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Székely (surname)
Székely is a Hungarian language surname. The word "Székely" refers to Hungarian people from the historical region of Transylvania, Romania. The related surnames, resulted from various transliterations and translations, are Szekely, Sekely, Sekelj, Szekler, Sekler, Secui. It may refer to: * András Székely, a Hungarian swimmer * Árpád Székely, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Hungary to the Russian Federation * Béla Székely, (17 July 1889 – 10 January 1939) was a Hungarian politician * Bertalan Székely, a Hungarian Romantic painter *Bulcsú Székely, a Hungarian water polo player *Deborah Szekely (born Shainman), an American philanthropist active in mind/body wellness, founder of the spa-fitness movement * Edmund Bordeaux Szekely, a Hungarian linguist, philosopher, and naturopath *Éva Székely (1927–2020), a Hungarian swimmer * Ferenc Székely (11 March 1842 – 17 March 1921) was a Hungarian politician * Gábor J. Székely, a Hung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian Language
Hungarian () is an Uralic language spoken in Hungary and parts of several neighbouring countries. It is the official language of Hungary and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Outside Hungary, it is also spoken by Hungarian communities in southern Slovakia, western Ukraine ( Subcarpathia), central and western Romania ( Transylvania), northern Serbia (Vojvodina), northern Croatia, northeastern Slovenia (Prekmurje), and eastern Austria. It is also spoken by Hungarian diaspora communities worldwide, especially in North America (particularly the United States and Canada) and Israel. With 17 million speakers, it is the Uralic family's largest member by number of speakers. Classification Hungarian is a member of the Uralic language family. Linguistic connections between Hungarian and other Uralic languages were noticed in the 1670s, and the family itself (then called Finno-Ugric) was established in 1717. Hungarian has traditionally been assigned to the Ugric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Györgyi Marvalics-Székely
Györgyi Marvalics-Székely (1 December 1924 – 18 July 2002) was a Hungarian fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * 1924 births 2002 deaths Hungarian female foil fencers Olympic fencers for Hungary Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics People from Nagykanizsa Sportspeople from Zala County 20th-century Hungarian women {{Hungary-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Sekely
WEOL (930 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Elyria, Ohio, and features a talk and sports radio format. Owned by the Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co., WEOL services Lorain and Medina counties and the western parts of Greater Cleveland. The station is the local affiliate for ''The Ramsey Show'', Daliah Wachs, Jim Bohannon and Kim Komando, Fox Sports Radio and ABC News Radio, and the Cleveland Guardians, Cleveland Cavaliers, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Ohio State radio networks. WEOL's studios are located in Elyria, and the station transmitter resides in nearby Grafton. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WEOL simulcasts over low-power analog Elyria translator W262DM (100.3 FM), and is available online. History WEOL signed on October 17, 1948, at both 930 kHz and 107.3 MHz, in Elyria, Ohio with studios in the Elyria Savings and Trust Building in downtown Elyria. The FM installations, like most of the era, were established as an adjunct to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Sekely
Steve Sekely (February 25, 1899– March 9, 1979) was a Hungarian film director. Born István Székely, he was known by several names, based on his changing professional and immigration status, including Stefan Szekely. He directed films in Hungarian, German, and English. Biography He worked as a newspaper journalist in Germany, before returning to Hungary in the early 1930s. He directed one of the most famous classic Hungarian films, the frequently revived comedy '' Hyppolit, a lakáj'' (1931). That film was remade in 2000 and the original was later digitally restored and released on DVD. Sekely left pre-war Hungary, fleeing growing fascism and laws restricting rights and professional opportunities for Jews. He worked in Hollywood for much of his subsequent career, directing mostly B movies and early episodic TV, although he directed his best-known English language film, the cult science fiction thriller ''The Day of the Triffids'' in the UK and returned to Hungary to direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoltán Székely
Zoltán Székely ( Hungarian: Székely Zoltán; 8 December 1903 in Kocs, Hungary – 5 October 2001 in Banff, Canada) was a violinist and composer. Biography Székely studied violin with Jenő Hubay and composition with Zoltán Kodály at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest. He composed mainly chamber music. Székely toured Europe with the virtuoso young cellist Paul Hermann. Székely was a friend of Béla Bartók and was the one to request the composition of Bartók's Second Violin Concerto and its dedicatee as well as performer at its premiere in March, 1939, Mengelberg conducting. The performance was a live broadcast and was recorded by Radio Hilversum on 78 RPM acetates, the most used recording medium at the time. For several years he lived in the Netherlands and from 1940–1941 he was leader/concertmaster of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Willem Mengelberg. He later went to live in the USA and Canada. Zoltan Szekely joined the Hungarian String Quartet in its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimír Székely
