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Polgár or Polgar may refer to: * Polgár, Hungary, a city in Hungary Persons with the surname * Alfred Polgar (1873–1955), Austrian journalist * Franz Polgar (1900–1979), Hungarian psychologist, hypnotist, lecturer and entertainer * Gyula Polgár (1912–1992), Hungarian footballer * François Polgár (born 1946), French choir conductor * Jorge Polgar (born 1967), Uruguayan economist * László Polgár (born 1946), Jewish Hungarian chess teacher, father of the Polgár sisters ** The Polgár sisters, three chess players who are siblings: *** Susan Polgar (born 1969), Hungarian-American chess player *** Sofia Polgar (born 1974), Hungarian-Israeli chess player *** Judit Polgár (born 1976), Hungarian chess player * László Polgár (bass) (1947–2010), Hungarian operatic bass singer * Peter Polgár (born 1976), Slovak footballer * Thomas Polgar (1922–2014), Hungarian-American CIA The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historicall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polgár, Hungary
Polgár is a city in the administrative county of Hajdú-Bihar in eastern Hungary. This is a town with 8,598 inhabitants at the tri–point of 3 counties at the temporary end of the No. 3 motorway. Its natural vegetation is part of the Tiszántúl district, and the birds are the most valuable of its fauna. It is rich in fish and game (pheasant, wild duck, partridge, boar, hare, deer). In the vicinity of Polgár, various Bronze Age items were excavated. The Blessed Virgin church was built from 1852 to 1856 in a neo-Classical style according to plans by József Hild. In 1944, it was blown up, then it was re–constructed from 1948 to 1958. The Kálvária group of buildings from 1769 is a listed monument including the Polonkai House. The town is picturesque as the streets of this market town preserve the characteristics of the folk architecture of Matyóland. Health and spa facilities include a medicinal and open-air bath and water sport facilities. A boating lake and a 20 hectare par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Polgar
Alfred Polgar (originally: Alfred Polak) 17 October 1873, Vienna – 24 April 1955, Zurich) was an Austrian-born columnist, theater critic, writer and occasionally translator. All in all, he was one of the most important protagonists of the Wiener Moderne. Life and work 1873—1895 He was born in an assimilated Jewish family in Leopoldstadt, the municipal District of Vienna, which had a Jewish life and culture. He grew up as the youngest of three children of Henriette and Josef Polak, a piano school owner. He graduated from high school and business school. 1895 he joined the team of the "Wiener Allgemeine Zeitung", where he initially worked as a reporter with the main focus of ‚court‘ and the ‚houses of Parliament‘. After a while he advanced there as an editor in the features section. During this time he soon joined the circle around Peter Altenberg and other freethinking persons. With his feature articles and astute local and theater reviews, he developed into one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Polgar
Dr. Franz Julius Polgar (April 18, 1900 - June, 19 1979) was a renowned psychologist, hypnotist, lecturer and entertainer. Family The son of Julius Polgar, and Risa Kohn (1869-), née Kohn, Franz Polgar was born in city of Enying, in Fejér County, Hungary on April 18, 1900. He arrived in the United States in 1931, and was naturalized on 7 September 1944. He married Lillian Sheiman (1911-), in New York, on 24 September 24, 1938. They had two children, Julian (b.1945) and Risa Willa (b.1947). Education He earned a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Budapest. Hypnotist In his 1951 autobiography Polgar claimed that he had served as Sigmund Freud's "medical hypnotist" (Polgar's term) in 1924 and had worked in close association with Freud for six months and had assisted in the treatment of Freud's patients.Polgar, 1951. In 1982, Gravitz and Gerton investigated this claim and determined that it had no foundation. He honed his hypnotism skills by working in speakeasy bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyula Polgár
Gyula Polgár (8 February 1912 – 26 June 1992) was a footballer who played for the Hungary national team. He played for Hungary in the 1938 FIFA World Cup Final, having not competed in any of the earlier fixtures in the tournament. At the time of the 1938 tournament he was playing his club football with Ferencváros TC. After the 1938 World Cup, he played in a friendly for Hungary against Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ... on 7 December 1938. In total he made 26 appearances for Hungary between 1932 and 1942, and scored two goals. He later worked as a coach in Australia.Australian Player Database [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Polgár
François Polgár (born 19 October 1946) is a contemporary French choral conductor, organist, composer and musicologist. Biography Family Polgár was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, the son of André Polgár, an engineer, CEO and Catherine Gauthier, an artist painter. Who's Who in France, 2013 edition, (p. 1790). On 25 April 1970, he married Kinga Bonay. Together they have a child. Training A former pupil at the in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Polgár obtained his baccalaureat in 1964 and then pursued musical studies. Following his ''La messe de requiem en France sous les règnes de Louis XIII and Louis XIV'', he obtained a master's degree in musicology and the (CAPES) of music. Polgár studied harmony at the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSMD) and the Schola Cantorum de Paris, at the same time as the organ at the École César Franck where he graduated in organ. He also holds a master's degree in musicology and a certificate of aptitude for musical education (CAEM) from the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Polgar
Jorge Polgar (born 14 September 1967 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan economist. Graduated at the University of the Republic, Polgar holds a PhD from Georgetown University. Since 2016 he is the chairman of the state-owned Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay (also known as Banco República or BROU) is a state-owned bank in Uruguay, founded in 1896 under the presidency of Juan Idiarte Borda. It is the most important Uruguayan bank with the largest number o .... References 1967 births Living people Uruguayan people of Hungarian descent University of the Republic (Uruguay) alumni Uruguayan economists Georgetown University alumni Academic staff of Universidad ORT Uruguay People from Montevideo {{Uruguay-economist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
