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Shostak
Shostak ''(Polish.Szóstak)'' is a noble surname of Polish—Lithuanian origin, which appeared at the turn of the XV -XVI century. The surname has become widespread among Polish, Lithuanian, Estonian, Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian and Jewish ethnic groups, due to the emigration of its ancestors caused by the Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Origin The Shostaks come from an ancient Polish family of officials, mainly managing the mints of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The origin of the surname is the name of the silver coin "shostak", minted in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth since 1528 at the mints of Krakow and Torun. Known people * Aleksandr Shostak (born 1974), Belarusian gymnast * Aliaksei Shostak (born 1995), Belarusian-born American trampoline gymnast * Arthur B. Shostak (born 1937), American sociologist and futurist * Dean Shostak, American musician * Eliezer Shostak (1911–2001), Israeli politician * Frank Shostak, Austrian economist * H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seth Shostak
Seth Shostak (born July 20, 1943) is an American astronomer and author, and is currently the senior astronomer for the SETI Institute. Shostak hosts SETI's weekly radio show/podcast ''Big Picture Science'', has played himself numerous times in TV and internet film dramas, and has acted in several science fiction films. Early life and education Seth Shostak was born in a Jewish family in Arlington, Virginia, the son of Arthur and Bertha Shostak (née Gortenburg); his father was an electrical engineer. He earned his BS in physics from Princeton University and a PhD in astrophysics from the California Institute of Technology. Professional work Shostak used radio telescopes in the US and the Netherlands, searching for clues to the ultimate fate of the universe by analyzing galaxy motion. In 1999, he produced twelve 30-minute lectures on audio-tape and video titled "The Search for Intelligent Life in Space" for The Teaching Company. An updated overview about the search for extraterr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Shostak
Robert Eliot Shostak (born July 26, 1948, in Arlington, Virginia) is an American computer scientist and Silicon Valley entrepreneur. He is most noted academically for his seminal work in the branch of distributed computing known as Byzantine Fault Tolerance. He is also known for co-authoring the Paradox Database, and most recently, the founding of Vocera Communications, a company that makes wearable, ''Star Trek''-like communication badges. Shostak has authored more than forty academic papers and patents, and was editor of the 7th Conference on Automated Deduction. He has Erdős number 2 through his collaboration with Kenneth Kunen. Shostak is a brother of Seth Shostak, who is Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute and who frequently appears on television and radio. Education Robert Shostak was born in a Jewish family in Arlington, Virginia, the son of Arthur and Bertha Shostak (née Gortenburg); his father was an electrical engineer. He studied mathematics and computer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjorie Shostak
Marjorie Shostak (May 11, 1945 – October 6, 1996) was an American anthropologist. Though she never received a formal degree in anthropology, she conducted extensive fieldwork among the !Kung San people of the Kalahari desert in south-western Africa and was widely known for her descriptions of the lives of women in this hunter-gatherer society. Life Shostak was raised in Brooklyn, New York. She received her B.A. in literature from Brooklyn College, where she was a supporter of the women's equal rights movement, and met her future husband, Melvin Konner. From 1969 to 1971, Shostak and Konner lived among the !Kung San in the Dobe region of southwest Africa, on the border between Botswana and South Africa. There they learned the !Kung language and conducted anthropological fieldwork. While her husband looked at medical issues like nutrition and fertility, Shostak examined the role of women in the !Kung San society, becoming close with one woman in particular, known by the pseudon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Shostak
Dean Shostak is an American crystallophone-player and violinist. He regularly performs his Crystal Concerts which consist of music played on his glass instruments, such as the glass violin, the glass armonica, and the crystal handbells. Personal life Shostak began performing at age 14 in Colonial Williamsburg in the Music Teacher's Shop. He earned a B.A. in Music from the University of Virginia and learned to play the pocket or kit violin and the hurdy-gurdy. In 1991 he became involved in the revival of the glass armonica. He has performed throughout the United States and his music has been featured in notable programs such as NPR's ''All Things Considered'', BBC's '' Good Morning Television'', and ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood''. He has also written original scores for films for the National Park Service, City of Chattanooga, State of Tennessee, and the Norfolk Botanical Garden. Shostak currently lives in Williamsburg, Virginia with his wife Valerie, and they have two daughters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliaksei Shostak
Aliaksei Aleksandrovich Shostak (born February 8, 1995) is an American trampoline gymnast. He represented the United States at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics. He is the son of Belarusian Olympian Aleksandr Shostak. Gymnastics career National competition Shostak has competed at six USA Gymnastics Championships. In 2014 he won silver in the synchro competition with Jeffrey Gluckstein. In 2015 he won bronze in the synchro competition with Gluckstein. In 2016 he won bronze in the synchro competition with Gluckstein. In 2017 he won gold in the synchro competition with Gluckstein. In 2018 he won silver on trampoline. In 2019, he won silver on trampoline. International competition In October 2015, Shostak competed at the 2015 World Cup, where he won bronze in the synchro competition with Jeffrey Gluckstein. In May 2016, he competed at the 2016 Shanghai World Cup, where he won bronze in the synchro competition with Gluckstein. In July 2017, he competed at the 2017 World Games, where h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eliezer Shostak
