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Călinescu (surname)
Călinescu is a Romanian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Armand Călinescu (1893–1939), Romanian economist, politician and assassinated Prime Minister * Cristian Călinescu (born 1988), Romanian-British songwriter, musician and producer. Co-founder of Romantic Avenue *Florin Călinescu (born 1956), Romanian politician, actor, theatre director, and television host *George Călinescu (1899–1965), Romanian literary critic, writer and journalist *Matei Călinescu (1934–2009), Romanian literary critic * Max Calinescu (born 2003), Canadian actor, voice actor, and model of Romanian descent, known for his portrayal as Chase in Paw Patrol *Paul Călinescu (1902–2000), Romanian film director *Puiu Călinescu (1920-1997), (born Alexandru Călinescu) Romanian comedy actor See also * Călin (given name) * Călinești (other) Călinești or Călineștii may refer to several places in Romania: * Călinești, Argeș, a commune in Argeș County * Călinești ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a mainly continental climate, and an area of with a population of 19 million people. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Europe's second-longest river, the Danube, empties into the Danube Delta in the southeast of the country. The Carpathian Mountains cross Romania from the north to the southwest and include Moldoveanu Peak, at an altitude of . Bucharest is the country's Bucharest metropolitan area, largest urban area and Economy of Romania, financial centre. Other major urban centers, urban areas include Cluj-Napoca, Timiș ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armand Călinescu
Armand Călinescu (4 June 1893 – 21 September 1939) was a Romanian economist and politician, who served as 39th List of Prime Ministers of Romania, Prime Minister from March 1939 until Assassination of Armand Călinescu, his assassination six months later. He was a staunch opponent of the fascist Iron Guard and may have been the real power behind the throne during the dictatorship of King Carol II of Romania, Carol II. He survived several assassination attempts but was finally killed by members of the Iron Guard with Nazi Germany, German assistance. Biography Early life He was born in Pitești as the son of Mihai Călinescu, a Romanian Army veteran, and his wife Ecaterina, ''née'' Gherasim.Ciobanu, p. 55. Mihai Călinescu was a landowner and relatively wealthy man.Savu, p. 61. Călinescu attended secondary school and high school in his native city at Ion Brătianu National College (Pitești), Ion Brătianu High School. Between 1912 and 1918 he studied Law and Philosophy at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristian Călinescu
Cristian is the Romanian, Spanish and Italian form of the male given name Christian. In Romanian, it is also a surname. Cristian may refer to: People * Cristian (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian footballer * Cristian Adomniței (born 1975), Romanian engineer and politician * Cristian Agnelli (born 1985), Italian footballer * Cristian Alberdi (born 1980), Spanish footballer * Cristian Albu (born 1993), Romanian footballer * Cristian Alessandrini (born 1985), Argentine footballer * Cristian Alex (born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Cristian Alexanda, Australian R&B singer * Cristian Amarilla (born 1993), Argentine footballer * Cristian Amigo (born 1963), American composer, guitarist, and sound designer * Cristian Andreoni (born 1992), Italian footballer * Cristian Andrés Campozano (born 1985), Argentine footballer * Cristian Ansaldi (born 1986), Argentine footballer * Cristián Arriagada (born 1981), Chilean actor * Cristian Avram (born 1994), Moldovan footballer * Cris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Avenue
Romantic may refer to: Genres and eras * The Romantic era, an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement of the 18th and 19th centuries ** Romantic music, of that era ** Romantic poetry, of that era ** Romanticism in science, of that era ** Romantic chess of that era * Romance film, a genre Books * ''The Romantic'' (Gowdy novel), by Barbara Gowdy * The Romantic (Boyd novel), 2022 novel by William Boyd Film & TV * ''The Romantic'' (film), a 2009 animated film * ''The Romantics'' (film), a 2010 romantic comedy film * ''Romantic'' (film), a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic film * ''The Romantics'', a 2023 Netflix documentary series * "The Romantic" (''The Amazing World of Gumball''), an episode of ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' Music Classical * ''Romantic'', Anton Bruckner's 1881 Symphony No. 4 * ''Romantic'', Carlos Chávez's 1953 Symphony No. 4 * ''Romantic'', Howard Hanson's 1930 Symphony No. 2 Popular * ''Romantic'' (album), 2016, by Mannequin Puss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florin Călinescu
Florin Călinescu (; born 29 April 1956) is a Romanian Green Party (Romania), politician, former leader of the Green Party (Romania), Green Party of Romania (PV), actor, theatre director, and television host. Born in Timișoara, he graduated the Constantin Diaconovici Loga National College (Timișoara), Constantin Diaconovici Loga High School in 1975, after which he studied at the I. L. Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film, I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC). From 1996 to 2000, he hosted the popular late-night TV talk show (Today's Issue). He also starred in Philanthropy (film), Filantropica and is known for his role in the all-time blockbuster ''Neighbourhood Story'' (Poveste de cartier), as Davinci Stănescu. He was chosen to dub a character in the animated series ''Iron Man'' in 2000; the series premiered on Fox Kids channel. Selected filmography * ''O vară de neuitat'' ''An Unforgettable Summer, Un été inoubliable'' (1994) * ''Asphal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Călinescu
George Călinescu (; 19 June 1899 – 12 March 1965) was a Romanian literary critic, historian, novelist, academician and journalist, and a writer of classicist and humanist tendencies. He is currently considered one of the most important Romanian literary critics of all time, alongside Titu Maiorescu and Eugen Lovinescu, and is one of the outstanding figures of Romanian literature in the 20th century. Biography Early childhood George Călinescu, born Gheorghe Vișan on 19 June, 1899, was the son of Maria Vișan, a housekeeper. He was raised by his mother's employers, Constantin Călinescu, an employee of the Romanian State Railways, and his wife Maria. The Călinescu family — along with their housekeeper and her son — moved to Botoșani and then to Iași. There, in 1906, Gheorghe Vișan, enrolled at the ''Carol I'' primary school, where he studied for two years. In 1907, Maria Vișan accepted the Călinescu family's offer to formally adopt her son, who subsequentl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matei Călinescu
