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Eszter Ujvári
Eszter is a female Hungarian given name of Hebrew origin (from Esther) and may refer to: *Eszter Balint (born 1966), singer, violinist, and actress *Eszter Csákányi (born 1953), Hungarian actress *Eszter Hargittai (born 1973), communication scholar at the University of Zurich *Eszter Hollosi, Budapest-born actress and director *Eszter Krutzler (born 1981), female weightlifter from Hungary *Eszter Mátéfi (born 1966), Hungarian handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics *Eszter Mattioni (1902–1993), prominent twentieth century Hungarian painter *Eszter Rasztótsky, Hungarian sprint canoeist who has competed in the early 2000s *Eszter Tamási Eszter Tamási (20 April 1938 – 16 December 1991) was a Hungarian actress and TV announcer. Early life She was the child of a poor family and came to Budapest in 1955. She completed her acting studies at Kálmán Rózsahegyi's acting school, ... (1938–1991), Hungarian TV announcer and actress Hungarian feminine gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian (language)
Hungarian, or Magyar (, ), is an Ugric language of the Uralic language family spoken in Hungary and parts of several neighboring countries. It is the official language of Hungary and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Outside Hungary, it is also spoken by Hungarians, Hungarian communities in southern Slovakia, western Ukraine (Zakarpattia Oblast, Transcarpathia), central and western Romania (Transylvania), northern Serbia (Vojvodina), northern Croatia, northeastern Slovenia (Prekmurje), and eastern Austria (Burgenland). It is also spoken by Hungarian diaspora communities worldwide, especially in North America (particularly the Hungarian Americans, United States and Canada) and Israel. With 14 million speakers, it is the Uralic family's most widely spoken language. Classification Hungarian is a member of the Uralic language family. Linguistic connections between Hungarian and other Uralic languages were noticed in the 1670s, and the family's existenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebrew (language)
Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and remained in regular use as a first language until after 200 CE and as the Sacred language, liturgical language of Judaism (since the Second Temple period) and Samaritanism. The language was Revival of the Hebrew language, revived as a spoken language in the 19th century, and is the only successful large-scale example of Language revitalization, linguistic revival. It is the only Canaanite language, as well as one of only two Northwest Semitic languages, with the other being Aramaic, still spoken today. The earliest examples of written Paleo-Hebrew alphabet, Paleo-Hebrew date back to the 10th century BCE. Nearly all of the Hebrew Bible is written in Biblical Hebrew, with much of its present form in the dialect that scholars believe flourish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esther
Esther (; ), originally Hadassah (; ), is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible. According to the biblical narrative, which is set in the Achaemenid Empire, the Persian king Ahasuerus falls in love with Esther and marries her. His grand vizier Haman is offended by Esther's cousin and guardian Mordecai because of his refusal to bow before him; bowing in front of another person was a prominent gesture of respect in Persian society, but deemed unacceptable by Mordecai, who believes that a Jew should only express submissiveness to God. Consequently, Haman plots to have all of Persia's Jews killed, and eventually convinces Ahasuerus to permit him to do so. However, Esther foils the plan by revealing and decrying Haman's plans to Ahasuerus, who then has Haman executed and grants permission to the Jews to take up arms against their enemies; Esther is hailed for her courage and for working to save the Jewish nation from eradication. The Book of Esther's st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eszter Balint
Eszter Balint (born 7 July 1966) is a Hungarian-American singer, songwriter, violinist, and actress. She made her film debut in Jim Jarmusch's ''Stranger Than Paradise'' (1984). She went on to received a Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead nomination for ''Bail Jumper'' (1990). She also acted in '' American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy'' (1989), '' Shadows and Fog'' (1991), ''Trees Lounge'' (1996), '' Downtown 81'' (2000), and '' The Dead Don't Die'' (2019). She has a recurring role as Amia in the fourth season of Louis C.K.'s FX series '' Louie'' in 2014. Early life Eszter Balint was born in Budapest, Hungary, to Marianne Kollar and Stephan Balint. She was living with the avant-garde Squat Theatre troupe in New York City, founded by her father, when she first met Jean-Michel Basquiat. They became involved while he was filming '' Downtown 81''. In 1983, Balint was brought into the studio by Basquiat to play violin on the influential hip-hop record " Beat Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eszter Csákányi
Eszter Csákányi (born June 10, 1953 in Budapest) is a Hungary, Hungarian actress. She appeared in 1991's ''Paths of Death and Angels''. She is the daughter of actor László Csákányi. References 1953 births Living people Hungarian film actresses Hungarian Jews Actresses from Budapest {{Hungary-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eszter Hargittai
