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Ruxandra Bucescu
Ruxandra is a Romanian feminine given name of Persian origin, and a variant of Roxana. Notable bearers of the name include: * Ruxandra Cesereanu (born 1963), Romanian poet and writer * Ruxandra Donose (born 1964), Romanian opera singer * Ruxandra Dragomir (born 1972), Romanian tennis player * Ruxandra Dumitrescu (born 1977), Romanian volleyball player * Ruxandra Hociotă (born 1959), Romanian diver * Ruxandra Lăpușneanu (1538–1570), princess consort of Moldavia * Ruxandra Nedelcu (born 1984), Romanian freestyle skier * Ruxandra Popa (born 1987), Romanian model and beauty queen * Ruxandra Porojnicu (born 1993), Romanian actress * Ruxandra Sireteanu Ruxandra Sireteanu (19 September 1945 – 8 September 2008), also known after her marriage as Ruxandra Sireteanu-Constantinescu, was a Romanian biophysicist and neuroscientist who undertook pioneering research into the human visual system. Born ... (1945–2008), Romanian biophysicist and neuroscientist References {{given n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roshanak
Roshanak or Rowshanak ( fa, روشنک, from early Avestan ''raoxšna-''; adjective: "shining, bright", noun: "light") is a Persian female name. This name has several meanings such as shining little star, lovely flare, and luminous beauty. This name is still popular and in common use in today's Iran. The diminutive form "Roshie" is sometimes heard. Variants (Rhōxanē) is the Greek form of this name, Latinised as Roxana, and refers to the Bactrian noblewoman who was the daughter of Oxyartes of Bactria (not Sogdiana) and the official wife of Alexander the Great. Bactria was in the northeastern part of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, defeated by Alexander's army in 330 BCE. It is also the name of Dara's daughter (Dara is a character in '' Shahnama'', likely referring to the Darius of the Achaemenid Empire). The names 'Roxane' and Roxanne are English and French variants of this name respectively. Diminutives include "Roxie" and "Roxy". For example, Roxane is the name of Cyrano's l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruxandra Cesereanu
Ruxandra-Mihaela Cesereanu or Ruxandra-Mihaela Braga (born August 17, 1963) is a Romanian poet, essayist, short story writer, novelist, and literary critic. Also known as a journalist, academic, literary historian and film critic, Cesereanu holds a teaching position at the Babeș-Bolyai University (UBB), and is an editor for the magazine ''Steaua'' in Cluj-Napoca. The author of several proses and poetry volumes, Cesereanu became noted for her lyrical depictions of femininity and eroticism, many of which attracted critical acclaim in her native country. They are believed by several commentators to have been influenced by Surrealism and its Romanian successor, Onirism, and seen as examples of Postmodernism, while Cesereanu herself identified some of her writings with psychedelic experience and with the coined term ''delirionism''. She is also noted for collaborating with Romanian-born American poet Andrei Codrescu on two poems, both of which were completed through e-mail exchanges. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruxandra Donose
Ruxandra Donose (born 2 September 1964, in Bucharest) is a Romanian operatic mezzo-soprano. Donose studied singing with Georgeta Stoleriu at the Ciprian Porumbescu Conservatory, where she graduated in 1989. In 1990 she was the runner up at the ARD International Music Competition. After this, she had her first engagement abroad, in Basel. In 1992 she became a member of the Vienna State Opera. From there, she developed a fast-paced international career, as an opera singer (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Opéra Bastille, Metropolitan Opera, Salzburg Festival etc.) and also as an interpreter for Lied and oratorio. Donose is considered a distinguished bel canto singer, but also one of the leading interpreters of the French and the Mozartian mezzo-soprano repertoire. Her voice is "marked by a dark, warm tone, extreme mobility and light, shining heights". About her live recording with Rossini's ''La cenerentola'', in the title role, at Glyndebourne festival 2005, Barry Brenesal not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruxandra Dragomir
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie (born 24 October 1972) is a retired tennis player from Romania. She won four singles and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour during her career. The right-hander reached her highest individual WTA ranking on 25 August 1997, when she became the No. 15 of the world. Between 2009 and 2013 she was the president of Romanian Tennis Federation. Her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament came when she got to the quarterfinals of the 1997 French Open, defeating Sonya Jeyaseelan, Yayuk Basuki, Karina Habšudová and Nicole Arendt before losing to the eventual champion, Iva Majoli. Dragomir retired from professional tennis in 2005. WTA career finals Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups) Doubles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner-ups) ITF finals Singles (7–2) Doubles (8–6) Grand Slam singles performance timeline Head-to-head records * Serena Williams 0-1 * Venus Williams 0-3 * Martina Hingis 0-4 * Lindsay Davenport 0-7 * Anna Kournikova 2-1 * Domi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruxandra Dumitrescu
