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Margarita (given Name)
Margarita is a feminine given name in Latin and Eastern European languages. In Latin it came from the Greek word ''margaritari'' (μαργαριτάρι), meaning pearl, which was borrowed from the Persians. (In Sogdian, it was ''marγārt''. In modern Persian, the word has become مروارید, ''morvārīd'', meaning 'pearl'.) The flower daisy is called ''margarita'' in Spanish, Greek and other languages. In Italian it's ''margherita'' and in French is ''marguerite''. The name is also used in Albanian, Greek, Bulgarian and Russian. Margarita is a variant of the likewise Persian-origin given name Margaret. The traditional short form of this name is Rita. People Given name * Infanta Margarita, 2nd Duchess of Hernani (b. 1939), the younger sister of King Juan Carlos and aunt of the reigning King Felipe VI of Spain * Margaret of Austria (1584–1611), Queen consort of Spain and Portugal by her marriage to King Philip III and II *Margarita "Peggy" Schuyler Van Rensselaer (1758 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearl
A pearl is a hard, glistening object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusk or another animal, such as fossil conulariids. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is composed of calcium carbonate (mainly aragonite or a mixture of aragonite and calcite) in minute crystalline form, which has deposited in concentric layers. The ideal pearl is perfectly round and smooth, but many other shapes, known as baroque pearls, can occur. The finest quality of natural pearls have been highly valued as gemstones and objects of beauty for many centuries. Because of this, ''pearl'' has become a metaphor for something rare, fine, admirable and valuable. The most valuable pearls occur spontaneously in the wild, but are extremely rare. These wild pearls are referred to as ''natural'' pearls. ''Cultured'' or ''farmed'' pearls from pearl oysters and freshwater mussels make up the majority of those currently sold. Imitation pearls are also widely s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Of Austria, Queen Of Spain
Margaret of Austria (25 December 1584 – 3 October 1611) was Queen of Spain and Portugal by her marriage to King Philip III & II. Life Margaret was the daughter of Archduke Charles II of Austria and Maria Anna of Bavaria and thus the paternal granddaughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I. Her elder brother was the Archduke Ferdinand, who succeeded as Emperor in 1619. Two of her sisters, Anna and Constance, through their subsequent marriages to King Sigismund III Vasa, became Queens of Poland. Queen of Spain Margaret married Philip III of Spain, her first-cousin, once-removed, on 18 April 1599. She became a very influential figure at her husband's court. Philip had an "affectionate, close relationship" with Margaret, and paid her additional attention after she bore him a son in 1605.Sánchez, p. 100. Margaret was also a great patron of the arts. She was considered by contemporaries to be a very pious Catholic and "astute and very skillful" in her political dealin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nitza Margarita Cintrón
Nitza Margarita Cintrón (born 1950) is a Puerto Rican scientist and Chief of Space Medicine and Health Care Systems Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Early years Cintrón was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the capital city of the island. As a child, she lived throughout Europe, as her father was a member of the U.S. Army. When her father retired from the armed forces, they returned to Puerto Rico and settled down in Santurce, a barrio of San Juan. There she attended elementary and high school, where she excelled in science and mathematics. She dedicated many hours to reading and studying about biology, chemistry, astronomy and space.Latina Women in NASA Nitza Cintrón enrolled at the |
Margarita María Birriel Salcedo
Margarita M. Birriel Salcedo (born 26 January 1953) is a tenured professor in the Department of Modern and American History at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Granada. She is an expert in women's history and women's studies. Early years and education Margarita María Birriel Salcedo was born in Madrid, January 26, 1953. Her mother was Spanish and her father was Puerto Rican. Her childhood and early youth were marked by frequent family trips across the Atlantic that influenced both her initial education and the development of a cosmopolitan personality. She completed her primary studies in Puerto Rico and Spain, and began her secondary studies in the Province of Granada's town of Almuñécar, where her family settled; she completed them at the Institute of Secondary Education Andrés Manjón in Granada. In 1976, she graduated in Philosophy and Literature (History section) from the University of Granada. After defending his bachelor's thesis and passing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margarita D'Amico
Margarita D'Amico (1938 – 12 October 2017) was a Venezuelan journalist, researcher, and professor who made a substantial impact on art criticism and cultural journalism in Venezuela. Career D'Amico graduated with a Bachelor in Journalism and Arts from the Central University of Venezuela (UCV) in 1961 and with a postgraduate in Audiovisual Information in the University of Paris in 1964. She became a professor at the Social of Communication Faculty of the UCV. D'Amico is the author of the book ''Lo Audiovisual en Expansión'' (Monte Ávila Editores, 1971). She also authored several columns published in the El Nacional newspaper, including ''Videosfera'', ''Los novelistas invisibles'', ''Sí y No'', ''Espacios'', ''La Nueva Música.'' In the newspaper El Universal D'Amico authored the column ''Vanguardia Hipersónica''. D'Amico created the television series ''Arte y Ciencia y Pioneros'', broadcast on channels 5 and 8 of Venezolana de Televisión, as well as the radio program ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918May 14, 1987) was an American actress, dancer and producer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars, appearing in 61 films over 37 years. The press coined the term "The Love Goddess" to describe Hayworth after she had become the most glamorous screen idol of the 1940s. She was the top pin-up girl for GIs during World War II. Hayworth is perhaps best known for her performance in the 1946 film noir ''Gilda'', opposite Glenn Ford, in which she played the '' femme fatale'' in her first major dramatic role. She is also known for her performances in ''Only Angels Have Wings'' (1939), ''The Strawberry Blonde'' (1941), '' Blood and Sand'' (1941), ''The Lady from Shanghai'' (1947), '' Pal Joey'' (1957), and ''Separate Tables'' (1958). Fred Astaire, with whom she made two films, ''You'll Never Get Rich'' (1941) and ''You Were Never Lovelier'' (1942), once called her his favorite dance partner. She also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones
