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Zariņš
Zariņš (feminine: Zariņa) is a Latvian language surname, derived from the Latvian word for " branch" or " twig" (''zars'').''Dictionary of American Family Names''"Zarins Family History" Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 14 January 2016. Individuals with the surname include: *Christopher Zariņš (born 1943), Latvian-American surgeon *Ivars Zariņš (born 1969), Latvian politician *Juris Zarins (born 1945), American archaeologist *Kārlis Zariņš (writer) (1889–1978), Latvian writer * Kārlis Reinholds Zariņš (1879–1963), Latvian diplomat *Marģeris Zariņš Marģeris Zariņš (24 May 1910, Jaunpiebalga – 27 February 1993, Riga) was a Latvian composer and writer. He was an author of symphonic and vocal symphonic music, choir music, vocal chamber music, cantatas, oratories and operas; contemporary ... (1910–1993), Latvian composer and writer * Rihards Zariņš (1869–1939), Latvian graphic artist See also * Zarin (other) References {{su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rihards Zariņš
Rihards Zariņš (also Richards Zarriņš or Richard Sarrinsch in German; 27 June 1869 – 21 April 1939) was a prominent Latvian graphic artist. Life He was born in Kocēni and grew up in Līgatne and later in Grīva. He pursued his studies in St. Petersburg, where he graduated in 1895 from the Stieglitz Central School for Technical Drawing. He then went on to further studies in Berlin, Munich, Vienna, where he studied lithography, and Paris, where he honed his skills in watercolour and pastels. He returned to Russia where he was employed by the Russian Imperial Printing Office in St. Petersburg for 20 years, acting as technical director. From 1905 he was in charge of designing state papers. In 1919, he returned to newly independent Latvia where he was appointed director of the government printing house. He held that position for over 14 years and retired at the beginning of 1934. After a stroke, he lost his ability to speak; however, he continued to draw until th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kārlis Reinholds Zariņš
Kārlis Reinholds Zariņš (born 4 December 1879, Ipiķi parish – 29 April 1963, London) (international: Charles Zarine) was envoy and consul general of Latvia in the United Kingdom. Shortly before the Soviet occupation of Latvia, on 17 May 1940 the Latvian cabinet of ministers granted Zariņš extraordinary powers. He was delegated to supervise the work of Latvia's representations abroad in time of war or other extraordinary circumstance. He served this role starting from the Soviet occupation in 1940 until his death in 1963. Since then, Arnolds Spekke and later Anatols Dinbergs represented Latvia as chargé d'affaires until restoration of independence in 1991. Zariņš was authorized to: * defend Latvia's interests in all countries (except Estonia, Lithuania, Finland, Sweden, Germany and the USSR); * issue binding orders to institutions representing Latvia; * oversee all property and handle financial resources of these institutions; * relieve envoys of their duties; * transfer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kārlis Zariņš (writer)
Kārlis Zariņš (December 12, 1889 – December 20, 1978) was a Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...n writer. Zariņš' works are characterised by a focus on the strangeness of life, on the strange characters of people; sometimes mysticism is also found in them. References 1889 births 1978 deaths Latvian writers {{Latvia-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Zarins
Christopher K. Zarins (born on in Tukums, Latvia) is an American-Latvian surgeon and professor emeritus who specializes in vascular biology and pathology. Family background and education Zarins was born during the Second World War in 1943 in the family of Tukums Lutheran pastor Rihards Zariņš (1913–2006) and English teacher Maria Zarinš. In October 1944 he fled to Sweden with his parents and in November 1946 he moved to the United States. In 1960, he graduated from the Brooklyn Technical High School in New York, in 1964 he graduated from Lehigh University with B.A. in biology. In 1968, he received his Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. From 1968 to 1973 he worked at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, from 1974 to 1979 at the US Navy Medical Center in San Diego. From 1976 to 1993 he taught at the University of Chicago, was a vascular surgeon at the Medical Center, in 1982 he became a professor. In 1993, he moved to California where h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivars Zariņš
Ivars Zariņš (born 1969) is a Latvian politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking .... He is a member of Harmony and a deputy of the 12th Saeima. References Saeima website 1969 births Living people People from Jēkabpils Social Democratic Party "Harmony" politicians Deputies of the 11th Saeima Deputies of the 12th Saeima Deputies of the 13th Saeima University of Latvia alumni Latvian economists {{Latvia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marģeris Zariņš
