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Tobia (name)
Tobia is a Greek-origin word which is used as a surname and a masculine given name. People with the name include: Surname * Blaise Tobia (born 1953), American artist and photographer * Jacob Tobia (born 1991), American LGBT rights activist and television personality * John Tobia (born 1978), American politician Given name * Tobia Aoun (1803–1871), Lebanese Maronite Catholic bishop * Tobia Bocchi (born 1997), Italian athlete * Tobia Lionelli (1647–1714), Slovene–Italian preacher and writer * Tobia Giuseppe Loriga (born 1977), Italian boxer * Tobia Masini (born 1976), Italian racing driver * Tobia Nicotra, Italian document forger * Tobia Polese (1865–1905), Italian painter See also * Tobias Tobias is the transliteration of the Greek which is a translation of the Hebrew biblical name he, טוֹבִיה, Toviyah, JahGod is good, label=none. With the biblical Book of Tobias being present in the Deuterocanon/Apocrypha of the Bible ..., list of people with the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaise Tobia
Blaise Tobia (born January 20, 1953) is a contemporary artist and photographer who lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is married to sculptor, Virginia Maksymowicz. Together they maintain TandM Arts Studio. Early life and education Tobia was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Stuyvesant High School, and went on to study art at Brooklyn College, CUNY: his principal photography teacher was Walter Rosenblum; he studied drawing with Philip Pearlstein and sculpture with Ron Mehlman. After receiving his BA in 1974, he headed for California, to become part of the MFA program at the University of California, San Diego. During that trip, he documented two significant artworks on the ranch of Stanley Marsh 3: Robert Smithson's Amarillo Ramp and the then-recently completed Ant Farm's ''Cadillac Ranch''. Tobia's unique book, ''Cadillac Ranch Sequences'', was accepted into the Ant Farm's archive in 2003. At UCSD, he studied primarily with photographers Fred Lonidier and Phel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Tobia
Jacob Tobia (born August 7, 1991) is an American LGBT rights activist, writer, producer, television host, and actor. In 2019, they published their memoir titled '' Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story''. They are also the voice of Double Trouble in DreamWorks' animated series ''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power''. Tobia has been recognized in Forbes 30 Under 30 and Out100. Early life and education Tobia's grandparents were Syrians who immigrated to the United States in the 1950s and spoke Arabic, which Tobia says is "the language that I do not speak but wish I could." Tobia was raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, by a Methodist family. They graduated in 2010 from Raleigh Charter High School, serving as president of the Gay-Straight Alliance and being active in student government. Tobia applied to Harvard University and was accepted, but chose to attend Duke University instead, where they graduated ''summa cum laude'' with a degree in Human Rights Advocacy. While a student at Duke, Tob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Tobia
John Tobia (born January 6, 1978) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District, which includes southern Brevard County, from 2012 to 2016, previously representing the 31st District from 2008 to 2012. History Tobia was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to the state of Florida in 1990. He attended the University of Florida, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Following graduation, he began working as a professor at Valencia College, teaching introductory political science courses. Florida House of Representatives When incumbent State Representative Mitch Needelman was unable to seek re-election in 2008 due to term limits, Tobia ran to succeed him in the 31st District, which stretched from Malabar to South Patrick Shores. He faced Jason Steele, Ronald Stump, and Ken Babington in the Republican primary, and emerged narrowly victorious, winning 32% of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobia Aoun
Tobia Aoun (December 1803 – 4 April 1871) (''Tubiya, Tobias, Tubiyya, Aun, Awn'') was an Assistant at the Pontifical Throne, Assistant to the Pontifical Throne, Archbishop of Beirut, Count of Rome, Bishop of Acre, Israel, Saint-John-Acre, Knight of the French Legion of Honour, Knight of the Order of the Medjidie, Ottoman Order of the Medjidie, and Council Father of the First Vatican Council. He was the first Archbishop of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut and a much respected leader of the Maronites during the 1860 Lebanon conflict, 1859–1860 conflict in Mount Lebanon. Life Tobia Aoun was born in December 1803 in a small village along the banks of the Damour river, Damour River in Lebanon, under the Maronite Church, Maronite Patriarchy of Joseph Tyan, Joseph VII Peter Tyan. In 1815, at the young age of 12, he joined the Congregation of the Virgin Mary. Three years later, at the age of 15, he joined the Lebanese Maronite Order, monastic order of the Antonins "Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobia Bocchi
Tobia Bocchi (born 7 April 1997) is an Italian triple jumper. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Triple jump. Career At the youth level, Bocchi boasts two under-20 silver medals at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and at the 2015 European Athletics Junior Championships. Progression ;Outdoor Achievements ;Senior level National titles Bocchi won 3 national championships at individual senior level. * Italian Athletics Championships ** Triple jump: 2021 * Italian Athletics Indoor Championships ** Triple jump: 2021, 2023 Events Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law. ** Croatia will adopt the eu ... See also * Italian all-time lists - Triple jump References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bocchi, Tobia 1997 births Living people Italian male triple jumpers Sportspeople from Parma Athleti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobia Lionelli
