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Nowacki
Nowacki (feminine: Nowacka; plural: Nowaccy) is a Polish surname. Notable people with this surname include: ;Feminine * Barbara Nowacka (born 1975), Polish politician * Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka (1950–2010), Polish politician * Malgorzata Nowacka (born 1974), Canadian choreographer * Oktawia Nowacka (born 1991), Polish modern pentathlete ;Masculine * Andrew Nowacki (born 1980), Canadian football player * Andrzej Nowacki (born 1953), Polish artist * Henryk Józef Nowacki (born 1946), Polish Vatican diplomat * Jan Paweł Nowacki (1905–1979), Polish engineer * Marcin Nowacki (born 1981), Polish footballer * Witold Nowacki Prof Witold Nowacki HFRSE PPAS (1911–1986) was a Polish mathematician and expert on the mechanics of elasticity and thermoelasticity. He served as President of the Polish Academy of Sciences from 1978 to 1980 and was the first President of the So ... (1911–1986), Polish mathematician See also * * {{surname Polish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Nowacki
Andrew Nowacki (born October 10, 1980) is a former professional Canadian football wide receiver. He last played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Eskimos in the third round of the 2004 CFL Draft. He played college football for the Murray State Racers. College career Nowacki began his collegiate career at Scottsdale Community College before transferring after two seasons to Murray State University. From 2001 to 2003, Nowacki played in 24 games recording 53 receptions for 608 receiving yards. He led the Racers in receiving as a redshirt senior with 43 catches for 477 yards. Professional career Nowacki was selected in the third round (26th overall) by the Edmonton Eskimos in the 2004 CFL Draft. As a rookie, Nowacki rarely played only recording one catch for seven yards. Entering 2005, Nowacki's roster spot was in jeopardy before the Eskimos final season against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He ended up on the team's inactive list to begi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrzej Nowacki
Andrzej Nowacki is an Op Art artist of Polish origin who lives and works in Berlin. Early life Andrzej Nowacki was born on 15 October 1953 in Rabka, Poland. He spent his youth in Krakow. His first artistic experience was in interior design and art restoration. In 1977 he left Poland to study Scandinavian languages at the University of Gothenburg and later Art History in Innsbruck, Austria. Career During the 1980s Nowacki discovered to himself Polish constructivism. Henryk Stazewski's art had an influence on the early works of Nowacki. Since the 1990s Nowacki had collaborated with Heinz Teufel, a collector who owned one of the most prestigious art galleries for concrete art in Europe, located in Cologne and later in Berlin. * 1994 Andrzej received a private scholarship in West Orange, N.Y. * 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2001 he participated in the workshops «Under the sign of Geometry» organized by Polish art critic Bozena Kowalska in Okuninka, Poland * 2001 he received a scholars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henryk Józef Nowacki
Henryk Józef Nowacki (born 11 August 1946) is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church who has spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. Biography Nowacki was born on 11 August 1946 in Gunzenhausen. He was ordained a priest on 31 May 1970 by Jerzy Karol Ablewicz, Bishop of Tarnów. On 8 February 2001, Pope John Paul II appointed him titular archbishop of Blera and Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia. He received his episcopal consecration from John Paul II on 19 March. On 28 November 2007, Pope Benedict XVI named him Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua. Benedict appointed him Apostolic Nuncio in Sweden and Iceland on 28 June 2012. On 6 October 2012 Nowacki was named Apostolic Nuncio in Denmark, Finland and Norway as well. He retired in February 2017 for health reasons after a private audience with Pope Francis. See also * List of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See The following is a sortable list of the heads of the diplomatic mission of the Holy Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witold Nowacki
Prof Witold Nowacki HFRSE PPAS (1911–1986) was a Polish mathematician and expert on the mechanics of elasticity and thermoelasticity. He served as President of the Polish Academy of Sciences from 1978 to 1980 and was the first President of the Society of the Interaction of Mathematics and Mechanics. Life He was born in Zakrzewo in Poland on 20 July 1911, the son of Ludwik Nowacki and his wife, Bronislawa Czyzewska. He studied at Gdańsk Polytechnic graduating in 1934. In the Second World War he served as an officer in the Polish Army but was captured in 1939 and spent the entire war as a German prisoner of war. In 1945 he was accepted as a Professor at Gdańsk University of Technology lecturing in the Strength of Materials. In 1952 he transferred to Warsaw Polytechnic lecturing in Building Mechanics and from 1955 taught Elasticity and Plasticity at Warsaw University. In 1979 he was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Nowacki retired in 1980. Perso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcin Nowacki
Marcin Nowacki (born 12 February 1981 in Brzeg) is a Polish footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Miedź Legnica. Career He was released from Wisła Płock on 30 June 2011. In July 2011, he joined Miedź Legnica. 1.07.2011, 90minut.pl Nowacki has made one appearance for the Poland national football team
The Poland national football team ( pl, Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej) has represented Poland in men's international tournaments football competitions since their first match in 1921. The team is controlled by the Polish F ...
