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Zborowski Family
Zborowski (feminine Zborowska, plural Zborowscy) is a Polish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andriy Zborovskyi (born 1986), Ukrainian footballer * Eliot Zborowski (1858–1903), American racing driver * Helmut Zborowski (1905–1969), Austrian aircraft designer * Jan Zborowski (1538–1603), Polish Court Hetman * Jerzy Zborowski (1922–1944), Polish resistance fighter * Krzysztof Zborowski (died 1593), Polish Royal Deputy cup-bearer * Leopold Zborowski (1889–1932), Polish poet * Louis Zborowski (1895–1924), English racing driver * Marcin Zborowski (c. 1495–1565), Polish castellan * Mark Zborowski (1908–1990), Soviet-Jewish KGB agent * Piotr Zborowski (died 1580), Polish voivode * Samuel Zborowski Samuel Zborowski (died 1584) was a Polish military commander and a notable member of the ''szlachta'' (Polish nobility). He is best remembered for having been executed by supporters of the Polish king Stefan Batory and chancellor Jan Zamoyski; a ... (die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andriy Zborovskyi
Andriy Olehovych Zborovskyi (; born 25 February 1986) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Honours ;Tavriya Simferopol * Ukrainian Cup The Ukrainian Cup ( ) is an association football national knockout cup competition run by the Ukrainian Association of Football. The competition is conducted almost exclusively among professional clubs. Since the 2003–04 season, the Cup winner qu ...: 2009–10 External linksProfile on Official Tavriya website * * 1986 births Living people Footballers from Simferopol Ukrainian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders SC Tavriya Simferopol players FC Khimik Krasnoperekopsk players FC Sevastopol players FC TSK Simferopol players FC Krymteplytsia Molodizhne players FC Gvardeyets Skvortsovo players Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian First League players Ukrainian Second League players 21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen {{Ukraine-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eliot Zborowski
William Elliott Morris Zborowski (1858 – April 1, 1903) was an American Auto_racing#Racing_drivers, racing driver and father of racing driver Louis Zborowski. Early life and change of name Martin Zabriskie, Elliott's father, left the United States for the first time in his life in 1873, when he crossed the Atlantic to Paris with his family to be at The aristocratic world he saw in France made a deep impression and he thought back to stories passed down in the family; the first result of which was, he changed the spelling of his name to Zborowski. Martin's brother, Christopher, did not follow suit. Following his father’s death in 1878, William Elliott returned from Europe to take possession of his inherited fortune. He also adopted his second name, and discarded William. Part of his inheritance was extensive estates near Central Park and along the banks of the Hudson River. Around this time, he began to refer to himself as ''Count'' Elliott Zborowski. An unattributed back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helmut Zborowski
Helmut Graf von Zborowski (21 August 1905 in Theresienstadt, Bohemia – 16 November 1969 in Brunoy, France) was an Austrian aircraft designer for VTOL. In rocket technology, he was involved in the development of the Fieseler Fi 103 and the A4 with Wernher von Braun Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun ( ; ; 23 March 191216 June 1977) was a German–American aerospace engineer and space architect. He was a member of the Nazi Party and '' Allgemeine SS'', the leading figure in the development of .... References 1905 births 1969 deaths Austrian designers Aircraft designers People from Terezín {{Austria-engineer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Zborowski
Jan Zborowski (19 December 1538 – 25 August 1603 in Odolanów) was a Polish Court Hetman of the Crown, royal secretary of king Sigismund II Augustus and Lord Castellan of Gniezno (since 1576). Zborowski was a Lutheran and fought in the Danzig rebellion. He was a supporter of the Warsaw Confederation The Warsaw Confederation, also called the Compact of Warsaw, was a political-legal act signed in Warsaw on 28 January 1573 by the first Convocation Sejm (''Sejm konwokacyjny'') held in the Polish Commonwealth. Convened and deliberating as a co ... and an opponent of the Sandomierz Agreement. See also * Zborowski family References * * 1538 births 1603 deaths Polish Lutherans Jan Zborowski People from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth {{Poland-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerzy Zborowski
Jerzy Eugeniusz Zborowski (''nom de guerre'': Jeremi, Jurek, Jurek Kowalski, Kajman Okularnik, Jurek Żoliborski) was born on 26 July 1922 in Warsaw and died in September 1944 in Warsaw, Poland). Zborowski was a partisan during Operation Arsenal and the assassin of Franz Bürkl in 1943. He was a Polish Scoutmaster ( harcmistrz), scouting resistance activist, porucznik of the Armia Krajowa and commander of the Battalion Parasol during the Warsaw Uprising. He was wounded during the Uprising and captured by the Germans. His subsequent fate remains unknown, he is assumed to have been murdered by the Germans. Awards * Cross of Valour (''Krzyż Walecznych''), twice * Gold Cross of Merit with Swords (''Krzyż Zasługi z Mieczami'') * Silver Cross of Virtuti Militari The War Order of Virtuti Militari (Latin: ''"For Military Virtue"'', ) is Poland's highest military decoration for heroism and courage in the face of the enemy at war. It was established in 1792 by the last King o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krzysztof Zborowski
