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Zoltán Kövecses
Zoltán Kövecses (born 23 September 1946 in Újpest) is a Hungarian linguist and former water polo player. He is a professor emeritus at the School of English and American Studies of the Faculty of Humanities of Eötvös Loránd University. Academic career He earned a Master of Arts degree from the Eötvös Loránd University in 1972. His first manuscript was published in Népsort entitled ''Kommunikáció a vízilabdában'' (in English: ''Communication in water polo'') which focused on the communication in water polo. From 1976, he was a lecturer at the ELTE School of English and American Studies. In the late 1970s, he also taught the water polo players of Ferencváros. Between 1982 and 1983, he taught at the University of California. In 1988, he earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and a Habilitation degree in 1996. In 1998, he became a Full Professor at ELTE. He also taught at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Rutgers Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Újpest
Újpest (; german: Neu-Pest, en, New Pest) is the 4th District in Budapest, Hungary. It is located on the left bank of the Danube River. The name Újpest means "New Pest" because the city was formed on the border of the city of Pest, Hungary in 1838. Újpest was a village for 6 decades until 1907 when it became a town. In 1950, the town was unified with Budapest to form Greater Budapest. Since 1950, Újpest is the 4th District of Budapest. The football club Újpest FC is named after the area, since they were formed in the district in 1885, and have played there ever since. District The district is composed of six parts. Újpest is the largest, but the district also includes Megyer, Káposztásmegyer, Istvántelek, Székesdűlő and the northern tip of the island Népsziget. History Isaac Lowy owned a shoe factory that he wanted to move to Pest but was unable to attain a settlement permit because he was Jewish. In 1835, he decided to create a new town where he would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rutgers University
Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a Public university, public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and was affiliated with the Reformed Church in America, Dutch Reformed Church. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States, the second-oldest in New Jersey (after Princeton University), and one of the nine U.S. colonial colleges that were chartered before the American Revolution.Stoeckel, Althea"Presidents, professors, and politics: the colonial colleges and the American revolution", ''Conspectus of History'' (1976) 1(3):45–56. In 1825, Queen's College was renamed Rutgers College in honor of Colonel Henry Rutgers, whose substantial gift to the school had stabilized its finances during a period of uncertainty. For most of its existence, Rutgers was a Private university, private liberal arts college but it has evolved int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian Male Water Polo Players
Hungarian may refer to: * Hungary, a country in Central Europe * Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephen ..., state of Hungary, existing between 1000 and 1946 * Hungarians, ethnic groups in Hungary * Hungarian algorithm, a polynomial time algorithm for solving the assignment problem * Hungarian language, a Finno-Ugric language spoken in Hungary and all neighbouring countries * Hungarian notation, a naming convention in computer programming * Hungarian cuisine, the cuisine of Hungary and the Hungarians See also * * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1946 Births
Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four Allied-occupied Austria, occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 - Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic of Albania, with himself as prime minister of Albania, prime minister. * January 16 – Charles de Gaulle resigns as head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic, French provisional government. * January 17 - The United Nations Security Council holds its first session, at Church House, Westmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Újpest
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1970 Summer Universiade
The 1970 Summer Universiade, also known as the VI Summer Universiade, took place in Turin, Italy. After the city of Lisbon, Portugal failed to host the 1969 Summer Universiade, the games were assigned to Turin to be held next year. Sports at the 1970 Summer Universiade * Athletics * Basketball * Diving * Fencing * Gymnastics * Swimming * Tennis * Volleyball * Water polo Medal table References {{Universiade 1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ... U U U Multi-sport events in Italy Sports competitions in Turin August 1970 sports events in Europe September 1970 sports events in Europe 1970s in Turin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LEN Cup Winners' Cup
