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Peres
Peres is a Portuguese, Galician, and Sephardic-Jewish surname. Its Spanish variant is Pérez. In the Hungarian language, it means litigant ("peres fél"). It is common in both forms Peres and Perez as well as Peretz among descendants of Sephardi Jews in Puerto Rico. In Hebrew ( ), it is the name of the bird species "Gypaetus barbatus" (lammergeier). However, Peres, Perez, and Peretz are the transliteration of the Hebrew פרץ son of Tamar and Judah. In the biblical Book of Daniel, the words which form the "writing on the wall" at Belshazzar's feast are recorded initially as ''mene, mene, tekel, upharsin'' (Daniel 5:25) but the final word is given as ''peres'' in verse 28, where its meaning is said to be "Your kingdom has been divided, and given to the Medes and Persians". People with the surname Peres include: * Adans Lopez Peres (born 1975), Portuguese second husband of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco * Asher Peres (1934-2005), Israeli physicist (born Aristide Pressma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres (; he, שמעון פרס ; born Szymon Perski; 2 August 1923 – 28 September 2016) was an Israeli politician who served as the eighth prime minister of Israel from 1984 to 1986 and from 1995 to 1996 and as the ninth president of Israel from 2007 to 2014. He was a member of twelve cabinets and represented five political parties in a political career spanning 70 years. Peres was elected to the Knesset in November 1959 and except for a three-month-long interregnum in early 2006, served as a member of the Knesset continuously until he was elected president in 2007. Serving in the Knesset for 48 years (with the first uninterrupted stretch lasting more than 46 years), Peres is the longest serving member in the Knesset's history. At the time of his retirement from politics in 2014, he was the world's oldest head of state and was considered the last link to Israel's founding generation. From a young age, he was renowned for his oratorical brilliance, and was chosen as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia Peres
Sonia Peres ( he, סוניה פרס; ''née'' Gelman; 27 March 1923 – 20 January 2011) was the wife of President and Prime Minister of Israel, Shimon Peres. Sonia served in the British Army during World War II, and for many years volunteered anonymously for sick children and the disabled. She married Shimon in May 1945. Together, they helped found kibbutz Alumot. Sonia and Shimon had three children and eight grandchildren. Sonia rarely appeared in public eye, preferring to play a backstage role in her husband's six-decade political career. Early life Sonia Gelman was born in the town of Mizoch in Poland (nowadays in Ukraine) to Malka (Mamcha) and Yaakov Gelman. In 1927 she made Aliya to Mandatory Palestine with her parents, her older sister Batya and younger brother Itzik. The Gelman family was one of the first to leave the town, with the aim of making Aliya to the Land of Israel, and their departure caused great excitement. A farewell ceremony was held, which included a pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernardo Peres Da Silva
Bernardo Peres da Silva (15 October 1775—18 November 1844) was a governor of Portuguese India. He was the first and only native Goan to be appointed to this post during the 451 years of Portuguese colonial and provincial governance. He was also one of the first elected representatives in the Portuguese Parliament from its overseas Indian colonies. Early life Bernardo Peres da Silva was born in Neura Island in Goa to José Tomás de Vila Nova Peres and Mariana Veloso and was orphaned at a very young age. His uncle, Caetano Peres, was a priest at Rachol seminary, and took him under his care. He completed secondary education at Rachol. He graduated from Escola Médico-Cirúrgica de Goa (School of Medical Surgery of Goa), which was attached to the Royal Hospital at Panelim. Medical practitioner After completing his education at the medical school, Peres was appointed as substitute professor in the medical school, having passed a competitive exam. When his teacher fell ill, Pere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asher Peres
Asher Peres ( he, אשר פרס; January 30, 1934 – January 1, 2005) was an Israeli physicist. He is well known for his work relating quantum mechanics and information theory. He helped to develop the Peres–Horodecki criterion for quantum entanglement, as well as the concept of quantum teleportation, and collaborated with others on quantum information and special relativity. He also introduced the Peres metric and researched the Hamilton–Jacobi–Einstein equation in general relativity. With Mario Feingold, he published work in quantum chaos that is known to mathematicians as the Feingold–Peres conjecture and to physicists as the Feingold–Peres theory. Life According to his autobiography, he was born ''Aristide Pressman'' in Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne in France, where his father, a Polish electrical engineer, had found work laying down power lines. He was given the name ''Aristide'' at birth, because the name his parents wanted, ''Asher'', the name of his maternal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valdir Peres
Waldir Peres de Arruda (January 2, 1951 – July 23, 2017), known as Waldir Peres, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper, in particular with São Paulo and the Brazilian national team. Playing career Club At club level, Peres was mainly known for his time with São Paulo. International At international level, Peres was capped 30 times for Brazil, between October 1975 and July 1982; he was a member of the Brazilian national team during the World Cup 1974, 1978 and 1982. He played five games at the 1982 World Cup. Coaching career In 2006, Peres was appointed as the Vitória-ES U-18 team manager during the Copa São Paulo de Juniores. Death Peres died in 2017 of a heart attack; he was 66. Personal life Peres's daughter Erika Peres was also a footballer.http://www.fckarpaty.lviv.ua/cat/inter/?news_id=22&mode=full Honours Club ;São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Peres
