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TIGAR
Tigar may refer to: People * Edward Wharton-Tigar (c. 1913–1995), British mining executive, World War II spy and saboteur * Kenneth Tigar (born 1942), American actor * Jon S. Tigar (born 1962), United States District Judge, son of Michael Tigar * Michael Tigar (born 1941), American criminal defense attorney Other uses * Tigar Tyres, a Serbian tire manufacturing company * Operation Tigar, a 1992 military operation * Tigar, a character in ''The Tiger'' (1978 film); also the original name of the film * TIGAR, the TP53-inducible glycolysis and apoptosis regulator protein See also * * Tiger (other) The tiger ''(Panthera tigris)'' is the largest cat species. Tiger or tigers may also refer to: Other animals * ''Smilodon'', commonly known as the saber-tooth tiger, an extinct genus * ''Thylacine'', commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger, an ex ... * Tigra (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TIGAR
Tigar may refer to: People * Edward Wharton-Tigar (c. 1913–1995), British mining executive, World War II spy and saboteur * Kenneth Tigar (born 1942), American actor * Jon S. Tigar (born 1962), United States District Judge, son of Michael Tigar * Michael Tigar (born 1941), American criminal defense attorney Other uses * Tigar Tyres, a Serbian tire manufacturing company * Operation Tigar, a 1992 military operation * Tigar, a character in ''The Tiger'' (1978 film); also the original name of the film * TIGAR, the TP53-inducible glycolysis and apoptosis regulator protein See also * * Tiger (other) The tiger ''(Panthera tigris)'' is the largest cat species. Tiger or tigers may also refer to: Other animals * ''Smilodon'', commonly known as the saber-tooth tiger, an extinct genus * ''Thylacine'', commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger, an ex ... * Tigra (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Wharton-Tigar
Edward Wharton-Tigar (1913–1995) was a decorated World War II spy, saboteur and prominent mining executive and was also recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records for amassing over two million cigarette cards – the world's largest collection, now bequeathed to the British Museum. He worked for a London-based international mining company, Selection Trust, in Yugoslavia before joining the Special Operations Executive. He planned and carried out a daring act of sabotage by destroying, whilst working undercover, a cliffside house in Tangier, Morocco, from which Germans had been using infrared equipment to track vessels passing through the Strait of Gibraltar and had been providing information to German submarines. The operation was a resounding success, with two U-boats being pin-pointed and sunk by the Royal Navy as a result. Later, while still working for the SOE, Wharton-Tigar organized black-market trading in currencies, jewels and other valuables in Asia on an unprece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Tigar
Kenneth Tigar (born September 24, 1942) is an American actor, primarily on American television, and translator. Life Kenneth Leslie Tigar was born into a Jewish family in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and raised in the Greater Boston Area. He received his BA and Ph.D. in German literature from Harvard University. As an undergraduate, he was active in theater as both an actor and a director. He spent a year at the University of Göttingen and performed in Vienna and other European cities. Career He has appeared in numerous television shows, including starring as the short-tempered Captain Jensen in '' L.A. Heat'' from 1997 to 1999, appearing in a total of 47 episodes. He guest-starred in two episodes of '' Cheers'', playing different characters – "The Boys in the Bar" in Season 1 as a gay character called Fred, and later in Season 4's " Don Juan Is Hell", as a professor of Diane's. Tigar's film roles include playing a bomb squad leader in ''Lethal Weapon 2'' (1989) and ''Lethal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon S
Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, derived from "YHWH has given", and an alternate spelling of John, derived from "YHWH has pardoned". Behind the Name. Retrieved on 2013-09-06. The name is spelled in and on the . In the Nordic countries, it is derived from |
Michael Tigar