Ruxandra Dumitrescu (born April 20, 1977) is a retired volleyball player born in Galați, Romania. She competed with the Romania women's national volleyball team at the 1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Brazil. She is a naturalized Greek citizen, and competed with the Greece women's national volleyball team from Athens 2004 Olympic Games until 2009. She is 186 cm tall. Dumitrescu played on club level with Dacia Pitesti 1994-1997. In her career with Vrilissia Athens Team (1997-2003), she won one championship, three Greek cups, and a bronze medal in European Cup and with Panathinaikos women's volleyball team (2003–10), winning six championships, five cups, and reached the 2009 final of the CEV Women's Challenge Cup. Her shirt number (9) was retired by the club in her honour. She was voted Most Valuable Player of the Greek championship in 2009 and Most Valuable Player of the Greek Cup Final Four twice, in 2008 and 2009. She is a devoted fan of Panathinaiko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruxandra Hociotă
Ruxandra Hociotă (born 15 July 1959) is a Romanian diver. She competed in the women's 3 metre springboard event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo .... References 1959 births Living people Romanian female divers Olympic divers for Romania Divers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Romania {{Romania-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruxandra Lăpușneanu
Ruxandra Lăpușneanu (1538 – 21 November 1570) was a princess consort of Moldavia by her marriage to Alexandru Lăpușneanu in 1564. Ruxandra was the daughter of Peter IV Rareș and Princess Elena Ecaterina Rareș (the second daughter of Jovan Branković Jovan Branković ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Бранковић; ; c. 1465 – 10 December 1502) was the titular Despot of Serbia from 1493 until his death in 1502. The title of despot was given to him by Hungarian king Vladislas II of Hungary. From 14 ... of Serbia). From 1568 until 1570 she was regent in Moldavia on behalf of her son Bogdan IV of Moldavia. Ancestry References * George Marcu (coord.), Dicționarul personalităților feminine din România, Editura Meronia, București, 2009. 1538 births 1570 deaths 16th-century women rulers 16th-century Romanian people Royal consorts of Moldavia Rulers of Moldavia {{Romania-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruxandra Nedelcu
Ruxandra (Andra) Nedelcu (born 30 November 1984) is a Romanian freestyle skier, specializing in ski cross.Ruxandra Nedelcu FIS Profile Nedelcu competed at the for Romania. She placed 33rd in the qualifying round in ski cross
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Ruxandra Popa
Ruxandra Popa (born 1987 in Ploiești) is a Romanian model and beauty queen. She was named Miss Romania-Earth 2008. She was crowned by Alina Gheorge, Miss Romania Earth 2007. Miss Earth 2008 By winning Miss Romania-Earth, Popa earned the right to represent Romania at Miss Earth 2008. Ruxandra eventually became one of the favorites to win the Miss Earth 2008 crown. In the final competition of the eighth edition of the international beauty pageant Miss Earth, Popa was announced as one of sixteen semi-finalists who moved forward to compete for the title. She ended as one of the top 16 semifinalists of Miss Earth. The Miss Earth pageant was held on November 9, 2008 at the Clark Expo Amphitheater in Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines. Eighty-five delegates arrived from October 19, 2008 in the Philippines. The pageant was broadcast live via ABS-CBN in the Philippines and to many countries worldwide via Star World, The Filipino Channel The Filipino Channel, commonly known as TFC, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruxandra Porojnicu
Ruxandra Porojnicu (born 5 July 1993) is a Romanian actress. She is known for her portrayal of Alina Pop in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' from 2019 until 2021. Life and career Porojnicu was born on 5 July 1993 in Bucharest, Romania. While attending university, she spent time in America as part of her course; seeing a "different way of life" inspired her to move away. She received a degree in acting and puppetry from the Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film, and numerous theatre credits. At the age of 22, she left Romania to live in London. Porojnicu stated that although she loves Romania, she left since she felt that career opportunities there are limited. Porojnicu has spoken about having to "start over" as she went to the United Kingdom. Upon moving, she had £300 to her name. She got a job at Pizza Express, and took acting classes. She also began working as an extra and doing modelling, some of which was unpaid, so that she could build a portfolio. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruxandra Sireteanu
Ruxandra Sireteanu (19 September 1945 – 8 September 2008), also known after her marriage as Ruxandra Sireteanu-Constantinescu, was a Romanian biophysicist and neuroscientist who undertook pioneering research into the human visual system. Born in Romania, she initially studied at the University of Bucharest. She then undertook research in Pisa in Italy and Lausanne in Switzerland before moving to Germany, first joining the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich to work with Wolf Singer, and then the University of Ulm. In 1978, she moved to Frankfurt, initially to join the local Max Planck Institute for Brain Research before inaugurating the chair in Biological Psychology at Goethe University, which she held from 1999. She also held visiting positions at universities in the United States, including the University of California, Berkeley. Her research centred on the way that the visual system developed in people from their birth into adulthood, for which she studied both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
