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Theresia
Theresia is the usual Dutch and German form of the name Teresa, and may refer to: * Theresia of Dietrichstein (1768–1822), German countess and noted beauty * Edith Stein (1891–1942), also known as St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, German Jewish philosopher, Roman Catholic nun, martyr and saint * Theresia Degener (born 1961), German jurist and professor of law * Theresia Gouw (born 1968), American entrepreneur and venture capital investor *Theresia Haidlmayr (born 1955), Austrian politician * Theresia Kiesl (born 1963), Austrian retired middle distance runner * Theresia van der Pant (1924–2013), Dutch sculptor * Theresia Singer Theresia Singer (also known as Teresa Singer) was an operatic soprano. Singer trained in Vienna and in Italy. During the 1870–1871 season, she sang in the Court Opera of Vienna, before travelling to Italy. In 1873 she debuted at Milan's La ... (), opera singer {{given name Feminine given names Dutch feminine given names German feminine giv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theresia Gouw
Theresia Gouw is an entrepreneur and venture capital investor in the technology sector. She worked at Bain & Company, Release Software and Accel Partners before co-founding Aspect Ventures, a female-led venture capital firm, in 2014. Gouw was named one of the 40 most influential minds in tech by Time Magazine. and has been recognized seven times on the Forbes Midas List as one of the "world's smartest tech investors". According to Forbes.com, Gouw is the richest female venture capitalist, with a net worth of approximately $500 million, primarily due to her involvement with Accel (company)'s early investment in Facebook. Early years and education Gouw's family fled Indonesia when she was three to escape the persecution of the country’s ethnic Chinese minority under the Suharto dictatorship. A dentist and a nurse in Jakarta, her parents settled outside Buffalo, New York, working as a dishwasher and a waitress before her father re-earned his dental certification in the United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theresia Of Dietrichstein
Theresia of Dietrichstein (''Maria Theresia Johanna Nepomucena Josepha Juliana''; 11 August 1768 – 16 September 1822), was a German noblewoman; a member of the House of Dietrichstein and by her two marriages member of the House of Kinsky and member of the House of Mervedlt. Early life She was the fourth child and second (but eldest and only surviving) daughter of Karl Johann Baptist, 7th Prince of Dietrichstein and his wife, Countess Maria Christina of Thun und Hohenstein, a daughter of Jan Josef František Antonín, Count of Thun und Hohenstein (1711-1788) and Princess Christine of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1715-1749). Biography A woman of extraordinary beauty (she was nicknamed ''la celeste Therese''), Emperor Joseph II became madly in love with her; in order to save her reputation and the position of the Dietrichstein family at court, when the Emperor was away in the Austro-Turkish War, was arranged her marriage with the Imperial ''Kammerherrn'' and General Count Philipp J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theresia Haidlmayr
Theresia Haidlmayr (9 September 1955 – 13 June 2022) was an Austrian politician. She was spokesperson for The Greens – The Green Alternative until 2008. Life Haidlmayr was born in Steyr in 1955. She rose to prominence as the spokesperson of the Green Party in Austria from 1994 to 2008, serving in the National Council. At the next election in 2008 she decided not to be a candidate because she was disheartened by the low profile that her party had given to issues for disabled people. Haidlmayr had Osteogenesis imperfecta and used a wheelchair. It was announced that the decision to not seek election was Haidlmayr's. Honours Haidlmayr was awarded the Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (german: Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria. It is divided into 15 classes and is the highest award in the A ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theresia Van Der Pant
Theresia Reiniera van der Pant (27 November 1924, Schiedam – 4 February 2013, Amsterdam) was a Dutch sculptor. Examples of her work include the Equestrian statue of Queen Wilhelmina, which stands on Rokin The Rokin is a canal and major street in the centre of Amsterdam. The street runs from Muntplein square to Dam square. The Rokin canal used to run from Muntplein square to Dam Square, but in 1936, the part between Spui square and Dam Square was ... street in Amsterdam. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Pant, Theresia van der 1924 births 2013 deaths Dutch sculptors People from Schiedam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theresia Degener
Theresia Degener (born 10 April 1961 in Altenberge, West Germany) is a jurist and professor of law at the Protestant University for Applied Sciences of the Rheinland-Westfalen-Lippe. Degener is well known for being an outspoken victim of the ''Contergan Skandal'', also known as the thalidomide disaster/tragedy, which makes reference to the drug thalidomide first marketed in 1957 in West Germany under the trade-name Contergan. The drug, first described as a mild sleeping aid, caused thousands of babies worldwide to be born with malformed limbs. She is also a lead activist of the rights of Persons With Disabilities, and is the Chairperson of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. She is also a member of the Human Rights Initiative Advisory Board of the Open Society Foundation. Education and personal life Theresia Degener graduated from UC Berkeley School of Law, has worked at the Dutch Coalition on Disability and Development (DCDD) and is a Legal Expert a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theresia Kiesl
Theresia Kiesl (born 26 October 1963, in Sarleinsbach) is a retired Austrian middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. She was implicated in a 2006 doping scandal which also involved Stefan Matschiner, a friend of her husband; doping was confiscated in her home in 2007. Achievements Personal bests *800 metres - 2:00.75 min (1993) *1500 metres - 4:03.02 min (1996) - Austrian recordAustrian national records, outdoor * 3000 metres
The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200& ...
