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Bērziņš
Bērziņš ( Old orthography: ''Be(h)rsin(g)''; feminine: Bērziņa) is the Latvian surname, derived from the Latvian word for "birch tree". In 2015 the two were the most common male and female surnames in Latvia. Notable people with the surname include: Bērziņš * Aldis Berzins (born 1956), volleyball player *Alfons Bērziņš (1916–1987), long track speed skater * Andris Bērziņš (born 1944), politician and businessman, former President of Latvia (2011-2015) * Andris Bērziņš (born 1951), politician * Armands Bērziņš (born 1983), ice hockey player * Artūrs Bērziņš (born 1988), basketball player * Augusts Miervaldis Bērziņš (1921–2000), writer, publicist and physician * Gundars Bērziņš (1959–2023), politician * Jānis Bērziņš (1880s–1938), military official and politician * Jānis Bērziņš (born 1984), biathlete * Jānis Bērziņš (born 1993), basketball player * Jānis Bērziņš (1881–1938), diplomat *John Bērziņš (born 1957), bishop o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaspars Bērziņš
Kaspars Bērziņš (born 25 August 1985) is a Latvian professional basketball player. He has also represented the senior Latvian national team. Professional career Kaspars started playing basketball in his hometown of Ogre. Later, he played for Skonto Riga, debuting in the 2002–2003 season. His role increased in 2003–2004, when he averaged 7.3 points and 3.3 rebounds for Skonto in the LBL and 7.3 points and 3.0 rebounds in the FIBA Europe League, now known as the FIBA EuroCup. In both of those seasons, Bērziņš played together with Andris Biedriņš. In 2004, both of them left Skonto. Biedriņš was drafted in the NBA by the Golden State Warriors, while Bērziņš moved to Spain, where he joined Unicaja Málaga. He briefly played for Unicaja's first team, where he competed in one game in the ACB league, scoring two points, but most of his season was spent with the junior team in the EBA, Spain's second division. For the 2004–2005 season, Bērziņš moved back to Latvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uldis Bērziņš
Uldis Bērziņš (17 May 1944 – 24 March 2021) was a Latvian poet and translator. Biography He studied Latvian philology at the University of Latvia and published his first collection of poetry in 1980. Bērziņš studied Turkish in Leningrad University Oriental Studies Department (from 1968 to 1971), and also studied in the Asian and African Studies section of Moscow State University (concentrating on Persian and Turkish), at Tashkent State University ( Uzbek), Reykjavik University ( Icelandic), as well as in Czechoslovakia, Sweden and other countries. Bērziņš took part in the international Bible translation seminar at the Amsterdam Open University and Lund University forum over questions regarding Koran translations. From 2002 on he taught Turkish at the Modern Languages Department of the University of Latvia. Bērziņš' poetry has been translated into German, Swedish, Estonian and Lithuanian. In 2009, Bērziņš finished the translation of Quran into Latvian, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinholds Bērziņš
Reinholds Bērziņš () (16 July 1888 - 19 March 1938) was a Latvian teacher, and later a rifleman and Soviet military leader. He was executed during the Great Purge and rehabilitated during the Khruschev Thaw. Early years Berzin was born on 16 July 1888 at Ķoņi Parish, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (today – in Latvia, near the border with Estonia) in a family of farmworkers for-hire. His level of education is uncertain, but it is known that initially he worked as a herder and later as a factory worker. In 1905 Berziņš joined the Social Democracy of the Latvian Territory. Beginning in 1909 he worked as a teacher. In 1911 Bērziņš was arrested for distributing Bolshevik literature and spent over a year in prison. World War I and Civil War In 1914 Bērziņš was drafted into the army, and in 1916 he graduated from ensign school. As a poruchik Bērziņš participated on frontlines of World War I where he continued to disseminate Bolshevik propaganda. In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfons Bērziņš
Alfons Bērziņš (7 November 1916 – 16 December 1987) was a Latvian Long track speed skating, long track speed skater. He competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics (got 14th place in the 500 m event). In 1939 he became overall champion at the European Speed Skating Championships, European Championships. Biography Alfons Bērziņš was born 7 November 1916 in Riga. He started his training in speed skating in 1932. His first coach was former Olympic Latvian speed skater Alberts Rumba. In 1938 he graduated Riga city gymnasium No.2. During second half of the 1930s he was a member of the university team ''Universitātes sports'' (University sport). Before World War II he married Olympic Latvian Mountain skiing, mountain skier Mirdza Martinsone. In 1942 he started engineering studies in University of Latvia however he never graduated. During World War II Bērziņš was conscripted in Latvian Legion in 1944 and served as a platoon commander in anti-aircraft unit (SS-Flak-Abteilung 506) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bērziņš
John Bērziņš (, born Pēteris Bērziņš or Pyotr Leonodovich Berzin, ; born 16 March 1956, Cooma, New South Wales, NSW, Australia) is bishop of Caracas and South America for the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) and head of the church's edinoverie, Old-Rite parishes. Life Pēteris Bērziņš was born on 16 March 1956 in Cooma, Australia, of Latvian Orthodox refugees, Leonid (1921–1996) and Margarita (b. 1926) Bērziņš, who were forced to leave their homeland during the Second World War. He grew up in Cooma and graduated with a philological degree from the Australian National University. He was fluent in Ancient Greek language, ancient Greek and Latin. In 1982, he entered Holy Trinity Monastery (Jordanville), Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, New York, and enrolled in Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary (Jordanville, New York), Holy Trinity Seminary. He graduated from the seminary in 1985. On 16 March 1985, he was tonsured to the mantle on by Archbishop Laur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimirs Bērziņš