Dr. Vladimír Székely (11 January 1941 – 13 November 2020) was a Hungarian electrical engineer, professor emeritus at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics and a corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He was Head of Department of Electron Devices at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics between 1990 and 2005. He published research results in 360 peer-reviewed papers listed in Web of Science, the most cited being referenced over 200 times, along with 12 books or book-chapters based on his theoretical and practical results. Academia He received an electrical engineering degree from the Technical University of Budapest, in 1964 and joined the Department of Electron Devices in the same year. He completed a PhD in 1977 with a thesis entitled “Modelling of electro-thermal phenomena in ICs)”. He was Head of Department of Electron Devices at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics between 1990 and 2005, and later a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violeta Szekely
Violeta Szekely, née Beclea (born 26 March 1965, in Dolheștii Mari, Suceava County) is a Romanian former middle distance runner who competed mainly in the 1500 metres. She competed in two Olympic Games, in 1992 and 2000. She was favored to win the 2000 Summer Olympics 1500 metres after a stellar season, but getting boxed in around the final curb would cost her the gold medal. She only got out about 80 metres from the end and while she made up considerable ground was unable to catch the ground lost while trapped inside to surprise winner Nouria Merah-Benida. She was also favored to win the 2001 World 1500 metre title after dominating the Golden League series, but was beaten out by bitter rival and teammate Gabriela Szabo. She did however win a share of the golden league jackspot, by winning all of her Golden league 1500 metre races this season. Szekely retired after the 2002 season. Doping Beclea tested positive for steroids in February 1995 and was subsequently han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szabolcs Székely
Szabolcs Gergely Székely (born June 29, 1985) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a striker . In his career Székely played in the Liga I for Gloria Bistriţa and Poli Timișoara and in the Liga II or Liga III for various teams such as: Unirea Alba Iulia, Unirea Urziceni, CFR Timișoara, UTA Arad or CSM Lugoj, among others. Honours Club ;Gloria Bistrița II * Divizia C: 2004–05 ;ACS Recaș *Liga III The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C to Liga III before the start of the 2006–07 season. It was the first in this format (six series of 18 t ...: 2011–12 External links * * 1985 births Living people People from Aiud Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent Romanian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Liga I players Liga II players Liga III players ACF Gloria Bistrița players CSM Unirea Alba Iulia players FC Unirea Urzic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Péter Székely
Péter Székely (1955–2003) was a Hungarian chess Grandmaster. In the 2003 Capablanca Memorial The Capablanca Memorial is a chess tournament that has been held annually in Cuba since 1962 in honor of José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera. At the time, it was the best paid tournament in the world. Since 1974 B and C tournaments have been held ... tournament he drew all 13 of his games, the shortest in 8 moves and the longest in 13 for a total of 130 moves played. References External links * 1955 births 2003 deaths Chess Grandmasters Hungarian chess players 20th-century chess players {{Hungary-chess-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rulers Of Transylvania
List of rulers of Transylvania, from the 10th century, until 1867. Overview Before 1556, the administration of the eastern parts of the Hungarian Kingdom, referred as ''Partes Transsylvana'' (Latin for "parts beyond the forests"), was in the hands of a voivode ( hu, vajda) appointed by the king. The word voivod or voievod first appeared in historical documents in 1193. Prior to that, the term ispán was used for the chief official of the County of Fehér. The whole territory of Transylvania came under the jurisdiction of the voievod after 1263, when the functions of Count of Szolnok (Doboka) and Count of Fehér were terminated. The Voivode of Transylvania (''woyuoda Transsiluanus'') was one of the barons of the kingdom. The voivode was, in effect, a territorial governor or viceroy appointed by the Hungarian crown. He was also the chief magistrate and military commander of Transylvania's seven counties. His jurisdiction, however, was limited, because the Transylvanian Saxons an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihály Székely
Mihály Székely (May 8, 1901 in Jászberény – March 22, 1963) was a Hungarian bass singer famous for Mozartian roles. His name in Hungarian form is ''Székely Mihály'', his original family name was ''Spagatner''. He debuted as Ferrando (''Il trovatore'') in 1920 at the Budapest Opera, where he remained a principal singer until his death. His Metropolitan Opera debut was as Hunding (Die Walküre) in 1947. He recorded two versions of Béla Bartók's opera ''Bluebeard's Castle'' and worked closely with the composer at the 1936 revival. His most famous roles were King Philip (Don Carlo), Fiesco (Simon Boccanegra), Osmin (''Die Entführung aus dem Serail''), Sarastro (''Die Zauberflöte''), Leporello ('' Don Giovanni''), König Marke (''Tristan und Isolde''), Pogner ('' Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg''), '' Boris Godunov'', Basilio (''Il barbiere di Siviglia''), Gremin (''Eugene Onegin'') and Baron Ochs (''Der Rosenkavalier''). He sang in the Glyndebourne Festival several time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
