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Eugenia (name)
Eugenia is a feminine first name related to the masculine name Eugene that comes from the Greek ''eugenes'' 'well-born', from ''eu''- 'well' + ''genes'' 'born' (from ''genos'').Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'''s.v.''/ref> Variants include Eugénia ( Portuguese), Eugénie ( French), Eugènia ( Catalan), Uxía ( Galician), Evgenia ( el, Ευγενία), Eugenija (Lithuanian) and Yevgenia or Yevgeniya (russian: Евгения; also transliterated as Evgenia or Evgeniya) as well as Yevheniia in Ukraine. People Notable people with the name include: * Saint Eugenia of Rome (died 258) * Blessed Eugenia Smet (1825–1871), French nun, founder of the Society of the Helpers of the Holy Souls * Princess Eugenia Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg * Eugenia Abu, Nigerian journalist * Eugenia Bonetti, Italian nun * Eugenia Bujak, Lithuanian-Polish cyclist * Eugenia Calle (1952–2009), American cancer epidemiologist * Eugênia Câmara (1837–1879), Portu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobility
Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below royalty. Nobility has often been an estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics. The characteristics associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles or simply formal functions (e.g., precedence), and vary by country and by era. Membership in the nobility, including rights and responsibilities, is typically hereditary and patrilineal. Membership in the nobility has historically been granted by a monarch or government, and acquisition of sufficient power, wealth, ownerships, or royal favour has occasionally enabled commoners to ascend into the nobility. There are often a variety of ranks within the noble class. Legal recognition of nobility has been much more common in monarchies, but nobility also existed in such regimes as the Dutch Republic (1581–1795), the Republic of Genoa (1005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenia Bonetti
Eugenia Bonetti is a nun who works to rescue girls from being trafficked in Italy and help women leave the country's prostitution industry. Life She is a Consolata Missionary Sister, a Master of Counselling, and a member of the Italian Union of Major Superiors, leading the organization's work against human trafficking. In this capacity, she is in charge of 250 nuns around the world who work to help young girls and women exit prostitution. She appears in the documentary film '' Not My Life'', in which she speaks about her work in Italy.Rhodes, p. 15. In 2005, she participated in a conference sponsored by the Holy See in order to explore how the Catholic Church can provide better pastoral care for women forced into prostitution. She won the International Women of Courage Award in 2007 and the European Citizens' Prize in 2013. In December 2012 she founded the association Slaves No More (Mai più schiave). Pope Francis Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugene Falleni
Eugene Falleni (25 July 1875 – 10 June 1938) (also known as Harry Leo Crawford and Jean Ford) was an Italian-Australian transgender man convicted of the 1917 murder of his first wife. Early life Falleni was born in Italy, near either Livorno (according to family accounts) or Florence. Born female at birth, Falleni was the eldest of 22 children, of whom seventeen survived childhood. He migrated with his parents to Wellington, New Zealand , at age 2. His father, a stern disciplinarian, worked as a carrier with a horse and cart and as a fisherman, among other occupations. After repeatedly dressing in male attire to obtain work in brickyards and stables during his teenage years, Falleni married in September 1894, but soon learnt that his husband was already married, and in 1895, Falleni left New Zealand and began working on a ship, possibly as a cabin boy. His family made little effort to find him after years of being opposed to his behaviour. According to a speculative account ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenia Errázuriz