Michael Edward Tigar (born January 18, 1941 in Glendale, California) is an American criminal defense attorney known for representing controversial clients, a human rights activist and a scholar and law teacher. Tigar is an emeritus (retired) member of the Duke Law School and American University, Washington College of Law faculties. He was on the faculty of the University of Texas School of Law from 1983-1998, serving as the Joseph D. Jamail Centennial Chair in Law for much of that time. Early life and education Tigar earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley in 1962 and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 1966. As an undergraduate, he was elected to the ASUC ( Associated Students of the University of California) Senate as a SLATE candidate. He also ran unsuccessfully for Student Body President. He interviewed Bertrand Russell during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis for Pacifica Radio. In law school he was a member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tigar Tyres
Tigar Tyres (full legal name: ''Preduzeće za proizvodnju guma Tigar Tyres d.o.o. Pirot'') is a Serbian tyre manufacturing company based in Pirot, eastern Serbia. Since 2007, it is owned by the world's largest tyre manufacturer Michelin. History Tigar Tyres was founded in 1935 in Pirot as a workshop for the manufacture of rubber products and all kinds of footwear. It was longtime part of joint venture company Tigar a.d. from Pirot. After the second world war, the company was nationalized by new Communist authorities. In 2007, the French company Michelin became a major shareholder of the company. In February 2008, Michelin bought the remaining shares of Tigar Tyres for $47 million. With this acquisition, Michelin would become 100 percent owner of the company by 2010. In 2012, Michelin planned to invest 170 million euros in production capacity and employ 700 more workers over 5 years. In October 2014, a new plant of the factory, worth 215 million euros, was opened. It has prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Tigar
Operation Tiger ( hr, Operacija Tigar) was a Croatian Army (HV) offensive conducted in areas of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina near Dubrovnik between 1 and 13 July 1992. It was designed to push the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) away from the city towards Popovo field and secure a supply route via Rijeka Dubrovačka, which was gained in early June as the siege of Dubrovnik by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) was lifted. The operation's success was facilitated by the establishment of the HV's Southern Front command and the successful conclusion of the MayJune 1992 operations against the VRS in the Neretva River valley, which concluded with Operation Jackal. Although Operation Tiger captured only of territory, it secured the PločeDubrovnik road and placed the HV in a position to capture the rest of southern Dalmatia over the following three-and-a-half months. That was achieved through a negotiated JNA withdrawal from Konavle followed by an HV amphibious operation in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tiger (1978 Film)
''Tigar'' is a 1978 drama film about retired boxing champion Sorga, nicknamed "Tigar". It is in the Serbo-Croatian language, and was made in Yugoslavia. Broke, his wife leaves him for a wealthier guy. Šorga meets a juvenile thief, Čok, and decides to become his father figure. In the process of changing Čok, Šorga changes himself. The movie was written by Gordan Mihić, directed by Milan Jelić. ''Tigar'' is in Eastmancolor, mono sound mix, and runs 103 minutes. Cast *Ljubiša Samardžić as Šorga 'Tigar' *Slavko Štimac as Čok *Milivoje Tomić * Snežana Nikšić as Tamara * Velimir 'Bata' Živojinović as Direktor *Pavle Vuisić as Šorgin trener * Rahela Ferari as Gospođa Hadžirakić *Radmila Savićević * Jelica Sretenović as Student pedagogije * Milan Bosiljčić *Ljubomir Ćipranić * Vera Čukić as Barbarela * Ivan Đurđević * Ljerka Draženović *Dragomir Felba *Bogdan Jakus * Dušan Janićijević as Trener *Vojislav Mićović *Predrag Milinković as Kelner *Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiger (other)
The tiger ''(Panthera tigris)'' is the largest cat species. Tiger or tigers may also refer to: Other animals * ''Smilodon'', commonly known as the saber-tooth tiger, an extinct genus * ''Thylacine'', commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger, an extinct marsupial * ''Danaini'', sometimes known as tiger butterflies * ''Arctiinae'' (moth), commonly known as tiger moths Arts, entertainment and media Characters * Tiger (comics), the name of several characters * Tiger (dog), animal actor in the TV series ''The Brady Bunch'' and the film ''A Boy and His Dog'' * Tiger Jackson, from the video game series ''Tekken'' * Tiger Ow, in the Jackie Chan film ''Project A Part II'' * Satoru Tojo or Tiger, from the ''Kamen Rider Ryuki'' Japanese TV series * Tiger, from ''An American Tail'' films * Tiger, from Ibn-e-Safi's ''Imran'' series * Tiger, played by Salman Khan in the films ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' (2017) and ''Ek Tha Tiger'' (2012) * Tiger Gleeson, from Australian series ''Round the Twist' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