Marģeris Zariņš (24 May 1910, Jaunpiebalga – 27 February 1993, Riga) was a Latvian composer and writer. He was an author of symphonic and vocal symphonic music, choir music, vocal chamber music, cantatas, oratories and operas; contemporary picaresque novels and short stories. He is considered to be the first representative of the Postmodern style in Latvian literature. Biography His father was a choir conductor, organist and organ builder. He completed his primary education at , by which time he was already performing as an organist. After 1925, he attended the then, in 1928, studied organ, piano and composition at the Riga Conservatory. He slowly gained recognition as a composer while working as a teacher and a librarian. Following the Soviet Occupation, he was appointed musical director at the Dailes Theatre (1940–1950), and served as chairman of the Latvian Composers' Union (1951–1952, 1956–1968). He was also the Director of the Latvian National Symphony Orchest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zarin (other)
Zarin may refer to: *Zarin (comics), a comic book character *Zarin, Iran, a village in Kerman Province, Iran *Zarin-e Olya, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran *Zarin-e Sofla, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Zarin Mehta (born 1938), Canadian philanthropist * Jill Zarin (born 1963), American reality television personality * (1875–1935), Russian theologian See also * Zariņš, a surname *Zarrin (other) * Zareen Khan (born 1987), Indian actress and model *Zareena Moidu Zareena Moidu, known by her stage name Nadhiya, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. She made her debut in the Malayalam film ''Nokketha Doorathu Kannum Nattu'' (1984), alongside Mohanlal and Pa ..., Indian actress * Nikhat Zareen (born 1996), Indian boxer {{disambiguation, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juris Zarins
Juris Zarins (Zariņš) (born 1945, in Germany) is an American-Latvian archaeologist and professor at Missouri State University, who specializes in the Middle East. Biography Zarins is ethnically Latvian, but was born in Germany at the end of the Second World War. His parents emigrated to the United States soon after he was born. He graduated from high school in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1963 and earned a B.A. in anthropology from the University of Nebraska in 1967. He served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam before completing his Ph.D. in Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Archaeology at the University of Chicago in 1974. He then served as archaeological adviser to the Department of Antiquities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia before coming to Missouri State in 1978. Zarins joined an Expedition in search of the lost city of Ubar which started in 1992. The team was composed of NASA Scientists Ronald Blom and Charles Elachi, Film Maker and Archaeologist Nicholas Clapp and British Explore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branch
A branch, sometimes called a ramus in botany, is a woody structural member connected to the central trunk (botany), trunk of a tree (or sometimes a shrub). Large branches are known as boughs and small branches are known as twigs. The term ''twig'' usually refers to a wikt:terminus, terminus, while ''bough'' refers only to branches coming directly from the trunk. Due to a broad range of species of trees, branches and twigs can be found in many different shapes and sizes. While branches can be nearly vertical and horizontal, horizontal, vertical, or diagonal, the majority of trees have upwardly diagonal branches. A number of mathematical properties are associated with tree branchings; they are natural examples of fractal patterns in nature, and, as observed by Leonardo da Vinci, their cross section (geometry), cross-sectional areas closely follow the da Vinci branching rule. Terminology Because of the enormous quantity of branches in the world, there are numerous names in Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twig
A twig is a thin, often short, branch of a tree or bush. The buds on the twig are an important diagnostic characteristic, as are the abscission scars where the leaves have fallen away. The color, texture, and patterning of the twig bark are also important, in addition to the thickness and nature of any pith of the twig. There are two types of twig: vegetative twigs and fruiting spurs. Fruiting spurs are specialized twigs that generally branch off the sides of branches and are stubby and slow-growing, with many annular ring markings from seasons past. The age and rate of growth of a twig can be determined by counting the winter terminal bud scale scars, or annular ring marking, down the length of the twig. Twigs can be useful in starting fire. They can be used as kindling wood, bridging the gap between highly flammable tinder (dry grass and leaves) and firewood Firewood is any wooden material that is gathered and used for fuel. Generally, firewood is not highly proces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. After centuries of Teutonic, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule, which was mainly executed by the local Baltic German aristocracy, the independent R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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