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Mas (surname)
Mas (, ) is a surname of Catalan and Occitan or Low German, North German and Dutch language, Dutch origin. It accounts for 0.068% of the population in Spain, with 0.879% found amongst Catalans, and 0.017% in France. Origin and Meaning *Catalan and Occitan: topographic name for someone who lived in an isolated dwelling in the country, rather than in a village, from Catalan and Occitan Occitan may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain. * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France. * Occitan language, spoken in parts o ... wiktionary:mas#Catalan, mas 'farmstead' (Late Latin wiktionary:mansum, mansum, wiktionary:mansus, mansus). *Low German, North German and Dutch language, Dutch: from a short form of Thomas (surname), Thomas. Compare Maas (surname), Maas and Mass (surname), Mass. People *:nl:Alejandro Bofill Mas, Alejandro Bofill Mas (born 1960), Catalan chess player and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas (surname)
Thomas is a common surname of English language, English, Welsh language, Welsh, Irish Language, Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Scottish, French Language, French, German Language, German, Dutch Language, Dutch, and Danish language, Danish origin. It derives from the medieval personal name, of Biblical origin, from Aramaic תאומא ''t'om'a'', a byname meaning 'twin'. It was borne by one of the Thomas the Apostle, disciples of Christ, best known for his skepticism about Resurrection of Christ, Christ's resurrection (Wikisource:Bible (King James)/John#20:24, John 20:24–29). The th- spelling in English results from the initial letter of the name in the Greek New Testament being a theta. The English pronunciation as t rather than a dental fricative is the result of Latin influence in English#Middle Ages, French influence from an early date. In Britain, the surname is widely distributed throughout the country, but especially common in Cornwall and Wales. Thomas is the ninth most common surna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Late Latin
Late Latin ( la, Latinitas serior) is the scholarly name for the form of Literary Latin of late antiquity.Roberts (1996), p. 537. English dictionary definitions of Late Latin date this period from the , and continuing into the 7th century in the Iberian Peninsula. This somewhat ambiguously defined version of Latin was used between the eras of Classical Latin and Medieval Latin. Scholars do not agree exactly when Classical Latin should end or Medieval Latin should begin. Being a written language, Late Latin is not the same as Vulgar Latin. The latter served as ancestor of the Romance languages. Although Late Latin reflects an upsurge of the use of Vulgar Latin vocabulary and constructs, it remains largely classical in its overall features, depending on the author who uses it. Some Late Latin writings are more literary and classical, but others are more inclined to the vernacular. Also, Late Latin is not identical to Christian patristic Latin, used in the theological writings of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcadi Mas I Fondevila
Arcadi Mas i Fondevila, or Fontdevila (12 November 1852 in Barcelona – 31 January 1934 in Sitges), was a Catalan painter and graphic artist. Biography He was the son of a tailor. His father recognized his artistic talent at an early age and enrolled him at the Escola de la Llotja, where he studied with Claudi Lorenzale and Antoni Caba.Brief biography @ the Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. At the age of twenty, he held his first exhibition at the salon of the "Associació Artística de Barcelona". In 1873, he visited Madrid where he exhibited a painting at a Salon held by the "Real Fábrica de Platería Martinez". It was called "Pel juny la falç al puny" (In June with Sickle in Hand) and was bought the following year by King A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Genover-Mas
Anna Genover-Mas (born 1963) is a Catalan journalist and writer of children's books, one of which won the Vicenta Ferrer Vila de Paterna prize for the best children's literature book of 2007. Genover-Mas was born in Girona in 1963. She studied journalism (BA, with Honors, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)) and worked freelance for Spanish TV. Later she did cinema studies at NYU (postgrad in Cinematography) and Screenwriting at UCLA. She now lives in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci .... Several of her books have been translated into English. ''The Grumpy Gardener'' (Catalan: La Jardinera Rondinaire), an ecological adventure, was published in April 2008, and two other books, the prize-winning ''The Hungry Sprout'' and ''The Treasure of Pakamotu'' ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoni Mas I Borràs