Krzysztof Zborowski (died 1593) was a Polish Royal Deputy Cup-bearer of the Crown (; 1574–1576), supporter of the Habsburgs. In 1585 he was banished for conspiracy against Stephen Báthory of Poland Stephen or Steven is an English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the firs .... See also * Zborowski family References * People from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 16th-century births 1593 deaths Krzysztof Zborowski {{Poland-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopold Zborowski
Leopold may refer to: People * Leopold (given name), including a list of people named Leopold or Léopold * Leopold (surname) Fictional characters * Leopold (''The Simpsons''), Superintendent Chalmers' assistant on ''The Simpsons'' * Leopold Bloom, the protagonist of James Joyce's ''Ulysses'' * Leopold "Leo" Fitz, on the television series ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' * Leopold "Butters" Stotch, on the television series ''South Park'' * General Leopold von Flockenstuffen, on the BBC sitcom Allo 'Allo!'' * Leopold the Cat, the protagonist of a Soviet/Russian animated short film series * Leopold, 3rd Duke of Albany, a lead character of ''Kate & Leopold'', a 2001 romantic comedy film * Leopold Slikk, an alias of Norman Kochanowski known for Angry German Kid Businesses *Leopold (publisher), a Netherlands-based publishing company *Leopold Bros., an American micro-distiller * Leopold Cafe, Colaba, Mumbai, India (attacked during the 26 November 2008 Mumbai attacks) *Leopold's Ice Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Zborowski
Louis Vorow Zborowski (20 February 1895 – 19 October 1924) was a British racing driver and automobile engineer, best known for creating a series of aero-engined racing cars known as the "Chitty-Bang-Bangs", which provided the inspiration for Ian Fleming's children's story, Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang, ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' and culminated in the "Higham Special" which, much modified in the hands of J. G. Parry-Thomas, John Godfrey Parry Thomas, broke the Land speed record, World Land Speed Record 18 months after the death of its creator. Background Zborowski was born in 1895 in London to American parents, who had moved to England nine years earlier. His father, Elliott Zborowski, was also a racing driver, and died in a racing crash, in 1903 at La Turbie Hillclimb in Nice, France. His mother was a wealthy American Beneficiary, heiress, born Margaret Laura Astor Carey, a granddaughter of William Backhouse Astor Sr. and Margaret Rebecca Armstrong of the prominent Astor family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcin Zborowski
Marcin Zborowski (''c.'' 1495 – 25 February 1565) was a Polish castellan () of Kalisz (since 1543), voivod (''wojewoda'') of Kalisz (since 1550), voivod of Poznań (since 1558) and castellan of Kraków (since 1562). He was one of the leaders of the execution movement, co-initiator of the Chicken War (1537) and also supporter of the Reformation. Zborowski participated in the fourth war of the Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars (1512–1522) and in the Battle of Orsha The Battle of Orsha (, ), was fought on 8 September 1514, between the allied forces of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, under the command of Lithuanian Grand Hetman Konstanty Ostrogski; and the army of the ... (8 September 1514). Murderer of Dymitr Sanguszko (1554). See also * Zborowski family References * * 1490s births 1565 deaths Marcin Zborowski {{Poland-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Zborowski
Mark Zborowski (27 January 1908 – 30 April 1990) (AKA "Marc" Zborowski or Etienne) was an anthropologist and an NKVD agent ( Venona codenames TULIP and KANT"Cover Name Changes", Venona Message #1251, dated 2 September 1944 , ''VENONA Documents (Release 1)'', at www.nsa.gov (Accessed 9 February 2013)). He was the NKVD's most valuable mole inside the organization in Paris during the 1930s and in New York during the 1940s. Childhood in Uman Zborowski was one of four children born into a |
Piotr Zborowski
Piotr Zborowski (died 13 September 1580) was a Polish voivode () of Sandomierz (since 1568), palatine, voivode and ''starosta'' of Kraków (since 1574), castellan (''kasztelan'') of Biecz (since 1565) and castellan of Wojnicz (since 1567). He played an essential role in Polish–Lithuanian negotiations about elections of Henry of Valois and Stefan Bathory. On November 18, 1575, during the Polish Interregnum, Zborowski gave a speech expressing his concern the Polish election. Two of the foremost candidates were from Muscovy and the House of Habsburg. Zborowski was against the election of both these candidates because he (along with many other Polish nobles), believed that these figures could be too powerful and become tyrannical, potentially stripping away the rights of the Golden Liberty that the nobles enjoyed. However, Zborowski was also against the election of someone that could be too weak to rule Poland. Specifically, he wanted to ensure that the ruler could handle governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Zborowski
Samuel Zborowski (died 1584) was a Polish military commander and a notable member of the ''szlachta'' (Polish nobility). He is best remembered for having been executed by supporters of the Polish king Stefan Batory and chancellor Jan Zamoyski; an event which caused much uproar among the contemporary Polish nobility. Biography Son of Marcin Zborowski and brother to Andrzej, Jan, Krzysztof and Piotr, Samuel was an heir of a significant fortune within Poland. His family was notable for its wealth and influence at the royal court of Poland, his father was a castellan of Kraków and his brother Jan was a personal secretary of the king Sigismund II of Poland and one of the most influential people of the epoch. Zborowski rose to the power of a Royal ''rotmistrz'' at the court of Sigismund II. The title, quite prestigious at the time, was seen as a base for further titles and powers. After Sigismund's death and the election of Henry III de Valois as the next King of Poland, a tourna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
