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Selina Peckwell, Later Mrs
Selina () is a feminine given name, considered either a variant of Selene, the goddess and personification of the Moon in Greek mythology and religion, or a spelling variation of the name Celina, which is derived from the Roman name Cecilia, referring to a woman from the Caecilia gens. This spelling variant had begun to be used in the United Kingdom by the 1600s. People * Selina Büchel (born 1991), Swiss middle-distance runner * Selina Chow (born 1945), Hong Kong politician and broadcaster * Selina Cooper (1864–1946), English suffragist * Selina Foote (born 1985), New Zealand artist * Selina Gasparin (born 1984), Swiss biathlete * Selina Griffiths (born 1969), British actress * Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon (1707–1791), English Christian revivalist, Methodist * Selina Hastings (Lady Selina Shirley Hastings, born 1945), British biographer and journalist * Selina Hornibrook (born 1978), Australian netball player * Selina Hossain (born 1947), Bangladeshi noveli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selene
In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Selene (; grc-gre, Σελήνη , meaning "Moon"''A Greek–English Lexicon's.v. σελήνη) is the goddess and the personification of the Moon. Also known as Mene, she is traditionally the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia, and sister of the sun god Helios and the dawn goddess Eos. She drives her moon chariot across the heavens. Several lovers are attributed to her in various myths, including Zeus, Pan, and the mortal Endymion. In post-classical times, Selene was often identified with Artemis, much as her brother, Helios, was identified with Apollo. Selene and Artemis were also associated with Hecate and all three were regarded as moon and lunar goddesses, but only Selene was regarded as the personification of the Moon itself. Her Roman equivalent is Luna. Names and etymology The name "Selene" is derived from the Greek noun ''selas'' ('), meaning "light, brightness, gleam". In the Doric and Aeolic dialects, her nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selina Gasparin
Selina Gasparin (born 3 April 1984) is a Swiss biathlete. Biography She won a silver medal in the Individual at 2014 Winter Olympics. Gasparin competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics for Switzerland. Her best performance was 40th in the individual. She also finished 56th in the sprint and 48th in the pursuit. As of February 2013, her best performance at the Biathlon World Championships was 10th, as part of the 2012 Swiss mixed relay team. Her best individual performance is 12th in the 2012 sprint. As of February 2013, Gasparin's best individual performance in the Biathlon World Cup is 4th in the individual at Östersund in 2012/13. Her best overall finish in the Biathlon World Cup is 29th, in 2010/11 and 2011/12. On 6 December 2013, Gasparin won her first World cup event by finishing first in a sprint competition in Hochfilzen. A week later she took another win in sprint in Annecy- Le Grand Bornand. She is the older sister of fellow biathletes Elisa Gasparin and Aita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selina Tusitala Marsh
Selina Tusitala Marsh (born 21 April 1971) is a New Zealand poet and academic, and was the New Zealand Poet Laureate for 2017–2019. Early life Marsh was born in 1971 in Auckland, New Zealand. Through her mother, Sailigi Tusitala, Marsh is of Samoan and Tuvaluan ancestry and through her father James Crosbie she is of English, Scottish and French descent. Career Marsh grew up in Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand and resides on Waiheke Island. She gained her doctorate from the University of Auckland in 2004 after completing her thesis titled ''"Ancient banyans, flying foxes and white ginger": five Pacific women writers''. Marsh is a Professor in the English, Drama and Writing Studies Department at the University of Auckland where she teaches Creative Writing, and Pacific Literature. Marsh has edited the Pasifika poetry section of the New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre. In 2015 Marsh won the Literary Death Match for poets at the Australia and New Zealand Literary Festi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selina Siggins
Selina Sarah Elizabeth Siggins (née Charters, previously Anderson; 12 May 1878 – 30 November 1964) was an Australian political activist who became the first woman to stand for the Australian House of Representatives. She ran as an independent at the 1903 federal election, the first at which women were eligible to be candidates. Although she spent most of her life in New South Wales, in 1918 she also became one of the first two women to stand for the Parliament of South Australia. Siggins was introduced to politics through her involvement in the labour movement, and initially supported the Labor Party. She eventually fell out with the party over its refusal to endorse her as a candidate. Her final run for parliament came at the 1922 federal election, where she became the first woman to stand for the Country Party. Early life Siggins was born on 12 May 1878 near the small mining town of Hill End, New South Wales. She was the only child of Sarah Charlotte (née Lawrence) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selina Scott
Selina Mary Scott (born 13 May 1951) is an English television presenter who co-hosted the first dedicated breakfast television programme in the UK before crossing the Atlantic to join '' West 57th'', a prime-time current-affairs show broadcast from New York. Scott continues to write, and run her lifestyle brand ''Naturally Selina Scott''. Early life and education Scott was born in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, in 1951. Her secondary education was at Laurence Jackson School in Guisborough, North Yorkshire where she became Head Girl. She read English and American studies at the University of East Anglia. Journalism Scott trained in Dundee, Scotland on D. C. Thomson's ''The Sunday Post'' newspaper, once lauded in ''Guinness World Records'' as having the "highest per capita readership in the world", before becoming press officer for the Highlands and Islands Tourist board on the Isle of Bute. She made her television debut on the weeknightly news programme for the regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selina Robinson