Antoni is a Catalan, Polish, and Slovene given name and a surname used in the eastern part of Spain, Poland and Slovenia. As a Catalan given name it is a variant of the male names Anton and Antonio. As a Polish given name it is a variant of the female names Antonia and Antonina. As a Slovene name it is a variant of the male names Anton, Antonij and Antonijo and the female name Antonija. As a surname it is derived from the Antonius root name. It may refer to: Given name * Antoni Brzeżańczyk, Polish football player and manager * Antoni Derezinski, Northern Irish Strongman * Antoni Gaudi, Catalan architect * Antoni Kenar, Polish sculptor * Antoni Lima, Catalan footballer * Antoni Lomnicki, Polish mathematician * Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish bishop * Antoni Niemczak, Polish long-distance runner * Józef Antoni Poniatowski, Polish prince and Marshal of France * Antoni Porowski, Polish-Canadian chef, actor, and television personality * Antoni Radziwiłł, Polish politician * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Colom
Antonio Colóm Mas (born 11 May 1978) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer from Bunyola. He is a specialist in short stage races, having won the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana in 2006, the Vuelta a Mallorca in 2004 and the Vuelta a Andalucía in 2002. Career Colóm began his career at Costa de Almería in 1999 and stayed there for three seasons, in which time he built a growing reputation as a climber, winning the mountains classification of the Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme in 2001. In 2002, Colóm moved to Relax, and it was here that he had an early breakthrough in winning the Vuelta a Andalucía. Colóm moved to the division one team Illes Balears-Banesto in 2004 and once again saw early success, winning the Vuelta a Mallorca. A second placing in the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana rounded out a successful season. In 2005, Colóm once again saw success in Mallorca, winning the Trofeo Calvia. In 2006, Colóm reversed his 2004 results: placing second overall in the V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreu Mas-Colell
Andreu Mas-Colell (; born 29 June 1944) is an economist, an expert in microeconomics and a prominent mathematical economist. He is the founder of the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics and a professor in the department of economics at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He has also served several times in the cabinet of the Catalan government.Curriculum vitae from Mas-Colell's web site at Pompeu Fabra, retrieved 2011-01-17.Faculty profile Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, retrieved 2011-01-17.. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Álvaro Mas
Álvaro Mas Huertas (born 22 May 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CFUD Ilicitana as a midfielder. Club career Born in Elche, Valencian Community, Mas made his senior debuts with lowly FC Jove Español San Vicente. In the summer of 2013 he moved straight into Segunda División with neighbouring Hércules CF, immediately earning the trust of manager Quique Hernández and appearing during the preseason. Mas made his debut in the competition on 17 August 2013, coming on as a late substitute for Javier Portillo in a 1–1 home draw against Real Zaragoza. On 22 August of the following year he was loaned to Tercera División's Orihuela CF Orihuela Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Orihuela, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1993 it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 3, holding home games at ''Estadio Municipal Los Arcos'', with a capacity of 7,000 sea .... References External links * Futbolme profile * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mas, Alvaro 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Mas
Alexandre Mas (born c. 1978) is William S. Tod Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, Director of the Industrial Relations Section at Princeton University, and Director of the Labor Studies program of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is a former Chief Economist of the United States Department of Labor and Associate Director for Economic Policy at the Office of Management and Budget The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP). OMB's most prominent function is to produce the president's budget, but it also examines agency programs, pol .... Selected works * Mas, Alexandre, and Enrico Moretti. "Peers at work." American Economic Review 99, no. 1 (2009): 112-45. * Card, David, Alexandre Mas, Enrico Moretti, and Emmanuel Saez. "Inequality at work: The effect of peer salaries on job satisfaction." American Economic Review 102, no. 6 (2012): 2981-3003. * C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
