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Zora (given Name)
Zora or Zorah is a female given name of Arabic origin meaning "dawn", "dawn's eye". People with the name Given name * Zora Andrich, American model and actress * Zora Arkus-Duntov (1909–1996), American engineer * Zora Kramer Brown (1949–2013), American breast cancer awareness advocate * Zora Brziaková (born 1964), Slovak basketball player * Zora G. Clevenger (1881–1970), American football, basketball, and baseball player * Zora Cross (1890–1964), Australian poet and author * Zora Dirnbach (1929–2019), Croatian writer * Zora Fair (died 1865), American spy * Zora Folley (1931–1972), American boxer * Zora Howard, American actress and writer * Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960), American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker * Zora Jandová (born 1958), Czech singer and actress * Zora Jiráková, Czech actress * Zora Kerova (born 1950), Czech actress * Zora Kolínska (1941–2002), Slovak actress and singer * Zora Kostková (born 1952), Czech actress * Zora Singh Maa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston, 2011. Having emerged in the 1st century, it is named after the Arabs, Arab people; the term "Arab" was initially used to describe those living in the Arabian Peninsula, as perceived by geographers from ancient Greece. Since the 7th century, Arabic has been characterized by diglossia, with an opposition between a standard Prestige (sociolinguistics), prestige language—i.e., Literary Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Classical Arabic—and diverse vernacular varieties, which serve as First language, mother tongues. Colloquial dialects vary significantly from MSA, impeding mutual intelligibility. MSA is only acquired through formal education and is not spoken natively. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zora Singh Maan
Zora Singh Maan (born 18 June 1940) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Firozpur constituency of Punjab and was a member of the Shiromani Akali Dal The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) (translation: ''Supreme Akali Party'') is a centre-right sikh-centric state political party in Punjab, India. The party is the second-oldest in India, after Congress, being founded in 1920. Although there are man ... (SAD) political party. References External links Member Profile - Parliament of India website Living people 1940 births Indian Sikhs India MPs 2004–2009 People from Firozpur Shiromani Akali Dal politicians India MPs 1998–1999 India MPs 1999–2004 Lok Sabha members from Punjab, India {{PunjabIN-SAD-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zora Wolfová
Zora Wolfová (20 February 1928 — 29 November 2012) was a Czech translator (from English) and publishing editor. Her early translations are credited under her maiden surname, Bartošová. A native of the Czech capital, Prague, Wolfová translated more than 60 books into Czech, including Arthur Ransome's ''Swallows and Amazons'' series and Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories. She died in Prague at the age of 84. Translations from English into Czech Books * Allfrey, Phyllis Shand: ''Dům mezi orchidejemi''. 'The Orchid House''. Praha: Svoboda, 1986. * Barnes, Julian: ''Arthur & George''. Arthur & George">'Arthur & George''.Praha: Odeon, 2007. * Geoffrey Blainey">Blainey, Geoffrey: ''Dějiny Austrálie''. [''A Shorter History of Australia''.Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 1999. * Ray Bradbury">Bradbury, Ray: ''Smrt je vždycky osamělá''. [''Death Is a Lonely Business''.] Praha: Práce, 1992. * Carol Higgins Clark, Clark, Carol Higgins: ''Mrtvá na pláži ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zora Vesecká
Zora Vesecká (born 3 March 1967) is a Czech actress. Rising to national attention as a child actor, she gave up on her acting career, eventually becoming a dentist. Selected filmography *'' Neohlížej se, jde za námi kůň'' (1979) *''Brontosaurus ''Brontosaurus'' (; meaning "thunder lizard" from Greek , "thunder" and , "lizard") is a genus of gigantic quadruped sauropod dinosaurs. Although the type species, ''B. excelsus'', had long been considered a species of the closely related ''A ...'' (1979) *'' Muž přes palubu'' (1980) *'' Drž se rovně, Kačenko '' (1981) References External links * 1967 births Living people Czechoslovak film actresses Actors from Olomouc 20th-century Czech actresses Czech dentists Czech child actresses {{CzechRepublic-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zora Tavčar
Zora Tavčar (born 2 October 1928) is a Slovene writer, essayist and translator, living in Opicina (Slovenian: Opčine) in the suburbs of Trieste, Italy. She was married to a notable member of the Slovene minority in Italy, writer Alojz Rebula. Life Tavčar was born in Loka pri Zidanem Mostu in 1928. She studied comparative literature, literary theory and Slovene language and literature at the University of Ljubljana. In 1963 she completed her doctorate at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan. In 1951, she married the Slovene writer and playwright Alojz Rebula Alojz Rebula (June 21, 1924 – October 23, 2018) was a Slovene writer, playwright, essayist, and translator, and a prominent member of the Slovene minority in Italy. He lived and worked in Villa Opicina in the Province of Trieste, Italy. He was ... and moved to Opicina (Opčine) near Trieste (Trst). Until her retirement in 1988, she taught at various secondary schools with Slovene as the language of in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zora Singh
Zora Singh (June 15, 1928 - October 9, 2005) was an Indian sportsperson, athlete. He represented India in the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960 Rome Olympic games and got 8th position in the Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk, 50km walk event. References Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Indian male racewalkers Olympic athletes for India 1939 births 2005 deaths Place of birth missing {{India-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zora Simčáková
