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Palov
Palov is a Slavic masculine surname. Its feminine counterpart is Palova. The surname may refer to the following notable people: * Květoslav Palov, Czechoslovak and Australian cyclist * Zora Palová (born 1947), Slovakian glass artist See also * Pilaf, a dish, which is sometimes called palov {{surname ... [...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] |
Květoslav Palov
Květoslav Palov (born 6 December 1962) is a former Czechoslovak and Australian cyclist. Career He was the first Czech to compete in the Tour de France. He uses the nickname ''Omar''. Palov was a member of the Czechoslovak national team in the 1980s. He refused to return from Italy where he raced in 1986. In 1987, he participated as the first Czech in the Tour de France. With a Czechoslovak passport, he raced for the British team ANC-Halfords. He finished the Tour as 103rd. He raced professionally until 1991 and retired from his racing career in Australia. Later life He lives and runs a business in Rockhampton Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. The population of Rockhampton in June 2021 was 79,967, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. making it the fourth-largest city in the state outside of the ..., Australia. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Palov, Kvetoslav Czech male cyclists Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |