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Lis (surname)
Lis is a surname from the Polish word for a fox. Notable people with the name include: * Andrzej Lis (born 1959), Polish fencer *Bogdan Lis (born 1952), Polish politician * Hanna Lis (born 1970), Polish TV journalist * Iryna Lis (born 1972), Belarusian dressage rider *Joe Lis (1946–2010), American baseball player *John T. Lis, American professor *Lucjan Lis (1950–2015), Polish cyclist *Oliver Lis (born 1984), Colombian writer * Tomasz Lis (born 1966), Polish journalist and former TV anchor See also *Lis (given name) Lis is a female given name, sometimes short for Elizabeth (given name), Elisabeth. People with that name include: *Lis Ahlmann (1894–1979), Danish weaver and textile designer *Lis Brack-Bernsen (born 1946), Danish and Swiss mathematician, historia ... Polish-language surnames Surnames from nicknames {{Fox-surname ... [...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] |
Andrzej Lis
Andrzej Lis (born 16 December 1959) is a Polish fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo .... References 1959 births Living people Polish male fencers Olympic fencers for Poland Fencers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Poland Olympic medalists in fencing Sportspeople from Wrocław Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics 20th-century Polish people 21st-century Polish people {{Poland-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogdan Lis
Bogdan Jerzy Lis (born 1952 in Gdańsk) worked in Port of Gdańsk and Elmor company. Between 1971 and 1972 he was imprisoned for his participation in the anti-governmental coastal cities protests. Although in 1975 he joined the Polish United Workers Party, in 1978 he was one of the founders of the anti-government Free Trade Unions of the Coast (''Wolne Związki Zawodowe Wybrzeża''). In mid-1980 he organized the strike in Elmor, and took part in the creation of the Inter-Enterprise Strike Committee (''Międzyzakładowy Komitet Strajkowy'') and soon afterwards, together with Lech Wałęsa and others, of the NSZZ Solidarity itself (he was the vice chair of the Founding Committee of Solidarity). After martial law in Poland in December 1981 led to the arrests of many Solidarity members, including Wałęsa, Lis went into hiding and in underground became one of the leaders of the Temporary Coordinating Committee (Tymczasowa Komisja Koordynacyjna), which served as an underground l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanna Lis
Hanna Lis, ''née'' Kedaj (first married name Smoktunowicz) (born 13 May 1970 in Warsaw) is a Polish TV journalist. Life Lis was born in 1970. She started her journalistic career in 1993. For many years she was involved in political and news topics - she led and co-created leading information and journalism programs in 3 popular Polish TV channels. After finishing with Polish National Television at the beginning of 2016, she dealt with lifestyle issues: she was the host of her travel and culinary programme and ran talk-show programmes. She appeared in the film "Rób swoje ryzyko jest twoje" (2002), was a participant in the "Asia Express" entertainment programme (2016) and she published her cookbook "Mój świat na talerzu" (2019). She is a social activist tweeting about her reaction to coronaviris vaccine. She was placed on the list of "100 most valuable stars of Polish show-business" of "Forbes Polska" magazine. References External links *Photo Gallery 1970 births Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iryna Lis
Iryna Lis (born 26 December 1972) is a Belarusian dressage rider. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics where she finished 24th in the individual dressage competition. She also competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na .... References Living people 1972 births Belarusian female equestrians Belarusian dressage riders Olympic equestrians for Belarus Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics {{Belarus-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Lis
Joseph Anthony Lis (August 15, 1946 – October 17, 2010), was an American professional baseball first baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (–), Minnesota Twins (–), Cleveland Indians (–), and Seattle Mariners (). He also played one season for the Kintetsu Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), in . During his playing days, Lis stood 6 feet (1.83 m) tall, weighing ; he batted and threw right-handed. Born in Somerville, New Jersey and raised in nearby Manville, New Jersey, Manville, he moved with his family to Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, Hillsborough Township as a pre-teen and attended Somerville High School (New Jersey), Somerville High School, where he played both basketball and baseball. Signed as an undrafted free agent in 1964 by the Philadelphia Phillies out of high school, when he was 17. Lis entered the majors in 1970 with the Philadelphia Phillies, playing for them three years before joining the Minnesot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John T
