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Selma (name)
Selma is a feminine name of ambiguous origin. It could be a form of '' Selima'', which in turn is a name first recorded in a poem by Thomas Gray (died 1771). One possibility is that ''Selima'' was influenced by the Arabic name '' Selim'' meaning "peaceful". Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 243. In Turkey the name is a variantion of the Arabic female name Salma. The name may also have Celtic origins, in which case it means "beautiful view". The use of ''Selma'' in Germany and Scandinavia stems from the Ossianic poetry of James Macpherson (died 1796), where it appears as a place name. Fellows-Jensen (2006) pp. 134–136. Vigsø (2001). Its specific popularity in Sweden is likely due to the Selma poems of Frans Michael Franzén (died 1847). It was later introduced into Denmark by Swedish immigrants, after which it likely became more common due to the works of the author Selma Lagerlöf (died 1940). The given name lost popularity in Sweden during most of the 20th century, but ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selima (other)
Selima may refer to: People * Selima, a character in the film ''The Sleeping Dictionary'' (2003) * Selima Hill (born 1945), a British poet * Selima Kurumova (1914–1968), a Chechen writer * Selima Murad (c. 1905–1974), an Iraqi Jewish singer * Selima Sfar (born 1977), a Tunisian tennis player Other * Selima Oasis, an oasis with ancient ruins in the Sudan * Selima (horse) Selima was one of the most important Thoroughbred horses of the 18th century and became one of the foundation mares of the American Thoroughbred. She was imported to the Province of Maryland between 1750 and 1752 by Benjamin Tasker, Jr. Raci ..., a Thoroughbred racehorse * Selima Stakes, an American Thoroughbred horse race * Selimanosaurus, a ''nomen nudum'' of '' Dicraeosaurus'' See also * Salima (other) * {{Disambiguation, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma Björnsdóttir
Selma Björnsdóttir (born 13 June 1974), also known as simply Selma or Selma Björns, is an Icelandic actress and singer born in Reykjavík, best known internationally for representing Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest in both 1999 and 2005. Career Áfram Latibær In 1996, she played 'Solla Stirða' in the Icelandic stage play '' Áfram Latibær!''. This character later developed into Stephanie in the children's television show LazyTown. She would later choreograph episodes of LazyTown. Eurovision Her first Eurovision experience occurred in 1999 contest in Jerusalem, with the song ''All Out of Luck''. The song was the pre-contest favourite with bookmakers. During the voting, Selma shot into an early lead in the voting, but was gradually pegged back by Sweden, represented by Charlotte Nilsson. Despite trailing Nilsson only very narrowly before the penultimate set of votes were announced, Selma's hopes of victory came to an abrupt end when Bosnia and Herzegovina a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma Jacobsson
Selma Ida Jacobsson (27 January 1841, in Stockholm – 30 March 1899, in Stockholm) was a Swedish photographer. Selma Jacobsson was born to the merchant Levi Abraham Jacobsson and Sally Pohl, the sister of the opera singer Agnes Jacobsson and the architect Ernst Jacobsson, and married the Armenian linguist Norayr de Byzance in 1881. She was a student of Bertha Valerius. She opened her own photographic studio in Stockholm in 1872. She was a successful photographer with clients within the diplomatic corps and high society. In 1899, she was appointed "Kungl. Hoffotograf" ('Photographer of the Royal Court'). Gallery File:Allan Abenius, HjS 1-38.JPG, Allan Abenius. File:Zelma Lindqvist, porträtt - SMV - H9 017.tif, Zelma Lindqvist, actress. File:Prinsessan Terese, Svenskt porträttgalleri.jpg, Princess Therese of Saxe-Altenburg Princess Therese of Saxe-Altenburg (21 December 1836 – 9 November 1914) was a Princess of Saxe-Altenburg by birth and a Princess of Sweden and N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salma Hayek
Salma Hayek Pinault ( , ; born Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez; September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela ''Teresa'' (1989–1991) as well as the romantic drama ''El Callejón de los Milagros'' (1995), for which she received an Ariel Award nomination. She soon established herself in Hollywood with appearances in films such as ''Desperado'' (1995), ''From Dusk till Dawn'' (1996), ''Wild Wild West'' (1999), and ''Dogma'' (1999). Hayek's portrayal of painter Frida Kahlo in the biographical film ''Frida'' (2002), which she also produced, made her the first Mexican actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and additionally earned her Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and British Academy Film Award nominations. In subsequent years, Hayek focused more on producing while starring in the action-centered pictures ''Once Upon a Time in Mexico'' (2003), ''Afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma Gräfin Von Der Gröben
Selma Gräfin von der Gröben (1856–1938), was a German feminist and philanthropist.Schröder, Hiltrud (Hrsg.)(1990): Sophie & Co. Bedeutende Frauen Hannovers, Hannover She is known for her work for women's rights within the religious circles, is regarded as pioneer in social work and was involved in a number of social organisations. She was the chairperson of the . Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Groben, Selma Grafin von der 1856 births 1938 deaths 19th-century German people German baronesses German suffragists German feminists German philanthropists German women philanthropists 19th-century philanthropists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma Giöbel
Selma Giöbel (1843–1925) was a Swedish artist. She was active as a textile designer (particularly for carpets and wall paper), sculptor and engraver, and regarded as one of the most notable Swedish textile designers of the late 19th-century. She was a member of the Friends of Handicraft and co-founded the art firm Svensk Konstslöjdsutställning' ("Swedish Art- and Handicrafts Exhibition") with Berta Hübner and was its managing director in 1885–1898. She successfully participated in several international art exhibitions. Giöbel was a member of the women's association Nya Idun and one of its first committee members. She was awarded the Illis quorum ''Illis quorum'' (''Illis quorum meruere labores'') (English: "For Those Whose Labors Have Deserved It"), is a gold medal awarded for outstanding contributions to Swedish culture, science or society. The award was introduced in 1784 by King Gust ... in 1898. References Further reading * * "Selma Giöbel – 70 år"i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma Freud
