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Rzepa
Rzepa () is a Polish surname. Meaning and origin The name derives from ''rzepa'', a Polish word meaning turnip. Notable people Notable people with this name include: * Henry Rzepa (born 1950), British chemist * Miroslaw Rzepa (born 1968), Polish footballer See also * Rzepka * Žepa Žepa ( sr-cyr, Жепа) is a village located in the municipality of Rogatica, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013 census, it has a population of 133 inhabitants. It is situated northeast of Rogatica itself on the banks of short ... References {{surname Polish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Rzepa
Henry Stephen Rzepa (born 1950) is a chemist and Emeritus Professor of Computational chemistry at Imperial College London. Education Rzepa was born in London in 1950, was educated at Wandsworth Comprehensive School, and then entered the chemistry department at Imperial College London where he graduated in 1971. He stayed to do a Ph.D. on the physical organic chemistry of indoles supervised by Brian Challis. Career and research After spending three years doing postdoctoral research at the University of Texas at Austin, Texas with Michael Dewar in the then emerging field of computational chemistry, he returned to Imperial College after being appointed a lecturer. He was one of the first to be appointed in the UK in the emerging subject of computational organic chemistry. he is Emeritus Professor of Computational Chemistry. His research interests directed towards combining different types of chemical information tools for solving structural, mechanistic and stereochemi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miroslaw Rzepa
Miroslaw Rzepa (born 27 December 1968) is a Polish former professional footballer who last played for Zawisza Bydgoszcz as a defender. Having started his career at the club, he went on to feature for Falcon Pniewy and Amica Wronki before his first return to Zawisca Bydgoszcz. Rzepa later represented Odra / Varta Opole, Oder Opole, Columbus Crew, Stomil Olsztyn, LKS Gomunice, Sparta Brodnica and Zawisza / Chemik Bydgoszcz. He returned to Zawisza Bydgoszcz to end his career. He made a single appearance for the Poland national team in 1992. Club career Poland In 1986, Rzepa joined Zawisza Bydgoszcz and spent eight years at the club. In 1994, he spent a season at Falcon Pniewy before joining Amica Wronki for a two year spell. In 1997, he returned to Zawisza Bydgoszcz before lining-up for Odra / Varta Opole and Oder Opole. Columbus Crew In 2000, Rzepa signed for MLS club Columbus Crew. He made five appearances for the club. Return to Poland Rzepa returned to Pola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rzepka
Rzepka () is a Polish surname and given name. Meaning and origin In Polish, the word means kneecap, but the name is actually derived from the diminutive of ''rzepa'' (meaning turnip). Prevalence Outside of Poland, the name is also prevalent as a surname in Germany and the United States. Notable people Notable people with this name include: * Józef Rzepka (1913-1951), Polish soldier * Michelle Rzepka (born 1983), American bobsledder * Piotr Rzepka, Polish football player and manager * Rzepicha Rzepicha (pronounced ) (also Rzepka) was the wife of the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright (founder of the Piast dynasty) and the mother of Siemowit. She is mentioned in Gallus Anonymus' Polish Chronicle (''Cronicae et gesta ducum sive princip ... (also known as Rzepka), 9th century Polish ruler See also * Rzepa References {{surname Polish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Žepa
Žepa ( sr-cyr, Жепа) is a village located in the municipality of Rogatica, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013 census, it has a population of 133 inhabitants. It is situated northeast of Rogatica itself on the banks of short river with a same name, the Žepa river, which flows into the Drina river nearby, in a valley between the mountains Javor and Devetak. History Bosnian War During the Bosnian War (1992–95), Žepa became one of three Bosniak enclaves in eastern Bosnia surrounded by the Army of the Republika Srpska (VRS), along with Srebrenica, a short distance downstream, and Goražde farther upstream, after other towns such as Foča, Bratunac and Zvornik were taken by the VRS. In 1993, the town was declared a United Nations '' safe area'' and had a small Ukrainian Army unit of UNPROFOR peacekeepers stationed there. The Bosniak military commander of the enclave was Colonel Avdo Palić, who disappeared soon after the town was captured by the VRS on 25 Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turnip 2622027
The turnip or white turnip ('' Brassica rapa'' subsp. ''rapa'') is a root vegetable commonly grown in temperate climates worldwide for its white, fleshy taproot. The word ''turnip'' is a compound of ''turn'' as in turned/rounded on a lathe and ''neep'', derived from Latin ''napus'', the word for the plant. Small, tender varieties are grown for human consumption, while larger varieties are grown as feed for livestock. In Northern England, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall and parts of Canada (Quebec, Newfoundland, Manitoba and the Maritimes), the word ''turnip'' (or ''neep'') often refers to rutabaga, also known as ''swede'', a larger, yellow root vegetable in the same genus ('' Brassica''). Description The most common type of turnip is mostly white-skinned apart from the upper , which protrude above the ground and are purple or red or greenish where the sun has hit. This above-ground part develops from stem tissue, but is fused with the root. The interior flesh is entirely white ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Language
Polish (Polish: ''język polski'', , ''polszczyzna'' or simply ''polski'', ) is a West Slavic language of the Lechitic group written in the Latin script. It is spoken primarily in Poland and serves as the native language of the Poles. In addition to being the official language of Poland, it is also used by the Polish diaspora. There are over 50 million Polish speakers around the world. It ranks as the sixth most-spoken among languages of the European Union. Polish is subdivided into regional dialects and maintains strict T–V distinction pronouns, honorifics, and various forms of formalities when addressing individuals. The traditional 32-letter Polish alphabet has nine additions (''ą'', ''ć'', ''ę'', ''ł'', ''ń'', ''ó'', ''ś'', ''ź'', ''ż'') to the letters of the basic 26-letter Latin alphabet, while removing three (x, q, v). Those three letters are at times included in an extended 35-letter alphabet, although they are not used in native words. The traditional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turnip
The turnip or white turnip (''Brassica rapa'' subsp. ''rapa'') is a root vegetable commonly grown in temperate climates worldwide for its white, fleshy taproot. The word ''turnip'' is a compound of ''turn'' as in turned/rounded on a lathe and ''neep'', derived from Latin ''napus'', the word for the plant. Small, tender varieties are grown for human consumption, while larger varieties are grown as feed for livestock. In Northern England, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall and parts of Canada (Quebec, Newfoundland, Manitoba and the Maritimes), the word ''turnip'' (or ''neep'') often refers to rutabaga, also known as ''swede'', a larger, yellow root vegetable in the same genus (''Brassica''). Description The most common type of turnip is mostly white-skinned apart from the upper , which protrude above the ground and are purple or red or greenish where the sun has hit. This above-ground part develops from stem tissue, but is fused with the root. The interior flesh is entirely white. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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