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Mihalis Liapis
Mihalis is a Greek given name, equivalent to the English form Michael. It may refer to: People: *Mihalis Filopoulos (1985–2007), Greek football fan who was murdered in 2007 *Mihalis Hatzigiannis (born 1979), Greek-Cypriot singer and songwriter *Mihalis Papagiannakis (1941–2009), Greek politician *Mihalis Yannakakis (born 1953), Greek professor at Columbia University Other: *"Mihalis", an instrumental song on David Gilmour David Jon Gilmour ( ; born 6 March 1946) is an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and member of the rock band Pink Floyd. He joined as guitarist and co-lead vocalist in 1967, shortly before the departure of founding member Syd Barrett. P ...'s self-titled debut solo album. {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael (given Name)
Michael is a usually masculine given name derived from the Hebrew phrase ''mī kāʼēl'', 'Who [is] like-El', in Aramaic: ܡܝܟܐܝܠ (''Mīkhāʼēl'' ). The theophoric name is a rhetorical question – "Who [is] like [the Hebrew God] El (deity), El?", whose answer is "there is none like El", or "there is none as famous and powerful as God." This question is known in Latin as Quis ut Deus?. Although sometimes considered erroneous, an alternative spelling of the name is Micheal. While Michael is most often a masculine name, it is also given to women, such as the actresses Michael Michele and Michael Learned, and Michael Steele (musician), Michael Steele, the former bassist for the Bangles. Patronymic surnames that come from Michael include Carmichael (surname), Carmichael, DiMichele, MacMichael, McMichael (surname), McMichael, Michaels (surname), Michaels, Micallef, Michaelson (surname), Michaelson, Michiels, Michalka, Michels, Mihály, Mikeladze, Mikhaylov (surname), Mikhaylov, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihalis Filopoulos
Mihalis Filopoulos ( el, Μιχάλης Φιλόπουλος; 1985–2007) was a 22-year-old Panathinaikos fan who was stabbed to death on March 29, 2007 at Paiania, a town near Athens, Greece, during a pre-arranged clash with rival hooligans of Olympiakos. His death caused major upset in Greece and sparked a large police investigation into the organised supporters scene. Previous days A volleyball game between Panathinaikos' and Olympiakos' women teams was scheduled to take place on March 29, 2007 in Paiania, for the Greek volleyball cup. Since this was a women's event, not much police force was assigned to it (usually men's games between the two teams are classed as very high risk). Therefore, hooligans from both sides sought the opportunity to organise a full-scale clash unobstructed by police. Indeed, news about the meeting in Paiania (later called "''rendezvous (ραντεβού) of death''" by the media) were circulating in supporters clubs and web sites and at least 400 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihalis Hatzigiannis
Michalis Hatzigiannis (Greek alphabet, Greek: Μιχάλης Χατζηγιάννης; born 5 November 1978) is a Greek-Cypriot singer, musician, and record producer. From 2000 to 2010, he received over 30 Music recording sales certification, sales certifications in Greece, making him one of the most successful artists of the decade. He is also known for representing Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest in Eurovision Song Contest 1998, 1998. In 2010, he released his first English-language album. In 2010, ''Forbes'' listed him as the 22nd most powerful and influential celebrity in Greece and the fifth highest-ranked singer. Early life Hatzigiannis was born in Nicosia on 5 November 1978. He is a graduate of the Cyprus Music Academy at London's Royal Academy of Music, with a degree in piano, guitar, and music theory. Musical career 1996–2002: Beginnings, Eurovision Song Contest, and first albums When Hatzigiannis was 18, he participated in a song contest in Cyprus, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihalis Papagiannakis
Mihalis Papayiannakis ( el, Μιχάλης Παπαγιαννάκης; 19 August 1941 – 26 May 2009) was a Greek politician. He was born in Kalamata; his father was executed by the Nazis during World War II. He died on 26 May 2009 after a long battle with cancer. Life He studied law, economics and political science at the universities of Athens, Montpellier and Paris. Professional career He taught at Panthéon-Assas University, the Institute of Business Management at Orsay and the Mediterranean Agronomical Institute at Montpellier (IAMM). From 1967 to 1987, his research areas included the Mediterranean economy, the European Community, the Chinese agricultural industry, and fishing. He was a contributor to several newspapers and magazines. Political career At first a member of United Democratic Left until 1963. From 1967 to 1973, he was a member of the anti-junta Democratic Defence. In 1987, he was a founding member of the Greek Left, which later became Synaspismos. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihalis Yannakakis
Mihalis Yannakakis ( el, Μιχάλης Γιαννακάκης; born 13 September 1953 in Athens, Greece)Columbia University: CV: Mihalis Yannakakis (accessed 12 November 2009) is professor of computer science at . He is noted for his work in computational complexity, , and other related fields. He won the |
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhattan, Columbia is the oldest institution of higher education in New York and the fifth-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It is one of nine colonial colleges founded prior to the Declaration of Independence. It is a member of the Ivy League. Columbia is ranked among the top universities in the world. Columbia was established by royal charter under George II of Great Britain. It was renamed Columbia College in 1784 following the American Revolution, and in 1787 was placed under a private board of trustees headed by former students Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. In 1896, the campus was moved to its current location in Morningside Heights and renamed Columbia University. Columbia scientists and scholars have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Gilmour
David Jon Gilmour ( ; born 6 March 1946) is an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and member of the rock band Pink Floyd. He joined as guitarist and co-lead vocalist in 1967, shortly before the departure of founding member Syd Barrett. Pink Floyd achieved international success with the concept albums ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' (1973), ''Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd album), Wish You Were Here'' (1975), ''Animals (Pink Floyd album), Animals'' (1977), ''The Wall'' (1979), and ''The Final Cut (album), The Final Cut'' (1983). By the early 1980s, they had become one of the highest-selling and most acclaimed acts in music history; by 2012, they had sold more than 250 million records worldwide, including 75 million in the United States. Following the departure of Roger Waters in 1985, Pink Floyd continued under Gilmour's leadership and released three more studio albums. Gilmour has produced a variety of artists, such as the Dream Academy, and has released four solo stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