Eugenia Huici Arguedas de Errázuriz (15 September 1860 – 1951) was a Chilean patron of modernism and a style leader of Paris from 1880 into the 20th century, who paved the way for the modernist minimalist aesthetic that would be taken up in fashion by Coco Chanel. Her circle of friends and protégés included Pablo Picasso, Igor Stravinsky, Jean Cocteau, and the poet Blaise Cendrars. She was of Basque descent. Biography Eugenia Huici was born in Bolivia 860f Bolivian parents, one of thirteen children born to Ildefonso Huici y Peón, a silver magnate who had fled civil war and moved his family to their estates in La Calera, Chile, then a village in the banks of the Aconcagua river, some sixty kilometers (about forty miles) northeast of Valparaíso. Her mother was Manuela Arguedas. Among her siblings were two sisters, Rosa and Ana, and a brother, José. She was also an aunt of Patricia Lopez-Willshaw (1912–2010) née Lopez-Huici, who was married to Arturo Lopez-Willshaw (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenia Cooney
Eugenia Sullivan Cooney (born July 27, 1994) is an American YouTuber and Internet personality. She was born in Massachusetts and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut and Los Angeles, California. She initially began livestreaming on broadcasting service YouNow, eventually creating her YouTube channel in 2011, which has garnered over 2 million subscribers. Known for her emo and gothic looks, as well as her eating disorder, Cooney's content mainly involves clothing hauls, beauty, cosplay and vlogs of her daily life. She also regularly livestreams on Twitch. Life and career Cooney was born Colleen Cooney on July 27, 1994, in Boston, Massachusetts. Her first name was changed to Eugenia several months after her birth. Throughout her childhood, Cooney didn't have many friends and was often the victim of bullying at school, which caused her to switch schools multiple times and begin attending an online school after her first year of high school. She transferred to Connections Academ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenia Clinchard
Eugenia M. Clinchard (July 5, 1904 – May 15, 1989) was an American child actress of the silent film era of the early 20th century. She appeared in numerous films by Essanay Studios, including eleven Western films starring Broncho Billy Anderson. She was the mother of radio host Wally George, whose daughter is actress Rebecca De Mornay. Early life Clinchard was the daughter of Frederick Balbach Clinchard and his wife Elsie B. (née Honnef), and was born on July 5, 1904 in Alameda County, California, where the family was living in 1910. Clinchard was raised in Oakland, California. She had one brother named Frederick "Fred" Clinchard. Her father was originally from the Seattle, Washington area. In her late teens, she met and married a shipping company owner, Walter G Pearch. With him, she gave birth to a son, George Walter Pearch, also known as Wally George, the "Father of Combat TV." She was the grandmother of actress Rebecca De Mornay and musician Lizzie Grey. In her late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenia Chuprina
Eugenia Volodymyrivna Chuprina ( Ukrainian: Євгенія Володимирівна Чуприна; pen name, Пані Друїдеса (Mrs. Druids); born July 24, 1971) is a contemporary Ukrainian poet, writer, and playwright. She is the Chair of the Organizing Committee of the International Prize, Olesya Ulyanenko; member of the Ukrainian PEN; member of the National Union of Writers of Ukraine; and the National Union of Journalists She is the winner of the Vladimir Korolenko Prize. Chuprina is the author of poem collections, ''Твори'' (Works) (1997, 2000) and ''Вид знизу'' (Bottom view) (2002); prose ''Роман з Пельменем'' (Romance with Pelmen) (2000, 2002) and mashup novel, ''Орхидеи ещё не зацвели'' (Orchids have not yet bloomed) (2010). Biography Eugenia Volodymyrivna Chuprina was born July 24, 1971, in Kyiv. Chuprina studied at the Faculty of Philology of Kyiv State University. She is the author of collections of poems ''Т ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenia Cheng
Eugenia Loh-Gene Cheng is a British mathematician and concert pianist. Her mathematical interests include higher category theory, and as a pianist she specialises in lieder and art song. She is also passionate about explaining mathematics to non-mathematicians to rid the world of math phobia, often using entertaining analogies with food and baking. Cheng is a scientist-in-residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Early life and education Cheng was born in Hampshire, England. She moved to Sussex at the age of one. Her family is originally from Hong Kong. Her interest in mathematics stemmed from a young age thanks largely to her mother who made mathematics a part of life. Cheng attended Roedean School. She studied the Mathematical Tripos at the University of Cambridge, where she was a student of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. Her postgraduate research was supervised by Martin Hyland. Career and research As of 2020, Cheng is a scientist-in-residence at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenia Charles
