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Alper Düzen
Alper is a male Turkish given name. It is composed of the two words ''alp'' and ''er''. In Turkish, "Alp" means "Stouthearted", "Brave", "Chivalrous", "Daredevil", and/or "Valorous". The second, ''er'' means soldier or male. Additionally ''Alper'' is used as an adjective for an ancient legendary Turkish commander; Alp Er Tunga who lived around 300 B.C. It's meant to be a good hearted one too. From the same Asian cultural roots, Alper is closely related to the name 勇士 (Japanese ''yuushi'', Chinese ''yǒngshì'') derived 勇 =Alp and 士 =Er words. Alper is also a Jewish surname, one of many variant names all derived from the city Heilbronn (see Heilprin). Given name * Alper Akçam (born 1987), Turkish-German footballer * Alper Bagceci (born 1984), Turkish-German footballer * Alper Balaban (born 1987), Turkish-German footballer * Alper Gezeravcı (born 1979), Turkish pilot and astronaut * Alper Görmüş (born 1952), Turkish journalist and writer * Alper Kalemci (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Name
A Turkish name consists of an ''ad'' or an ''isim'' (given name; plural ''adlar'' and ''isimler'') and a ''soyadı'' or ''soyisim'' (surname). Turkish names exist in a "full name" format. While there is only one ''soyadı'' (surname) in the full name there may be more than one ''ad'' (given name). Married women may carry both their maiden and husband's surnames. The ''soyadı'' is written as the last element of the full name, after all given names (except that official documents related to registration matters often use the format "Soyadı, Adı"). History Naming customs during the Ottoman Empire Given names At least one name, often two but very rarely more, are given to a person at birth. Newly given names are allowed up to three words. Most names are gender-specific: Oğuz (name), Oğuz is strictly for males, Tuğçe only for females. But many Turkish names are unisex names, unisex. Many modern given names (such as Deniz (given name), Deniz, "sea"; or Ülkü, "ideal") ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alper Uçar
Alper Uçar (born 19 January 1985) is a Turkish former competitive ice dancer. With his skating partner, Alisa Agafonova, he competed at two Winter Olympics (2014 and 2018) and won eight international medals, including silver at the 2011 Winter Universiade and three medals on the ISU Challenger Series. They skated in the final segment at six European Championships and four World Championships. Earlier in his career, Uçar competed in single skating. He is the 2005 Turkish national champion and a four-time junior national champion. Career Early years Uçar started skating in 1997, after the first ice rink opened in Ankara, Turkey. He competed in single skating until 2009. In 2001, he won the gold medal in the novice men's event at the Balkan Games. He then took gold at a competition in the Netherlands. In 2009, at the age of 24, Uçar switched to ice dance and teamed up with Jenette Maitz from the United States. They competed together in the 2009–2010 season, winning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Özcan Alper
Özcan Alper (born 1975) is a Turkish film director and screenwriter of Hemshin peoples, Hemshin descent. He studied at Trabzon Lisesi. In 1992, he moved to Istanbul to study at Istanbul University Engineering Faculty in the Physics Department and then moved to Istanbul University Literature Faculty where he studied History of Sciences and graduated in 2003. Since 1996, he was interested in films and took part in workshops organized by Mezopotamya Culture Center, the Nâzım Culture House (now renamed Nâzım Hikmet Culture Center). Starting 2000 started assisting in films under the supervision of film director Yeşim Ustaoğlu. After being assistant director in the short ''Toprak'', he filmed ''Momi'' as his first short film as main director. He also shot the documentary ''Tokai City'de Melankoli ve Rapsodi'' in Japan following it with yet another documentary entitled ''Bir Bilimadamıyla Zaman Enleminde Yolculuk''. In 2008, Alper released his first long feature ''Sonbahar'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Alper
Martin Alper (1942 – June 7, 2015) was a video game designer and the former President of Virgin Interactive, once one of the largest companies in the field. Alper was a co-founder of Mastertronic, which went on to become Virgin Interactive following its acquisition by Richard Branson. He was involved with the development of ''Command & Conquer'' at Westwood Studios and Shiny Entertainment who developed ''The Matrix'' and ''Earthworm Jim''. He was also the person who approached Westwood Studios co-founder Brett Sperry about creating ''Dune II''. In an interview he also explained how he fired Rob Landeros and Graeme Devine so they could set-up their own company Trilobyte during the development of ''The 7th Guest ''The 7th Guest'' is an interactive movie puzzle adventure game, produced by Trilobyte and originally released by Virgin Interactive Entertainment in April 1993. It is one of the first computer video games to initially be released only on CD-R ...''. Alper also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Alper
Murray Alper (January 11, 1904 – November 16, 1984) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous television series, films, and Broadway productions. Biography Born in New York City in 1904, Alper worked on Broadway from 1927 to 1940 in a number of shows including ''The Wild Man of Borneo'', ''This is New York'', ''Broadway Boy'', ''Sailor Beware!'', and ''Every Man for Himself''. Alper appeared in more than 200 films and TV series from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. Quite often his work was uncredited and he never received a top billing in one of his movies. His first known screen credit was in '' The Royal Family of Broadway'' (1930) a part he had already played on Broadway in 1927/28. His signature character was a chatty taxi driver, which he played at least 20 times, most notably in '' The Maltese Falcon'' (1941) as a friendly cabbie who drives Sam Spade, played by Humphrey Bogart, during a mid-film wild goose chase, as well as in such other well-known films as '' Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Alper
