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Zając
Zając ( , archaic feminine: Zającowa, plural Zającowie) is one of the most common surnames in Poland and the third most popular in Lesser Poland. The English translation of this surname is " hare".J. Stanisławski, ''English-Polish and Polish - English Dictionary'', David McKay Company, Inc., p. 379 The surname occasionally appears as Zajonc due to the Polish pronunciation of ą as "on", however, the vowel is usually rendered as "a" outside Poland, producing Zajac. The latter form may also come from Slovak, Sorbian, Serbo-Croatian, or Belarusian cognates. Notable people with the surname include: * Bogdan Zając (born 1972), Polish football defender * Czesław Zając, Polish sport shooter * Jack Zajac (born 1929), American artist * Józef Zając, (1891–1963), Polish general * Karol Zając (1913-1965), Polish alpine skier * Marcin Zając (born 1975), Polish football midfielder * Marek Zając (born 1973), Polish football defender * Stanisław Zając (born 1949), Polish poli ...
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Zajac (other)
Zajac is a common Slavic name, meaning “hare”. Variants include ''Zajtich'', ''Zaek'', ''Zając'', ''Zajec'', ''Zajić'', ''Zajíc'', ''Zayak'', ''Zayats'', ''Zayets'', ''Zients'', ''Ziontz'', ''Zionce'', and ''Zajonc''. A related Russian surname is Zaytsev. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrzej Zając (born 1956), Polish Paralympian * Bogdan Zając (born 1972), Polish football defender * Bojan Zajić (born 1980), Serbian football player * Darcy Zajac (born 1986), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Dolora Zajick (born 1952) is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer who specializes in the Verdian repertoire. * Elaine Zayak (born 1965), American figure skater * Ihor S. Zajac, discoverer of Zajacite-(Ce), a rare radioactive fluoride mineral in Quebec * Jack Zajac (born 1929), American artist * Jan Zajíc (1950–1969), Czech student and political protester * Jeffrey Zients (born 1966), an American business executive and government official * Joanna Zając ...
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Marek Zając
Marek Zając (born September 17, 1973 in Kraków), known as Marek () in China, is a Polish former soccer player and currently Manager of R&F. A versatile defender, he experienced considerable success with Wisła Kraków before moving to Turkey to play for Süper Lig sides Denizlispor and A. Sebatspor until he joined Chinese side Shenzhen Jianlibao and became a prominent figure within the team for five seasons. Club career Marek Zając previously played for Cracovia and Hutnik Kraków before he moved to Polish powerhouse Wisła Kraków where he experienced considerable success by winning two league titles and a call up to his national team. This saw Turkish side Denizlispor interested with his services and Zając moved to them during the 2001-02 season, however he only played in ten league games before returning to Poland with Zagłębie Lubin the following season. With another chance to play in the Süper Lig Marek Zając joined Akçaabat Sebatspor in the 2003-04 se ...
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Józef Zając
Józef Ludwik Zając (pron. Za-YANTz) (1891–1963) was a Polish general and pilot. Biography Born on 14 March 1891 in Rzeszów, Józef Zając studied at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, graduating with a PhD in philosophy in 1915. He joined the Polish pro-independence organization of that time; in 1912 he joined the Riflemen's Association where he took the course to gain the qualifications of a military officer. In 1914 he joined the Polish Legions in First World War; he commanded the 3rd, 6th, 5th and again 3rd regiments (''pułk''s). In 1918 he joined the Blue Army of general Józef Haller; until mid-1920 he spent most of his time in France (among other things, he attended the École Supérieure de Guerre). He took part in the last phase of the Polish-Soviet War: on 17 August 1920 he became the chief of staff of an Operational Group 'Wisła' of the Polish 5th Army, later, Operational Group 'North' of the 2nd Army, and finally, of the 3rd Army. In the interwar ...
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Bogdan Zając
Bogdan Zając (born 16 November 1972) is a Polish professional football coach and a former player. He currently serves as an assistant manager of Wisła Kraków, where he spent many seasons in the Polish Ekstraklasa as a player. From 2009 until 2019, he served as an assistant under Adam Nawałka at GKS Katowice, Górnik Zabrze, the Poland national team and Lech Poznań. Zając made one appearance for the Poland national football team against Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ... in 1998. References External links * Bogdan Zającat Footballdatabase 1972 births Living people Polish footballers Poland international footballers Polish expatriate footballers Ekstraklasa players Cypriot First Division players Wisła Kraków players Zagłębie Lub ...