Dame Mary Eugenia Charles, (15 May 1919 – 6 September 2005) was a Dominican politician who was Prime Minister of Dominica from 21 July 1980 until 14 June 1995. The first female lawyer in Dominica, she was Dominica's first, and to date only, female prime minister. She was the second female prime minister in the Caribbean after Lucina da Costa of the Netherlands Antilles. She was the first female in the Americas to be elected in her own right as head of government. She served for the second longest period of any Dominican prime minister, and was the world's fourth longest-serving female Prime Minister, behind Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh, Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka and Indira Gandhi of India. She held the record for the longest continuous tenure by any female Prime Minister, which was later broken by Sheikh Hasina. She was also described as the "Iron Lady of the Caribbean." Personal life Eugenia Charles was born on 15 May 1919, in the fishing village of Pointe Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenia Cauduro
Eugenia Cauduro () (born Eugenia Cauduro Rodríguez on December 20, 1968, in Mexico City, Distrito Federal) is a Mexican actress and former model. Life Eugenia Cauduro is the daughter of Ernesto Cauduro Gemoets and Silvia Rodríguez Porras, and the sister of Adriana Cauduro. Eugenia participated in ballet as a child. Her mother had been a ballerina and her maternal grandfather, Dagoberto Rodriguez, had been a well-known Mexican actor. Eugenia's uncle, Rafael Cauduro, is a painter who is recognized internationally. Ever since she was a small child, Eugenia studied ballet and jazz. She began modeling at the age of 15 and later studied acting in Televisa's Centro de Educación Artística. In 1988, she was chosen to represent Mexico in a calendar from Japan Air Lines. In 1990, she represented Mexico in an international beauty pageant in Mexico and was second place in a group of thirty participants from many countries. From 1992 to 1995, she represented the image of Televisa in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenia Caruso
Eugenia Caruso is an Italian actress and screenwriter. Early life Caruso was born in Rome and completed her studies in the United Kingdom at East 15 Acting School. Career Caruso played the character of Mrs Santorelli in the television series adaptation of The Alienist. She also appeared in the comedy series Avenue 5. Caruso appeared in the 2020 film '' The Witches'', an adaptation of Roald Dahl's book of the same name. Filmography ; Actress * 2006 : The Silver Rope' (short film) : Anne * 2006 : Nati ieri' (Italian TV series) : Puerpera * 2008 : I demoni di San Pietroburgo' : Lab Student * 2011 : ''Fleeting Visit'' (court métrage) * 2012 : ''Berberian Sound Studio'' : Claudia * 2012 : ''Il filo d'Arianna'' (short film) : Sara * 2014 : '' The Duke of Burgundy'' : Dr. Fraxini / screaming voice * 2015 : ''Youth'' : Puritan Woman * 2015 : ''Soap'' (short film) : Sophia * 2015 : ''Chasing Robert Barker'' : Nadia * 2016 : ''Country of Hotels'' : Louisa / Beverly * 2016 : ''Checkmat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenia Campbell Nowlin
Eugenia Campbell Nowlin (née Eugenia Campbell; 6 June 1908 – 15 August 2003) was an American arts administrator, civil servant, teacher, and artist. She was the chair of the United States Army arts and crafts program for almost 3 decades. Nowlin was an Honorary Fellow of the American Craft Council starting in 1978. Biography Nowlin as born 6 June 1908 in San Luis Potosí, Mexico; her father was a Methodist minister and her mother was a teacher. She was raised in Choctaw, Oklahoma and Texas. Nowlin attended Southern Methodist University (1929 BA degree in fine art) and Texas Woman's University (formally known as Texas State College for Women; 1939 MFA degree). She was a still life and abstract painter. During World War II, she worked with the American Red Cross in Europe. She served as a Girl Scouts of the USA official in Minnesota. Nowlin was a United States Army department civilian employee, who helped establish global arts and recreation programs at the military branche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
