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Tarnowski (Rola)
Tarnowski (feminine: Tarnowska; plural: Tarnowscy) is a Polish-language toponymic surname derived from the city of Tarnów. Related surnames People * Tarnowski family, a Polish noble family * Adam Tarnowski (senior) (1866–1946), Polish and Austrian-Hungarian diplomat * Adam Tarnowski (minister) (1892–1956), Polish and Austrian-Hungarian diplomat * Alfred Tarnowski (1917–2003), Polish chess player * Barbara Tarnowska (c. 1566–1610), Polish noblewoman * Dorota Tarnowska (c. 1513 – c. 1540), Polish noblewoman * Jan Tarnowski (1488–1561), Polish military commander and statesman * Jan "Ciezki" Tarnowski (c. 1479–1527), Polish nobleman * Jan Feliks "Szram" Tarnowski (1471–1507), Polish nobleman * Jan Krzysztof Tarnowski (1537–1567), Polish nobleman * Josef Tarnowski (1922–2010), Polish electronics engineer and intelligence officer * Marcin Tarnowski (born 1985), Polish footballer * Maria Tarnowska (1877–1949), Russian convict * Maria Tarnowska (nurse) (1880–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toponymic Surname
A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name."Toponymic Surnames as Evidence of the Origin: Some Medieval Views" , by Benjamin Z. Kedar. This can include specific locations, such as the individual's place of origin, residence, or of lands that they held, or can be more generic, derived from topographic features.Iris Shagir, "The Medieval Evolution of By-naming: Notions from the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem", ''In Laudem Hierosolymitani'' (Shagir, Ellenblum & Riley-Smith, eds.), Ashgate Publishing, 2007, pp. 49-59. Toponymic surnames originated as non-hereditary personal s, and only subsequently came to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanization Of Ukrainian
The romanization of Ukrainian, or Latinization of Ukrainian, is the representation of the Ukrainian language in Latin alphabet, Latin letters. Ukrainian is natively written in its own Ukrainian alphabet, which is based on the Cyrillic script. Romanization may be employed to represent Ukrainian text or pronunciation for non-Ukrainian readers, on computer systems that cannot reproduce Cyrillic characters, or for typists who are not familiar with the Ukrainian keyboard layout. Methods of romanization include transliteration (representing written text) and transcription (linguistics), transcription (representing the spoken word). In contrast to romanization, there have been several historical proposals for a native Ukrainian Latin alphabet, usually based on those used by West Slavic languages, but none have caught on. Romanization systems Transliteration Transliteration is the letter-for-letter representation of text using another writing system. Rudnyckyj classified transliteratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Tarnowska
Countess Maria Tarnowska (or ''Tarnowskaya'', ''Tarnovska'', etc.; 9 June 1877, Poltava, Russian Empire – 23 January 1949, Santa Fe, Argentina), born Maria Nikolaevna O'Rourke ( Russian phonetical transcription: ''Orurk''), was a Russian convict. She was the daughter of Count Nikolay Moritsevitch O'Rourke, a Russian naval officer of Irish ancestry and his second wife Ekaterina Seletska - a noblewoman of Cossack origin. She gained international notoriety by standing trial for plotting and instigating the murder of one of her lovers. Her 1910 trial in Venice and subsequent conviction attracted media attention from both sides of the Atlantic and became the subject of various books ( Annie Chartres Vivanti, Hans Habe, etc.). Biography After marrying the Russian aristocrat Wassily Tarnowski (1872–1932) at the age of seventeen and giving birth to a son, Wassily (b. 1895), and a daughter, Tatyana (1898–1994), she became romantically involved with several other men. She was als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcin Tarnowski
