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Alina Von Davier, Von Davier, A.
Alina is a feminine given name with multiple origins in different cultures. It might be a form of Aline (given name), Aline, which originated as a shortened form of Adeline (given name), Adeline, meaning ''nobility, noble''. It has been used in Scotland as a feminine version of Alistair, the Scottish form of Alexander, and as an English version of the Scottish Gaelic ''álainn'', meaning ''beauty, beautiful''. In some instances, it might have Arabic language, Arabic origins. The name has also been well-used in German language, German-speaking countries. It is sometimes regarded as a form of the name Helen (given name), Helen, meaning ''Brightness, to shine''. Alina was one of the top 10 most popular names in Switzerland and one of the top 50 most popular names in Finland, Norway, Germany, Austria and Pakistan in 2020. Notable people A–G * Alina Baikova (born 1989), Ukrainian model and businesswoman * Alina Baraz (born 1993), American singer * Alina Bârgăoanu, Romanian universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Female
An organism's sex is female ( symbol: ♀) if it produces the ovum (egg cell), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete (sperm cell) during sexual reproduction. A female has larger gametes than a male. Females and males are results of the anisogamous reproduction system, wherein gametes are of different sizes (unlike isogamy where they are the same size). The exact mechanism of female gamete evolution remains unknown. In species that have males and females, sex-determination may be based on either sex chromosomes, or environmental conditions. Most female mammals, including female humans, have two X chromosomes. Characteristics of organisms with a female sex vary between different species, having different female reproductive systems, with some species showing characteristics secondary to the reproductive system, as with mammary glands in mammals. In humans, the word ''female'' can also be used to refer to gender in the social sense of gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alina Baikova
Alina Baikova () is a Ukrainian fashion model and businesswoman. Early life Baikova was born in Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast. She came from an impoverished family and worked at a restaurant to earn money. On two occasions, she was approached about the idea of modeling, so she decided to pursue a career. Career Baikova started her modeling career in China and France, at 17, where she modeled for Hermès, Dior, Giambattista Valli, Lanvin, Calvin Klein, Zuhair Murad, and Armani. She signed with Next Management in 2010, and debuted at Carolina Herrera, also walking for Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren, Isaac Mizrahi, John Galliano, Dolce & Gabbana, Salvatore Ferragamo, appeared in ''Interview'', and opened the 2011 Dior show. She also appeared on the cover of '' Vogue Australia'' twice in 2011. Baikova has also walked for Zac Posen, and appeared in a fragrance advertisement for Oscar de la Renta. In 2015, Baikova created an app that delivers personalized flower bouquets around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alina Fernández
Alina Fernández Revuelta (born 19 March 1956) is a Cuban anti-communist activist. She is the daughter of Fidel Castro and Natalia Revuelta Clews. She is one of the best-known Cuban critics of the government of Cuba, where she lived until 1993, and her father's and uncle's rule. Biography Fernández lived with her mother, Natalia "Naty" Revuelta Clews, who was born in Havana in 1925 and stepfather, Orlando Fernández. In Cuba, she worked as a model and public relations director for a Cuban fashion company, according to the University Program Board. In 1993, at age 37, she left Cuba for Spain using false documents and a wig. Elena Díaz-Verson Amos, a Cuban immigrant, and wife to John Amos (an Aflac, Inc. founder) helped Fernández leave Cuba. Fernández lived in Columbus, Georgia with Díaz-Verson for several years. Fernández has one daughter. In an interview in 2008 with ''Foreign Policy'' magazine, she said she had been closer to her uncle, Raúl Castro, than she was to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alina Eremia
Alina Eremia (; born 15 December 1993 in Buftea) is a Romanian singer, TV personality, and former member of the LaLa band, who represented Romania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song ''Țurai''. She plays ''Ioana'' in the teenage sitcom series Pariu cu viața. From 2014, she participated at the Romanian version of Dancing with the stars on Antena 1 and she was in the jury of '' Next Star''. She also worked for Disney Romania as a voice actress, dubbing the singing voice of Pocahontas in ''Pocahontas'' (Romanian dubbing from 2008) and '' Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World'' (Romanian dubbing from 2009), and both speaking and singing voices of Belle in ''Beauty and the Beast'', '' Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas'' and '' Belle's Magical World'' (Romanian dubbing from 2010). Alina was a member of ''Miracol'' for over six years. During that time, she studied piano at the School of Music and Fine Arts, Bucharest. She is one of the most recogn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alina Alexandra Dumitru
Alina Dumitru (; born 30 August 1982) is a Romanian judoka, Olympic Gold medallist and multiple European champion. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she became Romania's first judoka to win an Olympic Gold medal. Career Early life Dumitru was born on 30 August 1982. She trained with Romania's national judo team under coach Florin Bercean. 2008 Summer Olympics At the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium, Dumitru reached the Women's 48 kg semifinals. There she faced Japanese double gold medalist Ryoko Tani, who until then had been undefeated in major international competitions for 12 years. She defeated Tani by " keikoku" and described her semifinal victory as "a dream". In the final she overcame Yanet Bermoy from Cuba, taking just 80 seconds to win the bout by ippon. In doing so, Dumitru became the first Romanian judoka to win a gold medal in the Summer Olympic Games. 2012 Summer Olympics Dumitru took part in the Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She defeated Mongol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alina Devecerski
