of Thyatira in the New Testament's ''Acts of the Apostles''. She was the apostle Paul's first convert in Philippi and thus the first convert to Christianity in Europe. Lydia hosted Paul and Silas after their release from prison. It is possible that Lydia was the host for a house church during that time. According to Coleman Baker, "Lydia is described as a “worshipper of God” (probably synonymous with “God-fearer,” used elsewhere in Acts) “from the city of Thyatira” (located in Western Asia Minor) and “a dealer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lidia Menapace
Lidia Menapace (born Brisca, 3 April 1924 – 7 December 2020) was an Italian resistance fighter and politician who served in the Senate from 2006 to 2008, representing the Communist Refoundation Party. Biography Lidia Menapace née Brisca was born in the northern Italian city of Novara. Her father was a surveyor named Giacomo Brisca and espoused antifascist politics. Her mother was Italia Vercesi, a homemaker whose family tended towards anarchy. While Lidia was in primary school, during the dictatorship of Mussolini, her teachers taught the children to honor and love the regime. But Lidia's mother told her to destroy school reports in which she was classified as belonging to the "Aryan race" because "We are not animals." In 1943 her father was sent to a concentration camp because he would not obey the authority of the Republic of Salò, a recently created Nazi puppet state in northern Italy. Two years later he was freed, and in the meantime his daughter, Lidia, had joined the re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lidia Yusupova
Lidia Muhtarovna Yusupova (''Лидия Мухтаровна Юсупова'') (born September 15, 1961 in Grozny, Soviet Union) is the Coordinator of the law office of the Moscow-based human rights organization Memorial. Formerly, Yusupova was the director of the Grozny office of Memorial. Currently, Yusupova is completing a two-year law fellowship in Moscow. Biography Yusupova was born to Chechen father and Russian mother in the city of Grozny. She studied Russian Literature at the Karachaevo-Cherkeski Intstitute. Later she studied law at the Chechen University in the city of Grozny, and served as a professor in that field. During the First Chechen War, she witnessed the tragedy of war, and suffered the loss of several friends, neighbors, colleagues, and family members. In 2000, during the Second Chechen War, she decided to devote her life to human rights, using her legal expertise and personal experience during both wars to help others that were entangled in the bloody confli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lidia Wysocka
Lidia Wysocka (June 24, 1916 – January 2, 2006) was a Polish stage, film and voice actress, singer, cabaret performer and creative director, theatre director and costume designer, editorialist. Filmography In 1934 she dubbed Madeleine Carroll's voice in the British film ''I Was a Spy'' ( 1933), the first movie dubbed in Poland (''Siostra Marta jest szpiegiem''). * '' Kochaj tylko mnie'' ( 1935), as Hanka Żarska * '' Papa się żeni'' (1936) as Lili, daughter of Mira Stella * '' Gehenna'' ( 1938), as Ania Tarłówna * '' Ostatnia brygada'' ( 1938) as Marta Rzecka * ''Serce matki'' ( 1938) as Lusia * '' Wrzos'' ( 1938) as Dębska * '' Doktór Murek'' ( 1939) as Tunka Czabran * '' Złota Maska'' ( 1939) as Magda Nieczaj * '' Irena do domu!'' ( 1955), as Irena Majewska * '' Sprawa pilota Maresza'' ( 1955), as Mary Godzicka * '' Nikodem Dyzma'' (1956), as revue singer * '' Rozstanie'' (1960), as Magdalena * ''Sekret'' (1973), as Lena Nurkiewicz * '' Zaczarowane podwórko'' ( 1974 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lidia Valentín
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Lidia may refer to: * Lidia (given name) * ''Lidia'' (spider), a spider genus * Hurricane Lidia, multiple storms * ''Comoedia Lydiae'', a medieval Latin elegiac comedy from the late twelfth century * Spanish Fighting Bull, also known as ''toro de lidia'', an Iberian heterogenous cattle population See also * Lydia (other) Lydia was an Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor. Lydia may also refer to: Arts and media Music * Lydia (band), an indie rock band * Lydia (singer) (born 1980), Spanish pop singer * "Lydia" (Fur Patrol song), 2000 * "Lydia" (Highly Suspect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lidia Trettel
Lidia Trettel (born 5 April 1973 in Cavalese) is an Italian snowboarder and Olympic medalist. She received a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the capital and most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in Utah. With a population of 200,133 in 2020, th ...."2002 Winter Olympics – Salt Lake City, United States – Alpine Skiing" – ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on March 15, 2008) References 1973 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lidia Talpă
Lidia Talpă (born November 3, 1982, in Turnu Măgurele) is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the mid-2000s. She won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (K-4 1000 m: 2005) and a bronze (K-4 500 m: 2006). Talpă also competed in the K-2 500 m event at the 2004 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 ..., but was eliminated in the semifinals. References * *Sports-reference.com profile 1982 births Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Romania Romanian female canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak People from Turnu Măgurele Sportspeople from Teleorman County {{Romania-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lidia Staroń
