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Viola (given Name)
Viola is a female given name, a variant of the given name Violet. Nameberry.com List of people Academics * Viola Birss, Canadian professor of chemistry * , American anthropologist * , American biologist and zoologistActivists * , (1914–1965), African-Nova Scotian civil rights figure *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violet (plant)
''Viola'' is a genus of flowering plants in the violet family Violaceae. It is the largest genus in the family, containing between 525 and 600 species. Most species are found in the temperate Northern Hemisphere; however, some are also found in widely divergent areas such as Hawaii, Australasia, and the Andes. Some ''Viola'' species are perennial plants, some are annual plants, and a few are small shrubs. Many species, varieties and cultivars are grown in gardens for their ornamental flowers. In horticulture the term pansy is normally used for those multi-colored, large-flowered cultivars which are raised annually or biennially from seed and used extensively in bedding. The terms viola and violet are normally reserved for small-flowered annuals or perennials, including the wild species. Description Annual or perennial caulescent or acaulescent (with or without a visible plant stem above the ground) herbs, shrubs or very rarely treelets. In acaulescent taxa the foliage and flower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola Goretzki
Viola Goretzki (later Landvoigt; born 23 November 1956) is a retired German rower. She won a world title in 1975 and an Olympic gold medal in 1976 at the 1976 Montreal in the eight event. For these achievements she was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in 1976. Her husband Bernd Landvoigt, brother-in-law Jörg Landvoigt Jörg Landvoigt (born 23 March 1951) is a retired German rower Jörg Landvoigt and his twin brother Bernd were born in Brandenburg an der Havel, then in the German Democratic Republic. Their father was a boatman: their mother worked as a secr ... and nephew Ike Landvoigt are also retired Olympic rowers. References 1956 births Living people Sportspeople from Zwickau People from Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt East German female rowers Olympic rowers for East Germany Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in rowing World Rowing Championships medalists for East Germany Medalists at the 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola Compton
Viola Maud Compton–Mackenzie (26 November 1886 – 7 April 1971), known as Viola Compton, was an English film actress. Born in Fulham, London, she was the second of three siblings born to the actors Edward Compton and Virginia Frances Bateman. Her younger brother was writer Compton Mackenzie and her younger sister was actress Fay Compton. She died in Birchington-on-Sea, Kent. Partial filmography * '' Polly of the Circus'' (1917) * ''Compromising Daphne'' (1930) * ''The Black Hand Gang'' (1930) * '' Third Time Lucky'' (1931) * ''Looking on the Bright Side'' (1932) * '' Smithy'' (1933) * ''The Good Companions'' (1933) * '' Excess Baggage'' (1933) * ''The Shadow'' (1933) * '' The Medicine Man'' (1933) * '' Dark World'' (1935) * '' Find the Lady'' (1936) * ''Happy Days Are Here Again'' (1936) * '' Servants All'' (1936 short) * ''The Last Journey ''The Last Journey'' is a 1936 British drama film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Godfrey Tearle, Hugh Williams and Judy Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola Barry
Viola Barry ( – April 2, 1964) was an American silent film actress who starred in a number of films during the 1910s. Early years Gladys Viola Wilson was born in Evanston, Illinois, the daughter of Rev. J. Stitt Wilson, a Methodist minister."Returned Lecturer, J. Stitt Wilson, to Speak at Berkeley," ''Oakland Tribune,'' Feb 13, 1910, pg. 30. She moved with her family to Berkeley, California, where her father was a socialist lecturer and was mayor of Berkeley in 1911. She attended Berkeley High School. She studied under |
Viola Allen
Viola Emily Allen (October 27, 1867 – May 9, 1948) was an American stage actress who played leading roles in Shakespeare and other plays, including many original plays. She starred in over two dozen Broadway productions from 1885 to 1916. Beginning in 1915, she appeared in three silent films. Biography Allen was born in Huntsville, Alabama, on October 27, 1867, (some sources say 1869), the daughter of actors Charles Leslie Allen and Sarah JaneLyon.Browne, Walter and Fredrick Arnold Austin (eds."''Who's Who on the Stage: The Dramatic Reference Book and Biographical Dictionary of the Theatre, Vol. 1''" W. Browne & F. A. Austin, (1906), p. 15, accessed June 18, 2013 She moved to Boston at three years of age and later moved with her family to Toronto. She was educated at the Bishop Strachan School, her brothers being educated at Trinity College School, Port Hope, Ontario. She then attended a boarding school in New York City, Miss Cornell's School for Girls. Allen had her first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola Yanik
Viola Yanik (born July 9, 1982 in Bonn, West Germany) is a Canadian wrestler. She has wrestled since 1997 and is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan. She won a bronze medal in the 63 kg freestyle event at the 2003 World Championships in New York City, New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ... and wrestled in the first ever Women's Wrestling at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, placing fifth. She retired from wrestling at the end of 2005 to pursue other endeavors. Personal life Yanik is of Turkish origin. She is married to Tolga Yanik. References External links * 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Bonn Olympic wrestlers for Canada Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Canadian people of Turkish descent Canadian female sport wres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola Valli