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Marcin Zając
Marcin Zając (born May 19, 1975 in Łódź) is a Polish footballer (midfielder) who last played for Ruch Chorzów. Career Club He started his career at Start Łódź. In 1996, he was bought by Widzew Łódź, participating in their UEFA Champions League 1996–97 campaign. In 2002, he joined Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski (), previously Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski, was a Polish football club based in Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Greater Poland Voivodeship. History Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski was founded on 30 April 1922. Its lo ... where he played for four years. He spent a couple years at Lech Poznań before transferring to Ruch Chorzów in June 2008. In 2004-2005, Zajac had a trial with Rangers in pre-season matches against Roma and Fulham. Rangers won the match against Fulham 1-0 with Dado Prso scoring a stunning overhead kick and triumphed 4-1 over Roma with Prso netting again. International Marcin Zając has played 11 times for ...
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Stanisław Zając
Stanisław Zając (, 1 May 1949 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish lawyer and politician. He was a member of Sejm 1991–1993 and Sejm 1997–2001. On 25 September 2005 he was elected a member of the Sejm again, getting 25,225 votes in 22 Krosno district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list. Zając was born in Święcany. On 1 May 1949, he won the by-election for the Polish Senate, held in Krosno-constituency following the death of Senator Andrzej Mazurkiewicz. He was listed on the flight manifestPrezydenckim Tu-154 leciały najważniejsze osoby w państwie (Polish)
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Zając, Masovian Voivodeship
Zając is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Liw, within Węgrów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Węgrów and east of Warsaw. Before the 1998 local boundary reforms it was administratively part of the Siedlce Voivodeship Siedlce Voivodeship () was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–1998, superseded by Masovian Voivodeship and Lublin Voivodeship. Its capital city was Siedlce. Major cities and towns (population .... References Villages in Węgrów County {{Węgrów-geo-stub ...
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Czesław Zając
Czesław Zając (born 20 January 1927) is a Polish former sports shooter. He competed in the 25 metre pistol event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References 1927 births Living people Polish male sport shooters Olympic shooters of Poland Shooters at the 1960 Summer Olympics People from Krosno County {{Poland-sportshooting-bio-stub ...
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Karol Zając
Karol Zając (19 May 1913 – 18 May 1965) was a Polish alpine skier. He competed in the men's combined event at the 1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 .... References 1913 births 1965 deaths Polish male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of Poland Alpine skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Zakopane 20th-century Polish people {{Poland-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ...
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Zajonc
Zajonc or Zayonc ( ) is a surname. It is a spelling variant of Zając, meaning " hare" in Polish. Notable people with the surname include: * Arthur Zajonc (born 1949), professor of physics at Amherst College in Massachusetts * Miroslav Zajonc or Miro Zayonc (born 1960), Czechoslovak-born luger * Rick Zayonc (born 1959), Canadian water polo player * Robert Zajonc (1923–2008), Polish-born American social psychologist See also * * * 32294 Zajonc 3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societie ..., a main belt asteroid {{surname, Zajonc Polish-language surnames Surnames from nicknames ...
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Robert Zajonc
Robert Bolesław Zajonc ( /ˈzaɪ.ənts/ ''ZY-ənts''; Polish: zajɔnt͡s November 23, 1923 – December 3, 2008) was a Polish-born American social psychologist who is known for his decades of work on a wide range of social and cognitive processes. One of his most important contributions to social psychology is the mere-exposure effect. Zajonc also conducted research in the areas of social facilitation, and theories of emotion, such as the affective neuroscience hypothesis. He also made contributions to comparative psychology. He argued that studying the social behavior of humans alongside the behavior of other species, is essential to our understanding of the general laws of social behavior. An example of his viewpoint is his work with cockroaches that demonstrated social facilitation, evidence that this phenomenon is displayed regardless of species. A ''Review of General Psychology'' survey, published in 2002, ranked Zajonc as the 35th most cited psychologist of the 20th ce ...
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Travis Zajac
Travis Zajac (; ; born May 13, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and current head coach. Zajac was selected in the first round, 20th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, with whom he would go on to play for 15 years and over 1,000 NHL games. He also briefly played for the New York Islanders. Playing career Amateur Zajac began his junior ice hockey career with the Salmon Arm Silverbacks of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). One of his teammates was Brady Murray, who would briefly play in the NHL for the Los Angeles Kings, and his linemate was future Calgary Flames winger Kris Chucko. In his second season with Salmon Arm, Zajac led the team in goals, assists and points, and finished second overall in the League in the latter two statistics. At season's end, he was named the MVP of the BCHL's Interior Division, and he played in the BCHL All-Star Game. His play attracted attention, and he was projected to be a potential first ...
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