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Jan Paweł Nowacki
Jan Paweł Nowacki (25 June 1905, in Berlin – 23 May 1979, in Warsaw) was an engineer. He worked for the British during World War II on radar installations, and later had a career as a university lecturer. Biography He attended secondary school in Berlin. From 1919 he lived in Poznań, where he received his high school diploma. He graduated in 1929 in Lwów with a degree in electrical engineering. In 1928 he was appointed assistant professor to Kazimierz Idaszewski. He earned his PhD in 1937. At the same time he directed various technical projects, such as the electrification of the Warsaw railway junction. In 1940 he went to France and later to England. He has considerable achievements in development of radar equipment for the British military aviation. He was also a colonel of Royal Air Force authorized to military top secrets. In 1947 he went to Wrocław to replace Professor Kazimierz Idaszewski in the position of Head of the Department of Electrical Machines. He inspired h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Nowacka
Barbara Anna Nowacka (born 10 May 1975) is a Polish politician. A left activist in Labour United, and later in Your Movement, in October 2015 she became leader of the United Left coalition for the 2015 Polish parliamentary election, bringing together Labour United, Your Movement, the Democratic Left Alliance, the Greens, and the Polish Socialist Party. Nowacka is the daughter of the late Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Policy Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka. Since 2016 she has been the leader of the Polish Initiative. Biography Born in Warsaw, the daughter of Jerzy Nowacki, a rector at the Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology, and Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka, a former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Policy under Marek Belka's Cabinet. Her mother was listed on the flight manifest of the Tupolev Tu-154 of the 36th Special Aviation Regiment carrying the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński which crashed near Smolensk-North airport near Pechersk near Smolen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka
Izabela Walentyna Jaruga-Nowacka (23 August 1950 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish political figure who had served in the national Parliament (Sejm) since 1993 (with a four-year hiatus in 1997–2001) and, in May 2004, rose to become Deputy Prime Minister under Prime Minister Marek Belka, serving until October 2005, while also, concurrently, filling in his cabinet, from November 2004 to October 2005, the position of Minister Polityki Społecznej inister for Social Policy A native of the Baltic seaport city of Gdańsk, the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka earned a degree in ethnography from the University of Warsaw and, during the 1970s and 80s was employed at the Institute for Science Policy Science policy is concerned with the allocation of resources for the conduct of science towards the goal of best serving the public interest. Topics include the funding of science, the careers of scientists, and the translation of scientific disc ... and Highe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Surname
Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwriters Polish may refer to: * Polishing, the process of creating a smooth and shiny surface by rubbing or chemical action ** French polishing, polishing wood to a high gloss finish * Nail polish * Shoe polish * Polish (screenwriting), improving a script in smaller ways than in a rewrite See also * * * Polonaise (other) A polonaise ()) is a stately dance of Polish origin or a piece of music for this dance. Polonaise may also refer to: * Polonaises (Chopin), compositions by Frédéric Chopin ** Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 (french: Polonaise héroïque, lin ... {{Disambiguation, surname Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malgorzata Nowacka
Malgorzata Nowacka (born 1974) is a Canadian contemporary choreographer and dancer. Life and career Nowacka began her dance training at the School of Classical and Contemporary Dance directed by Bengt Jorgen in Toronto, Ontario. Her first full-length choreographic work, ''Light Explorations of a Darker Nature'' was shown across Canada at the Canada Dance Festival and Dancing on the Edge. She is currently the Artistic Director of The Chimera Project, a Toronto-based contemporary dance company. She has been creating mainstage works for Ballet Jörgen Canada Ballet Jörgen Canada was founded in 1987 by Susan Bodie and Bengt Jörgen and is based in Toronto, Ontario. The company also has hubs in Ottawa, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo, and Halifax. It is Canada's fifth largest ballet company A balle ... since 2000, which included ''Icarus'' and ''Seance''. References * * * * External linksMalgorzata Nowacka artist's profileat The Chimera Project 1979 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oktawia Nowacka
Oktawia Maria Nowacka (; born 2 January 1991) is a Polish modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anci .... She is the 2016 Olympic bronze medalist. Nowacka won the gold medal in the team event at the 2015 World Modern Pentathlon Championships. She has been a vegan since 2013. References External links * 1991 births Living people Polish female modern pentathletes Modern pentathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic modern pentathletes of Poland People from Starogard Gdański Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Poland Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon {{Poland-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