Eszter Hargittai (born 1973 in Budapest, Hungary) is a communication studies scholar and Professor at the University of Zurich. Biography She holds a BA in Sociology from Smith College and a PhD in Sociology from Princeton University where she was a Wilson Scholar. Before moving to Zurich, she was Delaney Family Professor of Communication Studies and Faculty Associate of the Institute for Policy Research (IPR) at Northwestern University where she is still affiliated as Adjunct Professor and Fellow at IPR. She was a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford (2006–2007), a fellow at the Institute for International Integration Studies, Trinity College Dublin (2007), and a fellow at Harvard's Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society (2008–09) where she was on the Faculty Advisory Board until 2020. She has been a member of the group blog Crooked Timber since 2003. Her research focuses on the social and policy implications of information t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eszter Hollosi
Eszter Hollosi is a Budapest, Hungary-born, Vienna, Austria-reared stage and film actress, and director. She trained with the Royal Shakespeare Company (UK), the Theatre of the Oppressed (Brazil), the Gardzienitze (Poland), the Teatr Piesn Kozla (Poland) and El Instituto del Teatro (Barcelona, Spain). She earned her degree in European Theatre Arts from London's Rose Bruford College. She made her Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...n stage debut in ''My Children! My Africa!''. She appeared in the Italian short film, ''Goddess'', and the Austrian feature film, ''Oh Fortuna''. References External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Hungarian film actresses Hungarian stage actresses Hungarian emigrants to Austria Austrian film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eszter Krutzler
Eszter Krutzler (born March 4, 1981, in Szombathely, Vas) is a female weightlifter from Hungary. She became an Olympic medalist during the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ... when she won the silver medal in the women's – 69 kg class. Major results References sports-reference 1981 births Living people Hungarian female weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Hungary Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics European Weightlifting Championships medalists World Weightlifting Championships medalists Sportspeople from Szombathely 21st-century Hungarian sportswomen {{Hungary-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eszter Mátéfi
Eszter Mátéfi (born Eszter László; 14 February 1966 in Band, Magyar Autonomous Region, SR Romania) is a handball coach and former handball player. Career Mátéfi, an ethnic Hungarian from Transylvania, began her career by CSS Târgu Mureş, from where she also made to the Romanian national selection and later became the captain of the team. Her best results with Romania were a fourth place in the 1989 World Championship and a fifth place on the World event three years earlier. Following the cessation of her club, the left back moved to Hungary in January 1992, having signed by Debrecen. From 1993 to 1997 Mátéfi played for Győri ETO KC. In 1995 she obtained the Hungarian citizenship thus became eligible to get picked for the Hungarian national team, and Mátéfi won the silver medal right on her first major tournament, the 1995 World Championship. A year later on the Olympic Games in Atlanta she collected the bronze medal. Mátéfi spent her the final years of her acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eszter Mattioni
Eszter Mattioni (1902 in Szekszárd – 1993 in Budapest) was a prominent twentieth century Hungarian painter. Her life Her father, an Italian silkworm breeding expert who was himself an amateur painter, was hired from Lombardy to Hungary. Her mother, originally from Tolna County, taught in the kindergarten founded by Teréz Brunszvik in Szekszárd. Her grandmother was Erzsike Sass, for whom Petőfi wrote his poem The Four-Wheel Chariot'''. She was taught by his relatives from the age of 16. Her studies, career For five years she attended the Applied Arts Vocational School, and between 1931 and 1942 she worked with group of artists known as Zugliget, which included Vilmos Aba-Novák, Károly Patkó, Emil Kelemen, Jenő Barcsay and Ernő Bánk. She made study trips to Italy in 1935 where she met her future husband and to the Scandinavian countries in 1939 increasing her recognition and acclaim across Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eszter Rasztótsky
Eszter Rasztótsky is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed in the early 2000s. She won a gold medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 2003 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 2003 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held September 10–14, 2003 in Gainesville, Georgia, United States at Lake Lanier. Located north of Atlanta, this was also where the canoe sprint and rowing events for the 1996 Summer Olympics ... in Gainesville. References * * Hungarian female canoeists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{Hungary-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamási Eszter
Tamási is a town in Tolna County, Hungary, and is located just 30 kilometers east of Lake Balaton. Tamási is named after St. Thomas and has a population of approximately 9,200 people. Tamási was founded during the Roman era and primarily focused on agriculture. The town has a history of various conquerors including the Turks from 1525 to 1665 and the Austrians from 1848 to 1849. The town has many ruins and the town centre has a Catholic church that was built on the ruins of a temple built during the time of ancient Rome. The Soviet Army controlled the town from 1945 to 1989 until the Soviet Eastern Bloc fell. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Tamási and Hungary as a whole have been governed as a parliamentary democracy with free elections. Hungary is a member of both NATO and the European Union. The famous Estherházy family once owned the Gyulaj Forest wild animal preserve, which is one of the area's notable natural features for hunting. During the Communist peri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