Zora Simčáková (born 27 March 1963) is a Slovak cross-country skier. She competed in the women's 15 kilometre classical event at the 1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 February 1992 , closing = 23 February 1992 , opened_by = President François Mitterrand , cauldron .... Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games World Championships World Cup Season standings References External links * 1963 births Living people Slovak female cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Czechoslovakia Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics People from Liptovský Mikuláš District Sportspeople from the Žilina Region {{Slovakia-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zora Šemberová
Zora Šemberová (March 13, 1913 – October 9, 2012) was a Czech dancer, educator and choreographer. She was the first person to dance the role of Juliet in Sergei Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet. She is considered one of the most important interpreters in Czech dance. Life Šemberová was born in Vyškov, grew up in Brno and began her study of dance at the age of nine with Mme Gugenmoz and later Jaroslav Hladík. Šemberová went on to study at the schools of Olga Preobrajenska in Paris, Tatiana Gzovska in Berlin and in Austria. She studied mime in Paris with Marcel Marceau and E. Jaroszewicz. She was also influenced by modernist Jarmila Kröschlová. Šemberová performed with the ballet group of the National Theatre in Prague from 1928 to 1930 and from 1943 to 1959. She performed at the Gaumont-Palace in Paris and was a soloist in Brno from 1932 to 1941 and at the New German Theater in Prague for the 1942/43 season. She taught at the Prague Conservatory and at the Academy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zora Rozsypalová
Zora Rozsypalová (3 September 1922 – 23 January 2010) was a Czech stage and film actress. At the 1994 Thalia Awards she was honoured in the lifetime achievement in theatre category. She acted 230 roles at theatres in the cities of Jihlava, Olomouc and Ostrava, where she moved in 1961, and stayed until 1991. Her first film role was in the 1950 film ''The Great Opportunity'' ( cs, Veliká příležitost), although it was more than a decade until she appeared in another film. Rozsypalová's last, minor, film role was in the 2006 Věra Chytilová film, ''Pleasant Moments''. Selected filmography *''Veliká příležitost'' (1950) *' (1972) *''Pleasant Moments ''Pleasant Moments'' ( cs, Hezké chvilky bez záruky) is a 2006 Czech drama film written and directed by Věra Chytilová. The film was awarded Best Editing (Jiří Brožek) at the 2006 Czech Lion Awards. it is the final film by Vera Chytilova ...'' (2006) References External links * 1922 births 2010 deaths Czech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zora Plešnar
Zora Plešnar (30 June 1925 – 24 March 2021) was a Slovenian photographer. She received over 100 awards for her works and had numerous exhibitions. She was seen as the most prominent Slovenian photographer of the 1970s and 1980s. Her work is included in the collection of the Modern Gallery, Zagreb Modern Gallery ( hr, Moderna galerija; since 2021 the National Museum of Modern Art, ) is a museum in Zagreb, Croatia that holds the most important and comprehensive collection of paintings, sculptures and drawings by 19th and 20th century Croati .... References 20th-century photographers Slovenian photographers Slovenian women 1925 births 2021 deaths People from Maribor Place of death missing {{Slovenia-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zora Petrović
Zora Petrović (Dobrica, May 17, 1894 – Belgrade, May 25, 1962) was a Serbian painter. Her notable works can be seen in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Belgrade, and in Pavle Beljanski Memorial Collection in Novi Sad. Biography She attended a high school in Pančevo from 1907 to 1909. In 1912 she enrolled at the Belgrade Arts and Crafts School, where Milan Milovanović, Đorđe Jovanović and Marko Murat were her teachers. She studied painting in Budapest under professor Lajos Deák Ébner, and took part in the courses of professors Pál Szinyei Merse and Istvan Reti of the Barbizon in Nagybanya artists' colony and school, considered very influential in Hungarian and Romanian art. The period from 1915 to 1919 was spent as a student at the Hungarian Royal Drawing School and Art Teachers' College (what became the Hungarian University of Fine Arts) under the guidance of professor Lajos Deák Ébner. She returned to Belgrade in 1919 to attend the Arts and Crafts Painting Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zora Palová
Zora Palová (born 1947) is a Slovak glass artist. Biography Palová was born in Bratislava, Slovakia and attended the applied arts school there. She later became a teacher at the public art school in Nitra, and worked as a designer, before returning to her hometown and resuming studies in art. She initially studied painting and sculpture, but changed her major to study architecture and glass. From 1996 to 2003 she was head of the glass department at the University of Sunderland in England. In 2008, she received the Rakow Commission from Corning Museum of Glass The Corning Museum of Glass is a museum in Corning, New York in the United States, dedicated to the art, history, and science of glass. It was founded in 1951 by Corning Glass Works and currently has a collection of more than 50,000 glass obje ..., New York. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Palova, Zora 1947 births Living people 20th-century women artists 21st-century women artists Women glass artists Glass artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
