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Wójtowicz
The Polish-language surname Wójtowicz or Wojtowicz may refer to: *House of Wojtowicz * John Wojtowicz (1945-2006), American bankrobber *Tomasz Wójtowicz Tomasz Grzegorz Wójtowicz (22 September 1953 – 24 October 2022) was a Polish volleyball player. In his later life, he worked as a volleyball commentator. As a member of the Poland men's national volleyball team, Poland national team, he won t ... (born 1953), Polish volleyball player * Rudolf Wojtowicz (born 1956), Polish football player * Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo (born 1975), Polish-American filmmaker * Douglas Wojtowicz See also * Wojtkiewicz {{DEFAULTSORT:Wojtowicz Polish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomasz Wójtowicz
Tomasz Grzegorz Wójtowicz (22 September 1953 – 24 October 2022) was a Polish volleyball player. In his later life, he worked as a volleyball commentator. As a member of the Poland men's national volleyball team, Poland national team, he won the titles of the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1976 Olympic Champion and the 1974 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, 1974 World Champion. Wójtowicz was considered one of the first volleyball players in the world to start attacking from the back row. In 2001, he was listed by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, International Volleyball Federation as one of the top eight volleyball players in the world. In 2002, he became the first Polish volleyball player to be inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame. Wójtowicz died after a long illness on 24 October 2022, at the age of 69. Honours Clubs * CEV Champions League, CEV European Champions Cup ** 1984/1985 – with Pallavolo Parma, Santal Parma ** 1985/1986 – with Pallavolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wojtkiewicz
The Polish-language surname Wojtkiewicz may refer to: *Aleksander Wojtkiewicz (1963–2006), Polish chess grandmaster * Dennis Wojtkiewicz (born 1956), American painter * Michał Wojtkiewicz (born 1946), American politician * Witold Wojtkiewicz (1879–1909), Polish painter See also * 4475 Voitkevich *Wójtowicz The Polish-language surname Wójtowicz or Wojtowicz may refer to: *House of Wojtowicz * John Wojtowicz (1945-2006), American bankrobber *Tomasz Wójtowicz Tomasz Grzegorz Wójtowicz (22 September 1953 – 24 October 2022) was a Polish volleyb ... {{surname Polish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Wojtowicz
The House of Wojtowicz from Volhynia (plural form: Wojtowiczowie) was a part of the nobility of Poland (the family's roots were probably in the Lithuanian-Ruthenian nobility). The village of Wojtowice of Ostróg County in Volhynia is the origin of this house. Wojtowicz family is sealed with the Lubicz coat of arms. History First note about the family comes from 1427 - the son of the knight Wojciech (Wojto vel. Woyto) is written as Wojtowicz. The house was mentioned in 1576 as the Volhynian nobility (while taking part in the coronation parliament of the Polish king, Stephen Báthory).Tadeusz Gajl, Armorial of Poland Jan Wojtowicz of Lubicz coat of arms, son of Stefan and Franciszka Załuska, grandson of Stanisław and Teresa Byczkowska, great-grandson of Marcin, proved his nobility in the Łuck County in the territory of Russian partition of Poland in 1803. The Wojtowicz family possessed villages in Volhynia, Podolia, voivodeships: Kiev (Pavoloch), Ruthenian (Wojtowszczyz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wojtowicz
John Stanley Joseph Wojtowicz (March 9, 1945January 2, 2006) was an American bank robber whose story inspired the 1975 film ''Dog Day Afternoon''. Early life Wojtowicz was the son of a Polish father and an Italian-American mother (nee Terry Basso). He served in the United States Army and was posted to Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Personal life Wojtowicz married Carmen Bifulco in 1967. They had two children and separated in 1969. In 1971, Wojtowicz met Elizabeth Eden at the Feast of San Gennaro in New York City. The two had a public wedding ceremony that year. Wojtowicz was at some point a member of the Gay Activists Alliance. He used at that time the alias "Littlejohn Basso" (Basso being his mother's maiden name). Bank robbery On August 22, 1972, Wojtowicz, along with Salvatore Naturile and Robert Westenberg, attempted to rob a branch of the Chase Manhattan Bank at 450 Avenue P in Gravesend, Brooklyn. The ''Los Angeles Times'' reported the heist was meant to pay for E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Wojtowicz
Rudolf Wojtowicz (born 9 June 1956 in Bytom) is a retired Polish football player, who in different periods of his career was a defender or a midfielder. Wojtowicz initially represented Szombierki Bytom, winning Polish championships in 1980. In the early 1980s he left Poland and settled in Germany. Wojtowicz played for Bayer Leverkusen (1982–1986) as well as Fortuna Düsseldorf (1986–1992). Also, between 1996 and 1998, he was head coach of Fortuna. Currently, he works as one of coaches of Hertha Berlin. Wojtowicz capped once for Poland, on 12 April 1978, in a game vs. Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea .... References Living people 1956 births Polish footballers Poland international footballers Bundesliga players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Fortuna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo
Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo (born 1975) is an American filmmaker and writer. Biography She studied film at Tisch School of the Arts where she graduated summa cum laude in 2003. Her debut short film ''Pâté'' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and went on to win several prestigious awards including NYU's Wasserman Award, the ''Fielle d'Or'' at the Beverly Hills Film Festival, the Grand Jury Prize at the WorldFest Houston International Film Festival, New York Magazine's Award of Excellence and the Special Jury Prize at the Atlanta Film Festival. ''Filmmaker Magazine'' named Wojtowicz-Vosloo as one of the ''25 New Faces of Independent Film''. In 2004 she collaborated with Laurie Anderson on the acclaimed ''O Zlozony/O Composite'', a multi-media project for the Paris Opera Ballet with choreography by Trisha Brown, based on Czeslaw Milosz's poem "O Zlozony". The piece premiered at the Opera Garnier in Paris in December 2004. Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo's first feature film '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Wojtowicz
Mack Bolan, alias '' The Executioner'', is a fictional character who has been serialized in 631 novels with sales of more than 200 million books. Created by Don Pendleton, Bolan made his first appearance on the printed page in ''The Executioner #1: War Against the Mafia'' (1969). Pendleton wrote 37 other novels featuring Bolan, often referred to as the "Mafia Wars". In 1980, Pendleton sold his rights to the character to Gold Eagle, which hired a number of ghostwriters to continue publishing Bolan monthly, to satisfy reader demand worldwide. Don Pendleton remained credited as the sole author and supervised these new adventures, which took the Bolan character all over the world fighting terrorism. This new series of books featured Bolan as a principled warrior fighting larger-than-life adversaries in the spirit of a tougher, American version of James Bond. The demand for the books continued, and Gold Eagle began releasing as many as 15 titles annually. In 2014, more than a doze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
