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Arvīds Ozols-Bernē
Arvīds is a Latvian masculine given name and may refer to: * Arvīds Bārda (1901–1940), Latvian footballer *Arvīds Brastiņš Arvīds Brastiņš (13 April 1893 – 15 November 1984) was a Latvian sculptor, writer and Modern Paganism, neopagan leader. He was educated at the Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design and began to exhibit his folklore-inspir ... (1893–1984), Latvian sculptor, writer and neopagan leader * Arvīds Brēdermanis (1900–1970), Latvian official and founder of the Latvian Scouting movement * Arvīds Immermanis (1912–1947), Latvian cyclist and Olympic competitor * Arvīds Jansons (1914–1984,) Latvian conductor * Arvīds Jurgens (1905–1955), Latvian footballer, ice hockey, basketball and bandy player * Arvīds Ķibilds (1895–1980), Latvian track and field athlete * Arvīds Ozols-Bernē (1888–19??), Latvian track and field athlete * Arvīds Pelše (1899–1983), Latvian Soviet politician, functionary, and historian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to the southeast, and shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9million. The country has a Temperate climate, temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city is Riga. Latvians, who are the titular nation and comprise 65.5% of the country's population, belong to the ethnolinguistic group of the Balts and speak Latvian language, Latvian. Russians in Latvia, Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population; 37.7% of the population speak Russian language, Russian as their native tongue. After centuries of State of the Teutonic Order, Teutonic, Swedish Livonia, Swedish, Inflanty Voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvis
Arvis is a Latvian masculine given name. It was first registered in Latvian territory in Preiļi Preiļi (; Polish: ''Prele''; ; , previously also ''Прели'') is a town in Preiļi Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. It is also the administrative center of Preiļi Municipality. History Preiļi is one of the oldest settlements i ... in 1874, but entered the calendar only in 1952. Its name day is celebrated on 10 October. In 2023, 1574 men with this name Arvji were registered in Latvia. Notable people with this name include: * Arvis Liepiņš (born 1990), Latvian cross-country skier and Olympic competitor * Arvis Piziks (born 1969), Latvian professional road bicycle racer * Arvis Viguls (born 1967), Latvian poet and translator * Arvis Vilkaste (born 1989), Latvian bobsledder {{given name Latvian masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Language
Latvian (, ), also known as Lettish, is an East Baltic languages, East Baltic language belonging to the Indo-European language family. It is spoken in the Baltic region, and is the language of the Latvians. It is the official language of Latvia as well as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 1.5 million native Latvian speakers in Latvia and 100,000 abroad. Altogether, 2 million, or 80% of the population of Latvia, spoke Latvian in the 2000s, before the total number of inhabitants of Latvia slipped to 1.8 million in 2022. Of those, around 1.16 million or 62% of Latvia's population used it as their primary language at home, though excluding the Latgale Planning Region, Latgale and Riga Planning Region, Riga regions it is spoken as a native language in villages and towns by over 90% of the population. As a Baltic languages, Baltic language, Latvian is most closely related to neighboring Lithuanian language, Lithuanian (as well as Old Prussian language ... [...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] |
Arvīds Bārda
Arvīds Bārda (24 November 1901 – 11 November 1940) was a Latvian footballer, and, along with Edvīns Bārda, Rūdolfs Bārda and Oskars Bārda, one of the four football-playing Bārda brothers. He was born and died in Riga. Biography Bārda started his football career in 1921 when he along with his brothers joined JKS Riga – the strongest Latvian football club at the time, he played with the side in 1921 and 1922. In early 1923 Bārda joined the newly founded RFK – the leader in Latvian football in the years to follow. Along with his brother Edvīns he was selected to play in the first ever international match for Latvia on 24 September 1922. In total between 1922 and 1924 Arvīds played seven international matches for Latvia scoring two goals. He was a member of Latvia football team at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvīds Brastiņš
Arvīds Brastiņš (13 April 1893 – 15 November 1984) was a Latvian sculptor, writer and Modern Paganism, neopagan leader. He was educated at the Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design and began to exhibit his folklore-inspired sculptures in 1918. He worked as a schoolteacher and was active as a writer, writing about Latvian folklore and publishing collections of folksongs. Brastiņš was the brother of Ernests Brastiņš who founded the Baltic neopaganism, Baltic neopagan movement Dievturība in the 1920s. Both brothers became major intellectual leaders within this movement. Resettled in the United States after the Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940, Soviet occupation of Latvia, Arvīds Brastiņš led an émigré continuation of the movement until his death. Early life and work Arvīds Brastiņš was born in (now Limbaži Municipality) in Kreis Riga, Governorate of Livonia on 13 April 1893 as the son of the blacksmith Augusts Brastiņš. The family moved to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvīds Brēdermanis