László Polgár
László Polgár (born 11 May 1946) is a Hungarian chess teacher and educational psychologist. He is the father of the famous Polgár sisters: Zsuzsa, Zsófia, and Judit, whom he raised to be chess prodigies, with Judit and Zsuzsa becoming the best and second-best female chess players in the world, respectively. Judit is widely considered to be the greatest female chess player ever as she is the only woman to have been ranked in the top 10 worldwide, while Zsuzsa became the Women's World Chess Champion. He has written well-known chess books such as ''Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations, and Games'' and ''Reform Chess'', a survey of chess variants. He is also considered a pioneer theorist in child-rearing, who believes "geniuses are made, not born". Polgár's experiment with his daughters has been called "one of the most amazing experiments…in the history of human education." He has been "portrayed by his detractors as a Dr. Frankenstein" and viewed by his admirers as "a Hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Polgar
Susan is a feminine given name, from Persian "Susan" (lily flower), from Egyptian '' sšn'' and Coptic ''shoshen'' meaning "lotus flower", from Hebrew ''Shoshana'' meaning "lily" (in modern Hebrew this also means "rose" and a flower in general), from Greek ''Sousanna'', from Latin ''Susanna'', from Old French ''Susanne''. Variations * Susana (given name), Susanna, Susannah * Suzana, Suzanna, Suzannah * Susann, Suzan, Suzann * Susanne (given name), Suzanne * Susanne (given name) * Suzan (given name) * Suzanne * Suzette (given name) * Suzy (given name) * Zuzanna (given name) *Cezanne (Avant-garde) Nicknames Common nicknames for Susan include: * Sue, Susie, Susi (German), Suzi, Suzy, Suzie, Suze, Poosan, Sanna, Suzie, Sookie, Sukie, Sukey, Subo, Suus (Dutch), Shanti In other languages * fa, سوسن (Sousan, Susan) ** tg, Савсан (Savsan), tg, Сӯсан (Sūsan) * ku, Sosna,Swesne * ar, سوسن (Sawsan) * hy, Շուշան (Šušan) * (Sushan) * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia Polgar
Sofia Polgar ( hu, Polgár Zsófia, ); born November 2, 1974) is a Hungarian and Israeli chess player, teacher, and artist. She holds the FIDE titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. A former chess prodigy, she is the middle sister of two Grandmasters, Susan and Judit. She has played for Hungary in four Chess Olympiads, winning two team gold medals, one team silver, three individual golds, and one individual bronze. Biography Polgar was born into a Jewish family in Budapest. She and her two sisters were part of an educational experiment carried out by their father László Polgár, in an attempt to prove that children could make exceptional achievements if trained in specialist subjects from a very early age—László's thesis being that "geniuses are made, not born". He and his wife Klara educated their three daughters at home, with chess as the specialist subject. They also taught their daughters the international language Esperanto. In the 1986 World unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judit Polgár
Judit Polgár (born 23 July 1976) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster, generally considered the strongest female chess player of all time. In 1991, Polgár achieved the title of Grandmaster at the age of 15 years and 4 months, at the time the youngest to have done so, breaking the record previously held by former World Champion Bobby Fischer. She was the youngest player ever to break into the FIDE top 100 players rating list, ranking No. 55 in the January 1989 rating list, at the age of 12. Polgár is the only woman to have been a serious candidate for the World Chess Championship, in which she participated in 2005; she had previously participated in large, 100+ player knockout tournaments for the world championship. She is also the only woman to have surpassed 2700 Elo, reaching a peak world ranking of No. 8 in 2004 and peak rating of 2735 in 2005. She is the only woman to be ranked in the top ten of all chess players, first reaching that ranking in 1996. She was the No. 1 rated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
László Polgár (bass)
László Polgár (1 January 1947 – 19 September 2010) was a Hungarian operatic bass. He was a singer in the Opera, Oratorio and Lieder genres and was renowned for his silky voice and outstanding declamation and musicality. His art is well represented on compact disc, particularly in opera. Biography Polgár was born to Jewish parents Lajos Polgár and Anna Kántor in Somogyszentpál. He studied with Eva Kutrucz at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, 1967–72, and later privately with Hans Hotter and Yevgeny Nesterenko. He made his debut at the Hungarian State Opera in 1971, as Count Ceprano in ''Rigoletto''. His other roles there included Osmin, Sarastro, Leporello, Basilio, and Gurnemanz. His international career took off in 1981, when he sang Rodolfo in ''La sonnambula'' at the Royal Opera House in London. He became a regular guest at the Vienna State Opera in 1983, at the Munich State Opera and the Opéra de Paris from 1985; also, he appeared in Hamburg State Op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Polgár
Peter Polgár (born 20 June 1976 in Bratislava) is a Slovak football defender who ended his career after a match with Spartak Trnava . His former club was ŠK Slovan Bratislava ŠK Slovan Bratislava (, "Bratislava Slav") is a football club based in Bratislava, Slovakia, that plays in the Slovak Super Liga. Founded as 1. ČsŠK Bratislava in 1919, the club changed its name to Slovan Bratislava in 1953. Slovan is the mo .... External linksat sfmsenec.euat imscouting.com References 1976 births Living people Men's association football central defenders Slovak men's footballers ŠK Slovan Bratislava players FK Inter Bratislava players Zalaegerszegi TE players Slovak First Football League players ŠK Senec players People from Senec, Slovakia Sportspeople from the Bratislava Region {{Slovakia-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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