|
Prag Altstaedter Ring Rathaus
Prag may refer to: * German, Swedish, Danish, Icelandic and Turkish for Prague * Adi Prag (born 1957), Israeli Olympic swimmer *Derek Prag (1923–2010), British politician *Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (born 10 August 2005) is an Indian chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, he earned the international master title at the age of 10, the youngest at the time to do so, and the grandmaster title at age 12, the second-you ... (born 2005), Indian chess player * ''Prague'' (2006 film), Danish film starring Mads Mikkelsen, Stine Stengade and Jana Plodková {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters. Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectures. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV (r. 1346–1378). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era. Prague is home to a number of well-known cultural attractions, many of which survived the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adi Prag
Adi Prag (עדי פרג; born December 15, 1957) is an Israeli former Olympic swimmer. Swimming career He competed for Israel at the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran, Iran, in swimming in the 100 m and 200 m butterfly (coming in 4th in both), in the 200 m freestyle (coming in 5th), in the 100 m freestyle (coming in 6th), and in the 200 m individual medley. Prag represented Israel at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-pea ..., Canada, in swimming, at the age of 18. He was the youngest Israeli competitor at the 1976 Games. He competed in the Men's 100 metre butterfly, and came in 6th in Heat 1. He also competed in the Men's 200 metre butterfly, and came in 5th in Heat 2. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Prag, Adi Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Prag
Derek Prag (6 August 1923 – 20 January 2010) was a British Member of the European Parliament for Hertfordshire from 1979 to 1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom, 1994. He represented the European People's Party. Prag was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales and attended Bolton School in Lancashire from 1934 to 1941 then read Modern Languages at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He had a career in journalism before going to work for the European Union. In 1948 he married Dora, with whom he was joint patron of the European Union Youth Orchestra. He had three sons: Nicholas, Stephen and Jonathan. Previously Prag had been the first head of the European Commission office in London, and for many years he was chairman of the London Europe Society. He served on the board of EUbusiness, a business information service about the European Union. Derek Prag died in January 2010 from a heart attack, aged 86. References External linksHomepage at the European Parliam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (born 10 August 2005) is an Indian chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, he earned the international master title at the age of 10, the youngest at the time to do so, and the grandmaster title at age 12, the second-youngest at the time to do so. On 22 February 2022, at the age of 16, he became the youngest player till then to defeat current world champion Magnus Carlsen, when he beat Carlsen in a rapid game at the Airthings Masters Rapid Chess Tournament. (Gukesh D is now holding the record since 16 October 2022) Chess career Praggnanandhaa won the World Youth Chess Championship Under-8 title in 2013, earning him the title of FIDE Master at the age of 7. He won the Under-10 title in 2015. In 2016, Praggnanandhaa became the youngest international master in history, at the age of 10 years, 10 months, and 19 days. He achieved his first grandmaster norm at the World Junior Chess Championship in November 2017, finishing fourth with 8 points. He gained his s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