Viola Valli (born 15 May 1972) is a former female open water swimmer from Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re .... She is the former world champion at the 5 km, 10 km and 25 km open water distance. International medals She won 12 medals (8 individual) at the World Open Water Swimming Championships. See also * World Open Water Championships - Multiple medalists References External links Viola Valliprofile at Les-sports Viola Valli official website BBC News Article on Viola {{DEFAULTSORT:Valli, Viola 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Varese Italian female swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming Italian female long-distance swimmers Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games bron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola Thompson
Viola Thompson ''Griffin(January 2, 1922 – December 31, 2017) was a pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at , , she batted and threw left-handed. A hard-throwing, underhand pitcher, Thompson had a brief but solid career during her four years in the AAGPBL. Since the only organized ball for women in the country was softball, the AAGPBL created a hybrid game which included both softball and baseball. Over the 12 years of history of the league, the rules were gradually modified to more closely resemble baseball. Throwing underhand, Thompson was unable to make the transition to full sidearm in 1947 and overhand pitching in 1948. Throwing multiple underhands, Thompson went on to play in the National Girls Baseball League of Chicago where she played until 1951. Early life Thompson, the daughter of Henry Justice and Mae Abercrombie Thompson, was born and raised in Anderson County, South Carolina, where she attended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola Thomas
Viola Thomas (born 1939) was a 3-time Canadian barrel racing champion and one of the first women to be licensed as a jockey in Canada. She was the first licensed woman jockey to ride in both Alberta and Saskatchewan, third woman to ride as a licensed jockey in Canada, and 17th woman jockey in North America. She was inducted into the Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2014. Early life Viola Thomas was born in 1939 in Alberta, Canada. She grew up in Millarville, near Calgary, on her parents' ranch. Her father was a farrier and staff sergeant with Lord Strathcona's Horse Regiment. By the time she was four years old, Thomas was riding horses and from age ten was competing with male riders on the class B race circuit. As a teenager, she competed in trail rides as well as steer decorating, an event which requires the rider to dismount and adorn a steer horn with a ribbon. Career Thomas continued to compete as an adult appearing in rodeo events in Canada, Arizona, California, and Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola Poley
Viola Poley (later Kowalschek, born 13 April 1955) is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics. She was born in Berlin in 1955. In 1976, she was a crew member of the East German boat, which won the gold medal in the quadruple sculls event under her maiden name. She competed at the 1977 World Rowing Championships The 1977 World Rowing Championships was the 6th World Rowing Championships. The championships were held from 19 to 28 August 1977 on the Bosbaan rowing lake in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Medal summary About 556 rowers from 28 countries competed ... in the coxed quad sculls under her married name and won gold. In February 1978, she was given the sports awards Honoured Master of Sports. References External links * 1955 births Living people East German female rowers Olympic rowers for East Germany Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in rowing World Rowing Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola Odebrecht
Viola Odebrecht (born 11 February 1983) is a retired German footballer who last played for VfL Wolfsburg. She also played for Germany. She played 49 international matches for the national team and became world champion in 2003 . Club career 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam In 2005 Odebrecht won the UEFA Women's Cup with 1.FFC Turbine Potsdam, the team for which she signed again for the 2008/09 season. In the 2006 summer season, Odebrecht played five times for Valur in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild, scoring once. VfL Wolfsburg On 29 February 2012, Odebrecht signed a two-year contract and will move to VfL Wolfsburg on 1 July 2012. She retired after the 2014–15 season. International career In 2003, she was a member of the World Cup winning team who went on to take the bronze medal at the Athens Olympics 2004. After a six-year hiatus, Odebrecht returned to the Germany national side in a Euro 2013 qualifying match against Romania on 22 October 2011. International goals ''Scores and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola Myers
Viola Lillian Myers (later Richardson, 1927 – November 15, 1993) was a Canadian sprinter who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics. She won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m relay and finished fourth in the individual 100 m. Myers started training in athletics in the early 1940s, and in 1944 set a national record in the 80 m sprint. She set another national record in 1948, in the 60 m, which stood until 1973. Myers retired shortly after the 1950 British Empire Games The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth staging of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand between 4 and 11 February 1950, after a 12-year gap from the third edition of the games. The main venue was .... In 2011, she was inducted into the Athletics Ontario Hall of Fame. Canadian ice hockey players Doug and Murray Wilson are her nephews. She died in 1993 at a hospital in Toronto. References 1927 births 1993 deaths Athletes from Toronto Canadian female sprinter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