Lidia Ewa Staroń, née Kwiatkowska (born 7 June 1960 in Morąg) is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 12,188 votes in 35 Olsztyn district as a candidate from the Civic Platform list. She left Civic Platform Civic Platform ( pl, Platforma Obywatelska, PO)The party is officially the Civic Platform of the Republic of Poland (''Platforma Obywatelska Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''). is a political party in Poland. It is currently led by Donald Tusk. It w ... in 2015 and was an independent candidate for Senator in 2015 Parliamentary elections. She was elected Senator with 63,870 votes. See also * Members of Polish Sejm 2005-2007 External links- parliamentary page- includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches.Official page 1960 births Living people People from Morąg Members of the Polish Sejm 2005–2007 Women members of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland Women members of the Senate of Poland Civ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lidia Șimon
Lidia Slăvuțeanu-Șimon (born 4 September 1973) is a Romanian long-distance runner. She competed in the Olympic marathon five times (1996–2012), winning a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics. She is also a former marathon world champion. Career Competing in the marathon, she won bronze medals at the World Championships in 1997 and 1999, before finally winning the gold medal in Edmonton 2001. She won a bronze medal over 10,000 metres at the 1998 European Championships. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney she won the silver medal behind Naoko Takahashi, Japan but ahead of Joyce Chepchumba, Kenya. Between 2003 and early 2004, she took a break from running to concentrate on her baby. She returned to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but she failed to finish the race. She finished the 2008 Olympic marathon in eighth place. At the age of 38, she competed in her fifth Olympic marathon (the first woman to do so) in London, finishing 45th overall. She has been highly succ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lidia Semenova
Lidia Kostjantynivna Semenova (born November 22, 1951) is a Ukrainian chess player, who holds the title of woman grandmaster. Career In 1978, Semenova won Women's Soviet Chess Championship. In 1981, she tied for 1st–4th in Leningrad (zonal). In 1982, she took 2nd in Bad Kissingen (interzonal; Nona Gaprindashvili won). In 1983, she beat Margareta Muresan 5½–4½ in Bad Kissingen (quarter-final match), and beat Nana Ioseliani 5½–4½ in Sochi (semi-final match). In 1984, Semenova lost in her bid for the Women's World Championship to Irina Levitina 5–7 in Sochi (final match). Semenova won three gold medals at the Women's Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki 1984 (team, individual on board four and rating performance). In 1986, she tied for 4th–5th places in the Women's Candidates Tournament in Malmö, won by Elena Akhmilovskaya. In 1987, she tied for 3rd–4th in Tuzla (interzonal; Nana Ioseliani won), and lost a play-off match to Agnieszka Brustman 1–4. She tied for 12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lidia Ruslanova
, birth_date = , birth_place = Chernavka, Serdobsky Uyezd, Saratov Governorate, Russian Empire , death_date = , death_place = Moscow, USSR , genre = russian folk music , instrument = singing , background = solo_singer Lidia Andreyevna Ruslanova (sometimes spelt ''Lidiya'' or ''Lydia'', russian: Лидия Андреевна Русланова; 27 October 1900 in Saratov Governorate – 21 September 1973 in Moscow) was a performer of Russian folk songs. Early life She was born in the village of Chernavka near Saratov, into a peasant family, and was baptized as ''Praskovya Andrianovna Leykina-Gorshenina'' (russian: Прасковья Андриановна Ле́йкина-Горшенина). Her mother was an Erzya by ethnicity. By the time she was five, both her parents had died; her father in the Russo-Japanese War and her mother soon after. As a result, she spent most of her childhood in an orphanage. She began singing when she joined the local parish children's cho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lidia Rudnicka
Lidia Rudnicka (born February 19, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Polish-American dermatologist with contributions to the field of scleroderma research, hair diseases and melanoma prevention. Rudnicka was the chairman of the Department of Dermatology CSK MSWiA ( Central Clinical Hospital of Ministry of Internal Affaires) in Warsaw, Poland (1998–2014). She is currently (starting 2014) chairman of the Department of Dermatology at Medical University of Warsaw. She is president of the Polish Dermatological Society, first president of the International Society of Trichoscopy, regional editor for the International Journal of Trichology, and associate editor of the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. From 1990 to 1993, she worked in American and European institutions: Food and Drug Administration (USA), University of Liège (Belgium) and Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia (USA). Additionally, Rudnicka has authored or co-authored over 200 ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