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucjan Lis
Lucjan Roman Lis (8 August 1950 – 26 January 2015) was a Polish cyclist. He had his greatest success in the 100 km team time trial. In this event he won a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics as well as a bronze and a gold medal at the world championships in 1971 and 1973, respectively. He was less successful in the individual road race, finishing in 36th place at the 1972 Olympics. In 1973 he won the Tour de Pologne individually and the Peace Race with the Polish team. Lis grew up in a small neighborhood in the coal mining city of Bytom and had a degree in mining. He started training in cycling following his elder brother Marian. In 1971 he had a serious injury of the achilles tendon that almost ended his career, but he recovered. He retired from competitions in 1975 and later had serious kidney problems. He married Barbara Lis, a nurse. They have two daughters, Laura and Romana, and a son Lucas, a competitive German cyclist. They lived together in Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Lis
Óliver Lis or Andres Oliver Ucros & Licht (born 17 October 1984) is a Colombian editor, literary agent, author, psychologist, film producer, screenwriter, international journalist. Oeuvre Lis has written 17 books of genealogy, ontology, epistemology, history and poetry and is the founder of the Alternative Academy of History. Genealogy and history Among the 17 books are published by Lis: ''Founding Families of Popayán and Neiva'' (2013),'' The Papelipolas, First Cultural & Literary Movement of the Huila'' (Huila Magazine – Huila's Academy of History, Volume XIII – Issue No. 58, 2007), ''Life & Oeuvre of the Papelipola's Poet'' Angel Sierra Basto – Xenias and Apophoretas of Menein Laos'' (editorial Samava, Popayan, two editions, 2009 and 2010); ''Villoria Lopez / Villoria Rojas, Genealogies Cauca & Huila, Descendants of Pedro Suarez Figueroa''. (editorial Lopez, Popayan, two editions, 2009 and 2010''), the last three with the supporting documentation and images of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomasz Lis
Tomasz Rafał Lis (born 6 March 1966 in Zielona Góra) is a Polish journalist and former TV anchor of “TVN Fakty” ("TVN Facts") and “Wydarzenia” ("Events"). Life and career Lis was born on 6 March 1966 in Zielona Góra to parents Stefan and Wanda (née Adamkiewicz). He attended the Edward Dembowski High School No. 1 in Zielona Góra. He subsequently graduated from the Faculty of Journalism and Political Sciences at the University of Warsaw. He began his career in 1984 publishing an article in a pro-Soviet newspaper ''Banner of Youth'' (''Sztandar Młodych''), an organ of the Union of Socialistic Youth in Poland (Związek Socjalistycznej Młodzieży Polskiej). In 1992, he received a scholarship and studied for a year at Loyola University New Orleans. After the fall of communism in Poland, he worked on Public Television Polish Television (TVP) after winning an open competition for the post of a newsreader. From 1994 to 1997, he was a correspondent in Washington, D.C. for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lis (given Name)
Lis is a female given name, sometimes short for Elizabeth (given name), Elisabeth. People with that name include: *Lis Ahlmann (1894–1979), Danish weaver and textile designer *Lis Brack-Bernsen (born 1946), Danish and Swiss mathematician, historian of science, and historian of mathematics *Lis Frost (born 1961), Swedish cross country skier *Lis Groes (1910–1974), Danish politician *Lis Harris, American author and critic *Lis Hartel (1921–2009), Danish equestrian *Lis Howell, British journalist, television executive, and academic *Lis Jacobsen (1882–1961), Danish philologist, archaeologist and writer *Lis Jensen (born 1952), Danish social worker and politician *Lis Jeppesen (born 1956), Danish ballerina *Lis Lauritzen (born 1971), Danish cruise ship captain *Lis Lewis, American voice coach *Lis Løwert (1919–2009), Danish film actress *Lis Mellemgaard (born 1924), Danish ophthalmologist and resistance fighter *Lis Møller (1918–1983), Danish journalist and politician *Lis N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish-language Surnames
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 set com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
