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Marek (surname)
Marek is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Sports * Henryk Marek (born 1939), Polish cross-country skier * Jan Marek (ice hockey, born 1947), American ice hockey player * Jan Marek (ice hockey, born 1979) (1979–2011), Czech ice hockey player * Josef Marek (born 1987), Czech footballer * Kamel Marek (born 1980), Algerian footballer * Krzysztof Marek (born 1949), Polish rower * Marcus Marek (born 1961), American football player * Václav Marek (footballer) (born 1981), Czech football goalkeeper Other people * Christine Marek (born 1968), Austrian politician and government minister * Czesław Marek (1891–1985), Polish composer * Franz Marek (1913–1979), Austrian communist politician * George Richard Marek (1902–1987), American biographer of classical composers * Jan Jindřich Marek (1803–1853), also known as Jan z Hvězdy, Czech priest and poet * Jeff Marek (born 1969), Canadian television personality and radio host * Jiří Marek (1914–1994), Czec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henryk Marek
Henryk Marek (born 8 January 1939) is a Polish cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 30 kilometre event at the 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a winter multi-sport event which was celebr .... References 1939 births Living people Polish male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Poland Cross-country skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics People from Bielsko County Skiers from Silesian Voivodeship {{Poland-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Marek
Jiří Marek (Josef Jiří Puchwein) (30 May 1914, in Prague – 10 December 1994, in Prague) was a Czech writer, educator, journalist and screenwriter.Adamovič, Ivan; NNeff, Ondřej. Slovník české literární fantastiky a science fiction. Praha : R3, 1995. . Chapter "Marek, Jiří", p. 144 In 1965 he was a member of the jury at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. Books * ''Pečeť věrnosti'' (1944) * ''Vstup do strany'' (1952) * ''Pionýr Feďa'' (1953) * ''Střelnice'' (1962) * ''Blažený věk'' (1968) * ''Můj strýc Odysseus'' (1974) * ''Muži jdou v tmě'' (1946) * ''Vesnice pod zemí'' (1949) * ''Pohádky vzhůru nohama'' (1958) * ''Autopohádky'' ("Car Fairy Tales") (1965) ** From ''The Princess Who Never Smiled'' in Marek's car world: "Once upon the time there lived three Kings: King of petroleum, King of gasoline, and automobile King..." His Petroleumness had a princess who never smiled. The hero of the story is Vendelín the Car Mechanic whose car had all supe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor W
The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French short film * ''Victor'' (2008 film), a 2008 TV film about Canadian swimmer Victor Davis * ''Victor'' (2009 film), a French comedy * ''Victor'', a 2017 film about Victor Torres by Brandon Dickerson * ''Viktor'' (film), a 2014 Franco/Russian film Music * ''Victor'' (album), a 1996 album by Alex Lifeson * "Victor", a song from the 1979 album ''Eat to the Beat'' by Blondie Businesses * Victor Talking Machine Company, early 20th century American recording company, forerunner of RCA Records * Victor Company of Japan, usually known as JVC, a Japanese electronics corporation originally a subsidiary of the Victor Talking Machine Company ** Victor Entertainment, or JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment, a Japanese record label ** Victor Interactive So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Václav Marek (writer)
Václav Marek (5 March 190814 May 1994) was a Czechoslovak writer, traveller, publicist, researcher of Saami languages. Early life Václav Marek was born in Sadská in 1908 to parents Antonín Marek and Marie Mareková (b. Němečková). His father died in 1913, his mother in 1924. He studied in Poděbrady in an economic school in 1923−1924. After 2 years break he served as an apprentice in Studený, and then in a mill in Sadská, in order to help to feed his family. In the mill he lost his left hand in 1926. In 1928 he worked in Lomnice nad Popelkou for a while for architectural firms, then returned to his birth village, but he had no work. In 1929 he went abroad, visited 20 countries in Europe, where he started to write stories. His father, who travelled in Algeria, China or Vietnam, because he served in the French Legion between 1902 and 1906, also wrote stories. In 1931 he settled down in Norway in Lapland, where nowadays Børgefjell National Park is located. During World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadeusz Żakiej
Tadeusz Żakiej (; 13 January 1915 – 6 October 1994) was a Polish musicologist Musicology (from Greek μουσική ''mousikē'' 'music' and -λογια ''-logia'', 'domain of study') is the scholarly analysis and research-based study of music. Musicology departments traditionally belong to the humanities, although some mu ... and music publicist, as well as a food writer. He used the pen name Tadeusz Marek when writing about music and the double pen name Maria Lemnis and Henryk Vitry for his work on culinary topics. Polish musicologists Polish food writers 1915 births 1994 deaths 20th-century musicologists {{Poland-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadek Marek
Tadeusz "Tadek" Marek (1908–1982) was a Polish automobile engineer, known for his Aston Martin engines. Marek was from Kraków and studied engineering at Technische Universität Berlin before working for Fiat in Poland and also for General Motors. Despite a serious racing accident in 1928, he raced the 1937 Monte Carlo Rally in a Fiat 1100 followed by a Lancia Aprilia in 1938 and an Opel Olympia in 1939. Driving a Chevrolet Master sedan, he won the XII Rally Poland (1939) before moving to Great Britain in 1940 to join the Polish Army. He joined the Centurion tank Meteor engine development (1944), but returned to Germany, working for United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. In 1949 he joined the Austin Motor Company, and eventually joined Aston Martin (1954). He is notable for his work on three engines, developing the alloy straight six-cylinder engine of the Aston Martin DBR2 racing car (1956), redesigning the company's venerable straight six-cylinder Lagonda ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Marek