Tobia Lionelli (1647 – 17 October 1714) was a Slovene–Italian preacher and writer in the Baroque period. His sermons had a crucial role in the affirmation of Slovene as a language. He is also known by his monastic name John Baptist of Sveti Križ in Vipava ( la, Joannes Baptista à Sancta Cruce Vippacensi; later Slovenized as ', ', or '). Life Lionelli was born to a Slovene mother and an Italian father in the town of Sveti Križ (now Vipavski Križ) in the Vipava Valley, County of Gorizia. A recent theory conjectures that he was actually born as Ivan Hrobat, the illegitimate son of Katarina Hrobat and a nobleman of the Lanthieri family, and that the surname Lionelli was purchased to avoid embarrassment.Kmecl, Matjaž. 2005. ''A Short Cultural History of the Slovenes''. Ljubljana: Slovene PEN. He took the name "Joannes Baptista à Sancta Cruce Vippacensi" upon joining the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in reference to his native town and probably also to the Spanis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobia Giuseppe Loriga
Tobia Giuseppe Loriga (born 1 March 1977) is an Italian professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho .... He is also the former Italy and IBF International Light Middleweight Champion. Professional career On 26 April 2008 Tobia Giuseppe Loriga lost by ninth round KO to Julio César Chávez, Jr. References External links * People from Crotone Welterweight boxers Light-middleweight boxers 1978 births Living people Italian male boxers Sportspeople from the Province of Crotone {{Italy-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobia Masini
Tobia Masini (born 8 December 1976 in Poggibonsi) is an Italian auto racing driver. Career He spent some time racing in the United Kingdom, finishing as runner-up in the 1999 Renault Spider Championship behind Andy Priaulx. He went on to compete in the European Touring Car Championship with a Super Production Alfa Romeo 156. In 2005 he was champion of the Italian Superstars Series driving an Audi RS6 The Audi RS 6 is a high-performance variant of the Audi A6 range, produced by the high-performance subsidiary company Audi Sport GmbH, for its parent company Audi AG, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, from 2002 onwards. The first and se .... External links * 1976 births Living people People from Poggibonsi Italian racing drivers European Touring Car Championship drivers Sportspeople from the Province of Siena Sportspeople from Tuscany {{Italy-autoracing-bio-stub 24 Hours of Spa drivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobia Nicotra
Tobia Nicotra was an Italian forger who produced counterfeit works of artists in various disciplines. In 1937, he was described as "the most proficient forger of autographs". He may have produced as many as 600 forgeries before he was caught. Career During the 1920s, the works of Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini were popular in the United States and had "so important a role in the country's musical life" that during Nicotra's visit to the United States starting in the late 1920s, he capitalized on the popularity by writing a biography of the conductor. His 1929 manuscript was in Italian, but it was published only in English by Alfred A. Knopf with translation provided by Irma Brandeis and H. D. Kahn. It was rife with mistakes and has been described as "superficial" and containing "invented conversations". In 1932, he returned to the United States leading a salon orchestra impersonating Riccardo Drigo, an Italian composer who had died in 1930. Nicotra produced forged manuscrip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobia Polese
Tobia Polese or Tobias Polese (January 19, 1865 – 1905) was an Italian painter. He was born in Torre del Greco, in the province of Naples, and studied in the Institute of Fine Arts of Naples. He graduated in 1882, and the next two years was able to win bronze and silver medals for his vedute. Among his works: ''Giovedì santo''; ''Bimbo adorato''; ''Come bolle!'', and ''Gioie materne''. This last painting was exhibited at Bologna in 1890. By 1898, he had settled in Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ..., Argentina where he had established a studio. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobias
Tobias is the transliteration of the Greek which is a translation of the Hebrew biblical name he, טוֹבִיה, Toviyah, JahGod is good, label=none. With the biblical Book of Tobias being present in the Deuterocanon/Apocrypha of the Bible, Tobias is a popular male given name for both Christians and Jews in English-speaking countries, German-speaking countries, the Low Countries, and Scandinavian countries. In English-speaking countries, it is often shortened to Toby. In German, this name appears as Tobias or Tobi; in French as Tobie; and in Swedish as Tobias or Tobbe. Tobias has also been a surname. In other languages * Danish, Norwegian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Portuguese: Tobias * Amharic: ጦቢያ (T’obīya) * Catalan: Tobies * Czech: Tobiáš, Tobias * Croatian: Tobijaš * Finnish: Topias, Topi * French: Tobie * Greek: Τωβίας ''(Tobías)'' * Hebrew: Tovia, Tuvya * Hungarian: Tóbiás * Italian: Tobia (name) * Lithuanian: Tobijas * Polish: Tobiasz * Russian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobia (other)
Tobía is a village in La Rioja, Spain. Tobia or Tobía may also refer to: * Tobia (name), list of people with the name * Tobia, Estonia, village in Rakvere Parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia * Baños de Río Tobía, manucipality in Spain * Tobia, wine grape variety better known as Malvasia * I ragazzi di padre Tobia, Italian television series * Il ritorno di Tobia, oratorio by Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ... * Schinia tobia, moth of the family Noctuidae {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