The LEN Cup Winners' Cup was a European water polo club competition organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation. National cup winners qualified for the tournament. After 2003, the nationalcup winners qualified for the LEN Euroleague, and the cup was discontinued. Title holders * 1974-75 Ferencváros * 1975-76 Mladost * 1976-77 MGU * 1977-78 Ferencváros * 1978-79 Korčula * 1979-80 Ferencváros * 1980-81 CSKA Moscow * 1981-82 POŠK * 1982-83 CSKA Moscow * 1983-84 POŠK * 1984-85 Dynamo Moscow * 1985-86 Vasas * 1986-87 Mornar * 1987-88 Posillipo * 1988-89 Arenzano * 1989-90 Sisley Pescara * 1990-91 Partizan * 1991-92 Catalunya * 1992-93 Oro d'Abruzzo Pescara * 1993-94 Miglioli Pescara * 1994-95 Vasas * 1995-96 INA Assitalia Roma * 1996-97 Vouliagmeni * 1997-98 Ferencváros * 1998-99 Mladost * 1999-00 Dynamo Moscow * 2000-01 Florentia * 2001-02 Vasas * 2002-03 Carpisa Posillipo Finals Titles By Club By nation References { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Országos Bajnokság I (men's Water Polo)
Országos Bajnokság I ( en, Nationwide Championship I, commonly abbreviated OB I) is the highest level water polo league for men in Hungary, that is administered and supervised by the Hungarian Water Polo Federation. Since 2009, after signed a four-year sponsorship contract with telecommunications company Vodafone, the competition is officially known as Vodafone OB I. Current teams The following 14 clubs compete in the OB I during the 2022–23 season: Previous winners * 1904 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), 1904: Balatoni ÚE, Balaton * 1905 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), 1905: Balatoni ÚE, Balaton * 1906 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), 1906: Magyar Úszó Egylet * 1907 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), 1907: Magyar Úszó Egylet * 1908 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), 1908: Magyar Úszó Egylet * 1909 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), 1909: Magyar Úszó Egylet * 1910 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferencvárosi TC (men's Water Polo)
Ferencvárosi Torna Club is a water polo club from Budapest, Hungary. The team competes in the Országos Bajnokság I. Naming history * Ferencvárosi Torna Club (FTC): (1899 – 1949) * ÉDOSZ SE: (1950 – 1956) * Budapesti Kinizsi ''(Bp. Kinizsi)'': (1951 – 1956) * Ferencvárosi TC: (1957–1988/89) * FTC-Törley: (1989/90 – 1992/93) - the first naming sponsor of FTC * Ferencvárosi TC: (1993/94) * FTC-Vitasport: (1994/95 – 1995/96) * FTC-Vitalin: (1996/97 – 1998/99) * FTC-Thomas Jeans: (1999/00) * FTC-Mirato: (2000/01) * FTC-VMAX: (2001/02 – 2002/03) * Jégcsillag-FTC: (2003/04) * Betonút-FTC: (2004/05 – 2005/06) * FTC-Aprilia: (2006/07 – 2008/09) * FTC-Fisher Klíma: (2008/09 – 2011/12) * Széchenyi Bank-FTC: (2012/13 – 2013/14) * Ferencvárosi TC: (2014/15) * FTC-PQS Waterpolo: (2015/16 – 2019/20) * FTC-Telekom (2020/21 – ... ) Honours Domestic competitions * Országos Bajnokság I (''National Championship of Hungary'') : Champions (24): 1910, 1911 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Újpesti TE (men's Water Polo)
Újpesti Torna Egylet (Újpesti TE or UTE) is a Hungarian sports society, based in Újpest, Budapest. The club, which was founded in 1885, includes sports sections that represent the club at ice hockey, men's water polo, women's volleyball, athletics, wrestling, judo, mud wrestling, flatwater canoeing/kayaking, karate, youth football, boxing, modern pentathlon, shooting, gymnastics, triathlon, swimming, and fencing. There is a leisure section and a section for the club's fans called 'circle of friends' (baráti kör). The football team Újpest FC is also a part of the Újpesti TE family. European Competitions Departments Famous sportsmen *Endre Kabos * Károly Kárpáti * Ágnes Keleti * János Németh * Norbert Növényi *Olivér Halassy * István Barta * Gyula Zsivótzky *Tamás Darnyi *Dezső Gyarmati *Krisztián Berki *Kálmán Sóvári *Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő Olympic Champions * ''1932 Los Angeles'' ** István Barta waterpolo ** Olivér Halassy waterpolo ** Jáno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is a public research university located in Hung Hom, Hong Kong near Hung Hom station. The University is one of the eight government-funded degree-granting tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. Founded in 1937 as the first Government Trade School, it is the first institution to provide technical education in Hong Kong. In 1994, the Legislative Council of Hong Kong passed a bill which granted the former Hong Kong Polytechnic official university status. PolyU consists of 8 faculties and schools, offering programmes covering applied science, business, construction, environment, engineering, social science, health, humanities, design, hotel and tourism management. The university offers over 160 taught programmes for more than 25,800 students every year. It is the largest public tertiary institution in terms of number of students. As of 2022-23, PolyU ranks 79th worldwide by THE, 65th internationally by QS, 100th in US News and 151~200th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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