Arvīds Brēdermanis (10 October 1900 – 22 February 1970) was an official of the foreign service of Latvia between the World Wars, and was also a founder of the Latvian Scouting movement. Early years Brēdermanis was born in Riga in 1900. His father, Kārlis, was a civil servant. Brēdermanis attended Vilis Olavs' Commercial School and the Riga City Realschule. During World War I and the occupation of much of Latvia by the German Army, his family evacuated as refugees to other parts of the Russian Empire. In 1919, Brēdermanis finished his secondary education in Barnaul, and prepared to matriculate at Tomsk University. Instead, however, he was mobilised into Aleksandr Kolchak's anti-Bolshevik army in Siberia. He later transferred to the Latvian volunteer Imanta Regiment and also served the French military mission in Vladivostok. He eventually returned to Latvia along with the Imanta Regiment, and served in the Latvian Army for a year, until demobilisation in January 1920. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvīds Immermanis
Arvīds Immermanis (9 September 1912 – July 1947) was a Latvian cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He competed and finished in first place in four Latvian Cycling championships; 1934 sprint race, 1935 and 1937 team road race and track cycling Track cycling is a Cycle sport, bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its i .... Immermanis won three first places in the Latvian National Cycling competition, Vienības brauciens ( Unity Ride in Latvia), from 1936 until 1938. Immermanis worked at the G. Ērenpreis Bicycle Factory.ARVĪDS IMMERMANIS - Latvian Olympic. http://olimpiade.lv/lv/latvijas-olimpiesi/arvids-immermanis-231?ref=%3Fq%3Dimmermanis (Accessed 6 February 2015) He died in a Soviet prison camp in 1947. References External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvīds Jansons
Arvīds Jansons (10 October 1914 – 21 November 1984) was a Latvian conductor and father of conductor Mariss Jansons. Jansons was born in Liepāja. He studied violin from 1929 until 1935 at the Conservatory of Liepāja, then composition and conducting (under Leo Blech) at the Conservatory of Riga from 1940 until 1944 while working as violinist at Riga Opera. In 1944 he was appointed conductor of Riga Opera, then of the Latvian Radio Orchestra (1947–1952). In 1952 he was appointed reserve conductor, and tour conductor, of the Leningrad Philharmonic behind Yevgeny Mravinsky and Kurt Sanderling. Jansons became principal guest conductor of the Hallé Orchestra in 1965. He collapsed and died from a heart attack in 1984 while conducting a concert with the Hallé in Manchester. He is buried next to Karl Eliasberg in Volkovo Cemetery, Saint Petersburg. Recordings For Melodiya * Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor (From the New World) USSR Symphony Orchestra * César ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvīds Jurgens
Karlis Arvīds Jurgens (27 May 1905 in Riga, Russian Empire – 17 December 1955 in Montreal, Quebec) was a Latvian footballer, ice hockey, basketball and bandy player who played for Latvia national teams in all four of these sports. He was one of the best all-around Latvian sportsmen. Football career Jurgens began playing football with JKS Riga in 1921, in 1922 winning silver medals of Riga championship with the club, although he was mainly the second choice goalkeeper behind Hermanis Saltups. When in 1923 RFK was formed, Jurgens alongside most of the JKS footballers joined the new club which proved to be the flagman of Latvian football in the years to come. From 1924 to 1926 Jurgens won three Latvian league titles with RFK and became a two-time winner of the Riga Football Cup. From 1924 he also played for Latvia national football team for which in the years to come he played nearly two times as many matches as his main competitor Harijs Lazdiņš from Olimpija Liepā ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvīds Ķibilds
Arvīds Ķibilds (2 November 1895 – 9 November 1980) was a Latvian athlete. He competed in four events at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al .... References External links * * * 1895 births 1980 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Latvian male race walkers Latvian male shot putters Latvian male discus throwers Latvian male javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Latvia Place of birth missing {{Latvia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvīds Ozols-Bernē
Arvīds is a Latvian masculine given name and may refer to: * Arvīds Bārda (1901–1940), Latvian footballer *Arvīds Brastiņš Arvīds Brastiņš (13 April 1893 – 15 November 1984) was a Latvian sculptor, writer and Modern Paganism, neopagan leader. He was educated at the Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design and began to exhibit his folklore-inspir ... (1893–1984), Latvian sculptor, writer and neopagan leader * Arvīds Brēdermanis (1900–1970), Latvian official and founder of the Latvian Scouting movement * Arvīds Immermanis (1912–1947), Latvian cyclist and Olympic competitor * Arvīds Jansons (1914–1984,) Latvian conductor * Arvīds Jurgens (1905–1955), Latvian footballer, ice hockey, basketball and bandy player * Arvīds Ķibilds (1895–1980), Latvian track and field athlete * Arvīds Ozols-Bernē (1888–19??), Latvian track and field athlete * Arvīds Pelše (1899–1983), Latvian Soviet politician, functionary, and historian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