Vladimirs Bērziņš (born 16 December 1905, date of death unknown) was a Latvian football midfielder and manager and was one of the most capped footballers in pre-war Latvia. Biography Bērziņš began playing football with the mostly German sports club Union Riga in 1925. He was selected to play for the Latvia national football team on 26 August 1925 for a friendly match against Estonia, but he was removed later from the list of selected players. At the end of the 1926 football season, Bērziņš left Union for the three-time champion of Latvia, RFK, where he played the rest of his football career. With RFK, he won the Latvian Higher League title four times – in 1930, 1931, 1934 and 1935. In the second half of the 1930s, Bērziņš played very little with RFK and retired from playing in 1939. He did however return to RFK in 1943. In total, Bērziņš played 40 international matches for Latvia from 1927 to 1936, being the fourth most capped Latvian football international behi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jānis Bērziņš (basketball)
Jānis Bērziņš (born 4 May 1993) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Górnik Wałbrzych of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). Standing at he plays at the small forward position. Professional career Jānis Bērziņš who in childhood was raised in Latvian most northern town Rūjiena started his professional career in 2009 with BK Valmiera. He played there for two seasons until he joined VEF Rīga, signing a multiyear contract. After his first season with VEF he was loaned back to Valmiera. Bērziņš had very successful 2012–2013 campaign. First he played major role for Valmiera, that won Latvian League bronze medals, which was followed by invitation to participate in Adidas Eurocamp, which was held in Treviso, Italy. In August 2013, after an impressive showing with Latvian team in U20 European Championship, Bērziņš signed an extension with VEF Rīga. He also had contract offer from Spanish powerhouse Barcelona, but instead chose Riga as best place for his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gundars Bērziņš
Gundars Bērziņš (26 September 1959 – 8 January 2023) was a Latvian accountant and politician and a Deputy of the Saeima since 1993. He was a member of the People's Party. He served as the Minister of Finance A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfolio ... of Latvia from 2000 to 2002 and Minister of Healthcare from 2004 to 2007. Born in 1959 in Antūži (now Variešu parish), Krustpils district, in the family of a farmer. In 1983 graduated from the Faculty of Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering of Riga Polytechnic Institute. He was the owner of the farm "Delles" in Jēkabpils district, and in 2009 was reported to be managing 665 hectares of land (15 properties in total, mostly agricultural land), making him one of the 100 largest landowners in Latvia at that time. Bērzi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldis Berzins
Aldis Imants Bērziņš (born October 3, 1956) is a Latvian-American former volleyball player who was a member of the United States national team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He also won a gold medal at the 1985 FIVB World Cup in Japan, where he was selected as the best digger. College Bērziņš was a star outside hitter on the Ohio State volleyball team. He played with future Olympic teammates Rich Duwelius and Marc Waldie at Ohio State. In those years, he led the Buckeyes to four straight Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) championships and four appearances in the NCAA Final Four. He graduated from Ohio State in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in astronomy. Bērziņš was inducted into the Ohio State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002. Awards * Three-time All-MIVA first-team selection * Olympic gold medal — 1984 * FIVB World Cup gold medal — 1985 * FIVB World Cup All-Tournament selection — 1985 * O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberts Bērziņš
Roberts Bērziņš (born January 10, 2001) is a Latvian professional basketball player who currently plays for the VEF Rīga. He plays at shooting guard position. Still a junior, Berzins played one season for Joventut Badalona youth categories. In 2020, he signed with BK Liepāja. In the summer of 2022, Berzins signed a three-year contract with the VEF Rīga. Berzins has represented Latvia in FIBA U16 European Championship The FIBA U16 EuroBasket is the new name for the FIBA U16 European Championship, originally known as the FIBA European Championship for Cadets. It's a men's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1971 edition. Through the 20 ...s References External links estlatbl.com profile Realgm.com profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Berzins, Roberts Living people 2001 births BK VEF Rīga players Latvian men's basketball players Sportspeople from Jūrmala CB Prat players BK Jūrmala players BK Liepājas Lauvas players Rīgas Zeļļi players [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andris Bērziņš (Latvian President)
Andris Bērziņš may refer to: * Andris Bērziņš (Latvian President) (born 1944), former President of Latvia (2011–2015) * Andris Bērziņš (Latvian Prime Minister) (born 1951), former Prime Minister of Latvia (2000–02) * Andris Bērziņš (politician, 1955), Latvian philologist, public servant, and politician {{hndis, Berzins, Andris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andris Bērziņš (Latvian Prime Minister)
Andris Bērziņš may refer to: * Andris Bērziņš (Latvian President) Andris Bērziņš may refer to: * Andris Bērziņš (Latvian President) (born 1944), former President of Latvia (2011–2015) * Andris Bērziņš (Latvian Prime Minister) (born 1951), former Prime Minister of Latvia (2000–02) * Andris Bērziņ ... (born 1944), former President of Latvia (2011–2015) * Andris Bērziņš (Latvian Prime Minister) (born 1951), former Prime Minister of Latvia (2000–02) * Andris Bērziņš (politician, 1955), Latvian philologist, public servant, and politician {{hndis, Berzins, Andris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |