Makk (other)
Makk is a Sudanic title meaning "king". Makk may also refer to: People *Károly Makk (1925–2017), Hungarian film director *Americo Makk (1927–2015), Hungarian-American painter Acronyms * Museum für Angewandte Kunst (Cologne) The ''Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln'' (German for "Museum of Applied Art"; MAKK) is a decorative arts museum in Cologne. The collections include jewellery, porcelain, furniture, weaponry and architectural exhibits. Until 1987 it was call ...

Makk
''Makk'' (plural ''mukūk''), also spelled ''mak'', ''mek'' or ''meek'',Robert S. Kramer, Richard Andrew Lobban Jr. and Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban, ''Historical Dictionary of the Sudan'', 4th ed. (Scarecrow Press, 2013), p. 293.Richard Andrew Lobban Jr., ''Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia'' (Scarecrow Press, 2004), p. . is a title formerly used in the Sudan, meaning "ruler" or "king". There are three theories of its origins. It may be a corruption of the Arabic word '' malik'' (pl. ''mulūk''), meaning "king";Jay L. Spaulding, "The Fate of Alodia", ''Transafrican Journal of History'' 4, 1 (1974): 27–40. it may descend from Meroitic ''mk'', meaning "God", appropriate to the divine kingship practised in the Sudan; or, as E. A. Wallis Budge proposed, it may be derived from Ge'ez መከሐ (''mkḥ''), meaning "to be glorious", making it an Ethiopian import. The territory ruled by a ''makk'' may be called a "makkdom" or "mekdom" in English. The title ''makk'' was used ...
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Károly Makk
Károly Makk (December 22, 1925 – August 30, 2017) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. Five of his films were nominated for the ''Palme d'Or'' at the Cannes Film Festival; however, he won lesser awards at Cannes and elsewhere. He was born in Berettyóújfalu, Hungary. In 1973 he was a member of the jury at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1980, he was a member of the jury at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival. His film ''A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda'' (2003) was entered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival. From September 27, 2011, he was the president of the Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts. Select filmography * ''Liliomfi'' (1954) * ''Ward No. 9'' (1955) * ''The House Under the Rocks'' (1959) * ''Lost Paradise'' (1962) * ''Love'' (1971) - Won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1971 * ''Cats' Play'' (1972) - Nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1974 * '' A Very Moral Night'' (1977) ...
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Americo Makk
Americo Makk (1927–May 5, 2015) was a painter and portrait artist originally from Hungary, who immigrated to the United States with his family in 1962 to escape the communist movement in Brazil. His notable paintings include historical and ecclesiastical portraits and murals, including portraits of two United States Presidents, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, as well as notable figures Edward Teller, Eva Gabor, Barbara Sinatra, Ray Price, and Barbara Carrera. Early life and training Americo Makk, last name pronounced "Mahk", was born Imre Makk in 1927 in a town in western Hungary once known as Győrszentmárton, and later renamed Pannonhalma.Henderson, Shelby (1986). "Makk Family: A Vision of Life", Makk Studios, Honolulu, HI. His home stood in the shadow of the Pannonhalma Archabbey. Americo's father was financial supervisor to the Benedictine monks who resided in the Abbey and taught in the local school. Americo began sketching at age 6 and by the time he was 8, the Benedic ...
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