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Marietta Tevajärvi
Marietta may refer to: Places in the United States *Marietta, Jacksonville, Florida *Marietta, Georgia, the largest US city named Marietta *Marietta, Illinois *Marietta, Indiana *Marietta, Kansas * Marietta, Minnesota *Marietta, Mississippi * Marietta, Nevada *Marietta, New York *Marietta, North Carolina *Marietta, Ohio *Marietta, Oklahoma *Marietta, Adair County, Oklahoma *Marietta, Pennsylvania *Marietta, South Carolina *Marietta, Texas * Marietta, Wisconsin *Marietta Township (other) People with the given name *Marietta Alboni (1823–1894), Italian opera singer *Marietta Blau (1894–1970), Austrian physicist * Marietta Bones (1842–1901), American suffragist, social reformer, philanthropist *Marietta Canty (1905–1986), American actress *Marietta Stanley Case (1845–1900), American author and temperance advocate *Marietta Chrousala (born 1983), Greek fashion model and television presenter *Marietta de Patras (died 1503), Greek mistress of King John II of Cypru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marietta, Jacksonville
There are more than 500 neighborhoods within the area of Jacksonville, Florida, the largest city in the contiguous United States by area. These include Downtown Jacksonville and surrounding neighborhoods. Additionally, greater Jacksonville is traditionally divided into several major sections with amorphous boundaries: Northside, Westside, Southside, and Arlington, as well as the Jacksonville Beaches.McEwen, John W. (2007). "The Vernacular Neighborhoods of Jacksonville, Florida: Can GIS Help Determine their Boundaries?" ''The Florida Geographer'', Vol. 38: 54-71. There are four municipalities within Duval County that are outside of Jacksonville's city limits: Baldwin, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, and Jacksonville Beach. The latter three communities, all located on a coastal barrier island, form part of the area known as the Jacksonville Beaches, together with Mayport within the Jacksonville city limits and Ponte Vedra Beach in St. Johns County. Regions Jacksonville cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marietta Township (other)
Marietta Township may refer to one of the following places in the United States: * Marietta Township, Marshall County, Iowa * Marietta Township, Saunders County, Nebraska * Marietta Township, Washington County, Ohio {{geodis Township name disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marietta Gillman
Marietta Gillman is a former American slalom canoeist who competed in the mid-to-late 1970s. She won two gold medals in the mixed C-2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 1975 and 1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat .... References * American female canoeists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 21st-century American women {{US-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marietta Giannakou
Marietta Giannakou ( el, Μαριέττα Γιαννάκου, 6 June 1951 – 27 February 2022) was a Greek politician, member of New Democracy. She served as Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs of Greece. Biography She was born in Geraki Lakonias and she became a doctor and neuro-psychologist at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Athens. She has been a member of the Greek Parliament, vice-chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on European Affairs, a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and National Defence, and a member of the Interparty Parliamentary Committee on the examination of the drugs problem. Moreover, she was the chairman of the Greek Friendship Group between the Parliaments of Greece and Poland and member of the Greek Friendship Groups between the Parliaments of Greece and the United States and of Greece and Morocco. National Coordinator and Member of the Horizontal Working Party on Drugs of the Council of the European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marietta Gazzaniga
Marietta Gazzaniga (1824 – 2 January 1884) was an Italian operatic soprano. Gazzaniga was born in Voghera and studied singing with Alberto Mazzucato in Milan. Forbes, Elizabeth (1992). "Gazzaniga, Marietta" in Stanley Sadie, ed. ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'', Volume 2, p. 368. London: Macmillan. . Her debut season was in 1840 in Voghera where she sang Jane Seymour in Donizetti's ''Anna Bolena'' and Romeo in Bellini's ''I Capuleti e i Montecchi''.Rosselli, John (2001). "Gazzaniga, Marietta" in Stanley Sadie,ed., and John Tyrrell, exec. ed. ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians'', 2nd ed,. London: Macmillan. (hardcover). (eBook). She sang the title role in the premiere of Verdi's ''Luisa Miller'' at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples in 1849, and a year later she sang Lina in the premiere of Verdi's ''Stiffelio'' in Trieste. Starting in 1851 she began singing at La Scala. In 1852 she sang Gilda in Verdi's ''Rigoletto'' in Bergamo. The production was conside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marietta Farrell
Marietta Farrell (born 26 October 1951) is an Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Lagan Valley between January and March 2007. Born in County Sligo, Farrell studied in London and Northern Ireland before becoming a teacher and joining the SDLP. A former member of BBC Northern Ireland Education Committee and the Northern Ireland Youth Council, she stood unsuccessfully for the Westminster seat of North Down at the 1997 and 2001 general elections. When SDLP MLA Patricia Lewsley Patricia Lewsley-Mooney CBE (born 3 March 1957) is an Irish former politician who was the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People from 2007 to 2014. She was previously a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) Member of ... resigned from the Northern Ireland Assembly, Farrell replaced her, her appointment being ratified on 9 January 200 She stood for Lewsley's former Lagan Valley seat at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marietta DePrima