Alina Natalie Devecerski (born 27 March 1983) is a Swedish pop singer from Sundbyberg. She is managed by Anders Johansson and signed to EMI Sweden. At age 19, she started singing in a girl band. She has also written songs for many other artists. In 2010, she launched her solo career working for a year and a half writing solo material for herself only. Her 2012 debut single was " Flytta på dej!", which hit the Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart and stayed at No. 1 for 2 weeks, and was No. 1 in Norway and Denmark, followed up by the single "Jag svär" in the same year. Following on her debut she toured with Veronica Maggio Veronica Sandra Karin Maggio (born 15 March 1981) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. Born to an Italian father and a Swedish mother, Maggio was raised in Uppsala. After studying music and being the lead member of a band, Maggio released her de ... in the autumn of 2012 and was signed to appear at several music festivals in Sweden to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alina Cojocaru
Alina Cojocaru (born 27 May 1981) is a Romanian ballet dancer. She was previously a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet and a lead principal with the English National Ballet. Early years Alina Cojocaru was born and raised in Bucharest, Romania. She has one sister. From a young age she studied gymnastics. Later she began ballet classes, despite never having seen a live ballet. Training At the age of 7 or 8 she began gymnastic classes, progressing at the age of 9 to a Bucharest ballet school which acted as a feeder for the Romanian State Ballet school. Later the same year she took and passed the entrance exam for the school and a few months later was chosen (with 8 other Romanian students) by the director of the Kiev Ballet school to take part in a student exchange. She left her family to train at the school, and did not speak any Ukrainian. Initially, Cojocaru and the other Romanian students were taught separately, before being integrated with the other students in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alina Cho
Alina Cho is an American journalist. She was formerly a television correspondent and host of CNN's "Fashion: Backstage Pass", and is an Editor at Large at Ballantine Bantam Dell, a division of Penguin Random House. Cho is responsible for developing and co-editing books in the lifestyle and fashion genre. Cho is also the host of a lecture series at The Metropolitan Museum of Art called "The Atelier with Alina Cho". Cho held various posts at ABC and CNBC. She earned an M.S. from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and a B.A. from Boston College. She lives in Manhattan and Southampton, New York. Cho was born and raised in Vancouver, Washington Vancouver ( ) is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington, located in Clark County, Washington, Clark County. Founded in 1825 and incorporated in 1857, Vancouver had a population of 190, .... References External links * * 1971 births Living people B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alina Chan
Yujia Alina Chan is a Canadian molecular biologist specializing in gene therapy and cell engineering at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, where she is a postdoctoral fellow. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she became known for supporting the hypothesis that the SARS-CoV-2 virus escaped from a lab, contrary to the prevailing consensus at the time regarding the origins of the virus. Biography Chan was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Singaporean parents. Her family returned to Singapore shortly after, where she grew up. She returned to Canada after high school to study biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of British Columbia, where she earned a PhD. She then joined Harvard University as a postdoctoral scholar, later joining the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute. COVID-19 origins Chan became known during the COVID-19 pandemic for co-authoring a preprint according to which the SARS-CoV-2 virus was "pre-adapted" to huma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alina Cała
Alina Cała (born 19 May 1953 in Warsaw) is a Polish writer, historian and sociologist. A former board member of the Jewish Historical Institute, she specialises in 19th and 20th century Polish-Jewish history, antisemitism and Jewish assimilation in Central and Eastern Europe. Life After 1976 Alina Cała collaborated with the Workers' Defence Committee and Committee for Social Self-defence KOR. In the 1980s she also co-founded the folk high school in Zbrosza Duża, perhaps the first institution for adult education to be independent from the Communist authorities since the end of World War II. After 1989 she has been a feminist and pro-choice activist. She collaborates with the Greens 2004 party. As a historian, Alina Cała focuses mostly on Polish-Jewish relations in the last two centuries. Among her most important works is the ''Assimilation of Jews in the Kingdom of Poland (1864-1897)'' (published in 1989). Her most cited work is ''The Image of the Jew in Polish Folk Cultu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alina Bucur
Alina Ioana Bucur is a Romanian-born mathematician and an associate professor of mathematics at the University of California, San Diego. Bucur's research is in analytic number theory with an emphasis on arithmetic statistics. Education and career After completing her undergraduate studies at the University of Bucharest in 2001, she pursued her graduate studies at Brown University, where she received her Ph.D. in 2006; her dissertation was supervised by Jeffrey Ezra Hoffstein.. After completion of her degree, Bucur was a member of the School of Mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey from 2006 to 2007 and 2009–2010 and a C. L. E. Moore Instructor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 2006 to 2009. She came to the University of California, San Diego, in 2009 as an assistant professor and was granted tenure and promoted to associate professor in 2016. Bucur returned to the Institute for Advanced Study as a von Neumann Fellow of the Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alina Boz
Alina Boz (; born 14 June 1998) is a Russian-born Turkish actress. She gained recognition for her work as Eda in the Netflix series '' Aşk 101'' and Mahur Türel in the TV series '' Maraşlı''. Early life Alina Boz was born on 14 June 1998 in Moscow, Russia, to Turkish father and Russian mother. Her paternal grandparents were among the Turk minority in Bulgaria and then immigrated from Bulgaria to Turkey (also known as Bulgarian Turk). Boz was seven when her family moved to Turkey due to her father's new job. There she learned Turkish and attended primary school. She speaks Turkish, Russian and English. She studied at Private Gökjet Aviation High School. She began her dance career in the dance theatre. Before starting her acting career, Boz worked as a model on commercials and magazines. Career Before commencing her acting career, Boz worked in several commercials. She started her acting career at the age of fifteen in the 2013 series ''Cesur Hemşire'' as Canan. In 2014, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