Richard Marek (June 14, 1933 – March 22, 2020) was an American writer, editor, and publisher who is best known for his novel ''Works of Genius'' that explores the odd relationships between authors and publishers in the publishing industry. Life Marek was born June 14, 1933, in New York City to Muriel and music executive and author of classical composer biographies George Richard Marek. He earned his B.A. at Haverford College in 1955 and his M.A. at Columbia University in 1956. In college, Marek was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. Marek married Margot Lynn Ravage in 1954. The couple had two children before Marek's wife died in 1987. Marek served in the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1957. During that time he was stationed in Japan. Career Marek's career in the publishing business began with his positions as an editor at McCall's magazine and his work at Macmillan publishing starting in 1962. In 1968, he signed the "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" pledge, vowing to refus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldřich Marek
Oldřich Marek (3 April 1911–1986) was a Czechoslovak entomologist and teacher, and a member of Czechoslovak entomological society in Prague starting in 1940. Life Oldřich Marek was born on 3 April 1911 in Ústí nad Orlicí. He attended Primary school in Dolní Čermná and secondary school in Česká Třebová. After completing secondary school he left for Slovakia to become a primary school teacher in Smolník, Stakčín and Trnava. During World War II (1938–1945) he was employed as a teacher in Slatina u Moravské Třebové, Litice nad Orlicí and Dolní Čermná. In 1941 he began teaching mathematics, physics, chemistry and natural science at secondary school. After military duties in 1945 he worked as a secondary school teacher in Žamberk until his retirement in 1971. Work He specialised in Coleoptera especially the family Nitidulidae. In this group he studied the world fauna describing many new genera and species In biology, a species is the basic unit of clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Marek
Larry Marek (born 1940) is a Democratic politician, representing the 89th District in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2008. From Washington County, Iowa, Marek served in the Iowa National Guard for eight years. He went to the University of Iowa The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public university, public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is org ... on a farm operation program. Marek was a farmer and was involved with the banking business. References External links * 1940 births Living people Businesspeople from Iowa Farmers from Iowa People from Washington County, Iowa Iowa State University alumni Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives {{Iowa-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
József Marek
József Marek (; March 18, 1868 – September 2, 1952) was a Hungarian veterinarian and scientist. Marek is best known for his discovery of the poultry disease that would eventually bear his name, Marek's disease. In his lifetime, Marek was known for his studies into various veterinary diseases, and particularly for his co-authorship of a textbook of veterinary internal medicine, which was translated into multiple languages and remained in print for over fifty years. Early life and education Marek was born on March 18, 1868, in the village then known as Vágszerdahely, Nyitra County in the Kingdom of Hungary (today Horná Streda in Slovakia). Following his elementary education, Marek completed his secondary education at the gymnasium at Nagyszombat (now Trnava, Slovakia). Marek attended the only veterinary school in Hungary, the Royal Hungarian Veterinary School in Budapest, from September 1, 1889, to November 5, 1892, when he graduated with a rarely awarded high mark. After M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Marek (murderer)
John Richard Marek (September 17, 1961 – August 19, 2009) was an American death row inmate at Florida State Prison for the rape and murder of a woman in 1983. Marek was executed on August 19, 2009. Kidnapping and murder On June 16, 1983, Adella Marie Simmons, a 45-year-old mother of two, and her Barry University co-worker Jean Trach were returning home from a holiday trip, when their car broke down on Florida's Turnpike in Broward County. John Marek and his accomplice Raymond Dewayne Wigley stopped and convinced Adella Marie Simmons to ride with them to a service station. They instead took her to a beach about 60 miles away, where she was repeatedly sexually assaulted, and then strangled with a bandana and burned. Marek's accomplice Raymond Wigley was killed by fellow inmate John Richard Blackwelder while serving life imprisonment in 2000. At trial, Blackwelder said he killed Wigley because he (Blackwelder) wanted to die. He was sentenced to death for killing Wigley and gave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Marek
John Marek (born 24 December 1940) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wrexham from 1983 to 2001, and the Member of the Welsh Assembly (AM) for Wrexham from 1999 to 2007. A member of the Labour Party until 2003, he successfully stood for re-election to the Welsh Assembly as a John Marek Independent Party candidate. Marek founded and led Forward Wales from 2003 until 2010, when the party was disbanded and he joined the Conservatives. Background Born in London, England and of Czech descent, Marek would be the only Czech-speaking MP during his tenure. He was educated at Chatham House Grammar School and at King's College London where he earned a BSc in Mathematics in 1962, and a PhD in Mathematics in 1965. He became a lecturer in applied mathematics at Aberystwyth University. Political career Marek was elected a member of Ceredigion District Council in 1979 and served until 1983; he was chair of its finance sub-committee in the year 1982–83 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