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Theresia Singer
Theresia Singer (also known as Teresa Singer) was an operatic soprano. Singer trained in Vienna and in Italy. During the 1870–1871 season, she sang in the Court Opera of Vienna, before travelling to Italy. In 1873 she debuted at Milan's La Scala as the title role of Verdi's ''Aida'' and as Marguerite in Gounod's ''Faust''. In 1876 she joined the Théâtre-Italien in Paris, and in 1877 she sang at the Theater of Graz. In 1878 she appeared at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples with the premiere of the opera ''Antonio e Cleopatra'' by Mario Rossi. The same year, Singer performed at the Teatro Nacional in Buenos Aires, and in 1880 in the same city at the Teatro Politeama. She sang at the Teatro Municipale Piacenza in 1880 as the title role in the premiere of the opera ''Stella'' by Auteri-Manzocchi. In 1881 she appeared at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome as Aida and Leonora in '' La forza del destino'' by Verdi. In 1882 she sang at the Teatro Argentina in Rome as Selika in Meyer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teresa
Teresa (also Theresa, Therese; french: Thérèse) is a feminine given name. It originates in the Iberian Peninsula in late antiquity. Its derivation is uncertain, it may be derived from Greek θερίζω (''therízō'') "to harvest or reap", or from θέρος (''theros'') "summer". It is first recorded in the form ''Therasia'', the name of Therasia of Nola, an aristocrat of the 4th century. Its popularity outside of Iberia increased because of saint Teresa of Ávila, and more recently Thérèse of Lisieux and Mother Teresa. In the United States it was ranked as the 852nd most popular name for girls born in 2008, down from 226th in 1992 (it ranked 65th in 1950, and 102nd in 1900). Spelled "Teresa," it was the 580th most popular name for girls born in 2008, down from 206th in 1992 (it ranked 81st in 1950, and 220th in 1900). People In aristocracy: *Teresa of Portugal (other) ** Theresa, Countess of Portugal (1080–1130), mother of Afonso Henriques, the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. ''Afrikaans'' is a separate but somewhat mutually intelligible daughter languageAfrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans was historically called Cape Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans is rooted in 17th-century dialects of Dutch; see , , , . Afrikaans is variously described as a creole, a partially creolised language, or a deviant variety of Dutch; see . spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, evolving from the Cape Dutch dialects of Southern Africa. The dialects used in Belgium (including Flemish) and in Suriname, meanwhile, are all guided by the Dutch Language Union. In Europe, most of the population of the Netherlands (where it is the only official language spoken country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Language
German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italy, Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium, as well as a national language in Namibia. Outside Germany, it is also spoken by German communities in France (Bas-Rhin), Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Poland (Upper Silesia), Slovakia (Bratislava Region), and Hungary (Sopron). German is most similar to other languages within the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch language, Dutch, English language, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots language, Scots, and Yiddish. It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic languages, North Germanic group, such as Danish lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith Stein
Edith Stein (religious name Saint Teresia Benedicta a Cruce ; also known as Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross or Saint Edith Stein; 12 October 1891 – 9 August 1942) was a German Jewish philosopher who converted to Christianity and became a Discalced Carmelite nun. She is canonized as a martyr and saint of the Catholic Church; she is also one of six patron saints of Europe. She was born into an observant Jewish family, but had become an agnostic by her teenage years. Moved by the tragedies of World War I, in 1915, she took lessons to become a nursing assistant and worked in an infectious diseases hospital. After completing her doctoral thesis at the University of Freiburg in 1916, she obtained an assistantship there. From reading the life of the reformer of the Carmelite Order, Saint Teresa of Ávila, Edith Stein was drawn to the Christian faith. She was baptized on 1 January 1922 into the Catholic Church. At that point, she wanted to become a Discalced Carmelite nun b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feminine Given Names
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A '' Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names and relig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