Marcin Tarnowski (born 6 February 1985 in Mogilno) is a Polish footballer who plays for Elana Toruń as a forward. Career Tarnowski was born in Mogilno. His career began in Unia Janikowo. In 2002, he moved to Amica Wronki, but usually he played in reserve team. In 2007, he became a player of Jagiellonia Białystok, but he played only two matches there. In 2009 Tarnowski was transferred to Zawisza Bydgoszcz. Since 2011, he is player of Chojniczanka Chojnice ( 3rd level). Tarnowski represented Poland while 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship and 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship The 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was held in Switzerland from 13 to 24 July 2004. Players born after 1 January 1985 can participate in this competition. The tournament was won by Spain, who beat Turkey in the final. It also served as t .... References External links * 1985 births People from Mogilno Living people Polish footballers Unia Janikowo pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Tarnowski
Josef "Joe" Tarnowski (19 March 1922, in Maniewicze – 12 September 2010, in Edinburgh) was a Polish-Scottish electronics engineer and intelligence officer. He was a spy for the ''Armia Krajowa'' after the Soviet Union invaded eastern Poland (now western Ukraine) under the terms of the Nazi-Soviet Pact, before being arrested by the NKVD, tortured, and sentenced to the Vorkuta gulag in Siberia. His transportation orders were signed by Nikita Khrushchev. Reprieved when Hitler's attack caused the USSR to change sides, Tarnowski made his way to Iran, there joining the Polish Paratroop Brigade. Shipped to Perthshire for training in Fife, he was to meet his future wife Janet in 1944 before the brigade dropped on Arnhem. Postwar, he trained as an electronic engineer. He became a British citizen and found work in West Germany with International Telephone and Telegraph. In retirement, he volunteered with British Executive Service Overseas in post-communist Poland to help rebuild an ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Krzysztof Tarnowski
Count Jan Krzysztof Tarnowski (1 January 1537 – 1 April 1567) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic), Leliwa coat of arms. Son of Hetman Jan Tarnowski and Zofia née SzydÅ‚owiecka. He was married to Zofia Odrowąż since 1555, but had no issue. He was educated in the worldly affairs at the court of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, at his father's great expense claimed Orzechowski. He was owner of Tarnów, Wiewiórka, Przeworsk, Rożnów and Stare SioÅ‚o. Secretary of King Sigismund II Augustus since 1554, held offices of castellan of Wojnicz, starost of Sandomierz, Stryj and Dolina. Poor health disallowed Jan Krzysztof to have a substantial career in the military, Niesiecki said: ''King was shoving a lesser military command to him during the Muscovy war ( Northern Seven Years' War), but his health weak due to consumption prevented him from achieving knightly deeds.' Died prematurely, most likely to the ravages of tuberculosis, and was buried next to his father, Piotr Skarga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Feliks "Szram" Tarnowski
Jan Feliks Tarnowski (31 July 1471 – 21 March 1507) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic). Jan Feliks was owner of WielowieÅ›, Tarnobrzeg, WielowieÅ›, Rzochów and Wadowice estates. He was Chorąży of Kraków since 20 February 1484, starost of Belz since 28 December 1485, Stolnik of the Royal court since 27 May 1494, castellan of Lublin since 27 December 1497, voivode of Lublin Voivodeship before 28 May 1499, voivode of Sandomierz Voivodeship since 6 March 1501, voivode of Kraków Voivodeship (14th century – 1795), Kraków Voivodeship and starost of HorodÅ‚o since 1 September 1505. Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1471 births 1507 deaths 15th-century Polish nobility Tarnowski family, Jan Feliks People from Tarnobrzeg 16th-century Polish nobility 16th-century Polish landowners {{Poland-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan "Ciezki" Tarnowski
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Number, a barcode standard compatible with EAN * Japanese Accepted Name, a Japanese nonproprietary drug name * Job Accommodation Network, US, for people with disabilities * ''Joint Army-Navy'', US standards for electronic color codes, etc. * ''Journal of Advanced Nursing'' Personal name * Jan (name), male variant of ''John'', female shortened form of ''Janet'' and ''Janice'' * Jan (Persian name), Persian word meaning 'life', 'soul', 'dear'; also used as a name * Ran (surname), romanized from Mandarin as Jan in Wade–Giles * Ján, Slovak name Other uses * January, as an abbreviation for the first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar * Jan (cards), a term in some card games when a player loses without taking any tricks or scoring a mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Tarnowski