Joseph Seth Alper (born 1941) is professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He is known for his work analyzing genetic discrimination and other issues related to human genetics research. He is a founding member of the Genetic Screening Study Group. He received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1963 and his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1968. He did his postdoc in the laboratory of Robert Silbey at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of moder ... from 1968 to 1970. References 1946 births Living people 20th-century American chemists University of Massachusetts Boston faculty Harvard College alumni Yale University alumni {{US-chemist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Alper
Jonathan L. Alper (September 14, 1950 – December 3, 1990) was an American actor and theatre director. He graduated from Amherst College in 1971. He made his acting debut in '' The Madness of God'' in 1974. Alper served as literary manager for the Folger Theatre from 1975 through 1978. In 1979, Alper directed and acted in a tour of '' The Romance of Shakespeare''. Jonathan Alper died in 1990 of AIDS-related causes. Biography Jonathan Alper was born in Washington, D.C. on September 14, 1950. He was the son of Jerome M. Alper and Janet Alper (''nee'' Levy). He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Amherst College in 1971 and trained for the stage at the Webber-Douglas Academy in London. On December 3, 1990, Jonathan Alper died of AIDS-related causes at the age of 40 at the Lenox Hill Hospital. Theatrical career Jonathan Alper made his professional acting debut in June 1974 in '' The Madness of God'' at the Arena Stage in his hometown of Washington, D.C.. He served as d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Alper
Howard Alper, (born October 17, 1941) is a Canadian chemist. He is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Ottawa. He is best known for his research of catalysis in chemistry. Career and research Born in Montreal, Quebec, he received a Bachelor of Science from Sir George Williams University in 1963 and a Ph.D. from McGill University in 1967. In 1968, he started teaching at the State University of New York and became an associate professor in 1971. He joined the University of Ottawa in 1975 as an associate professor and was appointed a Professor in 1978, later being made a Distinguished University Professor in 2006. He has published over 400 papers, has over forty patents, and has edited several books. He was the vice-president (Research) of the University of Ottawa from 1997 to 2006. From 2001 to 2003, he was the President of the Royal Society of Canada. Alper served as the Chair oCanada’s Science, Technology and Innovation Councilfrom 2007 to 2015, and as one of the two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chloe Alper
Chloë Alper (born 13 September 1981) is a British singer-songwriter, vocal arranger and multi-instrumentalist. She began her music career in 1996 with Riot grrrl Punk rock, punk band Period Pains (band), Period Pains and is now a member of the English rock band James (band), James and is credited with additional vocal arrangements on their 2024 studio album ''Yummy (James album), Yummy'', which reached number one in the UK's Official Albums Chart Top 100. Alper is also a founding member of the British new prog rock group Pure Reason Revolution. Her solo release, "Juno", featured on the original motion picture soundtrack to "Maniac (2012 film), Maniac". Another solo release, "True Love", is the title track to the American supernatural horror film "Amityville: The Awakening". Biography Period Pains Born 13 September 1981, from the age of 13, Alper fronted the cult Riot grrrl Punk rock, punk band Period Pains (band), Period Pains, based in Reading, Berkshire, Reading. The band for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bud Alper
Bud Alper (August 24, 1930 – December 19, 2012) was an American sound engineer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Sound. Selected filmography * ''Rocky ''Rocky'' is a 1976 American independent film, independent sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the Rocky (film series), ''Rocky'' franchise and also star ...'' (1976) * '' Ladyhawke'' (1985) References External links * 1930 births 2012 deaths American audio engineers Place of birth missing {{US-audio-engineer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Alper
Robert "Bob" Alper is an American author, stand-up comedian, and rabbi. Alper served congregations for fourteen years and holds a doctorate from Princeton Theological Seminary. He has appeared at the Montreal Comedy Festival and at The Hollywood Improv. He often performs with Arab and Muslim comedy partners, primarily at colleges and universities. He has been seen on ''Good Morning America'', Showtime, the BBC, CNN, and was featured on ''Extra Extra, Xtra, or The Extra may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Film * The Extra (1962 film), ''The Extra'' (1962 film), a Mexican film * The Extra (2005 film), ''The Extra'' (2005 film), an Australian film Literature * Extra (newspaper), ...''. Alper is the author of three books: ''Thanks. I Needed That.'', ''Life Doesn't Get Any Better Than This: The Holiness of Little Daily Dramas'', an inspirational collection; as well as the cartoon book, ''A Rabbi Confesses''. He has produced two comedy CDs. References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Alper
Arthur Alper (born June 4, 1928) is an American former volleyball player. He won a gold medal at the 1959 Pan American Games The 1959 Pan American Games, officially known as the III Pan American Games and commonly known as Chicago 1959, were held in Chicago, Illinois, United States between August 28 and September 7, 1959. Host city selection One city initially su ... as a member of the United States men's volleyball team. References External links * 1928 births Living people American men's volleyball players Volleyball players from Los Angeles Volleyball players at the 1959 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in volleyball 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