Javier S. Peres is a contemporary art dealer and gallery owner. His gallery, Peres Projects, is in the Karl-Marx-Allee in Berlin, and has offices in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ..., California. Biography Peres started Peres Projects in San Francisco, California, in 2002. He was included in the Art Review Power 100 in 2006. He collects premodern African Art. References *Fogel, Jonathan (2016) "#Obsessed: Javier Peres and African Art," Tribal Art Magazine, Issue 79, April 2016, pp. 120 – 127. *Neave, Kate (2015) "Javier Peres on embracing the extreme," ''Dazed Digital,'' December 2015. http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/22759/1/javier-peres-embracing-the-extreme *Carroll, Jessiva (2012) "Portfolio: Javier Peres," ''Toronto S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marinho Peres
Mário Peres Ulibarri, (born March 19, 1947 in Sorocaba), known as Marinho Peres, is a former association footballer. He played centre-back, in particular with Sport Club Internacional and the Brazil national team. He captained the Brazil Team to a fourth place at the World Cup 1974. He became a coach after retiring. National team Marinho Peres has 15 caps (3 non official) with the Brazil national team (one goal). He played during the 1974 FIFA World Cup (seven games, fourth place). Honours as a player * Campeonato Paulista (São Paulo State championship) in 1973 with São Paulo Futebol Clube *Winner Campeonato Brasileiro (Brazilian championship) in 1976 with Sport Club Internacional *Winner Campeonato Gaúcho (Rio Grande do Sul championship) in 1976 with Sport Club Internacional Honours as a coach *Cup of Portugal in 1989 with Belenenses. *Taça Guanabara (Guanabara Cup) in 1997 with Botafogo Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peres (Brazilian Footballer)
Peres Spíndula de Oliveira (born 7 November 1974), also known as Peres , is a Brazilian professional football player who last played for Home United FC in S.League. He retired at the end of the 2010 season. Club career Peres was born in Contagem, Brazil, and played for many teams in Brazil, including Esporte Clube Democrata and Sociedade Desportiva Serra Futebol Clube, before playing in Singapore. He was the top scorer in Singapore's S.League in 2003, while playing for Home United FC. He was also named the S.League's Player of the Year for that year. Oliveira moved to rivals Tampines Rovers FC together with Sutee Suksomkit at the end of the 2005 season. But then in 2008, he moved back to Home United. Honours Club Home United *S.League: 2003 *Singapore Cup: 2001,2003,2005 Tampines Rovers *Singapore Cup The Singapore Cup is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic Singaporean football. Established in 1998, it is the foremost football cup competition in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paio Peres Correia
D. Paio Peres Correia was a Portuguese warrior who played an important role in the thirteenth-century Reconquista. He was born c. 1205, in Monte de Fralães, a civil parish in the municipality of Barcelos. He went to Uclés, then the seat of the Order of Santiago, very young. His career path took him back to Portugal, where he became ''comendador'' of Alcácer, i.e. the leader of the Portuguese knight-friars of Santiago, in 1232. In close collaboration with Sancho II of Portugal, the knight-friars conducted several campaigns against the Moors in the region of Alentejo. These events are ill-documented, but it seems that the initial focus was on the castle of Aljustrel, which fell before March 1235. Form there he fortified a hill in Padrões and manned it with 40 knights which ravaged the defences of Mértola, a stronghold of real strategic importance as it gave access to the mouth of the Guadiana. Eventually, Mértola fell to the knights-friar which were under the command of h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristiana Peres
Cristiana Monteiro Peres (born April 14, 1987), known professionally as Christiana Ubach, is a Brazilian actress. She played the lead role in a telenovela. Biography Christiana Ubach was born in Rio de Janeiro, but she moved to Itaipava, a district of Petrópolis when she was still a child. She returned to her home city when she was 14 years old to study. Christiana Ubach studied Psychology at the PUC-Rio university, but she left to study at the Oficina de Atores da Globo (Rede Globo's acting academy) to dedicate to her acting career. Her first role was the younger Flora in the 2008 telenovela ''A Favorita'', broadcast from 2008 to 2009. She also participated in the 2008 video clip "Beijo de Cinema" by the Brazilian band Madame Machado. She was announced in late 2009 as the lead actress in '' Malhação ID'' playing the character Cristiana Araújo. She was nominated for the 12th Prêmio Contigo award in the Best Newcomer Actress category for that role. After the end of the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adans Lopez Peres
Adans Lopez Peres (born 8 November 1975 in Crema, Italy) is a Portuguese acrobatic hand-to-hand artist and a fifth-generation performer. He was the eldest son of Salvador de Jesus Peres, a Portuguese acrobat and Beatriz López-Calderón, a Spanish classically trained flamenco dancer. He is a well-known performer but is probably best known as the second husband of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco. He is 10 years her junior. They allegedly married secretly in Vandœuvres, Switzerland, on 12 September 2003. On 22 July 2004, the London Evening Standard The ''Evening Standard'', formerly ''The Standard'' (1827–1904), also known as the ''London Evening Standard'', is a local free daily newspaper in London, England, published Monday to Friday in tabloid format. In October 2009, after be ... reported that Stephanie had split from Peres and returned to her first husband, Daniel Ducruet. That autumn, they were divorced on 24 November 2004, after only 10 months of marriage without ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Des Peres (other) , a band from Australia
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Des Peres may refer to: *Des Peres, Missouri, a city in St. Louis County, Missouri *Des Peres (band) Des Peres is an Australian electronic indie/dance band, formed in 2000 and originally known as Old Des Peres. Formed by Melbourne composer and jazz musician Kynan Robinson, its original incarnation was of a fairly heavy solo techno act. Upon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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