Jan Amor Tarnowski (Latin: Joannes Tarnovius; 1488 – 16 May 1561) was a Polish nobleman, knight, military commander, military theoretician, and statesman of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. He was Grand Crown Hetman from 1527, and was the founder of the city of Tarnopol, where he built the Ternopil Castle and the Ternopil Pond. History Tarnowski was born in 1488, the son of Jan Amor Junior Tarnowski, castellan of Kraków, and his second wife Barbara of Rożnów, granddaughter of the knight Zawisza the Black. He was a scion of an important family clan started in the mid-14th century by Spycimir Leliwita, castellan of Kraków. Tarnowski had five half-siblings from his father's first marriage: Jan Amor the Elder, Jan Aleksander (d. 1497), Katarzyna, Zofia and Elżbieta. He had also five half-sisters from his mother's first marriage. He spent his earliest years in Rożnowo and Stare SioÅ‚o. He was originally intended to become a priest; but after his father's death in 150 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorota Tarnowska
Dorota is a Polish, Czech and Slovak female given name, cognate with Dorothy. Notable people with the name include: *Dorota Andraka (born 1961), Polish-American educator * Dorota Dabrowska, Polish statistician *Dorota Gawron (born 1983), represented Poland in the Miss Universe pageant *Dorota Gruca (born 1970), Polish marathon runner * Dorota Barbara Jabłonowska (1760–1844), Polish noblewoman *Dorota Jakuta (born 1958), Polish politician *Dorota Jędrusińska (born 1982), Polish track and field sprint athlete *Dorota Kędzierzawska (born 1957), Polish director of feature and documentary films *Dorota Kwaśna (born 1972), Polish cross country skier *Dorota Masłowska (born 1983), Polish writer and journalist *Dorota Nieznalska (born 1973), controversial Polish artist *Dorota Rabczewska (born 1984), Polish singer *Dorota Siudek (born 1975), Polish retired pairs skater who is now a coach *Dorota Świeniewicz (born 1972), Polish volleyball player *Dorota Sitańska (born 1767), Polish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Tarnowska
Tarnowski (feminine: Tarnowska; plural: Tarnowscy) is a Polish-language toponymic surname derived from the city of Tarnów. Related surnames People * Tarnowski family, a Polish noble family * Adam Tarnowski (senior) (1866–1946), Polish and Austrian-Hungarian diplomat * Adam Tarnowski (minister) (1892–1956), Polish and Austrian-Hungarian diplomat * Alfred Tarnowski (1917–2003), Polish chess player * Barbara Tarnowska (c. 1566–1610), Polish noblewoman * Dorota Tarnowska (c. 1513 – c. 1540), Polish noblewoman * Jan Tarnowski (1488–1561), Polish military commander and statesman * Jan "Ciezki" Tarnowski (c. 1479–1527), Polish nobleman * Jan Feliks "Szram" Tarnowski (1471–1507), Polish nobleman * Jan Krzysztof Tarnowski (1537–1567), Polish nobleman * Josef Tarnowski (1922–2010), Polish electronics engineer and intelligence officer * Marcin Tarnowski (born 1985), Polish footballer * Maria Tarnowska (1877–1949), Russian convict * Maria Tarnowska (nurse) (1880†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Tarnowski
Alfred Tarnowski (3 March 1917 – 24 November 2003) was a Polish chess player who won the Polish Chess Championship in 1961. Chess career Started to play chess in his native Lviv, where Tarnowski lived until 1945. After the end of World War II he moved to Kraków. In 1946 Tarnowski made his debut in the first post-war Polish Chess Championship in Sopot, where he shared seventh place. In the next years he twelve times in the Polish Chess Championship's finals and won two medals: a silver in 1949 in Poznań and gold in 1961 in Katowice. Tarnowski was the participant of eight international chess tournaments. Also Tarnowski was a chess coach and theorist. In 1950 he won the theoretically valuable party against grandmaster Mark Taimanov. Alfred Tarnowski played for Poland in Chess Olympiads: * In 1952, at first board in the 10th Chess Olympiad in Helsinki (+4, =4, -6), * In 1958, at second board in the 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