Matei Alexe Călinescu (June 15, 1934 – June 24, 2009) was a Romanian literary critic and professor of comparative literature at Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana University, in Bloomington, Indiana. Biography Călinescu was born in Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania, Romania, the son of Radu Călinescu, an engineer, and Dora Călinescu (née Vulcănescu), a homemaker."Matei (Alexe) Calinescu." ''Contemporary Authors Online''. Detroit: Gale (publisher), Gale, 2002. Retrieved via ''Biography In Context'' database, 2018-03-31. He attended the Ion Luca Caragiale National College (Bucharest), Ion Luca Caragiale High School in Bucharest, obtaining his diploma in 1952. He then pursued his studies at the University of Bucharest, graduating in 1957. Călinescu became an assistant professor in the Department of Universal and Comparative Literature at the University of Bucharest, and made his literary debut in '. He was offered a Fulbright Program, Fulbright grant and defected to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Calinescu
Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (American dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (British dog), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of the OBE) * Max (gorilla) (1971–2004), a western lowland gorilla at the Johannesburg Zoo who was shot by a criminal in 1997 Brands and enterprises * Australian Max Beer * Max Hamburgers, a fast-food corporation * MAX Index, a Hungarian domestic government bond index * Max Fashion, an Indian clothing brand Computing * MAX (operating system), a Spanish-language Linux version * Max (software), a music programming language * MAX Machine * Multimedia Acceleration eXtensions, extensions for HP PA-RISC Films * ''Max'' (1994 film), a Canadian film by Charles Wilkinson * ''Max'' (2002 film), a film about Adolf Hitler * ''Max'' (2015 film), an American war drama film * ''Max'' (2024 film), an Indian Kannada language film by Vijay Karthikeyaa Games * '' Dancing Stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paw Patrol
''Paw Patrol'' is a Canadian children's animated television series created by Keith Chapman and produced by Spin Master, Spin Master Entertainment, with animation provided by Guru Studio. In Canada, the series is primarily broadcast on TVOntario as part of the TVOKids programing block. TVO first ran previews of the show in August 2013. The series premiered on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. in the United States on August 12, 2013. The series focuses on a young boy named Ryder who leads a crew of search and rescue dogs that call themselves the Paw Patrol. They work together on missions to protect the shoreside community of Adventure Bay and surrounding areas. Each dog has a specific set of skills based on emergency services professions, such as a firefighter, a police officer, and an aircraft pilot, aviation pilot. They all reside in doghouses that transform into customized vehicles, or "pupmobiles", for their missions. They are also equipped with special hi-tech backpacks called "pup packs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Călinescu
Paul Călinescu (23 August 1902 – 25 March 2000) was a Romanian film director and screenwriter. He directed 14 films between 1934 and 1964. In 1936 he was appointed as Head of the Cinematographic Service of , the national tourism office. As part of a collaboration agreement with the German company Tobis Film, Tobis Klangfilm, he co-directed, together with , a series of three short films about Romania: ''Bucharest, the city of contrasts'', ''Corners from Romania'', and ''The Generation of Tomorrow''. He won the first important prize of Romanian cinema at the international level, for the documentary ''Țara Moților'', at the 1939 Venice Film Festival. Selected filmography * ' (1941) * ''The Queen's Flower, Floarea reginei'' (1946) * ''The Valley Resounds'' (1950) * ' (1951) * ' (1954) * ' (1956) * ' (1961) * ''Titanic Waltz'' (1964) References External links * 1902 births 2000 deaths Romanian film directors Romanian male screenwriters 20th-century Romanian scree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puiu Călinescu
Puiu () is both a Romanian masculine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Cristi Puiu (born 1967), Romanian film director and screenwriter *Visarion Puiu (1879–1964), Romanian Orthodox bishop *Puiu Dumitrescu, private secretary to King Carol II *Puiu Hașotti (born 1953), Romanian politician *Puiu Manu Puiu Manu (born September 14, 1928 in Bucharest) is a Romanian graphic designer and comic book A comic book, comic-magazine, or simply comic is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panel (comics), pa ... (born 1928), Romanian graphic designer and comic book creator See also * Puiești (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Puiu Romanian masculine given names Masculine given names Romanian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Călin (given Name)
Călin is a Romanian masculine given name and surname of probable Slavic origin meaning ''guelder rose''. It is similar to the Bulgarian masculine given name Kalin and the Bulgarian, Ukrainian and Russian feminine given name Kalyna. But it may be related to the Greek name Kalinikos meaning ''fair or beautiful victor''. It may refer to: * Călin Alupi (1906–1988), Romanian painter * Călin Dan (born 1955), Romanian artist, theorist and curator * Călin Georgescu * Călin Matei (born 1966), Romanian politician * Călin Moldovan (born 1981), Romanian football player * Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu (born 1952), Romanian politician * Călin Peter Netzer (born 1975), German-Romanian film director * Călin Popescu (born 2001), Romanian professional footballer * Cristian Călin Panin (born 1978), Romanian football player * Ottoi Călin (1886–1917), Romanian physician, journalist and socialist militant of Jewish descent See also * Călinescu (surname) * Călinești (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