David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (born 3 November 1961), styled as Viscount Linley until 2017 and known professionally as David Linley, is an English furniture maker, a former chairman of the auction house Christie's UK, and with his sister, Lady Sarah Chatto, maternal first cousin of King Charles III. He is the only son of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, and a grandson of King George VI. When he was born, he was fifth in the line of succession to the British throne; , he is 24th, and the first person who is not a descendant of Elizabeth II. Early life and education David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones was born on 3 November 1961, in Clarence House, London, the son of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon. He was baptised on 19 December 1961 in the Music Room at Buckingham Palace. His godparents are his aunt Queen Elizabeth II, Lady Elizabeth Cavendish, Patrick Plunket, 7th Baron Plunk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margarita Argúas
Margarita Argúas (29 October 1902 – 27 July 1986) was an Argentine lawyer who pioneered participation of women into the legal profession. She was the first woman to hold a chair in the law faculty at the University of Buenos Aires, first woman to be appointed to the National Academy of Law and Social Sciences, as well as the first woman to serve on the Argentine Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation. Internationally, she was the first woman to become president of the International Law Association, serving from 1968 to 1970 and was a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague between 1977 and 1983. She was posthumously honored with a Konex Foundation award in 1986 for her work in Civil and International Law. Early life Margarita Argúas Royol was born on 29 October 1902 in Buenos Aires, Argentina to Margarita Royol and Domingo Argúas. After completing her secondary studies, she enrolled in the law faculty at the University of Buenos Aires in 1923, graduating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margarita Aliger
Margarita Iosifovna Aliger ( rus, Маргари́та Ио́сифовна Алиге́р, p=mərɡɐˈrʲitə ɪˈosʲɪfəvnə ɐlʲɪˈɡʲɛr, a=Margarita Iosifovna Aliger.ru.oga; – August 1, 1992) was a Soviet Union, Soviet and Russian poet, Translation, translator, and journalist. Biography She was born in Odessa in a family of Jewish office workers; the real family name was Zeliger (russian: Зейлигер). As a teenager she worked at a chemical plant. From 1934 to 1937 she studied at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute. The main themes of her early poetry were the heroism of the Soviet people during industrialization (''Year of birth'', 1938; ''Railroad'', 1939; ''Stones and grass'', 1940) and during World War II (''Lyrics'', 1943). Her most famous poem is "Zoya" (1942), about Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya, a young girl killed by Nazis. This work was one of the most popular poems during the Soviet era. From 1940 to 1950, the poetry of Aliger was characterised by a mix of o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margarita Cedeño De Fernández
A margarita is a cocktail consisting of Tequila, triple sec, and lime juice often served with salt on the rim of the glass. The drink is served shaken with ice (on the rocks), blended with ice (frozen margarita), or without ice (straight up). The drink is generally served in a stepped-diameter variant of a cocktail glass or champagne coupe called a margarita glass. Origin The history of the margarita is one of folklore due to its numerous origin stories. According to cocktail historian David Wondrich, the margarita is related to the brandy daisy (''margarita'' is Spanish for "daisy"), remade with tequila instead of brandy. (Daisies are a family of cocktails that include a base spirit, liqueur, and citrus. A sidecar and gin daisy are other related drinks.) There is an account from 1936 of Iowa newspaper editor James Graham finding such a cocktail in Tijuana, years before any of the other margarita "creation myths". The ''Cafe Royal Cocktail Book'', published in the UK in 1937 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margareta Of Romania
Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania (; born 26 March 1949) is the eldest daughter of King Michael I and Queen Anne of Romania. She assumed her father's duties in March 2016, upon his retirement, and has claimed the headship of the House of Romania since his death on 5 December 2017. She also heads the Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation. Until 2011, Margareta also used the style of a princess of Hohenzollern.Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (editor). ''Burke's Guide to the Royal Family'', Burke's Peerage, London, 1973, p. 279. de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. ''Le Petit Gotha''. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, p. 769 (French) Margareta has four sisters and no brothers or children. Her heir-presumptive is her next sister, Princess Elena of Romania. According to the defunct royal constitutions of 1923 and 1938, women were barred from wearing the crown, and Margareta and her sisters would not be in the line of succession to the throne. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margarita Teresa Of Spain
Margaret Theresa of Spain ( es, link=no, Margarita Teresa, german: link=no, Margarete Theresia; 12 July 1651 – 12 March 1673) was, by marriage to Leopold I, Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Archduchess of Austria and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia. She was the daughter of King Philip IV of Spain and the elder full-sister of Charles II, the last of the Spanish Habsburgs. She is the central figure in the famous ''Las Meninas'' by Diego Velázquez, and the subject of many of his later paintings. Biography Early years Margaret Theresa was born on 12 July 1651 in Madrid as the first child of King Philip IV of Spain born from his second marriage with his niece Mariana of Austria. Because of this avunculate marriage, Margaret's mother was nearly thirty years younger than her father. Margaret's paternal grandparents were King Philip III of Spain and his wife Archduchess Margaret of Austria. Her maternal grandparents were Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor and his wife Infanta Maria A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