Selma Freud (b., 21 August 1877, Vienna, d. after 1933, probably in Israel) was an Austrian physicist and the founder of the first official Salvation Army corps in Vienna. She received her doctorate in physics from the University of Vienna in 1906 and was widely thought to be the first Austrian woman to do so, although she was in fact the second. There is no record of Freud pursuing physics research beyond her dissertation. Instead, having been raised Protestant in a largely Catholic country, Freud trained with the Salvation Army in London in the early 1920s and in 1926 founded the first Austrian chapter of the ''Heilsarmee'' (the Army's German name) in Vienna in the face of local opposition there. Life Childhood Selma Freud was the daughter of a Viennese manufacturer, Simon Siegmund Freud, who operated a factory at Amerlingstrasse 19, Mariahilf, in Vienna's 6th district and who later owned a house (where Selma may have lived) at Hugo-Wolf-Gasse 1 on a corner of Loquaiplatz. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma Ek
Selma Ek (3 September 1856 – 3 May 1941) was a Swedish operatic soprano who had an active international career from the 1870s through the 1890s. Like Lilli Lehmann and Lillian Nordica, she was one of those universally talented singers of the late 19th century who was able to master roles from the coloratura soprano, coloratura, lyric soprano, lyric, and dramatic soprano repertoires. The leading Swedish soprano of her day, she was particularly admired for her portrayals of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mozart, Richard Wagner, Wagner, and Giuseppe Verdi, Verdi heroines.Ek Biography at operissimo.com (in German) Biography Born in Stockholm, Ek studied with Ellen Bergman and Julius Günther at the Royal Colle ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma Ergeç
Selma Sabine Ergeç (; born 1 November 1978) is a Turkish-German actress, beauty pageant titleholder, model, designer, philologist, psychologist and doctor. She is known for her performance in ''Asi'', ''Vatanım Sensin, Yaşamayanlar'' and ''Muhteşem Yüzyıl'' as the sister of Sultan Süleyman; Hatice Sultan. Early life and career Born in Hamm, Germany. Her mother is German and her father is Turkish. She stated in an interview that her paternal family came from lineage of Mahmud II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. She studied medicine at Westfalia Wilhems University in Münster for 3 years and psychology and philosophy at the FernUniversität Hagen. She started modelling in 2000. She acted as Uğur Polat's wife in '' Sis ve Gece'', as the teacher in '' Beş Vakit'' and as the Hatice Sultan in ''Muhteşem Yüzyıl''. Personal life She speaks German, English, Turkish, French fluently and Italian with limited proficiency. On 26 September 2015 Ergeç married Can Öz. The we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma Dritz
Selma Kaderman Dritz (June 29, 1917 – September 3, 2008) was an American physician and epidemiologist who worked in San Francisco, California, where she began tracking the first known cases of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the early 1980s. Early life Selma Dritz was born in Chicago, Illinois, on June 29, 1917. Dritz loved music, and began her career as a concert pianist, before deciding that she ultimately wanted to help others through her role in the medical field. Dritz studied medicine at the University of Illinois, and earned a medical degree (MD) in pediatrics. She then went on to obtain a master's of public health degree (MPH) at University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health in 1967, to complement her medical degree. Career In 1968, she was hired by the City of San Francisco as assistant director of the Health Department's Bureau of Communicable Disease Control. She worked and followed general public health concerns of the community, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma Diamond
Selma Diamond (August 5, 1920 – May 13, 1985) was a Canadian-born American comedian, actress, and radio and television writer, known for her high-range, raspy voice and her portrayal of Selma Hacker on the first two seasons of the NBC television comedy series ''Night Court''. Early life Diamond was born on August 5, 1920, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to a tailor and his wife. They moved when Diamond was a young girl to Brooklyn, New York City, New York. Diamond attended high school in Brooklyn and graduated from New York University. Career Diamond published cartoons and humor essays in ''The New Yorker''. Later, she moved to the West Coast and hired an agent. She worked in radio and, eventually, television. Her first radio writing credit was in 1943 on '' Blue Ribbon Town'' with Groucho Marx. That initial credit turned into a 65-week tenure with Marx's show and a longer friendship with him. She also wrote for the ''Camel Caravan'' with Jimmy Durante and Garry Moore, ''The D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma Cronan
Selma Kantor Cronan (May 6, 1913 – August 5, 2002) was an American aviator. She was part of the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II, and after the war, she continued to fly. She was especially known for competing in air races such as the Powder Puff Derby. Biography Cronan was born in Asbury Park, New Jersey and was Jewish. Her mother had taken her on an airplane ride in the 1920s in Asbury Park, New Jersey and it inspired her as a young girl to want to be a pilot. Cronan earned her commercial pilot's license in 1941. She was personally invited by Jacqueline Cochran to join the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) in 1943. Cronan continued to fly after World War II, competing in air races. She joined the pilots' organization, the Ninety-Nines, in 1944. In 1948 she was unable to participate in an air race because she could not find anyone to watch her twin sons. She eventually taught her husband, Walter Cronan, to fly, but when he had an accident in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
