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Alfredas Tiškevičius
Alfredas is a Lithuanian masculine given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ... and may refer to: * Alfredas Bumblauskas (born 1956), Lithuanian historian * Alfredas Kulpa-Kulpavičius (1923–2007), Lithuanian architect and artist * Alfredas Naujokas (1911–1966), SS-Sturmbannführer * Alfredas Skroblas (born 1984), Lithuanian football player {{given name Lithuanian masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuania
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and the Russian exclave, semi-exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest, with a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Sweden to the west. Lithuania covers an area of , with a population of 2.89 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities include Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai and Panevėžys. Lithuanians who are the titular nation and form the majority of the country's population, belong to the ethnolinguistic group of Balts and speak Lithuanian language, Lithuanian. For millennia, the southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea were inhabited by various Balts, Baltic tribes. In the 1230s, Lithuanian lands were united for the first time by Mindaugas, who formed the Kingdom of Lithuania on 6 July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred (name)
Alfred is a masculine given name of English origin, a modern descendant of the Anglo-Saxon name Ælfræd (), formed from the Germanic words ', meaning "elf", and ', meaning " counsel". Its feminine form originating from Romance languages is Alfreda, and diminutives of Alfred include Al, Alf, Alfy, Alfie, Fred, and Freddy. After the 11th-century Norman Conquest, many variants of the name emerged, most of which were not carried to the modern day. Today, Alfred is still in regular usage in a number of different regions, especially Great Britain, Africa, Scandinavia, and North America. It is one of the few Old English names that came into common use in Europe. Its name day is the 3rd of January both in Norway and Sweden. Given name Royalty and politicians * Alfred the Great (848/849–899), 9th-century king of Wessex * Alfred Ætheling ( 1012–1036), son of King Ethelred II of England * Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844–1900), second son and fourth child of Queen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian Language
Lithuanian (, ) is an East Baltic languages, East Baltic language belonging to the Baltic languages, Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is the language of Lithuanians and the official language of Lithuania as well as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are approximately 2.8 million native Lithuanian speakers in Lithuania and about 1 million speakers elsewhere. Around half a million inhabitants of Lithuania of non-Lithuanian background speak Lithuanian daily as a second language. Lithuanian is closely related to neighbouring Latvian language, Latvian, though the two languages are not mutually intelligible. It is written in a Latin script. In some respects, some linguists consider it to be the most conservative (language), conservative of the existing Indo-European languages, retaining features of the Proto-Indo-European language that had disappeared through development from other descendant languages. History Among Indo-European languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or Gentile name, ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredas Bumblauskas
Alfredas Bumblauskas (born 18 November 1956) is a professor at Vilnius University and one of the best known Lithuanian historians, specializing in the research of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Biography After graduating from Žemaitė school in Telšiai, he enrolled in Vilnius University in 1974. Bumblauskas received his doctoral degree in 1987, and was mentored by Edvardas Gudavičius. He was formerly dean of the Faculty of History and now heads the Department of Theory of History and Cultural History at Vilnius University. He has sponsored and participated in several TV shows about history and culture (e.g. ''Būtovės slėpiniai'' with Edvardas Gudavičius). Bumblauskas has been a visiting scholar at the University of Helsinki, the University of Graz, and the University of Warsaw, and is a member of the editorial board of the ''Przegląd Wschodni''. He is the author of ''Senosios Lietuvos istorija 1009–1795'' (A History of Old Lithuania: 1009–1795) published in Vilnius in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredas Kulpa-Kulpavičius
Alfredas Kulpa-Kulpavičius (March 28, 1923 – May 16, 2007) was a Lithuanian architect and artist best known for his work on Canadian churches. Biography Kulpa-Kulpavičius was born in Baisogala. Between 1941 and 1943, he studied at Vytautas Magnus University and from 1942 to 1943 at the Kaunas Institute of Applied Arts. In 1944, he moved to Germany and studied at Leibniz University Hannover from 1946 to 1948, and the Darmstadt Technical University from 1948 to 1952. Beginning in 1952, he lived in Canada, where he established his architectural company in Toronto. Kulpa-Kulpavičius was responsible for work on many buildings, many of them churches. These include Our Lady's Church, Montreal (1952), St. St. Casimir's Church, Winnipeg and St. Gregory's Church, Toronto (1959), Lithuanian Martyrs' Church, Mississauga, Providence of God Church and Cultural Center, Detroit and St. Thomas Church, London (1978), Corporation Canadien Tire Building, Toronto (1979) etc. He was also t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Naujocks
Alfred Helmut Naujocks (20 September 1911 – 4 April 1966), alias ''Hans Müller'', ''Alfred Bonsen'', and ''Rudolf Möbert'', was a German SS functionary during the Third Reich. He took part in the staged Gleiwitz incident, a false flag operation intended to provide the justification for the Invasion of Poland, attack on Poland by Nazi Germany, which ultimately culminated in starting World War II. Early life Naujocks was born in Kiel and attended the University of Kiel, where he studied engineering. In 1931, after an incomplete apprenticeship as a precision mechanic, he joined the SS. A well known amateur boxer, he was frequently in brawls with the communists. He then signed on as a low-ranking driver for the Sicherheitsdienst SD-Regional Command East, Berlin in 1934, but was soon entrusted with special assignments such as murder. He led an undercover attack on an anti-Nazi radio station in the village of Slapy (Prague-West District), Slapy in Czechoslovakia on 23 January 1935. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