Marietta DePrima Newbern (born May 3, 1964) is an American actress, best known for playing the role Sally Rogers, opposite actor Eric Allen Kramer, on the ABC/UPN sitcom, ''The Hughleys''. Early life Marietta is a graduate of Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein, IL and Saint Joseph Elementary School in Libertyville, IL. Career DePrima has appeared in many television programs including ''Family Ties'', ''Tour of Duty'', ''Quantum Leap'', '' Boston Legal'', '' Dear John'', '' Diagnosis: Murder'', and '' Matlock''. She played Ariel in a Disney live-action puppet show called ''Little Mermaid's Island'', as conceived by Jim Henson. Personal life DePrima and her husband, actor George Newbern, both graduated from Northwestern University, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Kappa Alpha Theta (), also known simply as Theta, is an international women’s fraternity founded on January 27, 1870, at DePauw University, formerly Indiana Asbury. It was the first Greek-let ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marietta De Pourbaix-Lundin
Marietta de Pourbaix-Lundin (born 1951) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party, member of the Riksdag since 1995. As member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) from 2007 to 2014, De Pourbaix-Lundin served as co-rapporteur on the honouring of obligations and commitments by Ukraine. In late September 2014, she and fellow parliamentarian Mailis Reps of Estonia assessed the reform agenda initiated by President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine, reviewed the state of the armed insurgency in the east of Ukraine, and evaluated ethnic tensions in Odessa following the fire of 2 May. In 2015, news media reported that Pourbaix-Lundin was included in a Russian blacklist of prominent people from the European Union who are not allowed to enter the country.Laurence Norman (May 30, 2015)Russia Produces Blacklist of EU People Banned From Entering Country''Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marietta De Patras
Marietta de Patras (died 12 April 1503) was the Greek mistress of King John II of Cyprus and the mother of his illegitimate son King James II of Cyprus. Shortly after King John's marriage to Helena Palaiologina, the new Queen ordered that Marietta's nose be cut off.Charles Cawley, ''Medieval Lands, Cyprus'' Following the death of her son, she was taken to Venice where she was kept in semi-captivity. King's mistress Marietta was born on an unknown date in Patras, Greece. It is not known when she arrived in Cyprus, however, she became the mistress of King John II of Cyprus before 1438. The ''Chronicle'' of Florio Bustron describes her as having been "very beautiful and prudent". Together King John and Marietta had one son, King James II of Cyprus (1439/1440- 10 July 1473), who reigned in 1463-1473. He married Catherine Cornaro in 1472, by whom he had one posthumous son, James III of Cyprus; he also had four illegitimate children by an unnamed mistress. In February 1442, King John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marietta Chrousala
Marietta Chrousala ( el, Μαριέττα Χρουσαλά: born March 11, 1983) is a Greek model, entrepreneur and former television presenter. In 2003, she was crowned Star Hellas and represented her country at the worldwide beauty pageant Miss Universe. Early life Chrousala was born on March 11, 1983, in Rizari, a village near Edessa to Kostas and Aglaia Chrousalas, both teachers. She has an older brother, Thanasis (born 1980). In 1985 moved with her family to Athens. In 2001, Chrousala began her studies in the department of Mass Media and Communication at University of Athens from which she graduated. Later, she completed a postgraduate degree from Panteion University and department of Communication's Psychology. Career Modeling & Television In 2003, Chrousala won the title of Star Hellas and then, she was chosen to represent Greece at the Miss Universe 2003 pageant, finishing in fifteenth place. She had already been working voluntarily since 2002 for the 2004 Summer Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marietta Stanley Case
Marietta Stanley Case (, Stanley; August 22, 1845 – 21 July 1900) was a 19th-century American poet and temperance advocate. Her very best poems were entitled, "The Waning Century" and "Amorpatioe", the latter being written for the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.), as well as "Amor Patriæ", written for her alma mater. She was one of the Connecticut women authors given creditable mention at the Cotton States and International Exposition (Atlanta, 1895). Early life and education Marietta Frances Stanley was born in Thompson, Connecticut, August 22, 1845. The Stanleys were of Norman descent. Matthew Stanley, the paternal ancestor of Case, came to the U.S. in 1646 and settled in Massachusetts. Her father, Rev. Edwin S. Stanley, was a retired Methodist clergyman of the New England Southern Conference, of Puritan and Revolutionary War ancestry. Her mother's maiden name was Laura Carpenter. She had at least three siblings, brothers Robert and Edward, and a sister, El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marietta Canty
Marietta Canty (September 30, 1905 – July 9, 1986) was an American actress, community activist and recipient of numerous humanist awards. Personal life and social engagement Marietta Canty was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Mary and Henry Canty, who attended the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church and actively canvassed for the Republican Party. Marietta Canty herself ran for a seat on the Hartford City Council in the early 1960s. Her awards include the Humanitarian Award, Hartford Section of National Council of Women; and the certificate of Service and Award Recognition by the American Red Cross. The Marietta Canty House, a circa 1897 Queen Anne style house in Hartford, Connecticut, bought by her parents, Mary and Henry Canty in 1930, is named in her honour. Acting career As an actress, Marietta Canty first appeared on Broadway in 1933. She also appeared in 40 films between 1940 and 1955, mostly in supporting roles and bit parts. Like man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