Selina Mae Robinson (born 1964) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Coquitlam-Maillardville as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP). She has served in the cabinet of British Columbia since 2017, currently as Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills. Biography Born in Montreal as Selina Dardick, she moved with her parents to Richmond, British Columbia in 1978. After graduating from Simon Fraser University with a master's degree in counselling psychology, she joined the Jewish Family Service Agency, eventually becoming its associate executive director. A resident of Coquitlam since 1994, she worked as a family therapist before entering politics as a member of Coquitlam City Council. In September 2012, Robinson announced her intention to seek the BC NDP nomination for Coquitlam-Maillardville in the next ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selina Perera
Selina Margaret Perera (née ''Peiris'') (1909 – 1986) was a Sri Lankan socialist and Trotskyite. She was a founding member of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) and party secretary. She was married to Dr N. M. Perera, who became the leader of the LSSP. Born Selina Margaret Peiris to a wealthy family in Badulla, she was educated in the Catholic Convent school and at the Musaeus College in Colombo. She entered Colombo University College. After graduating, she became a teacher at the Buddhist Girls’ College in Mount Lavinia and became its first principal. She joined the South Colombo Youth League and became active in local politics after Philip Gunawardena joined the South Colombo Youth League. She was active in the Suriya Mala movement, which in 1933 started a relief program for the malaria epidemic that ravage the island leading to over 10,000 deaths in two months. There she met Dr N. M. Perera, who had recently returned from London having completed his doctorate. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selina Kuruleca
Selina Kuruleca is a Fijian psychotherapist and commentator. She has been regularly quoted by media outlets in Fiji on a wide variety of issues, such as the controversial Reconciliation, Tolerance, and Unity Bill promoted by the government of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase (2000–2006). She expressed serious misgivings about the bill, especially with respect to its provisions for amnesty to be granted to persons convicted of offences related to the Fiji coup of 2000. Kuruleca has been the President of the Fiji Association of Social Workers Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ..., and was a lecturer at the University of the South Pacific. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Lomaiviti Province Santa Clara University alum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selina Jörg
Selina Jörg (born 24 January 1988) is a German snowboarder. She competed in the parallel giant slalom at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ..., finishing in fourth position. She subsequently won a bronze medal at the 2013 Winter Universiade in the same discipline. References External links * 1988 births Living people German female snowboarders Olympic snowboarders of Germany Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Universiade medalists in snowboarding Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in snowboarding People from Sonthofen Sportspeople from Swabia (Bavaria) Universiade silv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selina Jen
Selina Jen Chia-hsüan (; born 31 October 1981) is a Taiwanese singer, television host and actress. She is a member of the Taiwanese girl group S.H.E."我猜我猜我猜猜猜 20070212." Web. Retrieved 10 December 2009. On 11 June 2004, she graduated from the National Taiwan Normal University with a Bachelor of Education degree, majoring in Civic Education and Leadership. On 22 October 2010, Selina was seriously injured in an explosive accident while filming the television series ''I Have a Date with Spring'' (), along with co-star Yu Haoming. Selina suffered third-degree burns on more than 54% of her body and needed to undergo skin grafting treatment/operation where her hands, legs, and back were injured. Her sister is actress and singer Lorene Ren. Career On 8 August 2000, HIM International Music held a 'Universal 2000 Talent and Beauty Girl Contest' in search for new artists to be signed under their label. Her younger sister Lorene Ren had wanted to join but she was too young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selina Hossain
Selina Hossain (born 14 June 1947) is a Bangladeshi novelist and the current president of Bangla Academy since February 2022. Her major works include ''Hangor Nodi Grenade'' (1976) and ''Poka Makorer Ghor Boshoti'' (1996). She earned all major national awards – Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1980, Ekushey Padak in 2009 and Independence Day Award in 2018. Her novels and short stories have been translated into English, Russian, French, Japanese, Korean, Finnish and Malay. She served as the chairperson of Bangladesh Shishu Academy from 2014 until 2018. Early life and education Hossain was born to A. K. Mosharrof Hossain and Mariamennesa Bakul. She earned MA degree in Bengali language and literature from Rajshahi University in 1968. Career In 1994–95, Hossain won a scholarship from the Ford Foundation for her novel, ''Sandhya Gayatri''. Hossain retired as the director of the Bangla Academy. She served as a member of the National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh and the rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selina Hornibrook
Selina May Hornibrook (née Gilsenan born 31 May 1978) is a retired Australian netball player. Hornibrook has Rotuman ancestry from her mother. Career After a successful year playing in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy premiership-winning team in 2001, national selectors identified Hornibrook's talent and she received her first invitation to join the Australian squad in 2002. However it was not until early 2005 that she received her first call up to the Australian open team, making her debut in a match against England, which Australia won by 40 goals. A rib injury forced Hornibrook out of Australian team contention for the next international test series, but she fought her way back into contention in late 2005, and has been a permanent member of the team ever since. She was one of Australia's best on court in a silver-medal-winning performance in the 2006 Commonwealth Games final, and after a sterling performance against New Zealand mid-year, cemented her position as Australia's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