Eliezer Shostak (, born 16 December 1911, died 20 August 2001) was an Israeli politician who served as Minister of Health from 1977 until 1984 and as a member of the Knesset from 1951 until 1988. Biography Eliezer Shostak as born in Volodymyrets in the Russian Empire (today in Ukraine). He joined the Betar movement in 1930 and made aliyah to Mandatory Palestine in 1935, joining the Betar work battalion in Herzliya. Political career In 1936, Shostak was elected secretary of the National Workers Labour Federation. He became a member of the central committee of Hatzohar and sat on the movement's national executive. He was placed third on the Hatzohar list for the 1949 elections, Israel Democracy Institute but the par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanna Sobachko-Shostak
Hanna Shostak ( uk, Соба́чко-Шоста́к Га́нна; ; 1883–1965) was a folk painter of Ukraine. She was a member of the USSR Union of Artists and Master of Folk Art of the UkSSR (). Life She was born in 1883 in Skoptsi, Poltava Governorate and she had a rudimentary education. Her interest in skill in art was largely self-taught. She came under the influence of mentors that included Aleksandra Ekster. With their guidance her folk art designs were used for carpets. The carpets won awards. In 1963–1964 her designs were featured on Ukrainian stamps. She became a member of the USSR Union of Artists and Master of Folk Art of the UkSSR (). References External links * Sobachko-Shostak, Hannaat the International Encyclopedia of Ukraine The ''Encyclopedia of Ukraine'' ( uk, Енциклопедія українознавства, translit=Entsyklopediia ukrainoznavstva), published from 1984 to 2001, is a fundamental work of Ukrainian Studies. Developmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Shostak
John Shostak (died January 27, 1971) was a Republican member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk, Connecticut for four terms, and the mayor of Norwalk from 1959 to 1961. Early life and family He was the son of Michael Shostak and Olga Leskewitch, and a graduate of the University of Connecticut College of Pharmacy. Political career He served four terms as member of Connecticut House of Representatives. He was an alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut in 1960. He served as mayor for one term, and declined to seek re-election for personal reasons. He ran for State Senator in 1966. State representative * Cities and Boroughs Committee * State Development Committee * Public Personnel Committee * Federal and Intergovernmental Relations Committee * Public Health and Safety Committee * State Technical Institute Committee * Industrial Safety Codes Committee Mayoral administration * Norwalk Harbor Safety Patrol * Cross Street Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Shostak
Frank Shostak is an Austrian School economist. He is an adjunct scholar of the Mises Institute. His consulting firm, Applied Austrian School Economics, provides in-depth assessments and reports of financial markets and global economies. Biography Frank Shostak was born in Riga, Latvia. He received his bachelor's degree from Hebrew University in 1970, master's degree from Witwatersrand University in 1978 and PhD from Rands Afrikaanse University in 1983. Between 1974 and 1980 he was head of the econometric department at the Standard Bank in Johannesburg. Between 1981 and 1985 he was head of the economic consulting firm "Econometrix". from 1986 to 2010 he had been employed as the chief economist of Ord Minnett Jardine Fleming Futures, one of the largest Australian brokerage firms. from 2010 to 2012 he was chief economist at AAS Economics. from 2012 to 2015 he was chief economist at MMG economic&research. he had returned to AAS Economics in 2015. He is an adjunct scholar of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstantin Shostak
Konstantin Dmitriyevich Shostak (russian: Константин Дмитриевич Шостак; born 28 March 2000) is a Belarusian professional ice hockey player currently playing for Severstal Cherepovets in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), and the Belarusian national team. He has also formerly played with JYP in the Liiga Shostak joined Dinamo Minsk on loan from Severstal for the 2022–23 season on 1 June 2022. He represented Belarus at the 2021 IIHF World Championship The 2021 IIHF World Championship () took place from 21 May to 6 June 2021. It was originally to be co-hosted by Minsk, Belarus and Riga, Latvia, as the IIHF announced on 19 May 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Their joint bid won by a very tight margin .... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shostak, Konstantin 2000 births Living people Belarusian expatriate ice hockey people Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Belarusian ice hockey goaltenders HC Dinamo Minsk players JYP Jyväsk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Shostak
Aleksandr Shostak (born 1 March 1974) is a Belarusian gymnast. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... References 1974 births Living people Belarusian male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Belarus Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2000 Summer Olympics Gymnasts from Minsk Competitors at the 1995 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games {{Belarus-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szostak
Szostak is a gender-neutral Polish surname that may refer to *Alex Szostak (born 1986), Scottish rugby league footballer * Edward Szostak (1911–1990), Polish basketball player *Jack W. Szostak (born 1952), Canadian-American biologist of Polish-British descent * Michał Szostak (born 1980), Polish organist, researcher, doctor of music arts *Stanisław Szostak (1898–1961), Polish military officer *Stéphanie Szostak Stéphanie Szostak (born August 5, 1975) is a French actress who started her career in the early 2000s. Szostak is best known for having appeared in the films '' The Devil Wears Prada'', ''Dinner for Schmucks'', ''Iron Man 3'', and ''R.I.P.D.'' Sz ... (born 1975), French actress * Wit Szostak (born 1976), Polish fantasy writer, philosopher and historian of Polish music folklore See also * * Shostak {{surname Polish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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